First published to wide critical acclaim in 1973 this is an excellent second edition that brings the study up to date. Maintaining the spirited character of the original this is a seminal text for students of this diverse and complex period.Each chapter includes a discussion of the historiographical developments of the last decade and focusing on the plague and the economy Maurice Keen presents a fresh look at the changing world of the Later Middle Ages.Surveying the period from Edward I to the death of Richard III which heralded in the Tudor age this enthralling and informative work will be of massive benefit to students of history and the Middle Ages.