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NOBLES AND NOBILITY IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE
CONCEPTS, ORIGINS, TRANSFORMATIONS |
| By: |
Anne Duggan (Editor) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£24.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
085115882X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780851158822 |
| Publisher: |
BOYDELL & BREWER LTD |
| Pub. date: |
27 June, 2002 |
| Pages: |
304 |
| Description: |
Contains articles on the origins and nature of 'nobility', its relationship with the late Roman world, its acquisition and exercise of power, and its association with military obligation. Covering England, the Iberian peninsula, and the Romano-German empire, this work ranges over the medieval period, from the fifth to the early sixteenth century. |
| Synopsis: |
The great strength of this collection is its wide range...a valuable work for anyone interested in the social aspects of the medieval nobility. CHOICE Articles on the origins and nature of "nobility", its relationship with the late Roman world, its acquisition and exercise of power, its association with military obligation, and its transformation into a more or less willing instrument of royal government. Embracing regions as diverse as England (before and after the Norman Conquest), Italy, the Iberian peninsula, France, Norway, Poland, Portugal, and the Romano-German empire, it ranges over the whole medieval period from the fifth to the early sixteenth century. Contributors: STUART AIRLIE, MARTIN AURELL, T. N. BISSON, PAUL FOURACRE, PIOTR GORECKI, MARTIN H. JONES, STEINAR IMSEN, REGINE LE JAN, JANET N. NELSON, TIMOTHY A REUTER, JANE ROBERTS, MARIA JOAO VIOLANTE BRANCO, JENNIFER C. WARD |
| Illustrations: |
2 Illustrations, black and white |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
The Boydell Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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