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Laughter and power in the twelfth century /

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Towards the end of the 12th century, powerful images of laughing kings and saints began to appear in texts circulating at the English royal court. At the same time, contemporaries began celebrating the wit, humour, and laughter of King Henry II (r.1154-89) and his martyred Archbishop of Canterbury,...

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Main Author: Jones, Peter J. A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Wit and humor > Social aspects > England > History > To 1500.
Laughter > Social aspects > England > History > To 1500.
Power (Social sciences) > England > History > To 1500.
Great Britain > History > 1066-1687.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1066-1687.
Europe.
HISTORY.
Medieval.
Social History.
Laughter > Social aspects
Power (Social sciences)
Wit and humor > Social aspects
England
Great Britain
To 1687
Electronic books.
History
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