Project Gutenberg 2013-03-03 Public domain in the USA. 359 Gairdner, James 1828 1912 The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 6 (of 6), Part 1 (Letters, Chronological Table) 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 6 (of 6), Part 1" edited by James Gairdner is a historical account made up of personal correspondence written in the late 15th century. This collection documents the experiences and events surrounding the Paston family, reflecting their life and times during a tumultuous period in English history marked by social and political changes. The letters showcase themes of family bonds, legal disputes, and societal norms of the time, giving readers insight into the daily lives of individuals in the late medieval era. The opening of this volume presents various letters exchanged between members of the Paston family, notably John Paston and his brother. In these letters, they discuss matters of familial concern, the well-being of relatives, and local happenings, including mentions of court cases and land disputes against a backdrop of pilgrimage and personal matters. The correspondence reveals their preoccupations with property rights, legalities involving church positions, and personal relationships, as well as lighter notes about everyday life, showcasing both the mundane and the significant aspects of their lives during this period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42240/42240-h/images/titlepageVI.png Reading ease score: 79.0 (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: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - British Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages 732622 2025-07-17T06:42:53.484291 text/html 733638 2024-10-23T14:30:08 text/html 253473 2025-07-17T06:43:09.233198 application/epub+zip 264906 2025-07-17T06:42:56.458286 application/epub+zip 264370 2025-07-17T06:42:54.962276 application/epub+zip 531294 2025-07-17T06:43:16.046193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 552633 2025-07-17T06:43:07.517256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551729 2022-09-19T10:03:42.228556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525063 2025-07-17T06:42:50.514384 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 492824 2024-10-23T14:30:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19415 2025-07-17T06:43:16.222210 application/rdf+xml 11167 2025-07-17T06:42:55.139320 image/jpeg 2357 2025-07-17T06:42:55.052331 image/jpeg 229347 2025-07-17T06:42:53.533294 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