| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 240 pages) : illustrations, 1 genealogical table, 1 map |
| Contents |
Definitions -- The upper crust : ealdormen and earls -- The service of the king : stallers and thegns -- Friends and neighbours : local communities -- Lords and men (1) : households and warbands -- Lords and men (2) : land, tenure, and service -- Displaying status (1) : the rich man in his burh -- Displaying status (2) : the trappings of authority -- Living like lords : aristocratic pursuits -- Appendix 1 : The assessment of land and wealth -- Appendix 2 : Count Eustace's divorce, 1049 -- Appendix 3 : The Earldom of Hereford -- Appendix 4 : The antecedents of Wihtgar |
| Summary |
Ann Williams' important new book discusses the dynamics of English aristocratic society in a way that has not been explored before. She investigates the rewards and obligations of status including birth, wealth, the importance of public and royal service and the need to participate in local affairs, especially legal and administrative business. This period saw the birth of a 'lesser aristocracy', the ancestors of the English gentry, the power-house of society and politics in the late medieval and early modern periods. Going on to examine the obligations and rewards of lordship and the relation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-236) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Aristocracy (Social class) -- England -- History -- To 1500
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Social Classes.
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Aristocracy (Social class)
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Adel
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England
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England
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781441108029 |
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1441108025 |
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9781441121127 |
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1441121129 |
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9781472599209 |
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1472599209 |
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9781441121189 |
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1441121188 |
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1282871218 |
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9781282871212 |
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9786612871214 |
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6612871210 |
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