Table of Contents

Preface
Part I: Introductory
1: The Environment
2: The Crown and Kingship
3: Government
Part II: Politics and War
4: Politics under Henry III
5: Reconstruction and Reform, 1266-94
6: Wales
7: Political Crises, 1294-1311
8: Times of Trouble, 1311-1330
9: Scotland
10: England under Edward III
11: England and France
12: The Armies of Edward III's French War
Part III: Society and People
13: The Great Lords
14: The Knights and the Gentry
15: Landownership and the Law
16: The Management of Land
17: The Peasantry
18: The Towns
19: Trade and Merchants
20: Crime and Punishment
21: Population and the Black Death
Conclusion

About the Author

Michael Prestwich gained his D.Phil from Christ Church, Oxford and then held posts at Oxford and the University of St Andrews before moving to Durham University in 1979. He has been Professor of History since 1986 and from 1992 to 1999 he was Pro-Vice-Chancellor.

Reviews

...a valuable addition to the 'New Oxford History of England' series ... Prestwich handles a wide range of topics skilfully and knowledgeably. This is a sober and judicious book which will have a wide appeal. Martin Heale, History Journal ...[a] valuable volume Contemporary Review Impressive volume... a splendidly clear and useable account. John Hudson, BBC History Magazine ...an admirable blend of clarity and objective empiricism Nicholas Vincent, Times Literary Supplement