Martyrs in the Making

This book explores the late medieval English cults which evolved around 'political martyrs'. By examining these cults the richness of political culture is revealed, and insights offered into the ways in which belief, worship, social and civic identities, and political language and practice were continuously constructed and re-constructed.

Autorentext

DANNA PIROYANSKY is a graduate of the University of London, UK (2005). She has published several articles in the field of late medieval English political culture, and teaches medieval history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. She is now working on her second book.

Inhalt
Introduction Mapping Martyrdom Thomas Earl of Lancaster: Christ's Knight Archbishop Richard Scrope: Shepherd of the People King Henry VI: Glory of Innocence 'A Death Worth a Martyr's Crown': Other Martyrs and Their Cults Conclusion Bibliography