The Paston family in the fifteenth century

Description:

The Paston family of Paston, Norfolk dating back to William (1378-1444) and his wife Agnes (d. 1479). The Pastons epitomize a class which since the later middle ages has dominated the English state, society and culture.

subjects: Social life and customs,  Sources,  History,  Correspondence,  Paston letters,  History and criticism,  Letter writing,  English letters,  Paston family,  Will,  Norfolk (England),  Social history,  Soldiers,  Fifteenth century,  Biography,  Social conditions,  Great britain, biography,  England, social life and customs,  Great britain, history, tudors, 1485-1603,  Great britain, history, medieval period, 1066-1485,  Great britain, social life and customs

People: Paston family,  John Fastolf Sir (1378-1459)

Places: Great Britain,  England,  Norfolk (England)

Times: 1066-1485,  To 1500,  Lancaster and York, 1399-1485,  Henry VII, 1485-1509,  Medieval, 500-1500