Exciting and provocative... Overall, this courageous, well-written
book provides us with a ground-breaking survey. It brings out a
story of the Hundred Years War that has long needed to be told, and
will deservedly form an essential addition to reading on the
subject. HISTORY TODAY
This alternative account of peasant life during crisis is a
welcome addition to the historiography of late-medieval France... a
useful corrective to most standard interpretations of warfare and
peasantry. SPECULUM
This study of the soldier-peasant relationship in the context of
the Hundred Years War (1337-1453) aims to bring out the realities
of the situation. It seeks an understanding of different attitudes:
how aristocratic soldiers reconciled the ideals of chivalry with
exploitation of non-combatants, and how French peasants reacted to
the soldiery, drawing on the late-medieval literature of chivalry
and political commentary in England and (especially) in France.
Employing additional documentary material, including the largely
unpublished records of the French royal chancery, the book also
describes the ways in which individual peasants and village
communities were exploited by soldiers, and how, in order to
survive, they adjusted to and reacted against their treatment.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
