The Origins of the English Gentry

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The Origins of the English Gentry is written by Peter Coss and published by Cambridge University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0521021006 (ISBN 10) and 9780521021005 (ISBN 13).

Although the gentry played a central role in medieval England, this study is the first sustained exploration of its origins and development between the mid-thirteenth and the mid-fourteenth century. Arguing against views which see the gentry as formed or created earlier, the text investigates as well the relationship between lesser landowners and the Angevin state; the transformation of knighthood; and the role of lesser landowners in society and politics.