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Violence, custom and law : the Anglo-Scottish border lands in the later Middle Ages /

Long-standing hostility between Scotland and England affected the pattern of criminal activity in the Anglo-Scottish Border lands. This is an account of how the area created and refined a new system of law to deal with conflicts in the Middle Ages.

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Neville, Cynthia J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©1998.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Introduction. The thirteenth century: A 'golden boy' of border custom
  • 1. The war years, 1296-1328
  • 2. Experimentation, 1328-57
  • 3. Elaboration, 1357-77
  • 4. Consolidation, 1377-99
  • 5. Interlude: The early Lancastrian years, 1399-1424
  • 6. Restoration and maturation, 1424-61
  • 7. The Yorkist and early Tudor years, 1461-1502
  • Conclusion: The legal and social contexts of Anglo-Scottish border law in the later middle ages
  • Bibliography
  • Index.