Publications
The Early Genealogical History of the House of Arundel: Being an Account of the Origin of the Families of Montgomery, Albini, Fitzalan, and Howard, from the Time of the Conquest of Normandy by Rollo the Great, by John Pym Yeatman, published 1882 (Mitchell and Hughes) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
The Fitzalan Pedigree, by Hamilton Hall, published 1890 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 37, notes & queries, pp.183-185) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2122] & The Keep [LIB/500255] & S.A.S. library View Online
The Fitzalan and Howards of Arundel, by C. E. Snowden, published 1938 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. XII no. 3, article, pp.198-202) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2317] & The Keep [LIB/500183]
John Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel, by L. F. S. [L. F. Salzman], published February 1949 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XII no. 5, note, pp.114-115) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8230] & The Keep [LIB/500214] & S.A.S. library
Patriarchy and Paternalism in Tudor England: The Earl of Arundel and The Peasants Revolt of 1549, by Lawrence Stone, published May 1974 in Albion: Journal of British Studies (vol. 13, issue 2, article, pp.19-23) View Online
Abstract:Most of the details about the life of Henry Fitzalan, fourteenth Earl of Arundel, come from a biography written in 1580, which was the year of his death, by a close associate, probably his private chaplain, who had clearly been an eyewitness to most of the events described. The latter wrote the essay for the benefit of the Earl's two daughters and heiresses, "for the perpetual memory of a personage very honorable, and that ye who shall remain of his blood may the rather rejoice in so noble a progenitor." Since this was his purpose, there can be little doubt that the author has a tendency to stress the virtues and successes of his subject, and to gloss over his defects and omit his failures. What is recorded, however, carries the ring of truth, and the selectivity of the presentation throws light on the values and actions which the author considered important and praiseworthy.
The Earl of Arundel was no ordinary nobleman. He was the representative of the most senior and one of the richest and most powerful aristocratic families in the country. He was a man who inherited vast estates and equally vast authority in his native Sussex, and who lived in a style appropriate to his position. Unlike the more modern-minded nobles, he does not seem to have been much affected by the educational reforms of the Renaissance. When on embassies abroad, he certainly confined himself to speaking English, and it seems possible that he lacked the skill to do anything else.
The Earl of Arundel was no ordinary nobleman. He was the representative of the most senior and one of the richest and most powerful aristocratic families in the country. He was a man who inherited vast estates and equally vast authority in his native Sussex, and who lived in a style appropriate to his position. Unlike the more modern-minded nobles, he does not seem to have been much affected by the educational reforms of the Renaissance. When on embassies abroad, he certainly confined himself to speaking English, and it seems possible that he lacked the skill to do anything else.
Wealth and Credit, Public and Private: The Earls of Arundel 1306-1397, by Chris Given-Wilson and Lionel Butler, published January 1991 in The English Historical Review (vol cvi, issue ccccxviii, article, pp.1-26, ISSN: 0013-8266) View Online