The English aristocracy : 1070-1272: a social transformation / David Crouch.
2011
HT653.G7 C7597 2011 (Mapit)
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The English aristocracy : 1070-1272: a social transformation / David Crouch.
Author
Crouch, David.
ISBN
9780300114553
0300114559
0300114559
Publication Details
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2011.
Language
English
Description
xviii, 348 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Call Number
HT653.G7 C7597 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
305.5/20941
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 regime. 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. - Publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references ad index.
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Table of Contents
The knight in England
Military culture
The shifting borders of nobility
The rise of conciliarism
The king and the peers
Local violence
Personal violence
Dominating localities
The seigneurial court
Capital justice and the rise of liberties
Conduct
Expectation and demands
Piety.
Military culture
The shifting borders of nobility
The rise of conciliarism
The king and the peers
Local violence
Personal violence
Dominating localities
The seigneurial court
Capital justice and the rise of liberties
Conduct
Expectation and demands
Piety.