The formation of the Midland Honours of Tutbury and Leicester within the earldom, later Duchy, of Lancaster, 1265-1330

This thesis studies the formation of the earldom of Lancaster from disparate elements of confiscated honours, in particular the earldom of Leicester, seized by the Crown in 1265, and the earldom of Derby which passed to the Crown through the disinheritance of Robert de Ferrers in 1266. There are thr...

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Main Author: Dobrowolski, Paula Bernadette
Published: University of Leicester 1993
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.674305