Kingship, Rebellion and Political Culture
B. Weiler
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Description for Kingship, Rebellion and Political Culture
Paperback. Taking as its starting point two uprisings in England and Germany (Richard Marshal in 1233-4 and Henry (VII) in 1234-5), this book offers a new take on the political culture of high medieval Europe. Themes include: the role of violence; the norms of political behaviour; the public nature of politics; and the social history of political exchange. Series: Medieval Culture & Society. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Taking as its starting point two uprisings in England and Germany (Richard Marshal in 1233-4 and Henry (VII) in 1234-5), this book offers a new take on the political culture of high medieval Europe. Themes include: the role of violence; the norms of political behaviour; the public nature of politics; and the social history of political exchange.
Taking as its starting point two uprisings in England and Germany (Richard Marshal in 1233-4 and Henry (VII) in 1234-5), this book offers a new take on the political culture of high medieval Europe. Themes include: the role of violence; the norms of political behaviour; the public nature of politics; and the social history of political exchange.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
Series
Medieval Culture & Society
Number of Pages
235
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349510696
SKU
V9781349510696
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99-15
About B. Weiler
BJÖRN WEILER is Reader in History at Aberystwyth University. Previous publications include England and Europe in the Reign of Henry III (1216-1272), (ed. with Ifor Rowlands, 2002); Representations of Power in Medieval Germany (edited with Simon MacLean, 2006); and King Henry III of England and the Staufen empire, 1216-1272 (2006).
Reviews for Kingship, Rebellion and Political Culture
'Weiler has...written a highly original and very readable book, one which is as important for the questions it asks as for the precise answers given to them. For that reason alone it has a significance beyond the period in which it is set. In terms of engaging with Weiler's ideas and the detailed evidence on which they are based, some ... Read more