The Origins of the English Gentry (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521021005)

Although the gentry played a central role in medieval England, this study is the first sustained exploration of its origins and development between the mid-thirteenth and the mid-fourteenth century. Arguing against views which see the gentry as formed or created earlier, the text investigates as well the relationship between lesser landowners and the Angevin state; the transformation of knighthood; and the role of lesser landowners in society and politics.

Author: Peter Coss, Coss Peter
ISBN-10: 0521021006
ISBN-13: 9780521021005
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/13/2005
Pages: 348
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.78d