From England to France : Felony and Exile in the High Middle Ages /

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"At the height of the Middle Ages, a peculiar system of perpetual exile--or abjuration--flourished in Western Europe. It was a judicial form of exile, not political or religious, and it was meted out to felons for crimes deserving of severe corporal punishment or death. From England to France e...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jordan, William Chester, 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Crime > Europe, Western.
Exiles > Europe, Western.
Middle Ages.
Moyen Âge.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
HISTORY > Europe > France.
Crime.
Exiles.
Western Europe.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Abjuring the Realm
  • The Abjurers, Their Crimes, and Their Property
  • The Journey Begins
  • Life among Strangers
  • Returning Home
  • Epilogue : Atrophy and Displacement.

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