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Lords and Lordship in the British Isles in the Late Middle Ages (Hardcover, New)
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Lords and Lordship in the British Isles in the Late Middle Ages (Hardcover, New)
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It is well known that political, economic, and social power in the
British Isles in the Middle Ages lay in the hands of a small group
of domini-lords. In his final book, the late Sir Rees Davies
explores the personalities of these magnates, the nature of their
lordship, and the ways in which it was expressed in a diverse and
divided region in the period 1272-1422.
Although their right to rule was rarely questioned, the lords
flaunted their identity and superiority through the promotion of
heraldic lore, the use of elevated forms of address, and by the
extravagant display of their wealth and power. Their domestic
routine, furnishings, dress, diet, artistic preferences, and
pastimes all spoke of a lifestyle of privilege and authority.
Warfare was a constant element in their lives, affording access to
riches and reputation, but also carrying the danger of capture,
ruin and even death, while their enthusiasm for crusades and
tournaments testified to their energy and bellicose inclinations.
Above all, underpinning the lords' control of land was their
control of men-a complex system of dependence and reward that
Davies restores to central significance by studying the British
Isles as a whole. The exercise and experience of lordship was far
more varied than the English model alone would suggest.
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