Rulers and Ruled in Late Medieval England: Essays Presented to Gerald Harriss - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1852851333 ISBN 13 : 9781852851330

Editeur : Hambledon Continuum, 1995

Synopsis

How power was distributed and exercised is a key issue in understanding attitudes and assumptions in late medieval England. The essays in this volume all deal with those who had the power to make political decisions, whether kings, nobles or gentry, courtiers or clergy. While ultimately power rested on force, it was enshrined in the law and more usually exercised by influence and by the dangling of reward. Most disputes were settled without violence, if often with recourse to prolonged struggles in the courts, but those who offended against established interests could be punished severely, as the cases of Sir John Mortimer and of Bishop Reginald Pecock show. These essays show how power was exercised and how men of the time thought about it.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hambledon Continuum
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1852851333
• ISBN 13: 9781852851330
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Éditeur: Archer Rowena E., Walker Simon
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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