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  | | Heraldry, Pageantry and Social Display in Medieval England(Updated) by Peter R. Coss, Maurice Hugh Keen, Maurice Keen Paperback, 278 Pages, Published 2012 by Boydell Press ISBN-13: 978-1-84383-036-8, ISBN: 1-84383-036-1 "Medieval culture was intensely visual. Although this has long been recognised by art historians and by enthusiasts for particular media, there has been little attempt to study social display as a subject in its own right. And yet, display takes us directly into the values, aspirations and, indeed, anxieties of past societies. In this illustrated volume a group of experts address a series of interrelated themes around the issue of displa ..." |
 | | A Companion to Chivalry by Robert W. Jones, Peter Coss Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 2019 by Boydell Pr ISBN-13: 978-1-78327-372-0, ISBN: 1-78327-372-0 "Chivalry lay at the heart of elite society in the Middle Ages, but it is a nebulous concept which defies an easy definition. More than just a code of ethical behaviour, it shaped literary tastes, art and manners, as well as social hierarchies, political events and religious practices; its impact is everywhere.This work aims to provide an accessible and holistic survey of the subject. Its chapters, by leading experts in the field, cover ..." |
 | | The Aristocracy in England and Tuscany, 1000 - 1250 by Peter Coss Hardcover, 528 Pages, Published 2019 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-884696-3, ISBN: 0-19-884696-7 "This volume examines the aristocracy in Tuscany and in England across a period of two and a half centuries (1000-1250). It deals first with Tuscany, tracing the history of the aristocracy and illustrating its nature and evolution, and observing aristocratic behaviour and attitudes, and how aristocrats related to other members of society. Peter Coss then examines the history of England in the same periods. It is not, however, a comparati ..." |
 | | Lady in Medieval England by Peter R. Coss Paperback, 2 Pages, Published 2000 by Stackpole Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8117-2848-5, ISBN: 0-8117-2848-X "80 b/w + 10 color illustrations 6 x 9 Although a number of books portray the life of nobility in medieval England, most present the romantic ideal rather than reality. This new paperback edition of Peter Coss's insightful work focuses on the lady's role in medieval society and how she related to and participated in the prevailing male culture of gentility. Equally important, the author discusses how the lady was perceived both by herse ..." |
 | | Thomas Wright's Political Songs of England(Updated) From the Reign of John to that of Edward II (Camden Classic Reprints) by Thomas Wright, Peter Coss Hardcover, 490 Pages, Published 1996 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-55466-4, ISBN: 0-521-55466-7 "This book contains a collection of political verses, venality satires and songs of social protest from medieval England. First edited by Thomas Wright in 1839, these so- called "political songs" are reissued here on behalf of the Royal Historical Society. The collection provides a fascinating insight into medieval responses to contemporary events. A new and wide-ranging introduction by Peter Coss offers observations on authorship, audie ..." |
 | | Thomas Wright's Political Songs of England(Updated) From the Reign of John to that of Edward II (Camden Classic Reprints) by Thomas Wright, Peter Coss Paperback, 490 Pages, Published 1996 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-55587-6, ISBN: 0-521-55587-6 "This book contains a collection of political verses, venality satires and songs of social protest from medieval England. First edited by Thomas Wright in 1839, these so called 'political songs' are reissued here on behalf of the Royal Historical Society. The collection provides a fascinating insight into medieval responses to contemporary events. A new and wide-ranging introduction from Peter Coss offers observation on authorship, audie ..." |
 | | The Aristocracy in England and Tuscany, 1000 - 1250 by Peter Coss 528 Pages, Published 2019 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-258624-7, ISBN: 0-19-258624-6 "However, it was not until Jean-Claude Maire Vigueur's epoch-making Cavaliers et citoyens. Guerre, conflits et société dans l'Italie communale, XIIe—XIIIe siècles, published in 2003, that a fully worked-out alternative to Keller's picture of urban ..." |
 | | The Knight in Medieval England 1000-1400 by Peter Coss Paperback, Published 1993 by Alan Sutton Publishing Liimited ISBN-13: 978-0-07-500996-2, ISBN: 0-07-500996-X "Please, see Amazon's Product Detail & Customer Review page." |
 | | Soldiers, Nobles and Gentlemen(Updated) Essays in Honour of Maurice Keen by Peter Coss, Christopher Tyerman Hardcover, 388 Pages, Published 2009 by Boydell Press ISBN-13: 978-1-84383-486-1, ISBN: 1-84383-486-3 "Chivalric culture, soldiers and soldiering, and treason, politics and the court form the main themes of this volume - as is appropriate in a book which honours the distinguished medievalist Maurice Keen. The essays, all by eminent scholars in the field, cover such topics as nobility and mobility in Anglo-Saxon society; chivalry and courtliness; the crusade and chivalric ideas; chivalry and art; devotional literature; piety and chivalry; ..." |
 | | Past and Present Book The Foundations of Gentry Life : The Multons of Frampton and Their World, 1270-1370 by Peter Coss Published 2010 ISBN-13: 978-1-282-54446-8, ISBN: 1-282-54446-2 |
 | | The Origins of the English Gentry (Past and Present Publications) by Peter Coss Printed Access Code, Published 2009 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-511-52238-3, ISBN: 0-511-52238-X "Although the gentry played a central role in medieval England, this study is the first sustained exploration of its origins and development between the mid-thirteenth and the mid-fourteenth century. Arguing against views which see the gentry as formed or created earlier, the text investigates as well the relationship between lesser landowners and the Angevin state; the transformation of knighthood; and the role of lesser landowners in s ..." |
 | | Soldiers, Nobles and Gentlemen Essays In Honour of Maurice Keen by Peter Coss Published 2009 ISBN-13: 978-1-84615-761-5, ISBN: 1-84615-761-7 |
 | | The Lady In Medieval England 1000-1500 by Peter Coss Published 1999 by Sutton Publishing+Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-00-015277-0, ISBN: 0-00-015277-3 |
 | | The Strange History Of Buckinhgam Palace - Patterns Of People(Updated) by Patricia Wright, Peter Coss Hardcover, 211 Pages, Published 1996 by Sutton Publishing Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-905778-37-2, ISBN: 0-905778-37-5 |
 | | The Knight in Medieval England 1000-1400 by Peter Coss Published 1996 by Alan Sutton Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-7500-9096-4, ISBN: 0-7500-9096-0 |
 | | Knight in Medieval England 1000-140 Tes2 by Peter Coss Published 1995 ISBN-13: 978-0-07-509099-1, ISBN: 0-07-509099-6 |
 | | A Knight's City With Amazing Pop-Ups and an Interactive Tour of Life in a Medieval City! by Philip Steele, Peter Coss Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2008 by Little Simon Pop Up ISBN-13: 978-1-4169-6124-6, ISBN: 1-4169-6124-0 "A Knight's City Children and adults alike will be awestruck as a stunning three-dimensional medieval world unfolds before their eyes! The sliding castle gate on the front cover serves as an entrance into a world from long ago. Inside, vibrant art and amazingly intricate pops guide readers through life as it really was for Sir Hugo, a brave and noble knight! From pages and ladies, to castles and cathedrals, this book is certain to educat ..." |
 | | The Moral World of the Law (Past and Present Publications) by Peter R. Coss, Lyndal Roper Hardcover, 280 Pages, Published 2000 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-64059-6, ISBN: 0-521-64059-8 "The dominant and deceptively simple theme of this book is the relationship between the moral environment of the courtroom and that of the society in which the court is situated. The volume ranges widely across time and space, from ancient Greece to twentieth-century Africa. As a consequence, it encompasses not only the highly professional legal systems of the Roman, later medieval and modern worlds, but also the relatively unprofessiona ..." |
 | | The Origins of the English Gentry(1st Edition) (Past and Present Publications) by Peter R. Coss Paperback, 348 Pages, Published 2005 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-02100-5, ISBN: 0-521-02100-6 "Burgh, lady Elizabeth de, household of 231 Burgh, Hubert de, justiciar 110, 111, 112, 118 Burton Abbey 25 Burton chronicler 132 Burton Hastings, Warwickshire 170, 179 Butler, John le 178 Butler, Maurice le 58, 60, 61 Butler, Ralf le 60 Butler, Ralf ... cathedral 63 cavalry 166 non-knightly 224 sub-knightly 217, 218, 242 Cawynton, John de 219–20 Cazel, Fred 111 ceorl 26 Cerne, Master Henry de 115 Chadsunt, Warwickshire 192 Chalcombe ..." |
 | | Politics and Society in Mid Thirteenth-Century England The Troubled Realm by PETER. COSS Published 2024 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-892428-9, ISBN: 0-19-892428-3 "Drawing on a wide range of sources, the book reconsiders the generation of the crisis, the factors which influenced its course, and its (partial) resolution. In short, it explores the anatomy and physiology of a troubled realm." |
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