Project Gutenberg 2012-10-16 Public domain in the USA. 283 Gairdner, James 1828 1912 The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 4 (of 6) New Complete Library Edition Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paston_Letters E-text prepared by Louise Hope, Chris Curnow, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://archive.org/details/toronto) "The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 4 (of 6)" by James Gairdner is a historical account composed in the early 20th century. This volume is part of a series that collects and preserves letters from the Paston family, providing insight into English life and society during the late medieval period, specifically the Wars of the Roses. It captures the personal and political correspondence of a prominent family, showcasing their struggles, relationships, and the socio-political landscape of the time. The opening of this volume reveals a series of letters primarily written by Margaret Paston to her husband, John Paston. In her letters, she expresses worries about his imprisonment, updates him on family matters, and discusses the political climate in Norfolk, including the sentiments of the common people towards their leaders. Tensions concerning local governance and the influence of notable figures like John Howard are highlighted, alongside her appeals for John to return home and stabilize their affairs. This section sets the stage for the intermingling of personal and public concerns typical of the Paston correspondence, reflecting both the intimacy and turmoil of their lives during this tumultuous era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41081/41081-h/images/titlepageIV.png Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 1066-1485 -- Sources English letters Paston family -- Correspondence Social history -- Medieval, 500-1500 -- Sources Letter writing -- History -- To 1500 -- Sources Great Britain -- History -- Lancaster and York, 1399-1485 -- Sources Great Britain -- History -- Henry VII, 1485-1509 -- Sources DA Text Category: Biographies Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - British Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages 890758 2025-07-16T14:34:36.163093 text/html 900810 2024-10-23T11:29:55 text/html 391845 2025-07-16T14:34:51.852998 application/epub+zip 404937 2025-07-16T14:34:39.340099 application/epub+zip 354297 2025-07-16T14:34:37.799089 application/epub+zip 697421 2025-07-16T14:34:59.301023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 705293 2025-07-16T14:34:49.916049 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 653322 2022-09-18T18:37:00.377171 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 712061 2025-07-16T14:34:33.809118 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 691996 2024-10-23T11:29:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19407 2025-07-16T14:34:59.460954 application/rdf+xml 11160 2025-07-16T14:34:37.964070 image/jpeg 2351 2025-07-16T14:34:37.885053 image/jpeg 354777 2025-07-16T14:34:36.232111 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia