The Fifteenth Century IV: Political Culture in Late Medieval Britain

Eight studies of aspects of C15 England, united by a common focus on the role of ideas in political developments of the time.

The concept of "political culture" has become very fashionable in the last thirty years, but only recently has it been consciously taken up by practitioners of late-medieval English history, who have argued for the need to acknowledge the role of ideas in politics. While this work has focused on elite political culture, interest in the subject has been growing among h...