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Rebel Barons

Author : Luke Sunderland
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019109272X
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Rebel Barons written by Luke Sunderland and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 England, France, and Italy in the twelfth to fifteenth centuries, when the modern ideology of sovereignty, arguing for monopolies on justice and the legitimate use of violence, was developed. Sovereign powers asserted themselves militarily and economically provoking complex phenomena of resistance by aristocrats. This volume argues that the chansons de geste, the key genre for disseminating models of violent noble opposition to sovereigns, offer a powerful way of understanding acts of resistance. Traditionally seen as France's epic literary monuments - the Chanson de Roland is often presented as foundational of French literature - chansons de geste in fact come from areas antagonistic to France, such as Burgundy, England, Flanders, Occitania, and Italy, where they were reworked repeatedly from the twelfth century to the fifteenth and recast into prose and chronicle forms. Rebel baron narratives were the principal vehicle for aristocratic concerns about tyranny, for models of violent opposition to sovereigns and for fantasies of escape from the Carolingian world via crusade and Oriental adventures. Rebel Barons reads this corpus across its full range of historical and geographical relevance, and through changes in form, as well as placing it in dialogue with medieval political theory, to bring out the contributions of literary texts to political debates. Revealing the widespread and long-lived importance of these anti-royalist works supporting regional aristocratic rights to feud and revolt, Rebel Barons reshapes our knowledge of reactions to changing political realities at a crux period in European history.

Baronial Reform and Revolution in England, 1258-1267

Author : Adrian Jobson
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 1843834677
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Baronial Reform and Revolution in England, 1258-1267 written by Adrian Jobson and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2016 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New investigations into a pivotal era of the thirteenth century.

Barons, Rebels & Romantics

Author : Alan John Fitzgerald
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1414020287
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Barons, Rebels & Romantics written by Alan John Fitzgerald and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2004 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the mid 1980's, having endured ten years of civil war, Lebanon found itself in the midst of a struggle for power and domination by the myriad of militia groups born during the chaos and instability of the time. Desperation for international recognition and for political leverage led several of the Iranian-backed militias to seize American and other Western hostages. Prisoners of Circumstance is a novel set in the turmoil of this period. It reflects on the kidnapping of men whose only crime was the accident of birth. It deals with the interaction of the hostages with their captors and the initiatives of their wives to focus international attention on their plight, and finally, on a CIA-led effort to forcibly secure their release. Assigned newly to the Embassy in Beirut as the CIA station chief, George Kowalski's task became to plan, sell, and execute a daring rescue of the hostages. Drawing from the elite units of all branches of the military, a dream team' is assembled to launch the rescue mission; a mission which was fraught with surprising and unexpected twists. The characters in the book are fictitious, but the historical and geographical references are accurate. Through dialogue between the characters, the author describes the motivations behind the actions of the various parties involved in the Middle East conflict; a conflict that has persisted for over fifty years and has defied resolution to this day.

The Magna Carta Barons

Author : Peter SINCLAIR
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781873639078
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book The Magna Carta Barons written by Peter SINCLAIR and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-07 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Magna Charta Barons and Their Descendants, with the Story of the Great Charter of King John

Author : Charles Henry Browning
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Magna Charta Barons and Their Descendants, with the Story of the Great Charter of King John written by Charles Henry Browning and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Theory and Practice of Revolt in Medieval England

Author : Claire Valente
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135188123X
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (518 download)

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Download or read book The Theory and Practice of Revolt in Medieval England written by Claire Valente and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medieval Englishmen were treacherous, rebellious and killed their kings, as their French contemporaries repeatedly noted. In the thirteenth through fifteenth centuries, ten kings faced serious rebellion, in which eight were captured, deposed, and/or murdered. One other king escaped open revolt but encountered vigorous resistance. In this book, Professor Valente argues that the crises of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries were crucibles for change; and their examination helps us to understand medieval political culture in general and key developments in later medieval England in particular. The Theory and Practice of Revolt takes a comparative look at these crises, seeking to understand medieval ideas of proper kingship and government, the role of political violence and the changing nature of reform initiatives and the rebellions to which they led. It argues that rebellion was an accepted and to a certain extent legitimate means to restore good kingship throughout the period, but that over time it became increasingly divorced from reform aims, which were satisfied by other means, and transformed by growing lordly dominance, arrogance, and selfishness. Eventually the tradition of legitimate revolt disappeared, to be replaced by both parliament and dynastic civil war. Thus, on the one hand, development of parliament, itself an outgrowth of political crises, reduced the need for and legitimacy of crisis reform. On the other hand, when crises did arise, the idea and practice of the community of the realm, so vibrant in the thirteenth century, broke down under the pressures of new political and socio-economic realities. By exploring violence and ideas of government over a longer period than is normally the case, this work attempts to understand medieval conceptions on their own terms rather than with regard to modern assumptions and to use comparison as a means of explaining events, ideas, and developments.

English Rebels and Revolutionaries

Author : Stephen Basdeo
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 1526785935
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book English Rebels and Revolutionaries written by Stephen Basdeo and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2022-06-16 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history brave Englishmen and women have never been afraid to rise up against their unjust rulers and demand their rights. Barely a century has gone by without England being witness to a major uprising against the government of the day, often resulting in a fundamental change to the constitution. This book is a collection of biographies, written by experts in their field, of the lives and deeds of famous English freedom fighters, rebels, and democrats who have had a major impact on history. Featured chapters include the history of Wat Tyler’s Rebellion, when an army of 50,000 people marched to London in 1381 to demand an end to serfdom and the hated poll tax. Alongside Wat Tyler in this pantheon of English revolutionaries is Jack Cade who in 1450 led an angry mob to London to protest against government corruption. There are three chapters on various aspects of the English Civil War, during which the English executed their king. Other rebel heroes featured include Thomas Paine, the great intellectual of the American and French Revolutions; Mary Wollstonecraft, author of The Rights of Woman; Henry Hunt, who, as well as the Chartists after him, campaigned for universal suffrage; William Morris, the visionary designer and socialist thinker; and finally the Suffragettes and Suffragists who fought for women’s voting rights.

The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare

Author : Nicholas Hooper
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521440493
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare written by Nicholas Hooper and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-01-26 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a highly readable account of warfare in Europe and the Mediterranean from the Battle of Poitiers to the Wars of the Roses. With an emphasis on superb full-colour cartography and illustration, The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768 1487 focuses on military strategy, debunking some of the prevailing myths of medieval warfare. Often characterized as an era dominated by lone knights and long sieges, the Middle Ages in fact had a military culture as sophisticated and complex as our own, with organized armies and a high degree of tactical intelligence. This complexity is detailed in maps, plans, and an informative text. Development of naval warfare, cavalry, and siege tactics are all covered, as is the nature of contemporary logistics and contemporary understanding of the science of warfare.

Magna Carta

Author : Randy James Holland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780314676719
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book Magna Carta written by Randy James Holland and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative two volume dictionary covering English law from earliest times up to the present day, giving a definition and an explanation of every legal term old and new. Provides detailed statements of legal terms as well as their historical context.

Anglo-Saxon Liberated Blacks

Author : Therlee Gipson
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1387928368
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (879 download)

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Download or read book Anglo-Saxon Liberated Blacks written by Therlee Gipson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-07-06 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction I have written over 180 books. I think this is the best book that I have ever compiled. The Anglo-Saxons have been given an unfortunate bad opinion about their Race. Let's, begin with the truth. The Egyptians and Romans had Slaves before the Anglo-Saxons came into existence. The England Empire started in the Dark Ages. They were basically many Northern Tribes living in caves. They eventually evolved into the most Powerful and greatest Country on Earth (England). England was wise enough to adopt Christianity as their core Religionist belief of compassion, forgiveness and love. They had the opportunity to believe in Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism or any other Ideology. They chose Christianity because Jesus made more sense to them. The Anglo-Saxons fought many Wars between other ethnic groups. They conquered them and established Colonies around the World. Eventually, they ended Colonization and let other Races control their own destiny.

A/AS Level History for AQA Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216 Student Book

Author : Martin Evans
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316504395
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book A/AS Level History for AQA Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216 Student Book written by Martin Evans and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-28 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new series of bespoke, full-coverage resources developed for the AQA 2015 A/AS Level History. Written for the AQA A/AS Level History specifications for first teaching from 2015, this print Student Book covers the Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154-1216 Depth component. Completely matched to the new AQA specification, this full-colour Student Book provides valuable background information to contextualise the period of study. Supporting students in developing their critical thinking, research and written communication skills, it also encourages them to make links between different time periods, topics and historical themes.

King John

Author : Graham E. Seel
Publisher : Anthem Press
ISBN 13 : 0857285181
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (572 download)

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Download or read book King John written by Graham E. Seel and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through contextual analysis and by reassessing the chronicle evidence, 'King John: An Underrated King' presents a compelling reevaluation of the reign of King John, England's most maligned sovereign. With its thought-provoking analysis of the key issues of John's reign, such as the loss of the French territories, British achievement, Magna Carta, relations with the church, and civil war, the volume presents an engaging argument for rehabilitating King John's reputation. Each chapter features both narrative and contextual analysis, and is prefaced by a timeline outlining the key events of the period. The volume also contains an array of maps and diagrams, as well as a collection of useful study questions.

Rebellion in the Middle Ages

Author : Matthew Lewis
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 1526727943
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Rebellion in the Middle Ages written by Matthew Lewis and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2022-01-31 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This medieval history of British rebellion examines how five centuries of uprisings and insurrections helped build the United Kingdom. Shakespeare’s Henry IV lamented ‘Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown’. It was true of that king’s reign and of many others before and after. From Hereward the Wake’s guerilla war, resisting the Norman invasion of William the Conqueror, through the Anarchy, the murder of Thomas Becket, the rebellions of Henry II’s sons, the deposition of Edward II, the Peasants’ Revolt and the rise of the over-mighty noble subject that led to the Wars of the Roses, kings throughout the medieval period came under threat from rebellions and resistance that sprang from the nobility, the Church, and even the general population. Serious rebellions arrived on a regular cycle throughout the period, fracturing and transforming England into a nation to be reckoned with. Matthew Lewis examines the causes behind the insurrections and how they influenced the development of England from the Norman Conquest until the Tudor period. Each rebellion’s importance and impact is assessed both individually and as part of a larger movement to examine how rebellions helped to build England.

Magna Carta

Author : Dan Jones
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698186427
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (981 download)

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Download or read book Magna Carta written by Dan Jones and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dan Jones has an enviable gift for telling a dramatic story while at the same time inviting us to consider serious topics like liberty and the seeds of representative government." —Antonia Fraser From the New York Times bestselling author of The Plantagenets, a lively, action-packed history of how the Magna Carta came to be—by the author of Powers and Thrones. The Magna Carta is revered around the world as the founding document of Western liberty. Its principles—even its language—can be found in our Bill of Rights and in the Constitution. But what was this strange document and how did it gain such legendary status? Dan Jones takes us back to the turbulent year of 1215, when, beset by foreign crises and cornered by a growing domestic rebellion, King John reluctantly agreed to fix his seal to a document that would change the course of history. At the time of its creation the Magna Carta was just a peace treaty drafted by a group of rebel barons who were tired of the king's high taxes, arbitrary justice, and endless foreign wars. The fragile peace it established would last only two months, but its principles have reverberated over the centuries. Jones's riveting narrative follows the story of the Magna Carta's creation, its failure, and the war that subsequently engulfed England, and charts the high points in its unexpected afterlife. Reissued by King John's successors it protected the Church, banned unlawful imprisonment, and set limits to the exercise of royal power. It established the principle that taxation must be tied to representation and paved the way for the creation of Parliament. In 1776 American patriots, inspired by that long-ago defiance, dared to pick up arms against another English king and to demand even more far-reaching rights. We think of the Declaration of Independence as our founding document but those who drafted it had their eye on the Magna Carta.

Sanctuary

Author : Rowena Cory Daniells
Publisher : Solaris
ISBN 13 : 1849974403
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (499 download)

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Download or read book Sanctuary written by Rowena Cory Daniells and published by Solaris. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mystic Wyrds have been banished by King Charald, whose descent into madness grows ever steeper. Exiled and forced to set sail on the first day of winter, Imoshen’s people are packed onto seven crowded ships. Tensions flare under the pressure and the all-fathers and all-mothers are put to the test controlling their hardened warriors. Ronnyn and his sister Aravelle have been separated, just as they feared, and look to an uncertain future. Sorne is betrayed and captured on the seas. Tobazim faces a confrontation with the bloodthirsty All-father Kyredeon and his notorious assassin, Graelen. And, while Imoshen has promised the T’Enatuath a home with the Sagoras, the enigmatic scholars have not yet replied to her plea for sanctuary.

Events in Sicily

Author : Aldo Gelso
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1462821758
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book Events in Sicily written by Aldo Gelso and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Visiting Sicily is stepping on a piece of real estate set by nature in the most desirable part of the Mediterranean Sea. During the frequent days of clear sky, the entire island of Sicily, the white Mount Etna, the mosaics of the Villa Romana, in Piazza Armerina, are among the oldest and most beautiful ancient mosaics in the world. Sicilian arts can be admired in the cathedrals of Montreal, Cefalu, Palermo, and Catania, among many other cities. The various castles of the Ventimiglia in a number of Sicilian towns, and particularly the sumptuous Castle of Castelbuono and the Castle of Enna, the picturesque castle of Pietraperzia, to name a few, are among the most outstanding works of architecture in the world. In each town and locality of Sicily are reminders of history, masterpieces of arts, and beauty of nature. Some towns have as many as a dozen of churches built during various periods, by Sicilians known throughout the world as Italians. In Petralia Soprana, my ancestors’ town, is the Church of Saint Peter and Paul, where, among other magnificent religious arts, is located the first exceptionally admirable wooden crucifix sculpted by the their native sculptor, Gian Francesco Pintorno, also known as Frate Umile. The church was found on the fourteenth century and contains archives with documents dated since its foundation. Thanks to the archpriest Don Calogero la Placa, I found there documents of my ancestors back to the year 1570. Churches like the Saint Peter and Paul of Petralia Soprana are awaiting to be discovered by the world’s tourists in most small and big towns of Sicily; and so are innumerable masterpieces of Sicilian archeology, architectures, arts, literature, folklore, and not to be forgotten, there awaiting are the hospitality and cuisine of the Sicilian people.

King John

Author : Ralph V Turner
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752469010
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book King John written by Ralph V Turner and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-08-26 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: King John long ago acquired the epithet 'Bad,' and he is reputed to be the worst of England's kings. Before his death in 1216, his desperate exploitation of his subjects for ever more money had turned him into the mythical monster of Hollywood legend. In marked contrast to his brother Richard, John appeared incompetent in battle, failing to defend Normandy (1202-04), and was unsuccessful in recovering his lost lands in 1214. A continuing crisis was a constant need for money, forcing John to drain England of funds for campaigns in France, demanding unlawful and oppressive new taxes. Adding to his evil reputation was an ill-tempered personality and a streak of pettiness or spitefulness that led him to monstrous acts, including murdering his own nephew. King John's unpopularity culminated in a final crisis, a revolt by the English baronage, 1215-16, aimed at subjecting him to the rule of law, that resulted in his grant of Magna Carta.