The King's Secretary and the Signet Office in the XV Century (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521088459)

Important as it is in the general political and diplomatic history of the times, the history of the office of the King's Secretary is often neglected. Miss Otway-Ruthven has therefore used the original documents and sources for her information. She traces the history of the office from 1377, the first appearance of a King's Secretary, to 1509, demonstrating its rise from the comparative unimportance of a confidential clerkship to a position worthy of the attention of a bishop and a fitting instrument of Tudor Government.

Author: J. Otway-Ruthven,Otway-Ruthven J
ISBN-10: 0521088453
ISBN-13: 9780521088459
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/30/2008
Pages: 212
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.48d