Reputation and Representation in Fifteenth Century Europe

Thirteen contributions from scholars from Europe and North America deal with political, military, social, architectural, and literary aspects of fifteenth-century England. A sampling of topics includes the cultural and intellectual life of Margaret of York; the influence of religion upon aggressive behavior in English society; and the use of gendered propaganda during the Wars of the Roses. The papers were originally presented at an April 2001 conference held at the conference center of the U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Douglas Biggs is Associate Professor of History at University of Nebraska – Kearney. His research interests lie in the political history of late fourteenth- and early fifteenth-century England as well as the social history of elites. He has published widely on politics in the reign of Henry IV and on the members of that king's affinity. He is currently engaged in writing a book on the military aspects of the Lancastrian Revolution of 1399 for Brill.A. Compton Reeves is an Emeritus Professor of History at Ohio University. He has published a number of books and articles in his long career including,Pleasures and Pastimes in Medieval England, Lancastrian Englishmen,The Marcher Lords, and Purveyors and Purveyance for the Lancastrian and Yorkist Kings. He currently divides his time between Athens, Ohio and Arizona.Sharon D. Michalove is Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She also serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies where she specialized in the History of Medieval and Early Modern Education. She has published widely on the history of women's education.