Lords and lordship in the British Isles in the late Middle Ages / R.R. Davies ; edited by Brendan Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davies, R. R.

Contributor:

Smith, Brendan, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nobility--Great Britain--History--To 1500.

Nobility.

Feudalism--Great Britain--History--To 1500.

Feudalism.

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

Power (Social sciences).

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

Great Britain.

Great Britain--History--Medieval period, 1066-1485.

Great Britain--History--To 1485.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It is well known that political, economic, and social power in the British Isles in the Middle Ages lay in the hands of a small group of domini-lords. In his final book, the late Sir Rees Davies explores the personalities of these magnates, the nature of their lordship, and the ways in which it was expressed in a diverse and divided region in the period 1272-1422.Although their right to rule was rarely questioned, the lords flaunted their identity and superiority through the promotion of heraldic lore, the use of elevated forms of address, and by the extravagant display of their wealth and pow

Contents:

The higher aristocracy : identity and memory

Display and magnificence

The lord at home

The lord at war

Land, family, and marriage

The sinews of aristocratic power

The agencies and agents of lordship

Dependence, service, and reward.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612348921

0-19-157053-2

1-282-34892-2

OCLC:

472873353