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In feudal and early modern society, the nobility was a force of major importance. In this three-volume work, the author provides a survey of all the most significant primary sources relating to the status of nobility in Europe from Roman times through the Medieval period and beyond, setting them within the broader historical context of the time.
List of contents
VOLUME I:
Chapter 1. Nobility in Roman Antiquity
Chapter 2. Nobles and Nobility in Early Medieval Europe
Chapter 3. Feudalism, Tenure and Jurisdiction
VOLUME II:
Chapter 4. Knighthood and Orders of Chivalry
Chapter 5. Arms, Heraldry and Nobility
Chapter 6. Civic Nobility
VOLUME III:
Chapter 7. Nobility and Office
Chapter 8. Titled Nobility
Chapter 9. The Rights of Nobility
VOLUME IV
Chapter 10. Proofs of Nobility and Reciprocity
Chapter 11. Epilogue
Bibliography
About the author
Michael Sayer is an independent historian educated at the University of Oxford, UK. His publications include: English Nobility: The Gentry, the Heralds and the Continental Context and The Disintegration of a Heritage: Country Houses and their Collections, 1979-1992. He is an occasional contributor to Country Life and The Antiquaries’ Journal.
Summary
In feudal and early modern society, the nobility was a force of major importance. In this three-volume work, the author provides a survey of all the most significant primary sources relating to the status of nobility in Europe from Roman times through the Medieval period and beyond, setting them within the broader historical context of the time.
