Umfang:
Online-Ressource (xi, 283 p)
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24 cm
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780199285464
Inhalt:
An engaging collection of thought-provoking essays examining power struggles and political identities in medieval Britain, featuring work from leading historians in the field. Celebrating the work of the late Rees Davies - a towering figure in the historiography of this period - the book focuses on his interests, opening up new perspectives on the political, social, and cultural history of the middle ages. - ;Collecting sixteen thought-provoking new essays by leading medievalists, this volume celebrates the work of the late Rees Davies. Reflecting Davies' interest in identities, political cult
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index -- Includes a bibliography of published writings of Rees Davies (p. [264]-274)
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Contents; List of Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Introduction; 1. Appreciations; 2. Secular Power and Authority in the Middle Ages; 3. Heartland and Border: The Mental and Physical Geography of Medieval Europe; 4. Welsh Rulers and European Change, c.1100-1282; 5. Bede and the Unchosen Race; 6. The Early Middle Ages and Spanish Identity; 7. Normanizing the English Invaders of Ireland; 8. Lordship and Society in Twelfth-century Clydesdale; 9. Lordship and Liberties in Ireland and Wales, c.1170-c.1360; 10. 'Distinction and Diversity': The Common Lawyers and the Law of Wales
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11. Lordship in the British Isles, c.1320-c.1360: the Ebb Tide of the English Empire?12. The Charterhouse of Cadzand and the Serendipities of Empire; 13. On the Hospitality of the Welsh: A Comparative View; 14. Cheshire and Wales; 15. Crossing the Frontiers of the English Realm in the Fifteenth Century; 16. Identity and Morality: Power and Politics During the Wars of the Roses; 17. Public or Plebs: The Changing Meaning of 'the Commons', 1381-1549; 18. A Farewell Speech; A Bibliography of the Published Writings of Rees Davies; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780199285464
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Power and Identity in the Middle Ages : Essays in Memory of Rees Davies
Sprache:
Englisch
