POWER AND IDENTITY IN THE MIDDLE AGES: ESSAYS IN MEMORY OF REES DAVIES; ED. BY HUW PRYCE

Collecting Sixteen Thought-provoking New Essays By Leading Medievalists, This Volume Celebrates The Work Of The Late Rees Davies. Reflecting Davies' Interest In Identities, Political Culture And The Workings Of Power In Medieval Britain, The Essays Range Across Ten Centuries, Looking At A Variety Of Key Topics. Issues Explored Range From The Historical Representations Of Peoples And The Changing Patterns Of Power And Authority, To The Notions Of 'core' And 'periphery' And The Relationship Between Local Conditions And International Movements. The Political Impact Of Words And Ideas, And The Parallels Between Developments In Wales And Those Elsewhere In Britain, Ireland And Europe Are Also Discussed. Appreciations Of Rees Davies, A Bibliography Of His Works, And Davies' Own Farewell Speech To The History Faculty At The University Of Oxford Complete This Outstanding Tribute To A Much-missed Scholar. - Publisher. Appreciations / D.a.l. Morgan, John Davidson -- Secular Power And Authority In The Middle Ages / Susan Reynolds -- Heartland And Border : The Mental And Physical Geography Of Medieval Europe / Robert Bartlett -- Welsh Rulers And European Change, C. 1100-1282 / Huw Pryce -- Bede And The Unchosen Race / Alexander Murray -- The Early Middle Ages And Spanish Identity / Wendy Davies -- Normanizing The English Invaders Of Ireland / John Gillingham -- Lordship And Society In Twelfth-century Clydesdale / Alexander Grant -- Lordship And Liberties In Ireland And Wales, C. 1170-1360 / Robin Frame -- Distinction And Diversity : The Common Lawyers And The Law Of Wales / J. Beverley Smith -- Lordship In The British Isles, C. 1320-c. 1360 : The Ebb Tide Of The English Empire? / Brendan Smith -- The Charterhouse Of Cadzand And The Serendipities Of Empire / D.a.l. Morgan -- On The Hospitality Of The Welsh : A Comparative View / Llinos Beverley Smith -- Cheshire And Wales / Philip Morgan -- Crossing The Frontiers Of The English Realm In The Fifteenth Century / Ralph A. Griffiths -- Identity And Morality : Power And Politics During The Wars Of The Roses / Colin Richmond -- Public Or Plebs : The Changing Meaning Of The Commons, 1381-1549 / John Watts -- A Farewell Speech / Rees Davies. Edited By Huw Pryce And John Watts. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Includes A Bibliography Of Published Writings Of Rees Davies (p. [264]-274). Contents......Page 8 List of Abbreviations......Page 10 List of Contributors......Page 13 Introduction......Page 14 1. Appreciations......Page 18 2. Secular Power and Authority in the Middle Ages......Page 24 3. Heartland and Border: The Mental and Physical Geography of Medieval Europe......Page 36 4. Welsh Rulers and European Change, c.1100–1282......Page 50 5. Bede and the Unchosen Race......Page 65 6. The Early Middle Ages and Spanish Identity......Page 81 7. Normanizing the English Invaders of Ireland......Page 98 8. Lordship and Society in Twelfth-century Clydesdale......Page 111 9. Lordship and Liberties in Ireland and Wales, c.1170–c.1360......Page 138 10. ‘Distinction and Diversity’: The Common Lawyers and the Law of Wales......Page 152 11. Lordship in the British Isles, c.1320–c.1360: the Ebb Tide of the English Empire?......Page 166 12. The Charterhouse of Cadzand and the Serendipities of Empire......Page 177 13. On the Hospitality of the Welsh: A Comparative View......Page 194 14. Cheshire and Wales......Page 208 15. Crossing the Frontiers of the English Realm in the Fifteenth Century......Page 224 16. Identity and Morality: Power and Politics During the Wars of the Roses......Page 239 17. Public or Plebs: The Changing Meaning of ‘the Commons’, 1381–1549......Page 255 18. A Farewell Speech......Page 274 A Bibliography of the Published Writings of Rees Davies......Page 277 C......Page 288 D......Page 289 G......Page 290 I......Page 291 M......Page 292 P......Page 293 S......Page 294 W......Page 295 Y......Page 296 Contents 8 List of Abbreviations 10 List of Contributors 13 Introduction 14 1. Appreciations 18 2. Secular Power and Authority in the Middle Ages 24 3. Heartland and Border: The Mental and Physical Geography of Medieval Europe 36 4. Welsh Rulers and European Change, c.1100–1282 50 5. Bede and the Unchosen Race 65 6. The Early Middle Ages and Spanish Identity 81 7. Normanizing the English Invaders of Ireland 98 8. Lordship and Society in Twelfth-century Clydesdale 111 9. Lordship and Liberties in Ireland and Wales, c.1170–c.1360 138 10. ‘Distinction and Diversity’: The Common Lawyers and the Law of Wales 152 11. Lordship in the British Isles, c.1320–c.1360: the Ebb Tide of the English Empire? 166 12. The Charterhouse of Cadzand and the Serendipities of Empire 177 13. On the Hospitality of the Welsh: A Comparative View 194 14. Cheshire and Wales 208 15. Crossing the Frontiers of the English Realm in the Fifteenth Century 224 16. Identity and Morality: Power and Politics During the Wars of the Roses 239 17. Public or Plebs: The Changing Meaning of ‘the Commons’, 1381–1549 255 18. A Farewell Speech 274 A Bibliography of the Published Writings of Rees Davies 277 Index 288 A 288 B 288 C 288 D 289 E 290 F 290 G 290 H 291 I 291 J 292 K 292 L 292 M 292 N 293 O 293 P 293 R 294 S 294 T 295 U 295 V 295 W 295 Y 296 An engaging collection of thought-provoking essays examining power struggles and political identities in medieval Britain, featuring work from leading historians in the field. Celebrating the work of the late Rees Davies - a towering figure in the historiography of this period - the book focuses on his interests, opening up new perspectives on the political, social, and cultural history of the middle ages. - ;Collecting sixteen thought-provoking new essays by leading medievalists, this volume celebrates the work of the late Rees Davies. Reflecting Davies' interest in identities, political cult Celebrating the work of the late Rees Davies, this book is a selection of thought-provoking essays focusing on the power-struggles and political identities in medieval Wales and Britain, featuring the work of leading historians in the field.