Mary Skinner argues in her paper that that the laity were fully involved agents that supported the peace councils, and often took the initiative in trying to limit warfare.
The Middle Ages: The Approach to the Truce of God
September 12, 2012 By
This long period of history cannot be represented as a period of peace but as one seeking peace, seeking limitation as to just cause in war and, with it, limitation consistent with the just peace.
The Peace of God and its legal practice in the Eleventh Century
December 1, 2010 By
The Peace of God and its legal practice in the Eleventh Century By Thomas Gergen Cuadernos de Historia del Derecho, Vol.9 (2002) Introduction: The “Peace of God” (Pax Dei) was an institution established by the Church and the lay power in an effort to limit private conflicts a movement expanding progressively into the whole of […]
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