La mise en défense et la protection de l’île de Ré à la fin du Moyen Âge. Une affirmation de l’identité insulaire

By pointing out possible difficulties linked to constant insecurity due to its geographical location on the sea route linking Aquitaine and the British Isles, and the semi-permanent state of warfare during the 14th century, the Isle of Rhé appears as a community bitterly defending its interests against its various interlocutors (lords, sovereigns). As a result of negotiations conducted by the community of inhabitants, the island space was endowed with a set of rights that distinguished it from both the coastal areas of the region and the neighbouring islands, which were subject to other systems of rights or customs. An in-depth study of the privileges of the Isle of Rhé (from 1289 to 1561) has shown that a defensive, fiscal and judicial system adapted to a particular island reality was put in place, offering its inhabitants a favourable status

Humanities · Political science · Archaeological and Historical Studies · Historical and Archaeological Studies · Medieval Architecture and Archaeology · Philosophy

• Construire et utiliser son réseau en Aquitaine 1362-1380

  Open Access•Élodie Giard•Criminocorpus revue hypermédia•2023

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