From England to France : : Felony and Exile in the High Middle Ages / / William Chester Jordan.
At the height of the Middle Ages, a peculiar system of perpetual exile-or abjuration-flourished in western Europe. It was a judicial form of exile, not political or religious, and it was meted out to felons for crimes deserving of severe corporal punishment or death. From England to France explores...
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Year of Publication: | 2015 |
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Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Abjuring the Realm
- Chapter 2. The Abjurers, Their Crimes, and Their Property
- Chapter 3. The Journey Begins
- Chapter 4. Life among Strangers
- Chapter 5. Returning Home
- Chapter 6. Epilogue: Atrophy and Displacement
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index