The Paston Letters: A Selection in Modern Spelling (Oxford World's Classics)

The Pastons of Norfolk left behind them, in the earliest great collection of family letters written in English, an incomparable picture of life in fifteenth-century England. Spanning three generations of the family and written mostly during the reigns of Henry VI, Edward IV, and Richard III, the letters reveal a period in English history dominated by political turmoil, local anarchy, and war abroad and at home. Offering a selection of the letters which best represents the Pastons' principal concerns, this volume also contains an introduction, notes, a map, a table of dates, a glossary, and an index.