The Later Middle Ages in England 1216-1485

Dedication 
Introductory Note 
Table of Contents 
Maps 
Preface 
Introduction 

Chapter 1 English Society at the Beginning of the Later Middle Ages 1216-1300 
1. Manor and Vill 
2. Trade and Towns 
3. Aristocracy and War 
4. The Middle Classes and the Pursuits of Peace
5. Religion
6. Intellectual Life
7. Literature
8. Architecture

Chapter 2 Henry III 1216-27 
1. The Minority 1227-44 
2. Exoerunebt in Personal Rule 1230-58 
3. Foreign Affairs 1244-66 
4. Baronial Opposition 1266-72 
5. The Last Years 

Chapter 3 Edward I 1272-74 
1. Accession 1275-85 
2. Foreign Policy: Wales 1290-1306 
3. Foreign Policy: Scotland 1273-1300 
4. Foreign Policy: France 1272-1307 
5. Domestic Politics 

Chapter 4 Edward II and Edward III 1307-22 
1. Degeneration of Politics 1322-27 
2. Failure and Deposition of King Edward II 1327-30 
3. Accession and Minority of King Edward III 1330-56 
4. The Wars of King Edward III 1356-76 
5. Edward III Monarch of Chivalry 1376-77 
6. The Good Parliament and Edward III\'s Old Age 

Chapter 5 Richard II 1377-85 
1. Accession and Minority 1386-88 
2. The Struggle for Power 1388-98 
3. The Royalist Reaction 1398-99 
4. Failure and Deposition

Chapter 6 England in the Age of Wyclif 1300-1400 
1. Society and the Plague 1300-1400 
2. Trade and Manufacture 1300-1400 
3. The Aristocracy 1300-1400 
4. The Middle Classes 1300-1400 
5. The Peasantry 1300-1400 
6. Military Service 1300-1400 
7. Religion 1300-1400 
8. Intellectual Life 1300-1400 
9. Literature 1300-1400 
10. Architecture 

Chapter 7 Henry IV and Henry V 1399-1422 

1. The Lancastrian Usurpation of the Throne 1400-10 
2. The Troubles of Henry IV 1400-13 
3. Henry IV and His Subjects 1413-22 
4. The Rule of Henry V and the Resumption of the French War

Chapter 8 Henry VI 1422-37 
1. The Years of Minority 1429-53 
2. The Ending of the Hundred Year\'s War 1437-50 
3. The Failure of Lancastrianism 1450-61 
4. The Struggle of Lancaster and York 

Chapter 9 The Rule of the Yorkist Kings, Edward IV and Richard III 1461-69 
1. The Early Years of Edward IV 1469-71 
2. Exile and Return of Edward IV 1471-83 
3. The Restored Monarchy of Edward IV 1483-85 
4. The Usurpation and Rule of King Richard III
 
Chapter 10 Society at the End of the Middle Ages 1400-85 
1. The Age of Transition 1400-85 
2. Agriculture and the Countryside 1400-85 
3. Commerce and Gilds 1400-85 
4. The Aristocracy 1400-85 
5. The Middle Classes 1400-85 
6. Military Service and War 1400-85 
7. Religion 1400-85 
8. Intellectual Life 1400-85 
9. Literature 1400-85 
10 Architecture 

Chapter 11 The Framework of Society 1216-1485 
1. The Problem of Order and Liberty 1216-1485 
2. The Monarchy 1216-1485 
3. Personal Monarchy and the Rise of Bureaucracy 1216-1485 
4. The Chancery 1216-1485 
5. The Exchequer 1216-1485 
6. Justice and Law 1216-1485 
7. The King\'s Council 1216-1485 
8. Parliament