R. R. Davies
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- September 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780199542918
- eISBN:
- 9780191715648
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199542918.003.0002
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Medieval History
The dimensions of the group to be considered are outlined. It was characterized by a rapid turnover of personnel and the concentration of more titles in fewer hands. Its pan-British character ...
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The dimensions of the group to be considered are outlined. It was characterized by a rapid turnover of personnel and the concentration of more titles in fewer hands. Its pan-British character declined from the end of the 13th century. Ensuring the continuance of the family name was a chief concern, especially when a male heir was lacking. Identity was also strengthened through visual and material means, including the employment of heraldic devices and the distribution of livery, and by the commissioning of family chronicles. Only a small residue of the various records produced by the aristocracy now survives, but we know that they kept their own archives, and particularly documents relating to property, carefully. The character of the individual lord was vital because lordship was intensely personal. The careers of three magnates from across the British Isles are traced.Less
The dimensions of the group to be considered are outlined. It was characterized by a rapid turnover of personnel and the concentration of more titles in fewer hands. Its pan-British character declined from the end of the 13th century. Ensuring the continuance of the family name was a chief concern, especially when a male heir was lacking. Identity was also strengthened through visual and material means, including the employment of heraldic devices and the distribution of livery, and by the commissioning of family chronicles. Only a small residue of the various records produced by the aristocracy now survives, but we know that they kept their own archives, and particularly documents relating to property, carefully. The character of the individual lord was vital because lordship was intensely personal. The careers of three magnates from across the British Isles are traced.
Robert Tittler
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- March 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780199585601
- eISBN:
- 9780191804526
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199585601.003.0006
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Early Modern History
This chapter examines the place of heraldry in Tudor and early Stuart portraiture. It discusses the social context that made heraldic devices so important in the England of this era; the sort of ...
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This chapter examines the place of heraldry in Tudor and early Stuart portraiture. It discusses the social context that made heraldic devices so important in the England of this era; the sort of craftsmen who painted the devices themselves; and the portraits that featured them. It concludes by suggesting the significance of heraldic painting for the native-English school of portraiture at this time.Less
This chapter examines the place of heraldry in Tudor and early Stuart portraiture. It discusses the social context that made heraldic devices so important in the England of this era; the sort of craftsmen who painted the devices themselves; and the portraits that featured them. It concludes by suggesting the significance of heraldic painting for the native-English school of portraiture at this time.
