Lords of the central marches English aristocracy and frontier society, 1087-1265 /

In the Middle Ages, the March between England and Wales was a contested, militarised frontier zone, a 'land of war'. This text examines how the English aristocracy of this borderland organised themselves and their followers in order to survive against the increasing power of their Welsh op...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Holden, Brock W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Series:Oxford historical monographs.
Subjects:
Nobility > Welsh Borders (England and Wales) > History > To 1500.
Welsh Borders (England and Wales) > History.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1066-1485.
Welsh Borders (England and Wales) > Politics and government.
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Summary:In the Middle Ages, the March between England and Wales was a contested, militarised frontier zone, a 'land of war'. This text examines how the English aristocracy of this borderland organised themselves and their followers in order to survive against the increasing power of their Welsh opponents.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 280 p.) : maps.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191720680 (ebook) :

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