Ports, piracy, and maritime war : piracy in the English Channel and the Atlantic, c. 1280 - c. 1330 /

In Ports, Piracy, and Maritime War Thomas K. Heebøll-Holm presents a study of maritime predation in English and French waters around the year 1300. Heebøll-Holm shows that piracy was often part of private wars between English, French, and Gascon ports and mariners, occupying a liminal space between...

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Main Author: Heebøll-Holm, Thomas K. (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Leiden : Brill, 2013.
Series:Medieval law and its practice ; v. 15.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In Ports, Piracy, and Maritime War Thomas K. Heebøll-Holm presents a study of maritime predation in English and French waters around the year 1300. Heebøll-Holm shows that piracy was often part of private wars between English, French, and Gascon ports and mariners, occupying a liminal space between crime and warfare.
Physical Description:1 online resource(xiv, 295 pages ).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-286) and index.
ISBN:9789004248168
9004248161
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9781299628212
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9789004235700