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Fifteenth-century Nottinghamshire’s political society was a tale of continuity in that the dominance of the greater gentry class remained prevalent throughout the later-fifteenth-century and up until the accession of Henry VIII in 1509, possibly even longer. For comparisons to Nottinghamshire and guidance on how to conduct such a study, previous published county studies were of great use, coupled with various other secondary sources providing general information on local government in the fifteenth-century and the reigns of Edward IV and Richard III.

Evidence was obtained primarily from printed Chancery Rolls, private letters between contemporary families, Inquisitions Post Mortem and various other primary sources. Focus is placed on the social and political framework of later-fifteenth-century Nottinghamshire society as well as on the use of administration and family networking as tools of long-term survival by a coalition of dominant greater gentry families. The period of study runs from 1461 until c.1485, intended to be a form of chronological continuation of Simon Payling’s study of Lancastrian Nottinghamshire. This study explores the socio-political structure of the midlands county of Nottinghamshire during the reign of the Yorkist kings and into the reign of Henry VII, explaining how and why the leading county families prospered for such a long period and what relationship the county had with the Yorkist rulers.

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