Lords and lordship in the British Isles in the late Middle Ages
By: R.R. Davies ; edited by Brendan Smith.
Contributors: Smith, Brendan, 1963-
Publisher: Oxford University Press; OUP Oxford
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780199542918
Subjects: Nobility -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500; Feudalism -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500; Power (Social sciences) -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- To 1485; Great Britain -- History -- Medieval period, 1066-1485; Great Britain -- History -- To 1485
Description: It is well known that political, economic, and social power in the British Isles in the Middle Ages lay in the hands of a small group of lords. In this book, Rees Davies explores the personalities of these magnates, the nature of their lordship, and the ways in which it was expressed in a diverse and divided region in this period.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The higher aristocracy : identity and memory; title: Display and magnificence; title: The lord at home; title: The lord at war; title: Land, family, and marriage; title: The sinews of aristocratic power; title: The agencies and agents of lordship; title: Dependence, service, and reward.