Table of Contents

Part I
1: Introduction
2: The Duchy of Lancaster and the Lancastrian Kings
i.The Duchy of Lancaster under Henry IV
ii.The Duchy of Lancaster under Henry V
iii.The Lancastrian affinity to 1399
iv.The Duchy of Lancaster under Henry VI
Part II: The crown, the Duchy of Lancaster, and the rule of the localities: East Anglia, 1399-1461
3: i. Patterns of lordship in East Anglia
ii. 1300-1430: The establishment of a crown connection
4: i. 1430-1437: The rise of the Suffolk's lordship
ii. 1437-1447: The de la Pole affinity
iii. 1437-1447: The challenge to Suffolk's lordship
iv. 1447-1450:The politics of confrontation
v. East Anglia in the 1440s: the Paston evidence
5: 1450-1461: The struggle for control
Part III: The crown, the Duchy of Lancasterand the rule of the localities: Derbyshire and Staffordshire, 1399-1461
6: i. The Lancastrian affinity in the north midlands to 1399
ii. 1399-1414:The Lancastrian affinity and the Lancastrian crown
7: i. 1414-1422: Political assimilation and royal rule
ii. 1422-1440: The growth of noble lordship
8: 1437-1461: The duke of Buckingham and the rule of the north midlands
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

Reviews

This invigorating and scholarly assessment concentrates particularly on the political society of East Anglia, Derbyshire and Staffordshire, making thereby a significant contribution to regional, as well as to national, history. Northern History Combines stimulating argument with conceptual clarity and detailed analysis to contribute significantly to our understanding of later medieval English politics. English Historical Review Lucid and scholarly monograh ... the thoroughness of her research and the balanced nature of her judgements carry considerable conviction. Castor's book will require historians of the period to clarify their thinking about the nature of royal authority and the expectations of local society. Simon Walker, Times Literary Supplement