Question

The Paston letters' historical significance derives primarily from A. what they reveal about the tumultuous relationships among family members. B. the fact that they are the largest surviving collection of 15th-century correspondence. C. what they imply in terms of the class struggles common during medieval times. D. the fact that they portray the anguish the family felt going through a time of social unrest.

Answer 1

Answer:

All of the Above.

Explanation:

The collection commands outstanding interest to philologists as evidence of the English language at a crucial period in its development. For historians, the letters are a primary source for the political history of 15th-century England and also for the domestic history of medieval English provincial society.

The letters are among the largest surviving records of correspondence in the mid-centuries. In summary, The Paston Letters mean different things to different scholars in society.

Answer 2

Answer:

B. the fact that they are the largest surviving collection of 15th-century correspondence.

Explanation:

Paston Letters, the largest surviving collection of 15th-century English correspondence. These letters are essential to historians and as well, philologists and is preserved mainly in the British Museum. Some of it was gotten from the circle of the career soldier Sir John Fastolf between 1378 and 1459, while some other parts of it, was derived from the records of the Paston family, Fastolf’s neighbours in eastern Norfolk.

These letters serves as ample evidence on matters relating to social, cultural, political, legal, religious and economic issues of Medieval England.

Also, they are important to the history of the English language as they are written in the language of the era which was quite different from Modern English.