The Fight for Status and Privilege in Late Medieval and Early Modern Castile, 1465-1598

by Michael J. Crawford

Book Overview

In The Fight for Status and Privilege in Late Medieval and Early Modern Castile, 1465-1598, Michael Crawford investigates conflicts about and resistance to the status of hidalgo, conventionally understood as the lowest, most heavily populated rank in the Castilian nobility. It is generally accepted that legal privileges were based on status and class in this premodern society. Crawford presents and explains the contentious realities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271062908
• ISBN13: 9780271062907
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"