Outlaws in medieval and early modern England : crime, government and society, c.1066-c.1600 / [compiled by] Paul Dalton and John C. Appleby.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dalton, Paul.

Appleby, John C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Outlaws--England--History.

Outlaws.

Great Britain--History--1066-1687.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (197 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With some notable exceptions the subject of outlawry in medieval and early modern English history has attracted relatively little scholarly attention. This volume helps to address this significant gap in scholarship, and encourage further study of the subject, by presenting a series of innovative essays, based on original research and covering an extensive period of time. It focuses attention on the importance and diversity of people who crossed the boundary between legal and illegal activities and enterprise, but who have so far received uneven coverage from scholars. The essays have been spe

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Outlaw Hereward 'the Wake': His Companions and Enemies; 2 Outlawry as an Instrument of Justice in the Thirteenth Century; 3 Justices and Injustice? England's Local Officials in the Later Middle Ages; 4 Sacred Outlaws: Outlawry and the Medieval Church; 5'Sons of Iniquity':The Problem of Unlawfulness and Criminality amongst Professional Soldiers in the Middle Ages; 6 Political Ideology in the Early Stories of Robin Hood; 7 Poachers and Gamekeepers: Four Fifteenth-Century West Country Criminals

8 Pirates and Communities: Scenes from Elizabethan England and WalesIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-59923-6

1-317-08464-0

1-317-08463-2

1-282-34477-3

9786612344770

0-7546-9592-1

9781315599236

OCLC:

503575445