The Political Songs of England

About this eBook

Editor

Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877

Title

The Political Songs of England: From the Reign of John to That of Edward II

Credits

Produced by MWS, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature

Subject

Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1066-1485 -- Sources

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 61511

Release Date

February 25, 2020

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE POLITICAL SONGS OF ENGLAND.
2. 2.COUNCIL
3. 3.PREFACE.
4. 4.CONTENTS.
5. 5.POLITICAL SONGS. — KING JOHN. 1199–1216. — SONG ON THE SIEGE OF THOUARS. — A SIRVENTE ON KING JOHN. — SONG ON THE BISHOPS. — SONG ON THE TIMES. — KING HENRY III. 1216–1272. — THE TAKING OF LINCOLN. — SONG ON THE CORRUPTIONS OF THE TIME. — A SIRVENTE AGAINST KING HENRY. — A SIRVENTE AGAINST KING HENRY. — THE SONG OF THE CHURCH. — A SONG AGAINST THE BISHOPS. — A SONG ON THE TIMES. — SONG UPON THE TAILORS. — THE SONG OF THE WELSH. — THE SONG OF THE BARONS. — SONG OF THE PEACE WITH ENGLAND. — SONG AGAINST THE KING OF ALMAIGNE. — THE BATTLE OF LEWES. — SONG UPON THE DIVISIONS AMONG THE BARONS. — THE LAMENT OF SIMON DE MONTFORT. — REIGN OF EDWARD I. 1272–1307. — THE PRAISE OF THE YOUNG EDWARD. — A SONG ON THE TIMES. — THE ORDER OF FAIR-EASE. — SONG OF THE HUSBANDMAN. — AGAINST THE PRIDE OF THE LADIES. — A SATYRE ON THE CONSISTORY COURTS. — SONG ON THE SCOTTISH WARS. — ON THE DEPOSITION OF BALIOL. — SONG AGAINST THE KING’S TAXES. — SONG ON THE FLEMISH INSURRECTION. — A SONG ON THE TIMES. — SONG AGAINST THE SCHOLASTIC STUDIES. — THE SONG OF “NEGO.” — SONG ON THE EXECUTION OF SIR SIMON FRASER. — SONG ON THE VENALITY OF THE JUDGES. — THE OUTLAW’S SONG OF TRAILLEBASTON. — A SONG AGAINST THE RETINUES OF THE GREAT PEOPLE. — REIGN OF EDWARD II. 1307–1327. — LAMENT ON THE DEATH OF EDWARD I. — ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF EDWARD I. — SONG ON THE TIMES. — ON THE KING’S BREAKING HIS CONFIRMATION OF MAGNA CHARTA. — SONGS ON THE DEATH OF PETER DE GAVESTON. — THE BATTLE OF BANNOCKBURN. — THE OFFICE OF ST. THOMAS OF LANCASTER.
6. 6.APPENDIX. — EDWARD THE FIRST’S WAR WITH SCOTLAND IN 1294. — THE TRAILEBASTONS, AND EXECUTION OF WALLACE. — POEM ON THE EVIL TIMES OF EDWARD II.
7. 7.NOTES.
8. 8.INDEX.

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