Publications
Books by the Richard III & Yorkist History Trust
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York House Books for 1461 – 1490 (2 volumes) Editor: Lorraine Attreed A new and complete edition of the York House Books for 1461-1490. This edition provides some of the most important documents from the York city archives, including details of royal visits, proclamations and political events in the Wars of the Roses, as well as local bye-laws, craft regulations and arrangements for the performance of the York mystery plays. They provide an unparalleled view of Richard, who was York’s greatest patron, both as duke of Gloucester and as king of England. Two volume set with introduction and name and subject index. |
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Review:
‘This comprehensive modern edition completely supersedes
the earlier version. The relationship between the city and Richard as
duke of Gloucester and later as king is well documented. The council’s
chagrin at Richard’s death … is clearly evident in the record. There is
much here for the urban historian … and for the social, economic and local
historian.’
Jeremy Goldberg
University of York
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Alien Communities of London in the Fifteenth Century
Editor: JL Bolton This book includes records of the taxation of individual aliens in Southwark in 1440 and in the City of London and the Middlesex suburbs in 1483-1484, with an extensive introduction reappraising the size, role and reception of London’s foreign population in the fifteenth century. This study with calendar, looks at the fifteenth century rolls, at the geographic origins, social organisation and economic role of the migrants within London and considers the question of how Londoners regarded these aliens. Includes short biographies. |
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Review:
‘Bolton has done a fine job… The introduction (and
the edition) is a definite step forward in our knowledge about migration
movements in late medieval Europe.’
Marc Boon
University of Ghent
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Howard Household Books: 1462-71 & 1481-83
Editor: Anne Crawford |
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Reduced size facsimile reprint of the rare 19th century transcriptions f the household books, with an introduction covering the early life and career of John Howard. Also includes a new name index and an appendix of newly transcribed related documents.
Review:
‘One of the key political figures of Yorkist England
…. Illuminating … on the management of his household, on ship-building
and shipping, and on material possessions and diet. Excellent index.’
Roger Virgoe
University of East Anglia
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Merchant Taylors’ Company of London: Court Minutes 1486-1493
Editor: Matthew Davies |
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Review:
‘The Court Minutes take us beyond the dry bones of
the Company’s accounts … there is a freshness and immediacy which bring
the world of the Company to life…. In his introduction, detailed footnotes,
and biographies … Dr Davies adds more flesh to the records.’
Pamela Nightingale
Ashmolean Museum
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Richard III: Loyalty, Lordship and Law: Editor: PW Hammond Papers delivered at the second Richard III Society Symposium in April 1984, two editions published. Subjects include the private life of John Howard; Richard III and Lady Margaret Beaufort; the concept of the Good Prince; a Canonical assessment of the claim that the sons of Edward IV were illegitimate; a re-examination of the evidence on the deaths of the Princes and the bones in Westminster Abbey. Contributors include Anne Crawford, Michael Jones, Keith Dockray, Anne Sutton and Colin Richmond. |
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Politics of Fifteenth Century England: John Vale’s Book
Editors: Margaret Lucille Kekewich,
Colin Richmond, |
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Review:
‘The volume would rank high on any medievalist’s reading
list … the ingenious and detailed working-out of its compiler, John Vale,
who is securely linked with the London book-copyist’s world … a satisfyingly
full picture of the literary and political interests of a family prominent
in the London civic hierarchy.’
Nigel Ramsay
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The Estate
and Household Accounts of William Worsley, Editor: Hannes
Kleineke & Stephanie R Hovland Transcription of William Worsley's accounts together with an introduction to the life and career of this fascinating cleric. There are biographical details of the individuals mentioned in the accounts, a pedigree, six mono-tone images, glossary, bibliography and index. |
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Beauchamp Pageant
Editor: Dr Alexandra Sinclair A late fifteenth century illustrated life of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick (1382-1439). This edition provides an introduction to the work and the first detailed biography of Richard Beauchamp, along with an interesting description to accompany each of the illustrations. Full colour facsimile of the British Library manuscript. |
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Review:
‘This elegant, new edition, reproducing all fifty-three
of the full-page pen-and-ink drawings … is extremely welcome.’
Michael Jones
University of Nottingham