Private life in the fifteenth century : illustrated letters of the Paston family /

Throughout the fifteenth century the Paston family of Norfolk, England accumulated property and prominence in English society. William Paston I (1378-1444), the patriarch the family, married Agnes, daughter of Sir Edmund Berry. They were the parents of five children. Their letters create a picture o...

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Other Authors: Virgoe, Roger.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, c1989.
Edition:1st American ed.
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Summary:Throughout the fifteenth century the Paston family of Norfolk, England accumulated property and prominence in English society. William Paston I (1378-1444), the patriarch the family, married Agnes, daughter of Sir Edmund Berry. They were the parents of five children. Their letters create a picture of life in the Paston family of fifteenth century England.
Physical Description:288 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 280) and index.
ISBN:1555842704 :