Medieval Violence Physical Brutality In Northern France 12701330
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9780199670833
Description: This volume describes and analyses brutality in the later Middle Ages, focusing on a thriving region of Northern France. It explores experiences of, and attitudes towards, violence as well as offering fresh ways of thinking about violence in societies. New light is thrown on the social life of villages and towns in a transitional period.