Violence, custom and law : the Anglo-Scottish border lands in the later Middle Ages /
Long-standing hostility between Scotland and England affected the pattern of criminal activity in the Anglo-Scottish Border lands. This is an account of how the area created and refined a new system of law to deal with conflicts in the Middle Ages.
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Language notes: | English. |
| Imprint: | Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©1998. |
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- Introduction. The thirteenth century: A 'golden boy' of border custom
- 1. The war years, 1296-1328
- 2. Experimentation, 1328-57
- 3. Elaboration, 1357-77
- 4. Consolidation, 1377-99
- 5. Interlude: The early Lancastrian years, 1399-1424
- 6. Restoration and maturation, 1424-61
- 7. The Yorkist and early Tudor years, 1461-1502
- Conclusion: The legal and social contexts of Anglo-Scottish border law in the later middle ages
- Bibliography
- Index.