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Edward III (1312-1377) was the most successful European ruler of his age. Reigning for over fifty years, he achieved spectacular military triumphs and overcame grave threats to his authority, from parliamentary revolt to the Black Death. Revered by his subjects as a chivalric dynamo, he initiated the Hundred Years' War and gloriously led his men into battle against the Scots and the French. In this illuminating biography, W. Mark Ormrod takes a deeper look at Edward to reveal the man beneath the military muscle. What emerges is Edward's clear sense of his duty to rebuild the prestige of the Crown, and through military gains and shifting diplomacy, to secure a legacy for posterity. New details of the splendor of Edward's court, lavish national celebrations, and innovative use of imagery establish the king's instinctive understanding of the bond between ruler and people. With fresh emphasis on how Edward's rule was affected by his family relationships -- including his roles as traumatized son, loving husband, and dutiful father -- Ormrod gives a valuable new dimension to our understanding of this remarkable warrior king. - Publisher

Édouard --- Rois et souverains --- Biographie --- Grande-Bretagne --- Politique et gouvernement --- Edward --- Edward, --- Great Britain --- History --- Kings and rulers --- Politics and government --- Biography --- Biographie. --- Edward - III, - King of England, - 1312-1377 --- Great Britain - History - Edward III, 1327-1377 --- Great Britain - Kings and rulers - Biography --- Great Britain - Politics and government - 1327-1377

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The fourteenth century witnessed the emergence of the parliamentary common petition, a statement of grievance and request for reform that provided the basis for much of the royal legislation of the period. In the process of compiling the common petitions, much proposed business was set aside and not committed to the permanent record of the parliament roll. A significant body of that "lost" material has now been recovered and is published here for the first time. Besides questions on the rights of the Church, the corruption of officials, and the processes of royal justice, the commons also expressed deep concerns about the many political, economic, and social problems of the period, including the consequences of war, plague, and revolt.

Pétitions --- Grande-Bretagne --- Politique et gouvernement --- Sources --- Cecil, William --- Great Britain --- Sources. --- Petitions --- Petitions - England - History - To 1500 --- Pleading - England --- Intercession - England --- Legislative bodies as courts --- England. Parliament - History - Sources --- Great Britain - Politics and government - 1066-1485 - Sources --- Great Britain - History - Plantagenets, 1154-1399 - Sources

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"This is the only book on the market to provide an in-depth analysis and discussion of the theme of migration in medieval England. Its themes - the movement of people and the social and cultural effects of migration - chime strongly with current debates in the UK on immigration; the book demonstrates that movement was a constant influence on the development of the kingdom of England and the concept of Englishness."--Back cover.

Ethnology --- Immigrants --- Migration. --- Migrations of nations --- Migrations of nations. --- Zuwanderer. --- History --- To 1500. --- England. --- Emigrants --- Foreign-born population --- Foreign population --- Foreigners --- Migrants --- Persons --- Aliens --- Nations, Migrations of --- Human beings --- Migrations