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Liberties and identities in the medieval British Isles, edited by Michael Prestwich

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Liberties and identities in the medieval British Isles, edited by Michael Prestwich

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eng

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index present

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non fiction

Main title

Liberties and identities in the medieval British Isles

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electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

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646859388

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edited by Michael Prestwich

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Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Summary

In-depth examinations of the role played by liberties across the British Isles. The liberties and franchises of medieval England have been a neglected area of study in recent years, yet they were an important aspect of government and society, providing an influential basis of collective awareness, aspiration and loyalty. The papers in this volume examine them in a wide British context (the north of England, the Welsh march, Ireland and Scotland), from the twelfth to the sixteenth centuries, looking at the varied role that liberties played in defining local identities and providing bases of power; other topics addressed include their maintenance of law and order, as well as the threat they might present, and their part in military recruitment. Contributors: MELANIE DEVINE, CLARE ETTY, SANDY GRANT, BETH HARTLAND, MATT HOLFORD, MAX LIEBERMAN, CYNTHIA NEVILLE, MICHAEL PRESTWICH, KEITH STRINGER, HENRY SUMMERSON.--, Provided by publisher

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Liberties & Identities in the Medieval British Isles

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