Lordship In Four Realms The Lacy Family, 11661241

Name: Lordship In Four Realms
Author: Colin Veach

Auteur: Colin Veach

Taal: Engels

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Auteur: Colin Veach S. H. Rigby

Engels
Hardcover
9780719089374
30 maart 2014
320 pagina's

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Examines the rise and fall of the aristocratic Lacy family in England, Ireland, Wales and Normandy. As one of the first truly transnational studies of individual medieval aristocrats, it provides a fresh look at lordship and the interplay between aristocracy and crown from 1166 to 1241.

This book examines the rise and fall of the aristocratic Lacy family in England, Ireland, Wales and Normandy. As one of the first truly transnational studies of individual medieval aristocrats, it provides a fresh look at lordship and the interplay between aristocracy and crown from 1166 to 1241.

Hugh de Lacy (d.1186) traded on his military usefulness to King Henry II of England in Wales and Normandy to gain a speculative grant of the ancient Irish kingdom of Mide (Meath). Hugh was remarkably successful in Ireland, where he was able to thwart the juvenile ambitions of the future King John to increase his powers there. Hugh was hailed by native commentators as ‘lord of the foreigners of Ireland’ and even ‘king of Ireland’. In this study, his near-legendary life is firmly grounded in the realities of Anglo-Irish politics. The political career of Hugh’s less famous son and heir, Walter de Lacy (d.1241), is in turn illuminated by surviving royal records and his own acta. Walter was one of the major players in the Irish Sea province under Kings Richard I, John and Henry III, and his relationship with each king provides a unique insight into the nature of their reigns. Over the course of fifty-two years, Walter helped to shape the course of Anglo-Irish history. That history is recast in the light of the transnational perspective of its chief participants.

This book is especially useful for those studying the history of medieval Britain and Ireland, and is a major contribution to current debates over the structure of medieval European society.

This book examines the rise and fall of the aristocratic Lacy family in England, Ireland, Wales and Normandy. This involves a unique analysis of medieval lordship in action, as well as a re-imagining of the role of English kingship in the western British Isles and a rewriting of seventy-five years of Anglo-Irish history. By viewing the political landscape of Britain and Ireland from the perspective of one aristocratic family, this book produces one of the first truly transnational studies of individual medieval aristocrats. This results in an in-depth investigation of aristocratic and English royal power over five reigns, including during the tumultuous period of King John and Magna Carta. By investigating how the Lacys sought to rule their lands in four distinct realms, this book also makes a major contribution to current debates on lordship and the foundations of medieval European society.

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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 30 maart 2014
Aantal pagina's: 320
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Hoofdauteur: Colin Veach
Tweede Auteur: S. H. Rigby
Hoofdredacteur: Steve Rigby
Hoofduitgeverij: Manchester University Press

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Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 138 mm
Product hoogte: 24 mm
Product lengte: 216 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 138 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 216 mm
Verpakking lengte: 216 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 264 g

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Categorieën: Geschiedenis

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Middeleeuwen (500-1500)

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Taal: Engels
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Onderwerp: Genealogie
Beschikbaarheid: Leverbaar

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