Rebel barons : resisting royal power in medieval culture /

Ambivalence towards kings, and other sovereign powers, is deep-seated in medieval culture. Sovereigns might provide justice, but were always potential tyrants, who usurped power and 'stole' through taxation. Rebel barons writes the history of this ambivalence, which was especially acute in...

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Main Author: Sunderland, Luke (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2017].
Edition:First edition.
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