Origins and Transformations. Recent Historiography on the Nobility in the Medieval Low Countries I
Arie van Steensel
The medieval Low Countries are not usually associated with nobility and knighthood, but historical research in the past decades has proven that they should be. This series of essays gives a historiographical overview recent literature on links it major international debates subject. first three sections into which this survey is organised deals origins evolution nobility, knighthood ministeriality during central Middle Ages. early history would benefit from trans-regional approaches order to understand general patterns development regional peculiarities, offer an opportunity confront different traditions by making comparisons other European regions.
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