Barons and castellans in the mid-fifteenth century -- Lands and fortresses -- Barons in the city -- Honour, faction and private wars -- A life in arms -- Allegiance and rebellion I : the fifteenth century -- Allegiance and rebellion II : the Italian Wars.
Summary
In Barons and Castellans: The Military Nobility of Renaissance Italy, Christine Shaw provides the first comparative study of "lords of castles", great and small, throughout Italy, examining their military and political significance, and how their roles changed during the Italian Wars.
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