The Crisis of the Twelfth Century: Power, Lordship, and the Origins of European Government by Thomas N. Bisson

The Crisis of the Twelfth Century: Power, Lordship, and the Origins of European Government

Thomas N. Bisson

677 pages • first pub 2008 (view editions)

nonfiction challenging informative slow-paced
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Medieval civilization came of age in thunderous events like the Norman Conquest and the First Crusade. Power fell into the hands of men who imposed coercive new lordships in quest of nobility. Rethinking a familiar history, Thomas Bisson explores ...

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