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Autore |
Veach Colin |
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Titolo |
Lordship in four realms : The Lacy family, 1166–1241 / / Colin Veach |
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New York : , : Distributed in the United States by Palgrave Macmillan, , 2014 |
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Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2017 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-5261-0308-7 |
1-5261-0307-9 |
1-78170-691-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (350 p.) |
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Collana |
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Manchester medieval studies |
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Soggetti |
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Aristocracy (Social class) - England - History - To 1500 |
Great Britain History Plantagenets, 1154-1399 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-321) and index |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Lordship in Four Realms; Contents; List of maps, figures and tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Maps; Introduction; I Hugh de Lacy; 1 A transnational magnate: 1166-74; 2 'Lord of the Foreigners of Ireland': 1177-86; II Walter de Lacy; 3 D ivided allegiance: 1189-99; 4 Factionalism: 1199-1206; 5 Royal v. aristocratic lordship: 1206-16; 6 Sheriff of Herefordshire: 1216-22; 7 The dangers of transnational lordship: 1222-41; III Lordship; 8 Lordship in four realms; Conclusion; Appendix 1: Family trees; Appendix 2: Tables; Appendix 3: Charter of Walter de Lacy |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book examines the rise and fall of the aristocratic Lacy family in England, Ireland, Wales and Normandy. This involves a unique analysis of medieval lordship in action, as well as a re-imagining of the role of English kingship in the western British Isles and a rewriting of seventy-five years of Anglo-Irish history. By viewing the political landscape of Britain and Ireland from the perspective of one aristocratic family, this book produces one of the first truly transnational studies of individual medieval aristocrats. This results in an in-depth investigation of |
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