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From England to France: Felony and Exile in the High Middle Ages
William Chester Jordan
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Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; JKVP; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 482.
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 explores the lives of these men and women who were condemned to abjure the English realm, and draws on their unique experiences to shed light on a medieval legal tradition until now very poorly understood. William Chester Jordan weaves a breathtaking historical tapestry, examining the judicial and administrative processes that led ... Read more
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 explores the lives of these men and women who were condemned to abjure the English realm, and draws on their unique experiences to shed light on a medieval legal tradition until now very poorly understood. William Chester Jordan weaves a breathtaking historical tapestry, examining the judicial and administrative processes that led ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691164953
SKU
V9780691164953
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About William Chester Jordan
William Chester Jordan is the Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University. His books include A Tale of Two Monasteries: Westminster and Saint-Denis in the Thirteenth Century and Unceasing Strife, Unending Fear: Jacques de Therines and the Freedom of the Church in the Age of the Last Capetians (both Princeton).
Reviews for From England to France: Felony and Exile in the High Middle Ages
"[A] fascinating study ... The vivid detail conjured out of the records and the author's general mastery of so many aspects of medieval law and culture make it a revealing and compelling model of history 'from below'."
?Mark Ormrod, History Today "[T]he author writes with sparkle and humor."
Choice "[A] compelling study... This book is a rare treat in all its travels."
Sean ... Read more
?Mark Ormrod, History Today "[T]he author writes with sparkle and humor."
Choice "[A] compelling study... This book is a rare treat in all its travels."
Sean ... Read more