Ports, piracy, and maritime war : piracy in the English Channel and the Atlantic, c. 1280 - c. 1330

Ports, piracy, and maritime war : piracy in the English Channel and the Atlantic, c. 1280 - c. 1330 /

In Ports, Piracy, and Maritime War Thomas K. Heebøll-Holm presents a study of maritime predation in English and French waters around the year 1300. Heebøll-Holm shows that piracy was often part of private wars between English, French, and Gascon ports and mariners, occupying a liminal space between...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heebøll-Holm, Thomas K. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden : Brill, 2013.
Series:Medieval law and its practice ; v. 15.
Subjects:
To 1500
Law, Medieval.
Piracy (International law) > History > To 1500.
Piracy > English Channel Region > History > To 1500.
Piracy > North Atlantic Region > History > To 1500.
Maritime history.
TRUE CRIME > General.
Law, Medieval
Piracy
Piracy (International law)
North Atlantic Region
Libros electronicos.
History
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • The anatomy of medieval piracy
  • Ports and wine
  • Guerra maritima
  • The laws of the sea and the principles of reprisal
  • The sea, the march and sovereignty
  • Peace and piracy containment
  • Crime and lack of punishment?
  • Conclusion.

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