Thesis
In modo guerrino: change and continuity in English elite conceptions of violence, 1450-1560
- Abstract:
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Debates over the issue of violence in late medieval and early modern England tend to focus on ways that the legal system and institutions attempted to control it, or on the influence of wider political or economic forces that generated violence and criminality. This overlooks, or minimises, the cultural and social meaning of violence, particularly as it was performed by members of the social elite. This thesis re-evaluates the meaning of violence for socially elite performers of violence, ...
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+ Gunn, S
Institution:
University of Oxford
Oxford college:
Merton College
Role:
Supervisor
Funding
Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada
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Bibliographic Details
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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- Deposit date:
- 2018-05-03
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- Copyright holder:
- Geldof, M
- Copyright date:
- 2017
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