The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 5 (of 6) by James Gairdner

"The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 5 (of 6)" by James Gairdner is a collection of correspondence edited and published in 1904. This volume presents letters exchanged between members of the Norfolk Paston family and their associates during the Wars of the Roses and early Tudor period. The collection offers intimate glimpses into English gentry life, political intrigue, and family affairs across nearly a century of tumult. These documents also capture the English language mid-transformation, preserving the transition from Middle to Early Modern English during the Great Vowel Shift. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Editor Gairdner, James, 1828-1912
Title The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 5 (of 6)
New Complete Library Edition
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paston_Letters
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 83.1 (6th grade). 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
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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