{"product_id":"official-correspondence-of-thomas-bekynton-secretary-to-king-henry-vi-and-bishop-of-bath-and-wells-paperback-9781108048965","title":"Official Correspondence of Thomas Bekynton; Secretary to King Henry VI, and Bishop of Bath and Wells (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108048965","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOfficial Correspondence of Thomas Bekynton\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSecretary to King Henry VI, and Bishop of Bath and Wells\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1872, this two-volume work presents an edited collection of letters and documents from the reign of Henry VI.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Beckington (Author), George Williams (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108048965, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 November 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e552 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.1 cm, 0.8 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThomas Beckington (c.1390–1465), Bishop of Bath and Wells, was hugely influential in Church affairs and government during the reign of Henry VI. He had become the king's secretary by 1438 and played an important role in an embassy appointed to negotiate peace with France in 1443. His intimacy with the king undoubtedly aided his compiling of the vast array of documents and letters - many from Beckington himself - presented in this two-volume work. It was edited for the Rolls Series in 1872 by George Williams (1814–78), a Church of England clergyman and Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, who, like Beckington, had close links to Eton College. The collection as a whole, presented in the original Latin, illuminates the foreign, diplomatic and domestic affairs of fifteenth-century England. Volume 1 contains a chronological table of all the material included, as well as an extensive introduction.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Appendix to introduction\u003cbr\u003e Chronological calendar of contents\u003cbr\u003e Notes to chronological table\u003cbr\u003e Supplement to the introduction\u003cbr\u003e Comparative table of documents\u003cbr\u003e Lambeth volume.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266089275672,"sku":"9781108048965","price":41.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108048965i.jpg?v=1696746835","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/official-correspondence-of-thomas-bekynton-secretary-to-king-henry-vi-and-bishop-of-bath-and-wells-paperback-9781108048965","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}