Fourteenth Century England VIII

Drawing on a diverse range of documentary literary and material evidence the contributors to this volume examine several inter-related topics on political social and cultural matters in late medieval England. Aspects of both arms production and armigerous society are explored from the emergence of royal armourers in the early fourteenth century to the social implications of later armour and armorial bearings. Another major focus is the church and religion more broadly. The nature and significance of the ceremonial entry the <I>adventus</I> of bishops is explored as well as the legal impact of provisions in shaping church-state relations in mid-century. Religious constructs of women are considered in a comparative analysis of orthodox and Lollard texts. Finally a group of papers looks at aspects of politics at the centre with an examination of the queenship of Isabella of France and the issue of the Mortimer inheritance in the early years of Richard II.