Ceremony and civility : civic culture in late medieval London /

In 'Ceremony and Civility', Barbara Hanawalt shows how London's elected officials and elites in the late Middle Ages used ceremony and ritual to establish their legitimacy and power. In a largely immigrant population, the official appearances helped instruct the newly arrived about th...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Hanawalt, Barbara A.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Zusammenfassung:
In 'Ceremony and Civility', Barbara Hanawalt shows how London's elected officials and elites in the late Middle Ages used ceremony and ritual to establish their legitimacy and power. In a largely immigrant population, the official appearances helped instruct the newly arrived about the power structure of the city, as did humiliating, public parades of offenders of laws through the streets.
Umfang:
1 online resource (236 pages) : illustrations
Anmerkungen:
Previously issued in print: 2017.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-049042-X
0-19-049043-8
0-19-049041-1
Schlagworte:
City and town life > England > London > History > To 1500.
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