War, Justice, and Public Order

Ranging broadly between the years 1000 and 1400, Richard Kaeuper assesses the impact of war and lawmaking on the evolution of the royal governments of England and France. From the economic and political costs of war and the development of royal justice, to the crown's attempts to control private violence and the relationship between public opinion and government action, his book provides thorough coverage of issues of central importance in late medieval history.

"This subtle and illuminating book will be valued by historians and students alike....An excellent and meticulously presented book."--American Historical Review
"Well written, scholarly, important in substance, and significant for the methodology of legal history because it imposes on it a societal context and subjects it to comparative analysis."--Journal of Interdisciplinary History
"A superb book. It demonstrates an awesome command of the literature, a sophisticated methodology, and a wise and thoughtful historical mind at work....The book is a model study in comparative history....A brilliant work."--Choice
"Arguably the most comprehensive study yet produced."--The Historian
"All who are interested in this era will find [the book] to be stimulating and informative. Because the examination of the interaction of such momentous forces as war, centralization of authority, maintenance of order, administration of justice, and provision of security is so thorough and so ac