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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| Formáid: | Licensed eBooks |
| Teanga: | Béarla |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press
2017.
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| Rochtain ar líne: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1dr36tk |
| Achoimre: | 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. |
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| Cur síos ar an mír: | Previously issued in print: 2015. |
| Cur síos fisiciúil: | 1 online resource |
| Sprioclucht léitheoireachta: | Specialized. |
| Leabharliosta: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400866397 1400866391 9780691176147 0691176140 9780691164953 |