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The English Aristocracy, 1070-1272 : A Social Transformation / David Crouch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crouch, David, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aristocracy (Social class)--Great Britain--History--To 1500.
- Aristocracy (Social class).
- Nobility--Great Britain--History--To 1500.
- Nobility.
- Great Britain--History--1066-1687.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (367 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2011]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- William the Conqueror's victory in 1066 was the beginning of a period of major transformation for medieval English aristocrats. In this groundbreaking book, David Crouch examines for the first time the fate of the English aristocracy between the reigns of the Conqueror and Edward I. Offering an original explanation of medieval society-one that no longer employs traditional "feudal" or "bastard feudal" models-Crouch argues that society remade itself around the emerging principle of nobility in the generations on either side of 1200, marking the beginning of the ancien régime. The book describes the transformation in aristocrats' expectations, conduct, piety, and status; in expressions of social domination; and in the relationship with the monarchy. Synchronizing English social history with non-English scholarship, Crouch places England's experience of change within a broader European transformation and highlights England's important role in the process. With his accustomed skill, Crouch redefines a fascinating era and the noble class that emerged from it.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- INTRODUCTION
- Chapter 1 The Knight in England
- Chapter 2 Military Culture
- Chapter 3 The Shifting Borders of Nobility
- Chapter 4 The Rise of Conciliarism
- Chapter 5 The King and the Peers
- Chapter 6 Local Violence
- Chapter 7 Personal Violence
- Chapter 8 Dominating Localities
- Chapter 9 The Seigneurial Court
- Chapter 10 Capital Justice and the Rise of Liberties
- Chapter 11 Conduct
- Chapter 12 Expectation and Demands
- Chapter 13 Piety
- CONCLUSION: A SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
- NOTES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)
- ISBN:
- 0-300-17212-5
- OCLC:
- 1024022552
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