Paston Letters

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The Paston Letters are a famous collection of 15th-century English family correspondence that provides a detailed picture of late medieval society, politics, and daily life.

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Paston Letters canonical 8
Paston Letters collection 1
The Paston Letters 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf collection of letters
historical document
primary source
archiveAt British Library
Norfolk Record Office
country Kingdom of England
depicts Wars of the Roses
estate management
household management
legal processes in 15th-century England
local feuds and violence
marriage negotiations
rise of the gentry
describedBySource James Gairdner
editor James Gairdner
John Fenn
endTime c. 1509
fieldOfWork English history
medieval studies
paleography
firstEditor John Fenn
genre correspondence
family letters
hasPart accounts and memoranda
legal documents
letters
language Middle English
location East Anglia
Norfolk
mainSubject English gentry
Paston family
daily life
land ownership
late medieval England
legal disputes
political history
social history
notableAuthor John Paston
John Paston II
linked to: John Paston

John Paston III
linked to: John Paston

Margaret Paston
William Paston
various members of the Paston family
numberOfItems over 1,000 letters and documents
publicationDate 1787
significance major source for history of the English language
major source for late medieval English social history
major source for the study of the Wars of the Roses
significantEvent Wars of the Roses
startTime c. 1422
timePeriod 15th century

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Bridget Paston associatedWith Paston Letters
Paston associatedWith Paston Letters
Paston documentedIn Paston Letters
John Paston knownFor Paston Letters
John Paston documentedIn Paston Letters
Paston family notableWork Paston Letters
Paston family knownFor Paston Letters
Paston family documentedIn Paston Letters collection
linked to: Paston Letters
James Arthur Gairdner notableWork The Paston Letters
linked to: Paston Letters
Sir John Fastolf associatedWith Paston Letters