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Die Mobilität der englischen Gentry im Briefzeugnis der Familie Paston aus Norfolk (15. Jahrhundert)

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Die Mobilität der englischen Gentry im Briefzeugnis der Familie Paston aus Norfolk (15. Jahrhundert). Zeitschrift für Historische Forschung, 50(3), 417-456. https://doi.org/10.3790/zhf.50.3.417
"Die Mobilität der englischen Gentry im Briefzeugnis der Familie Paston aus Norfolk (15. Jahrhundert)" Zeitschrift für Historische Forschung 50.3, 2023, 417-456. https://doi.org/10.3790/zhf.50.3.417
(2023): Die Mobilität der englischen Gentry im Briefzeugnis der Familie Paston aus Norfolk (15. Jahrhundert), in: Zeitschrift für Historische Forschung, vol. 50, iss. 3, 417-456, [online] https://doi.org/10.3790/zhf.50.3.417

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Die Mobilität der englischen Gentry im Briefzeugnis der Familie Paston aus Norfolk (15. Jahrhundert)

Zeitschrift für Historische Forschung, Vol. 50 (2023), Iss. 3 : pp. 417–456

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Abstract

The Mobility of the English Gentry in the Letters of the Paston Family from Norfolk (15th Century)

Medieval physical mobility is a field of research of persistent relevance. The sources, however, often lack information allowing to approach questions related to day-to-day exchanges among social groups not belonging to the ruling elites and the high clergy. The Paston-letters represent the most extensive medieval collection of English private letters comprising over one thousand epistles written by the Norfolk family Paston and their environment. They contain a wealth of information related to everyday mobility. In just two generations, the Pastons had risen from small landowners to one of the most influential families in East Anglia. The administration of the family’s increasingly disparate country estates in Norfolk required regular presence in different locations. In addition to the duties in Norfolk, the Pastons had obligations in London and to the Duke of Norfolk, which involved increasing mobility from the family. During the absence of their husbands or sons, the Paston women took over the administrative tasks arising on the estates. This mobility and the resulting spatial distance between the individual family members resulted in a lively correspondence that still bears witness to the family’s mobility and that of their close surroundings. This study is the first to use the Paston-letters to survey the various facets of this mobility related to the English gentry and to assess the role and significance of these exchanges within this social group.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Laury Sarti: Die Mobilität der englischen Gentry im Briefzeugnis der Familie Pas&TRfuge;ton aus Norfolk (15. Jahrhundert) 417
I. Die Familie Paston und ihre Briefe 417
II. Mobilität und Reisebedingungen im Zeugnis der Paston-Briefe 422
III. Die Mobilität der Familie Paston 427
1. John Paston I. und seine Söhne 428
2. Margaret und die anderen Frauen der Familie Paston 434
IV. Mobilität im Umfeld der Pastons 437
1. Transporte von und nach Norfolk 438
2. Briefe und ihre Überbringer 441
V. Fazit 445
Summary 447
The Mobility of the English Gentry in the Letters of the Paston Family from Norfolk (15th Century) 447
Quellen 447
Literatur 448
Anhang: Die Aufenthaltsorte der Pastons 451
William Paston I. 452
Agnes Paston 452
John Paston I. 452
Margaret Paston 453
William Paston II. 454
John Paston II. 454
John Paston III. 455
Margery Brews/Paston 456
Edmond Paston II. 456
William Paston III. 456