During the late Middle Ages the London ruling elite was increasingly influenced by the idea that a secret counter-society was operating in the city. Its members were suspected to be active mainly at night, to roam the city aimlessly and to be identifiable by three main characteristics: their latent, unmotivated and habitual penchant for violence, their sexual license and their disinclination to work. The rumours about this real and imagined 'milieu of the night' strongly influenced Londoners' perceptions of social relations within urban society. In wards, parishes, guilds and companies,...
During the late Middle Ages the London ruling elite was increasingly influenced by the idea that a secret counter-society was operating in the city. I...
Dieses Buch bietet einen kompakten berblick ber die Geschichte des rmisch-deutschen Reiches von seinen Anfngen bis zum Beginn der Neuzeit. Es vermittelt die Grundzge der politischen Geschichte, gibt aber auch einen Einblick in zentrale Aspekte von Gesellschaft und Kultur. Damit werden Strukturen und Tendenzen verstndlich gemacht, welche die deutsche Geschichte bis zum Beginn der Moderne, ja teilweise bis in die jngste Vergangenheit hinein geprgt haben.
Dieses Buch bietet einen kompakten berblick ber die Geschichte des rmisch-deutschen Reiches von seinen Anfngen bis zum Beginn der Neuzeit. Es vermitte...