Corruption, Protection and Justice in Medieval Europe: A Thousand-Year History

ISBN-13: 9781316513743 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022

Jonathan R. (University of Chicago) Lyon

Opis

Argues for continuity in corrupt practices of justice and protection between 750 and 1800 by analyzing the position of advocate.

Recenzje

'As impressive in its chronological range as it is penetrating in its observations and thought-provoking in its conclusions, Jonathan Lyon's book will be required reading for anyone interested in how the exercise of power worked on the ground: in the localities, towns and villages of medieval and early modern Europe. A remarkable achievement and a pleasure to read!' Björn Weiler, Aberystwyth University

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The First 'Medieval' Advocates; 2. Putting Down Roots in Ninth-Century Francia; 3. The 'Aristocratization' of Post-Carolingian Advocacy; 4. Elite Competition at the Turn of the First Millennium; 5. The Limits of Church Reform; 6. Pigs and Sheep, Beer and Wine, Pennies and Pounds; 7. A History of Violence; 8. Weapons of the Not-so-Weak; 9. The Murder of Archbishop Engelbert; 10. Widening the Lens; 11. The Emperor as Vogt, ca. 1000–1500; 12. From Lordship to Government?; 13. Reframing the History of Violence; 14. Crossing the False Divide: Advocates after 1500; 15. A Cultural History of the Rapacious Advocate, or: William Tell's Revenge; Conclusion.