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Maurice Keen
Reprint of the edition published by Routledge & Kegan Paul, and the University of Toronto Press, in 1965.
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This fascinating book explains the popularity of the likes of Robin Hood and William Wallace, and many other lesser known rogues, and how their stories appealed to the common people…
This account of the great confrontations of medieval Europe (c.700-1500) examines major developments in the methods of warfare from the time of Charlemagne through to the end of the Crusades.
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Offers a picture of the politics, society and religion of medieval Europe. This work examines tribal wars, the Crusades, the growth of trade and the shifting patterns of community life…
Examines the social importance of chivalry as a secular ideal during the Middle Ages, traces the origins of knighthood and chivalry, and looks at chivalric rituals and literature.
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This collection of articles deals with both the ideas of chivalry and the reality of warfare. The author discusses brotherhood-in-arms, courtly love, crusades, heraldry, knighthood, the law of arms, tournaments…
M.H. Keen
First published to wide critical acclaim in 1973, this superb second edition brings the original study up to date with historiographical developments of the last decade. This book will be…
Maurice Keens-Soper
Preoccupation with the EU’s internal affairs risks ignoring the extent to which Europe itself will now be shaped by foreign affairs.
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An introduction to some of the greatest works of political thought, from Plato’s Republic to Rousseau’s Social Contract. The text provides a full analysis of the contents of each text…
Spanning a critical period - from the turbulent era of the American and French Revolutions through to the calmer waters of the nineteenth centuries, this book helps all students of…
Discussion of display through a range of artefacts and in a variety of contexts: family and lineage, social distinction and aspiration, ceremony and social bonding, and the expression of power…
Anonymous
Full Title: Report of A Cause Tried in The District Court of Philadelphia, April 24, 1822. John Keen vs. Philip Rice, Involving The Right of New Jersey to The Oyster-Beds…
