Title: Lords of the central marches
Subtitle: English aristocracy and frontier society, 1087-1265
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.
Subjects: Politics and government, History, Nobility, Nobility, great britain, Great britain, politics and government, 1066-1485
Places: Welsh Borders (England and Wales), Great Britain
Time periods: To 1500, 1066-1485