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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pryce, Huw.

Watts, John (John Lovett), 1964-

Davies, R. R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Power (Social sciences)--Great Britain--History--To 1500.

Power (Social sciences).

Great Britain--Politics and government--To 1485.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--History--To 1485.

Wales--History--1063-1536.

Wales.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes a bibliography of published writings of Rees Davies (p. [264]-274).

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786611154127

0-19-153651-2

1-281-15412-1

OCLC:

437094036