Charles I and the aristocracy, 1625-1642 / Richard Cust.

Author/creator Cust, Richard
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Descriptionxvi, 350 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649--Relations with nobility.
Great Britain. Parliament--History. --17th century.
Nobility--Great Britain. --History. --17th century.
Great Britain--Politics and government. --1625-1649.
Great Britain--History. --Charles I, 1625-1649.

Contents The honours system in late Tudor and early Stuart England -- Heralds and earl marshals in late Tudor England -- The inflation of honours in early Stuart England -- Charles I and the defence of aristocracy, 1625-1639 -- 'Ancient nobility' -- The aristocracy and the royal court -- Reform of the aristocracy -- The Order of the Garter -- The Court of Chivalry -- The reform of the Court of Chivalry -- Heralds and the court of chivalry -- The aristocracy and the Bishops' Wars, 1639-1640 -- The first Bishops War and the military mobilization of the peerage -- The great council of peers -- The aristocracy and the outbreak of civil war, 1640-1642 -- The Long Parliament -- The formation of the Royalist Party -- The Royalist Party and the outbreak of civil war.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 326-342) and index.
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LCCN 2013013110
ISBN9781107009905 (hardback : alk. paper)