عنوان

Henry Percy, first earl of Northumberland :

Number

TLets501898

Title Proper

Henry Percy, first earl of Northumberland :

General Material Designation

[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Towson, Kris

Title Proper by Another Author

ambition, conflict and cooperation in late mediaeval England

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Given-Wilson, Chris

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of St Andrews

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2005

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

Ph.D.

Body granting the degree

University of St Andrews

Text preceding or following the note

2005

Text of Note

This thesis examines the political career of Henry Percy, 1st earl of Northumberland. Chapter one examines the background of the Percy family, and Henry Percy's career in the years leading to his elevation to the earldom of Northumberland. Chapter two considers his relationships with John of Gaunt and the Neville family both at times of crisis and during times of relative stability. It also examines his relationship with the wider political community in the north of England and his role on the Scottish border during the late fourteenth century. Chapter three focuses on the turbulent years of 1399-1403. It offers new interpretations of Percy's participation in the revolution of 1399 and in the events leading to the 1403 rebellion led by his son Henry 'Hotspur'. Chapter four traces the final years of Percy's life from 1404-8. It re-interprets the events leading to his flight to Scotland in 1405, his years there, in Wales and on the continent and his final, fatal return to England in 1408.

DA247.P4T7

Great Britain--History--Henry IV, 1399-1413

Great Britain--History--Richard II, 1377-1399

Northumberland, Henry Percy, 1st Earl of, 1342-1408

Towson, Kris

Given-Wilson, Chris

University of St Andrews

Electronic name

p

[Thesis]

276903

a

Y