Paston family
E452369
The Paston family was a prominent gentry family in medieval and early modern Norfolk, England, best known for the Paston Letters that document their social, legal, and domestic life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paston family canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English gentry family
ⓘ
noble family ⓘ |
| archivesContain |
estate accounts
ⓘ
inventories ⓘ legal documents ⓘ letters ⓘ wills ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonarch |
Edward IV of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry VI of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry VII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Paston Letters collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit |
15th century
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ |
| heldEstate |
Caister Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gresham manor NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellesdon manor NERFINISHED ⓘ Oxnead Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
evidence for development of English gentry
ⓘ
evidence for everyday life in 15th-century England ⓘ major source for English social history ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
local politics in Norfolk
ⓘ
prolonged property litigation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Paston Letters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
landed wealth in Norfolk ⓘ legal disputes over property ⓘ |
| languageOfDocuments | Middle English ⓘ |
| location |
Norwich, Norfolk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paston, Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainResidence | Paston Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member |
Agnes Paston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clement Paston NERFINISHED ⓘ John Paston I NERFINISHED ⓘ John Paston II NERFINISHED ⓘ John Paston III NERFINISHED ⓘ Katherine Paston NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Paston NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Robert Paston NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir William Paston NERFINISHED ⓘ William Paston (judge) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Paston Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Paston, Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialClass | gentry ⓘ |
| socialStatus | rising gentry family ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early modern period
ⓘ
late Middle Ages ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.