Edward the Black Prince : Power in Medieval Europe

LIST OF MAPS AND PLATES viii SERIES EDITOR'S PREFACE ix PUBLISHER'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS x AUTHOR'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xi ABBREVIATIONS xii A NOTE ON MONEY xiii GLOSSARY xiv MAPS xvi INTRODUCTION: THE KING'S SON 1 chapter one ENGLAND AT WAR 25 chapter two THE BLACK DEATH: 'A PLAGUE ON EMINENCE' 51 chapter three CHIVALRY AND NOBILITY 73 chapter four A PRINCE'S HOUSEHOLD: LORDSHIP AND STATUS 107 chapter five PARLIAMENT, REPRESENTATION AND THE BODY POLITIC 141 chapter six RELIGION: PIETY AND PATRONAGE 163 CONCLUSION 183 NOTES 191 BIBLIOGRAPHY 241 INDEX 269