RICHARD E. BARTON is assistant Professor of History, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
A thoughtful and closely argued study. [...] This is a study which
should provoke considerable discussion.
*HISTORY*
In this stimulating, clearly written book, Richard Barton uses
evidence from Maine and the bordering counties of Anjou, Blois, and
Normandy to explore the character of aristocratic lordship in the
tenth and eleventh centuries.
*MEDIEVAL REVIEW*
A stimulating work, which deserves to be read widely.
*ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW*
This is an important book. Its analysis is firmly based on a close
analysis of the primary sources, well contextualised within the
secondary literature, and Barton's arguments are stated clearly and
forcefully.
*AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW*
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