The Baronial Opposition to Edward II

Introduction; Part I. The Household System and the Administration: 1. The importance of the reign of Edward II; 2. The household system; 3. The personal aspect of the reign; 4. The strength of the household system (i) control of government; 5. The strength of the household system (ii) executive; 6. The strength of the household system (iii) finance; 7. The strength of the household system (iv) justice; 8. The strength of the household system (v) the chief officers; 9. The strength of the household system (vi) the minor officers and the clerical staff; 10. The influence of the household system upon the administration (i) Chancery and Exchequer; 11. The influence of the household system upon the administration (ii) council; 12. The influence of the household system upon the administration (iii) the Great Council and Parliament; 13. The weakness of the household system; 14. The household system in action; Part II. The Constitutional and Administrative Action of the Baronial Opposition: 1. Restraint upon the King; 2. The experiments (i) the ordinances of 1311; 3. The experiments (ii) the Lancaster administration; 4. The experiments (iv) the Parliament of Lincoln, 1316; 5. The experiments (iv) the middle party and its activities; 6. The experiments (v) the Parliament of York, 1318; 7. The experiments (vii) the Parliament of Westminster, 1320, and the exile of the Despensers; 8. The results of the experiments; 9. Explanation of the baronial failure; 10. The influence of the experiments upon the administration; Conclusion; Appendix of documents; List of sources; Index.