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The crisis of the twelfth century : power, lordship, and the origins of European government /

Medieval civilization came of age in thunderous events like the Norman Conquest and the First Crusade. Power fell into the hands of men who imposed coercive new lordships in quest of nobility. Rethinking a familiar history, Thomas Bisson explores the circumstances that impelled knights, emperors, no...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bisson, Thomas N. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2015]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The age of lordship (875-1150)
  • Lord-rulership (1050-1150): the experience of power
  • Crises of power (1060-1150)
  • Resolution: intrusions of government (1150-1215)
  • Celebration and persuasion (1160-1225).