Project Gutenberg 2012-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 183 Gairdner, James 1828 1912 The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 2 (of 6) New Complete Library Edition E-text prepared by Louise Hope, Chris Curnow, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://archive.org/details/toronto) "The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 2 (of 6)" by James Gairdner is a historical collection of correspondence written in the early 20th century. This volume is part of a larger series that details the personal letters of the Paston family during the tumultuous times of the late medieval period in England, tracking their social and political interactions through their letters which serve as valuable historical documents. The opening of this volume begins with an introduction to earlier deeds and charters pertinent to the Paston family, highlighting their landholdings and genealogical connections. It gives context to the historical landscape in which these letters were written, specifically during the reigns of Henry V and Henry VI. Following this, the letters provide insights into the daily lives, legal affairs, and familial relationships of the Pastons, revealing the intricacies of their dealings amidst the backdrop of England's shifting power dynamics during the 15th century. Through this collection, readers gain a sense of the personal and societal challenges the Pastons faced, setting the stage for the nuanced historical narratives that will unfold in subsequent letters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40989/40989-h/images/titlepageII.png en 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 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages 955177 954900 2024-09-17T09:10:42.779110 2023-09-18T04:24:16.194050 text/html text/html 993884 2013-08-17T17:18:27 text/html 346139 2013-08-17T17:27:43 text/html application/zip 376303 2024-09-17T09:11:02.897015 application/epub+zip 390100 2024-09-17T09:10:46.746085 application/epub+zip 378940 2024-09-17T09:10:44.648232 application/epub+zip 726132 2024-09-17T09:11:12.392948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 741932 2024-09-17T09:11:00.390044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 715922 2022-09-18T17:53:29.452369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 733391 2024-09-17T09:10:39.955151 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 734742 2020-06-15T12:36:51 text/plain; charset=utf-8 279997 2020-06-15T12:36:51 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 731821 2013-08-17T17:26:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 279082 2013-08-17T17:29:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 731438 2013-08-17T17:26:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 278149 2013-08-17T17:29:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23281 2024-09-17T09:11:12.572958 application/rdf+xml 11135 2024-09-17T09:10:44.875100 image/jpeg 2350 2024-09-17T09:10:44.774113 image/jpeg 336468 2024-09-17T09:10:42.859106 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog