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Rory Cox

My main areas of research are medieval intellectual and military history, particularly the history of just war doctrine and military conduct.

I am currently working on my next book, 'War and Justice: from Antiquity to the End of the Middle Ages', which will be published by Princeton University Press.
Phone: 01334 463316
Address: Dr Rory Cox
Medieval History
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St Andrews
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Research paper thumbnail of Origins of the Just War

Research paper thumbnail of Violence and Order Past and Present

Global Intellectual History

Research paper thumbnail of Natural Law and the Right of Self-Defence According to John of Legnano and John Wyclif

Fourteenth Century England VI, Apr 15, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of War and Politics : John Wyclif in the Context of Fourteenth-Century Political Thought

EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo

Research paper thumbnail of Contesting Torture

Research paper thumbnail of Torturing the New Barbarians

Contesting Torture, Aug 31, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Gratian (Circa 12th Century)

Research paper thumbnail of John Wyclif on War and Peace

John Wyclif (c. 1330-84) was the foremost English intellectual of the late fourteenth century and... more John Wyclif (c. 1330-84) was the foremost English intellectual of the late fourteenth century and is remembered as both an ecclesiastical reformer and a heresiarch. But, against the backdrop of the Hundred Years War, Wyclif also tackled the numerous ethical, legal and practical problems arising from war and violence. Since the fifth-century works of St Augustine of Hippo, Christian justifications of war had revolved around three key criteria: just cause, proper authority and correct intention. Utilising Wyclif's extensive Latin corpus, the author traces how and why Wyclif dismantled these three pillars of medieval just war doctrine, exploring his critique within the context of late medieval political thought and theology. Wyclif is revealed to be a thinker deeply concerned with the Christian virtues of sacrifice, suffering and charity, which ultimately led him to repudiate the concept of justified warfare in both theory and practice. The author thus changes the way we understand...

Research paper thumbnail of Medieval foundations of international relations

Global Intellectual History, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of The Medieval Way of War: Studies in Medieval Military History in Honor of Bernard S. Bachrach, ed. Gregory I. Halfond

The English Historical Review, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Chivalry and the Ideals of Knighthood in France during the Hundred Years War, by Craig Taylor

The English Historical Review, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Wycliffite Controversies, ed. Mishtooni Bose and J. Patrick Hornbeck II

The English Historical Review, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of A Law of War? English Protection and Destruction of Ecclesiastical Property during the Fourteenth Century

The English Historical Review, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Peacemaking in the Middle Ages: Principles and Practice, by Jenny Benham

The English Historical Review, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Asymmetric warfare and military conduct in the Middle Ages

Journal of Medieval History, 2012

... DOI: 10.1080/13044184.2011.646745 Rory Cox a * pages 100-125. Available ... 36 36 R. Barber, ... more ... DOI: 10.1080/13044184.2011.646745 Rory Cox a * pages 100-125. Available ... 36 36 R. Barber, The Knight and Chivalry (London: Longman, 1970), 3–24; M. Keen, Chivalry (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2005), 23–43. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Expanding the History of the Just War: The Ethics of War in Ancient Egypt

International Studies Quarterly, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of History, Terrorism and the State

Research paper thumbnail of Approaches to pre-modern war and ethics: some comparative and multi-disciplinary perspectives

Global Intellectual History

Research paper thumbnail of Return of the Barbarians: Confronting Non-State Actors from Ancient Rome to the Present, Jakub J. Grygiel (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018), 221 pp., <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mn>84.99</mn><mi>c</mi><mi>l</mi><mi>o</mi><mi>t</mi><mi>h</mi><mo separator="true">,</mo></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">84.99 cloth, </annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.8889em;vertical-align:-0.1944em;"></span><span class="mord">84.99</span><span class="mord mathnormal">c</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.01968em;">l</span><span class="mord mathnormal">o</span><span class="mord mathnormal">t</span><span class="mord mathnormal">h</span><span class="mpunct">,</span></span></span></span>28.99 paper, $23 eBook

Ethics & International Affairs

Research paper thumbnail of Historicizing waterboarding as a severe torture norm

Research paper thumbnail of Origins of the Just War

Research paper thumbnail of Violence and Order Past and Present

Global Intellectual History

Research paper thumbnail of Natural Law and the Right of Self-Defence According to John of Legnano and John Wyclif

Fourteenth Century England VI, Apr 15, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of War and Politics : John Wyclif in the Context of Fourteenth-Century Political Thought

EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo

Research paper thumbnail of Contesting Torture

Research paper thumbnail of Torturing the New Barbarians

Contesting Torture, Aug 31, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Gratian (Circa 12th Century)

Research paper thumbnail of John Wyclif on War and Peace

John Wyclif (c. 1330-84) was the foremost English intellectual of the late fourteenth century and... more John Wyclif (c. 1330-84) was the foremost English intellectual of the late fourteenth century and is remembered as both an ecclesiastical reformer and a heresiarch. But, against the backdrop of the Hundred Years War, Wyclif also tackled the numerous ethical, legal and practical problems arising from war and violence. Since the fifth-century works of St Augustine of Hippo, Christian justifications of war had revolved around three key criteria: just cause, proper authority and correct intention. Utilising Wyclif's extensive Latin corpus, the author traces how and why Wyclif dismantled these three pillars of medieval just war doctrine, exploring his critique within the context of late medieval political thought and theology. Wyclif is revealed to be a thinker deeply concerned with the Christian virtues of sacrifice, suffering and charity, which ultimately led him to repudiate the concept of justified warfare in both theory and practice. The author thus changes the way we understand...

Research paper thumbnail of Medieval foundations of international relations

Global Intellectual History, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of The Medieval Way of War: Studies in Medieval Military History in Honor of Bernard S. Bachrach, ed. Gregory I. Halfond

The English Historical Review, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Chivalry and the Ideals of Knighthood in France during the Hundred Years War, by Craig Taylor

The English Historical Review, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Wycliffite Controversies, ed. Mishtooni Bose and J. Patrick Hornbeck II

The English Historical Review, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of A Law of War? English Protection and Destruction of Ecclesiastical Property during the Fourteenth Century

The English Historical Review, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Peacemaking in the Middle Ages: Principles and Practice, by Jenny Benham

The English Historical Review, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Asymmetric warfare and military conduct in the Middle Ages

Journal of Medieval History, 2012

... DOI: 10.1080/13044184.2011.646745 Rory Cox a * pages 100-125. Available ... 36 36 R. Barber, ... more ... DOI: 10.1080/13044184.2011.646745 Rory Cox a * pages 100-125. Available ... 36 36 R. Barber, The Knight and Chivalry (London: Longman, 1970), 3–24; M. Keen, Chivalry (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2005), 23–43. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Expanding the History of the Just War: The Ethics of War in Ancient Egypt

International Studies Quarterly, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of History, Terrorism and the State

Research paper thumbnail of Approaches to pre-modern war and ethics: some comparative and multi-disciplinary perspectives

Global Intellectual History

Research paper thumbnail of Return of the Barbarians: Confronting Non-State Actors from Ancient Rome to the Present, Jakub J. Grygiel (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018), 221 pp., <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mn>84.99</mn><mi>c</mi><mi>l</mi><mi>o</mi><mi>t</mi><mi>h</mi><mo separator="true">,</mo></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">84.99 cloth, </annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.8889em;vertical-align:-0.1944em;"></span><span class="mord">84.99</span><span class="mord mathnormal">c</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.01968em;">l</span><span class="mord mathnormal">o</span><span class="mord mathnormal">t</span><span class="mord mathnormal">h</span><span class="mpunct">,</span></span></span></span>28.99 paper, $23 eBook

Ethics & International Affairs

Research paper thumbnail of Historicizing waterboarding as a severe torture norm

Research paper thumbnail of John Wyclif on War and Peace

John Wyclif (c. 1330-84) was the foremost English intellectual of the late fourteenth century and... more John Wyclif (c. 1330-84) was the foremost English intellectual of the late fourteenth century and is remembered as both an ecclesiastical reformer and a heresiarch. But, against the backdrop of the Hundred Years War, Wyclif also tackled the numerous ethical, legal, and practical problems arising from war and violence.

Since the fifth-century works of St Augustine of Hippo, Christian justifications of war had revolved around three key criteria: just cause, proper authority, and correct intention. Using Wyclif’s extensive Latin corpus, the author traces how and why Wyclif dismantled these three pillars of medieval just war doctrine, exploring his critique within the context of late medieval political thought and theology. Wyclif is revealed to be a thinker deeply concerned with the Christian virtues of sacrifice, suffering and charity, which ultimately led him to repudiate the concept of justified warfare in both theory and practice. The author demonstrates that Wyclif created a coherent doctrine of pacifism and non-resistance which was at that time unparalleled. In doing so, he fundamentally changes the way in which we understand John Wyclif.

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