This essay aims to contribute to the reopening of the debate on the emergence of new forms of political and social resistance as a historical turning point that occurred roughly between 950 and 1030. It begins by recalling the closing pages of Bloch’s Société féodale, devoted to the no-tion of a ‘right of resistance’, and reconstructs its historiographical background. In light of the renewed framework of feudalism studies following the publication of Susan Reynolds’ Feud and Vassals, the essay then proposes to apply Bloch’s insight to the role of the milites in the society of the Regnum italicum from the mid-10th century to the first decades of the 11th, highlighting the role of horizontal ties.
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Chapter Title
“Something with which we still desire to live”. Forms of resistance and royal power in the Regnum italicum between the 10th and 11th centuries
Authors
Giuseppe Albertoni
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1076-8.08
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Publication Year
2026
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Book Title
In Search of the High Middle Ages. Change and Continuity in 11th–12th-century Italy
Editors
Alberto Cotza, Giuseppe Petralia
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
560
Publication Year
2026
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1076-8
ISBN Print
979-12-215-1075-1
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-1076-8
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-1078-2
Series Title
Reti Medievali E-Book
Series ISSN
2704-6362
Series E-ISSN
2704-6079