Paston Letters — The Paston Letters are a collection of letters and papers from England, consisting of the correspondence of members of the gentry Paston family, and others connected with them, between the years 1422 and 1509, and also including some state papers … Wikipedia
Paston Letters — The letters and papers of the Pastons, a politically active East Anglian GENTRY family, comprise the largest and best known archive of private correspondence to survive from the fifteenth century. Because the family’s landholdings were… … Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses
Paston Letters — ▪ collection of English correspondence the largest surviving collection of 15th century English correspondence. It is invaluable to historians and philologists and is preserved mainly in the British Museum. Part is derived from the circle… … Universalium
Paston Letters, The — (ca. 1422–1504) The Paston Letters are a collection of more than 1,000 items of personal and business correspondence documenting three generations or about 90 years (ca. 1422–1504) of the wealthy Paston family of Norfolk. The letters, many of… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
Paston — may refer to any of the following.PlacesUnited Kingdom*Paston, Norfolk **Paston Letters **Paston College in Norfolk *Paston, Peterborough in CambridgeshirePeople*Mark Paston, New Zealand footballer … Wikipedia
Paston, Norfolk — Infobox UK place official name= Paston country= England region= East of England shire district= North Norfolk shire county= Norfolk civil parish= Paston static static image caption =The Parish Church of Saint Margaret. population= 265 (parish,… … Wikipedia
Stonor Letters and Papers — The letters and papers of the Stonors, members of an established Oxfordshire GENTRY family, are one of the most important surviving family archives from the fifteenth century. The Stonor documents are particularly valuable because they provide … Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses
Cely Letters and Papers — The letters and papers of the Cely (or Sely) family, a series of documents describing the lives and business activities of a family of LONDON wool merchants in the 1470s and 1480s, are primary sources of information on English society and the… … Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses
Primary Sources — ♦ Bruce, John, ed. Historie of the Arrivall of Edward IV in England and the Final Recouerye of His Kingdomes from Henry VI. In Three Chronicles of the Reign of Edward IV. Introduction by Keith Dockray. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: Alan Sutton… … Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses
John Fastolf — Sir John Fastolf (died 5 November 1459) was an English soldier during the Hundred Years War, who has enjoyed a more lasting reputation as in some part being the prototype of Shakespeare s Sir John Falstaff. Lineage Early Career He was son of a… … Wikipedia