The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 5 (of 6) New Complete Library Edition

Description

"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.)

Subjects

• England -- Social life and customs -- 1066-1485 -- Sources
• English letters
• Paston family -- Correspondence
• Social history -- Medieval, 500-1500 -- Sources
• Letter writing -- History -- To 1500 -- Sources
• Great Britain -- History -- Lancaster and York, 1399-1485 -- Sources
• Great Britain -- History -- Henry VII, 1485-1509 -- Sources
• DA