Power and identity in the Middle Ages [[electronic resource] ] : essays in memory of Rees Davies / / edited by Huw Pryce and John Watts

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Disciplina: 841.03
• Soggetto topico: Power (Social sciences) - Great Britain - History - To 1500
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Politics and government To 1485; Great Britain History To 1485; Wales History 1063-1536
• Altri autori: PryceHuw WattsJohn <1964-> (John Lovett) DaviesR. R
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Includes a bibliography of published writings of Rees Davies (p. [264]-274).
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Introduction; 1. Appreciations; 2. Secular Power and Authority in the Middle Ages; 3. Heartland and Border: The Mental and Physical Geography of Medieval Europe; 4. Welsh Rulers and European Change, c.1100-1282; 5. Bede and the Unchosen Race; 6. The Early Middle Ages and Spanish Identity; 7. Normanizing the English Invaders of Ireland; 8. Lordship and Society in Twelfth-century Clydesdale; 9. Lordship and Liberties in Ireland and Wales, c.1170-c.1360; 10. 'Distinction and Diversity': The Common Lawyers and the Law of Wales ; 11. Lordship in the British Isles, c.1320-c.1360: the Ebb Tide of the English Empire?12. The Charterhouse of Cadzand and the Serendipities of Empire; 13. On the Hospitality of the Welsh: A Comparative View; 14. Cheshire and Wales; 15. Crossing the Frontiers of the English Realm in the Fifteenth Century; 16. Identity and Morality: Power and Politics During the Wars of the Roses; 17. Public or Plebs: The Changing Meaning of 'the Commons', 1381-1549; 18. A Farewell Speech; A Bibliography of the Published Writings of Rees Davies; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U ; VW; Y
• Sommario/riassunto: An engaging collection of thought-provoking essays examining power struggles and political identities in medieval Britain, featuring work from leading historians in the field. Celebrating the work of the late Rees Davies - a towering figure in the historiography of this period - the book focuses on his interests, opening up new perspectives on the political, social, and cultural history of the middle ages. - ;Collecting sixteen thought-provoking new essays by leading medievalists, this volume celebrates the work of the late Rees Davies. Reflecting Davies' interest in identities, political cult
• Titolo autorizzato: Power and identity in the Middle Ages
• ISBN: 9786611154127; 0-19-153651-2; 1-281-15412-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808913303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II