Captivity and Imprisonment in Medieval Europe, 1000-1300 (Medieval Culture and Society) by Jean Dunbabin
English | Dec 31, 2002 | ISBN: 0333647149, 0333647157 | 218 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
English | Dec 31, 2002 | ISBN: 0333647149, 0333647157 | 218 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
Medieval imprisonment was not normally punitive. Instead, it was intended as a method of coercion, to exort ransom or revenge from a fellow aristocrat, to discipline members of a household or to remove a dangerous opponent. Also, as Dunbabin's interesting study makes clear, forms of captivity could vary to an extraordinary degree