Martyrs in the Making: Political Martyrdom in Late Medieval England

by Danna Piroyansky

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349354708
• ISBN13: 9781349354702
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"