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Rebellion in Medieval Europe, c.1000-c.1500
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Essays exploring the dynamics of rebellion across Europe - from Sweden and Slovakia to the Iberian Peninsula and Hungary - over five centuries.
Rebellion was a fundamental part of the political ecosystem of the Middle Ages. Medieval Europe witnessed numerous instances of noble rebellion, popular protest and communal resistance against political authority. However, most scholarship has focused on the causes and/or life cycle of the most famous individual movements, such as the Barons' War in England, the Hussites in Bohemia and the Burgundian-Armagnac conflict in France, and there has been relatively little comparative analysis of political protest across both time and "national" borders. Where it exists, it tends to favour a thematic approach and be narrowly focused in terms of geographical coverage.
Conversely, this book breaks new ground in its wide geographical and chronological range, from twelfth-century Sicily to late fifteenth-century Ireland, exploring the various forms that active resistance could take. Its essays offer fresh perspectives on rebellion: as a political act, its theoretical justifications, the role of language and propaganda, the royal counter-responses that it provoked, and its ramifications, both personal and communal. Together they shine a new light on the complex interrelationship between legal authority, violence and politics, and significantly enhance our understanding of rebellion during this period.
Rebellion was a fundamental part of the political ecosystem of the Middle Ages. Medieval Europe witnessed numerous instances of noble rebellion, popular protest and communal resistance against political authority. However, most scholarship has focused on the causes and/or life cycle of the most famous individual movements, such as the Barons' War in England, the Hussites in Bohemia and the Burgundian-Armagnac conflict in France, and there has been relatively little comparative analysis of political protest across both time and "national" borders. Where it exists, it tends to favour a thematic approach and be narrowly focused in terms of geographical coverage.
Conversely, this book breaks new ground in its wide geographical and chronological range, from twelfth-century Sicily to late fifteenth-century Ireland, exploring the various forms that active resistance could take. Its essays offer fresh perspectives on rebellion: as a political act, its theoretical justifications, the role of language and propaganda, the royal counter-responses that it provoked, and its ramifications, both personal and communal. Together they shine a new light on the complex interrelationship between legal authority, violence and politics, and significantly enhance our understanding of rebellion during this period.
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Contributor: Adrian Jobson
ADRIAN JOBSON is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of East Anglia.
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Contributor: Harriet Kersey
HARRIET KERSEY is Research and Innovation Manager at Canterbury Christ Church University.
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Contributor: Gordon McKelvie
GORDON McKELVIE is Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Winchester.
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Contributor: Adrian Jobson
ADRIAN JOBSON is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of East Anglia.
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Contributor: Gordon McKelvie
GORDON McKELVIE is Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Winchester.
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Contributor: Harriet Kersey
HARRIET KERSEY is Research and Innovation Manager at Canterbury Christ Church University.
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Contributor: Michael Hicks
MICHAEL HICKS, the academic director, is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Winchester and author of Richard III: The Self-Made King (Yale, 2019), among many other books and articles.
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February 25, 2025
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9781805435686
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Keywords for this book
Kingship as contract; Political rebellion; Medieval Europe; Twelfth-century Sicily; Philippe Auguste; Noble conflict; Medieval Germany; Noblewomen and rebellion; Thirteenth-century England; Welsh risings 1294–1295; Portuguese rebellion; Diplomatic logic; Diplomacy in the Middle Ages; Alfonso XI of Castile; Rebellion and treason; Maritime Flanders; Bruges and Ypres revolt; Fourteenth-century Sweden; Deposing kings; Allegory and satire; Swabian League of Cities; Städtekrieg; Rebellious bonds; Late medieval Scotland; War of the Roses; Rebellious propaganda; Matthias Corvinus revolt; Late medieval Ireland; Gaelic dimension; Comital rebellion; Crisis of the 1490s
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For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
