Revolution and Consumption in Late Medieval England [Hardcover]

The essays in this volume focus on the sources and resources of political power, on consumption (royal and lay, conspicuous and everyday) on political revolution and on economic regulation in the later middle ages. Topics range from the diet of the nobility in the fifteenth century to the knightly household of Richard II and the peace commissions, while particular case studies, of Middlesex, Cambridge, Durham Cathedral and Winchester, shed new light on regional economies through an examination of the patterns of consumption, retailing, and marketing.Professor MICHAEL HICKS teaches at King Alfred's College at Winchester.Contributors: CHRISTOPHER WOOLGAR, ALASTAIR DUNN, SHELAGH MITCHELL, ALISON GUNDY, T.B. PUGH, JESSICA FREEMAN, JOHN HARE, JOHN LEE, MIRANDA THRELFALL-HOLMES, WINIFRED HARWOOD, PETER FLEMING.Conspicuous consumption in the 15th century both offers causes for revolt and allows reconstruction of regional supply and trading networks.Fast and Fast: Conspicuous Consumption and the Diet of the Nobility in the Fifteenth Century - Christopher WoolgarExploitation and Control: The Royal Administration of Magnate Estates, 1397-1405 - Alastair DunnThe Knightly Household of Richard II and the Peace Commissions - Shelagh MitchellThe Earl of Warwick and the Royal Affinity in the Politics of the West Midlands, 1389-99 - Alison GundyThe Estates, Finances and Regal Aspirations of Richard Plantagenet (1411-60), Duke of York - T B PughMiddlesex in the Fifteenth Century: County Community or Communities? - Jessica FreemanRegional Prosperity in Fifteenth-Century England: Some Evidence from Wessex - John HareThe Trade of Fifteenth-Century Cambridge and its Region - John LeeDurham Cathedral Priory's Consumption of Imported Goods: Wines and Spices, 1464-1520 - Miranda Threlfall-HolmesThe Impact of St Swithun's Priory on the City of Winchester in the Later Middle Ages - Winifred HarwoodTelling Tales of Oligarchy in the Late Medieval Town - Peter W Fleming