Flanders and the Anglo-Norman World, 1066-1216

Informationen zum Autor Eljas Oksanen is Visiting Research Fellow at the Department of History, King's College London. Klappentext This book explores the relations and exchanges between Flanders and the Anglo-Norman realm following the union of England and Normandy in 1066. Zusammenfassung The union of Normandy and England in 1066 recast the political map of north-western Europe. This book explores the nature of the new relationships and exchanges between Flanders and the Anglo-Norman realm! from knightly tournaments! cross-Channel commerce! the mechanics of medieval immigration and the oldest surviving English treaties. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Power and politics in Flanders and the Anglo-Norman Regnum; 2. Military treaties and diplomatic culture; 3. Anglo-Flemish diplomacy: context and mechanisms; 4. Tournament in Anglo-Flemish society; 5. Politics of cross-Channel commerce; 6. Flemish immigration to England; 7. Social identity and the image of Flemings in England; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: Eljas Oksanen, Eljas (King''s College London) Oksanen, Oksanen Eljas
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2015
• EAN: 9781107529892
• ISBN: 978-1-107-52989-2
• No. of pages: 324
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series; Cambridge Studies in Medieval; Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; History, European History, Belgium, British & Irish history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, European history: medieval period, middle ages