From England to France : felony and exile in the High Middle Ages /

At the height of the Middle Ages, a peculiar system of perpetual exile- or abjuration-flourished in western Europe. It was a judicial form of exile, not political or religious, and it was meted out to felons for crimes deserving of severe corporal punishment or death. This work explores the lives of...

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Bibliografiske detaljer
Hovedforfatter: Jordan, William Chester, 1948- (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2017.
Online adgang:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1dr36tk
Beskrivelse
Summary:At the height of the Middle Ages, a peculiar system of perpetual exile- or abjuration-flourished in western Europe. It was a judicial form of exile, not political or religious, and it was meted out to felons for crimes deserving of severe corporal punishment or death. This work explores the lives of these men and women who were condemned to abjure the English realm, and draws on their unique experiences to shed light on a medieval legal tradition until now very poorly understood.
Emne beskrivelse:Previously issued in print: 2015.
Fysisk beskrivelse:1 online resource
Publikum:Specialized.
Bibliografi:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781400866397
1400866391
9780691176147
0691176140
9780691164953