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Lords & Men in Scotland: The History of Manrent 1442 - 1603, J. Wormald: 1st Ed
Lords & Men in Scotland: The History of Manrent 1442 - 1603, J. Wormald: 1st Ed
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Lords & Men in Scotland: Bonds of Manrent
By Jenny Wormald.
Published by John Donald Publishing, Edinburgh, 1985. First edition. Hardback cover with dust jacket (unclipped), 475 pages.
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Overall good condition, fading to dustjacket spine - see photos. No names or writing.
The relationship of lords and their men between the 'feudal' era and modern times has perplexed many historians and persuaded some of the decadence of later medieval society. In Scotland the nobility of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries have been renowned for self seeking lawlessness. In this highly original study of the written contracts between the Scottish lords and their followers under the Stewart monarchy a body of evidence as substantial as it is neglected, Jenny Wormald supplies new ways of thinking about the post feudal' aristocracy, not only in Scotland but in other countries too.
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