Rebel Barons: Resisting Royal Power in Medieval Culture by Luke Sunderland

Rebel Barons: Resisting Royal Power in Medieval Culture

Luke Sunderland

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Ambivalence towards kings, and other sovereign powers, is deep-seated in medieval culture: sovereigns might provide justice, but were always potential tyrants, who usurped power and 'stole' through taxation. Rebel Barons writes the history of this...

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