The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 4 (of 6) by James Gairdner
"The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 4 (of 6)" by James Gairdner is a historical collection edited in 1904. This volume presents authentic correspondence between members of Norfolk's Paston family and their associates during the tumultuous Wars of the Roses and early Tudor period. These letters offer intimate glimpses into medieval English life, revealing family struggles, political intrigue, and social dynamics. The collection also captures language in transition, documenting the shift from
Late Middle English to Early Modern English during the Great Vowel Shift, making it invaluable to both historians and linguists. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Editor | Gairdner, James, 1828-1912 |
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| Title |
The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 4 (of 6) New Complete Library Edition |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paston_Letters |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Louise Hope, Chris Curnow, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (archive.org/details/toronto) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe |
| Subject | England -- Social life and customs -- 1066-1485 -- Sources |
| Subject | English letters |
| Subject | Paston family -- Correspondence |
| Subject | Social history -- Medieval, 500-1500 -- Sources |
| Subject | Letter writing -- History -- To 1500 -- Sources |
| Subject | Great Britain -- History -- Lancaster and York, 1399-1485 -- Sources |
| Subject | Great Britain -- History -- Henry VII, 1485-1509 -- Sources |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 41081 |
| Release Date | Oct 16, 2012 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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