Author: Luke Sunderland
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198788487
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Ambivalence towards kings, and other sovereign powers, is deep-seated in medieval culture: sovereigns might provide justice, but were always potential tyrants, who usurped power and 'stole' through taxation. Rebel Barons writes the history of this ambivalence, which was especially acute in England, France, and Italy in the twelfth to fifteenth centuries, when the modern ideology of sovereignty, arguing for monopolies on justice and the legitimate use of violence, was developed. Sovereign powers asserted themselves militarily and economically provoking complex phenomena of resistance by aristocrats. This volume argues that the chansons de geste, the key genre for disseminating models of violent noble opposition to sovereigns, offer a powerful way of understanding acts of resistance. Traditionally seen as France's epic literary monuments - the Chanson de Roland is often presented as foundational of French literature - chansons de geste in fact come from areas antagonistic to France, such as Burgundy, England, Flanders, Occitania, and Italy, where they were reworked repeatedly from the twelfth century to the fifteenth and recast into prose and chronicle forms. Rebel baron narratives were the principal vehicle for aristocratic concerns about tyranny, for models of violent opposition to sovereigns and for fantasies of escape from the Carolingian world via crusade and Oriental adventures. Rebel Barons reads this corpus across its full range of historical and geographical relevance, and through changes in form, as well as placing it in dialogue with medieval political theory, to bring out the contributions of literary texts to political debates. Revealing the widespread and long-lived importance of these anti-royalist works supporting regional aristocratic rights to feud and revolt, Rebel Barons reshapes our knowledge of reactions to changing political realities at a crux period in European history.
Rebel Barons
Author: Luke Sunderland
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198788487
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Ambivalence towards kings, and other sovereign powers, is deep-seated in medieval culture: sovereigns might provide justice, but were always potential tyrants, who usurped power and 'stole' through taxation. Rebel Barons writes the history of this ambivalence, which was especially acute in England, France, and Italy in the twelfth to fifteenth centuries, when the modern ideology of sovereignty, arguing for monopolies on justice and the legitimate use of violence, was developed. Sovereign powers asserted themselves militarily and economically provoking complex phenomena of resistance by aristocrats. This volume argues that the chansons de geste, the key genre for disseminating models of violent noble opposition to sovereigns, offer a powerful way of understanding acts of resistance. Traditionally seen as France's epic literary monuments - the Chanson de Roland is often presented as foundational of French literature - chansons de geste in fact come from areas antagonistic to France, such as Burgundy, England, Flanders, Occitania, and Italy, where they were reworked repeatedly from the twelfth century to the fifteenth and recast into prose and chronicle forms. Rebel baron narratives were the principal vehicle for aristocratic concerns about tyranny, for models of violent opposition to sovereigns and for fantasies of escape from the Carolingian world via crusade and Oriental adventures. Rebel Barons reads this corpus across its full range of historical and geographical relevance, and through changes in form, as well as placing it in dialogue with medieval political theory, to bring out the contributions of literary texts to political debates. Revealing the widespread and long-lived importance of these anti-royalist works supporting regional aristocratic rights to feud and revolt, Rebel Barons reshapes our knowledge of reactions to changing political realities at a crux period in European history.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198788487
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Ambivalence towards kings, and other sovereign powers, is deep-seated in medieval culture: sovereigns might provide justice, but were always potential tyrants, who usurped power and 'stole' through taxation. Rebel Barons writes the history of this ambivalence, which was especially acute in England, France, and Italy in the twelfth to fifteenth centuries, when the modern ideology of sovereignty, arguing for monopolies on justice and the legitimate use of violence, was developed. Sovereign powers asserted themselves militarily and economically provoking complex phenomena of resistance by aristocrats. This volume argues that the chansons de geste, the key genre for disseminating models of violent noble opposition to sovereigns, offer a powerful way of understanding acts of resistance. Traditionally seen as France's epic literary monuments - the Chanson de Roland is often presented as foundational of French literature - chansons de geste in fact come from areas antagonistic to France, such as Burgundy, England, Flanders, Occitania, and Italy, where they were reworked repeatedly from the twelfth century to the fifteenth and recast into prose and chronicle forms. Rebel baron narratives were the principal vehicle for aristocratic concerns about tyranny, for models of violent opposition to sovereigns and for fantasies of escape from the Carolingian world via crusade and Oriental adventures. Rebel Barons reads this corpus across its full range of historical and geographical relevance, and through changes in form, as well as placing it in dialogue with medieval political theory, to bring out the contributions of literary texts to political debates. Revealing the widespread and long-lived importance of these anti-royalist works supporting regional aristocratic rights to feud and revolt, Rebel Barons reshapes our knowledge of reactions to changing political realities at a crux period in European history.
Rebel Baron
Author: Shirl Henke
Publisher: Leisure Books
ISBN: 9780843952421
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
In this sequel to Yankee Earl, an opportunistic widow attempts to set her daughter up with a handsome AmeriCA man, only to become the object of his desires herself.
Publisher: Leisure Books
ISBN: 9780843952421
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
In this sequel to Yankee Earl, an opportunistic widow attempts to set her daughter up with a handsome AmeriCA man, only to become the object of his desires herself.
Rebel Barons
Author: Luke Sunderland
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780191830365
Category : HISTORY
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A volume that explores the rebel baron narrative defined as chansons de geste (medieval chronicles relating heroic deeds) from areas including Burgundy, England, Flanders, Occitania, and Italy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780191830365
Category : HISTORY
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A volume that explores the rebel baron narrative defined as chansons de geste (medieval chronicles relating heroic deeds) from areas including Burgundy, England, Flanders, Occitania, and Italy
Wallace's Year-book of Trotting and Pacing in
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Category : Harness racing
Languages : en
Pages : 934
Book Description
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Category : Harness racing
Languages : en
Pages : 934
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United States Trotting Association Register
Author: United States Trotting Association
Publisher:
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Category : Horses
Languages : en
Pages : 1104
Book Description
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Category : Horses
Languages : en
Pages : 1104
Book Description
Wallace's American Trotting Register ...
Author: John Hankins Wallace
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 1022
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Languages : en
Pages : 1022
Book Description
Wallace's Year-book of Trotting and Pacing in ...
Author: John Hankins Wallace
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Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 992
Book Description
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Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 992
Book Description
Wallace's Year Book of Trotting and Pacing
Author: United States Trotting Association
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Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 778
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Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 778
Book Description
Calendar of the State Papers Relating to Ireland Preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office ....
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Languages : en
Pages : 884
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Languages : en
Pages : 884
Book Description
The Mystery of the Magna Carta
Author: Denise Elaine Conquest Steele
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1784623350
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
A truly unique book, this interactive story is based around the Magna Carta and blends traditional storytelling with custom built interactive apps, adding rich dialogue, music pop ups, colour and sound to bring the story – and the history – to life like never before. In 2015 we reach the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta – and this book celebrates the event with a gripping historical fiction adventure that will engage, educate and intrigue its readers. We join Percy as she travels through time to England to meet Dennis, the village historian. Together they go back to 1215 to try to find the answers to the enduring mysteries about the Magna Carta. Percy and Dennis sort through legend, myth, rumour and fact, with the help of Jeeves her inimitable kitty, who always helps them out when trouble heads their way. The Mystery of the Magna Carta is a unique historical fiction adventure to which the interactive apps for smartphones and tablets add another fascinating level to the book. Tthe apps are free with the price of the book and will continue to evolve over time adding new content for people of all ages to enjoy. Featuring four different adventure endings – three exploring the traditional legends that surround the Magna Carta – and one NEW surprise ending from the author’s research. This book dives into this important worldwide historical event celebrating its 800th anniversary this year.
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1784623350
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
A truly unique book, this interactive story is based around the Magna Carta and blends traditional storytelling with custom built interactive apps, adding rich dialogue, music pop ups, colour and sound to bring the story – and the history – to life like never before. In 2015 we reach the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta – and this book celebrates the event with a gripping historical fiction adventure that will engage, educate and intrigue its readers. We join Percy as she travels through time to England to meet Dennis, the village historian. Together they go back to 1215 to try to find the answers to the enduring mysteries about the Magna Carta. Percy and Dennis sort through legend, myth, rumour and fact, with the help of Jeeves her inimitable kitty, who always helps them out when trouble heads their way. The Mystery of the Magna Carta is a unique historical fiction adventure to which the interactive apps for smartphones and tablets add another fascinating level to the book. Tthe apps are free with the price of the book and will continue to evolve over time adding new content for people of all ages to enjoy. Featuring four different adventure endings – three exploring the traditional legends that surround the Magna Carta – and one NEW surprise ending from the author’s research. This book dives into this important worldwide historical event celebrating its 800th anniversary this year.