Lords of the central marches
Subtitle: English aristocracy and frontier society, 1087-1265
By: Brock W. Holden.
Series: Oxford historical monographs
Publisher: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780199548576
Subjects: Nobility -- Welsh Borders (England and Wales) -- History -- To 1500; Welsh Borders (England and Wales) -- History; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1066-1485; Welsh Borders (England and Wales) -- Politics and government
Description: In the Middle Ages, the March between England and Wales was a contested, militarised frontier zone, a 'land of war'. This text examines how the English aristocracy of this borderland organised themselves and their followers in order to survive against the increasing power of their Welsh opponents.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The shaping of the frontier, 1086-1166; title: Lords and honours; title: The knightly class; title: The role of royal government; title: The region in the reigns of Richard I and John, 1189-1216; title: The region in the reign of Henry III, 1216-1246; title: Conclusion.