The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, 1275-1504 - 9781843837770

The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, 1275-1504XV: Richard III. 1484-1485 & Henry VII. 1485-1487\nAuthor(s): Rosemary Horrox\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: The Boydell Press\nISBN-13: 9781843837770, 978-1843837770\nSynopsis\nA major contribution to the history of Parliament, to medieval English history, and to the study of the English constitution. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW\n\nThe rolls of parliament were the official records of the meetings of the English parliament from the reign of Edward I [tel] until the reign of Henry VII [tel], after which they were superseded by the journals of thelords, and, somewhat later, the commons.\n This volume contains the only parliament of Richard III - an essential source for his accession in 1483 and for his response to the subsequent rebellion. Henry VII's assertion of his title in 1485 is strikingly different, as is his long act of resumption (a roll in itself) that reveals not only whic.