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Comprend les noms: P.R. Coss, Peter R. Coss

Œuvres de Peter R. Coss

The Origins of the English Gentry (2003) 12 exemplaires
Rodney Hilton's Middle Ages : an exploration of historical themes (2007) — Directeur de publication — 6 exemplaires
Thirteenth Century England II: Proceedings of the Newcastle upon Tyne Conference 1987 (1988) — Directeur de publication; Contributeur — 5 exemplaires
The Moral World of the Law (2000) 4 exemplaires
Social relations and ideas : essays in honour of R.H. Hilton (1983) — Directeur de publication — 4 exemplaires

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Nom canonique
Coss, Peter R.
Nom légal
Peter R. Coss
Autres noms
Coss, P.R.
Date de naissance
1946-11-08
Sexe
male
Pays (pour la carte)
United Kingdom

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2.5 stars

This is a nonfiction history of “ladies” in medieval England. Ladies - not just meaning women - but upper class nobility “ladies”. It covered things like inheritance, heraldry (coats of arms, usually from the father or husband, used in women’s seals), kidnapping (aka “ravishing”!), marriage, romance…

Too academic for my liking. There were some interesting nuggets, but also a lot of big words, long paragraphs, and quotes in Middle English. When I’m bored by a book, I don’t put it down, but I tend to skim. I definitely skimmed (or just skipped) anything in Middle English, and a bit more. Otherwise, bits and pieces caught my attention, but not enough to even say it was “ok” (in my rating system). The interesting bits gave it the .5 stars above not liking it, as a whole.… (plus d'informations)
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LibraryCin | Jan 3, 2021 |

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Statistiques

Œuvres
21
Aussi par
4
Membres
441
Popularité
#55,516
Évaluation
3.8
Critiques
1
ISBN
44
Langues
1

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