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The theory and practice of revolt in medieval England /

Medieval Englishmen were treacherous, rebellious and killed their kings, as their French contemporaries repeatedly noted. In the thirteenth through fifteenth centuries, ten kings faced serious rebellion, in which eight were captured, deposed, and/or murdered. One other king escaped open revolt but e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Valente, Claire, 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Why study revolt?
  • 2. Theories of resistance, 1215-1399
  • 3. Prelude : 1215-1217, the crisis of Magna Carta
  • 4. 1258-1265, the community of the realm
  • 5. Interlude : 1297-1301, successful reform
  • 6. 1308-1327, transitions
  • 7. Interlude : Edward III, the peasants' revolt
  • 8. 1386-1399, personal agendas
  • 9. Postlude : 1400-1415, fragmentation and dynastic revolt
  • 10. Conclusions.