Lordship in Four Realms

The Lacy Family, 1166–1241

Colin Veach, Steve Rigby, Rebecca Mortimer

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Manchester University Press
30 March 2014

Medieval history; Family history, tracing ancestors

Series: Manchester Medieval Studies

This book examines the rise and fall of the aristocratic Lacy family in England, Ireland, Wales and Normandy. This involves a unique analysis of medieval lordship in action, as well as a re-imagining of the role of English kingship in the western British Isles and a rewriting of seventy-five years of Anglo-Irish history. By viewing the political landscape of Britain and Ireland from the perspective of one aristocratic family, this book produces one of the first truly transnational studies of individual medieval aristocrats. This results in an in-depth investigation of aristocratic and English royal power over five reigns, including during the tumultuous period of King John and Magna Carta. By investigating how the Lacys sought to rule their lands in four distinct realms, this book also makes a major contribution to current debates on lordship and the foundations of medieval European society. -- .

By: Colin Veach
Series edited by: Steve Rigby
Other: Rebecca Mortimer
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9780719089374
ISBN 10: 0719089379
Series: Manchester Medieval Studies
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 30 March 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Part I: Hugh de Lacy 1. A transnational magnate: 1166–74 2. ‘Lord of the foreigners of Ireland’: 1177–86 Part II: Walter de Lacy 3. Divided allegiance: 1189–99 4. Factionalism: 1199–1206 5. Royal v. aristocratic lordship: 1206–16 6. Sheriff of Herefordshire: 1216–22 7. The dangers of transnational lordship: 1222–41 Part III: Lordship 8. Lordship in four realms Conclusion Appendix 1: Family trees Appendix 2: Tables Appendix 3: Charter of Walter de Lacy Select Bibliography Index -- .

Colin Veach is Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Hull -- .

Reviews for Lordship in Four Realms: The Lacy Family, 1166–1241

'This book aims to achieve greater familiarity with the nature of transnational lordship and the interaction between king and magnate through a focused study of the fortunes of the Lacy family from 1166 to 1241' (p. 3). These aims are met in a work that significantly deepens our understanding of issues that lie at the heart of the history of Ireland, Britain, and France in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. Lordship in four realms is a notable debut, and it is not only historians of medieval Ireland who will look forward to the work that is to follow. -- BRENDAN SMITH. Irish Historical Studies / Volume 39 / Issue 154 / November 2014, pp 338 - 339