We tend to think of a feud as being a long established state of hostilities, especially between families or clans, which normally manifests itself in revengeful

This groundbreaking book explains the widely accepted practice of feuding amongst noblemen and princes in its social context.

Disputes, discord and reconciliation were fundamental parts of the fabric of communal living in early modern Europe. This edited volume presents essays on the c

In this original study Stuart Carroll transforms our understanding of Europe between 1500 and 1800 by exploring how ordinary people felt about their enemies and