Vassals, Heiresses, Crusaders, and Thugs : The Gentry of Angevin Yorkshire, 1154-1216 / Hugh M. Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Hugh M., Author.

Series:

Anniversary Collection

The Middle Ages Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gentry--England--Yorkshire--History.

Gentry.

Yorkshire (England)--History.

Yorkshire (England).

Great Britain--History--Angevin period, 1154-1216.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.) : 6 illus.

Edition:

Reprint 2016

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In recent decades, works of the gentry have revolutionized out understanding of late medieval and early modern England. In Vassals, Heiresses, Crusaders, and Thugs, Hugh M. Thomas takes the study of the gentry back to the period 1154-1216. His conclusions not only reveal remarkable similarities between the gentry of various periods but also shed light on the massive changes that transformed England in the Angevin Period.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

1. Vassals, Tenants-in-Chief, and the Transformation of the Honor

2. Violence, Lawlessness, and Law in Gentry Society

3. Land and Economic Development Among the Gentry

4. Family and Household Among the Gentry

5. The Gentry, Piety, and the Church

6. Was There a Crisis of the Gentry?

7. The Gentry, Royal Government, and Magna Carta

Conclusion

Appendix One: The Mowbray and Percy Honors

Appendix Two: Gentry Families With Property in York

Appendix Three: History and a Miraculous Rise from the Dead

Appendix Four: The Langbargh Charter and Political Dissent

Bibliography

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781512807882

1512807885

OCLC:

979743660