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.

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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

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Bridget Paston nobleFamily Paston family