Laws of War in the Late Middle Ages
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Charles VII
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Confer
Du Guesclin
Edward III
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Feudal Seigneur
Feudal War
Follow
froissart
Gaston Phoebus
gentium
guesclin
hundred
international legal traditions
Isidore's Definition
Isidore’s Definition
John Fastolf
jus
Jus Divinum
Jus Gentium
Jus Naturale
just war theory
Kervyn De Lettenhove
Louis De Bourbon
medieval conflict legal frameworks
Medieval Lawyer
medieval military law
military courts history
Non-combatant
oeuvres
Oeuvres De Froissart
Private War
ransom practices
Robert Knollys
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Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9781138930353
- Weight: 570g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 28 Feb 2017
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Many of the combatants in the European wars of the late middle ages fought for their own gain, but they observed a code of regulations, part chivalrous and part commercial which they called the ‘law of arms’. This book, originally published in 1965, examines this soldiers’ code, to understand its rules and how they were enforced. How did a soldier sue for ransom money if his prisoner would not pay it, and before what court? How did he know whether what he took by force was lawful spoil? As the answers to these and other questions reveal, the workings of the law of arms gave practical point to the contemporary cult of chivalry. It also had an important influence on the early development of ideas of international law.
