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Expansion of Europe, 1250–1500
Inbunden, 2012
1263 kr
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Later medieval Europe saw a great deal of change and expansion of different kinds. This geographically broad textbook explores these events in a series of core chapters on the different countries, covering the Holy Roman Empire, East-Central Europe, Scandinavia and Russia. It looks not only at …
Picturing women in late medieval and renaissance art
Häftad, 1997
382 kr
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This extensively illustrated book discusses the representation of women in the art of the late Middle Ages in Northern Europe. Drawing on a wide range of different media, but making particular use of the rich plethora of woodcuts, the author charts how the images of women changed during the period …
Chaucer in context
Society, allegory and gender
Av S. H. Rigby
Häftad, 1997
427 kr
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Amongst the most written about works of English literature, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales still defy categorization, claims the author of this book. Was Chaucer a poet of profound religious piety or a sceptic who questioned all religious and moral certainties? Do his pilgrims reflect the society of …
Money in the Medieval English Economy 973–1489
Av J.L. Bolton
Häftad, 2012
382 kr
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The importance of money as one of the key variables in the workings of the medieval economy is often overlooked. This new study first provides the reader with a background to the problems of modelling the medieval economy and the value of the Fisher equation of exchange to monetary historians, to …
Peasants and Historians
Debating the Medieval English Peasantry
Inbunden, 2016
1166 kr
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Peasants and historians is an examination of historical discussion of the medieval English peasantry. In this book, the first such study of its kind, the author traces the development of historical research aimed at exploring the nature of peasant society. In separate chapters, the author examines …
Peasants and Historians
Debating the Medieval English Peasantry
Häftad, 2016
382 kr
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Peasants and historians is an examination of historical discussion of the medieval English peasantry. In this book, the first such study of its kind, the author traces the development of historical research aimed at exploring the nature of peasant society. In separate chapters, the author examines …
Medieval law in context
The growth of legal consciousness from Magna Carta to the Peasants' Revolt
Häftad, 2001
382 kr
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Examines how medieval people at all social levels thought about law, justice and politics, as well as their role in society. Provides a clear, structured view of judicial developments and experience of litigation in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Offers a new perspective on both law and …
Reform and the papacy in the eleventh century
Spirituality and social change
Häftad, 2005
371 kr
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This book explores the relationship between the papacy and reform against the backdrop of social and religious change in later tenth and eleventh-century Europe. Placing this relationship in the context of the debate about ‘transformation’, it reverses the recent trend among historians to emphasise …
life–cycle in Western Europe, c.1300–c.1500
Häftad, 2006
382 kr
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This is the first study to examine the entire life cycle in the Middle Ages. Drawing on a wide range of secondary and primary material, the book explores the timing and experiences of infancy, childhood, adolescence and youth, adulthood, old age and, finally, death. It discusses attitudes towards …
Medieval maidens
Young women and gender in England, 1270–1540
Av Kim Phillips
Häftad, 2003
382 kr
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The first study on medieval women to treat young women or 'maidens' separately and at length. The book makes a contribution to gender studies through its study of medieval girls' acquisition of appropriate roles and identities, and their own attitudes towards these roles. Examines the experiences …
Vikings in England
Settlement, Society and Culture
Häftad, 2006
371 kr
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The viking invasion and settlement in England has been the subject of a large and complex body of scholarship, with the consensus of opinion among scholars as to its exact nature and influence shifting considerably over the years.This is a fascinating new study which will make an important addition …
Gentry culture in late-medieval England
Av Raluca Radulescu, Alison Truelove
Häftad, 2006
374 kr
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Essays in this fascinating and important collection examine the lifestyles and attitudes of the gentry in late medieval England. They consider the emergence of the gentry as a group distinct from the nobility, and explore the various available routes to gentility. Through surveys of the gentry’s …
Music, Scholasticism and Reform
Salian Germany 1024–1125
Inbunden, 2009
1224 kr
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This fascinating study looks at music and its intellectual context in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Drawing on a rich body of theoretical literature and manuscript sources, this book paints a detailed picture of the study of music in eleventh-and early twelfth-century Germany. It focuses on …
Sacred City
Consecrating Churches and Reforming Society in Eleventh-Century Italy
Inbunden, 2010
1201 kr
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The so-called Investiture Conflict was a watershed moment in the political life of the Latin West and the history of the papacy. Occurring at a time of rapid social change and political expansion, the eleventh-century reform movement became a debate centered on a ritual: the investment of bishops …
Holy Motherhood
Gender, Dynasty and Visual Culture in the Later Middle Ages
Häftad, 2012
382 kr
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This study brings images of holy motherhood and childbearing into the centre of an art-historical enquiry, showing how images worked not only to script and maintain gender and social roles within patriarchal society but also to offer viewers ways of managing those roles. Some of the manuscripts …
Lordship in Four Realms
The Lacy Family, 1166–1241
Av Colin Veach
Inbunden, 2014
1263 kr
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This book examines the rise and fall of the aristocratic Lacy family in England, Ireland, Wales and Normandy. This involves a unique analysis of medieval lordship in action, as well as a re-imagining of the role of English kingship in the western British Isles and a rewriting of seventy-five years …
Approaching the Bible in Medieval England
Av Eyal Poleg
Inbunden, 2013
1227 kr
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How did people learn their Bibles in the Middle Ages? Did church murals, biblical manuscripts, sermons or liturgical processions transmit the Bible in the same way?This book unveils the dynamics of biblical knowledge and dissemination in thirteenth- and fourteenth-century England. An extensive and …
Constructing Kingship
The Capetian Monarchs of France and the Early Crusades
Av James Naus
Inbunden, 2016
1263 kr
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Crusading kings such as Louis IX of France and Richard I of England exert a unique hold on our historical imagination. For this reason, it can be easy to forget that European rulers were not always eager participants in holy war. The First Crusade was launched in 1095, and yet the first monarch did …
Peasants and Historians
Debating the Medieval English Peasantry
E-bok, 2016
294 kr
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Peasants and historians is an examination of historical discussion of the medieval English peasantry. In this book, the first such study of its kind, the author traces the development of historical research aimed at exploring the nature of peasant society. In separate chapters, the author examines …
Immigrant England, 1300–1550
Av W. Mark Ormrod, Bart Lambert m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
382 kr
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This book provides a vivid and accessible history of first-generation immigrants to England in the later Middle Ages. Accounting for upwards of two percent of the population and coming from all parts of Europe and beyond, immigrants spread out over the kingdom, settling in the countryside as well …
Immigrant England, 1300–1550
Av W. Mark Ormrod, Bart Lambert m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
1182 kr
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This book provides a vivid and accessible history of first-generation immigrants to England in the later Middle Ages. Accounting for upwards of two percent of the population and coming from all parts of Europe and beyond, immigrants spread out over the kingdom, settling in the countryside as well …
John of Salisbury and the Medieval Roman Renaissance
Av Irene O'Daly
Inbunden, 2018
1227 kr
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This book is a detailed but accessible treatment of the political thought of John of Salisbury, a twelfth-century author and educationalist who rose from a modest background to become Bishop of Chartres. It shows how aspects of John's thought – such as his views on political cooperation and …
Peacemaking in the Middle Ages
Principles and Practice
Häftad, 2017
446 kr
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Peacemaking in the Middle Ages explores the making of peace in the late-twelfth and early thirteenth centuries based on the experiences of the kings of England and the kings of Denmark. From dealing with owing allegiance to powerful neighbours to conquering the ‘barbarians’, this book offers a …
Constructing kingship
The Capetian monarchs of France and the early Crusades
Av James Naus
Häftad, 2018
374 kr
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Crusading kings such as Louis IX of France and Richard I of England exert a unique hold on our historical imagination. For this reason, it can be easy to forget that European rulers were not always eager participants in holy war. The First Crusade was launched in 1095, and yet the first monarch did …
Neighbours and Strangers
Local Societies in Early Medieval Europe
Av Bernhard Zeller, Charles West m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
1224 kr
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This book explores social cohesion in rural settlements in western Europe from 700–1050, asking to what extent settlements, or districts, constituted units of social organisation. It focuses on the interactions, interconnections and networks of people who lived side by side – neighbours. Drawing …
Neighbours and Strangers
Local Societies in Early Medieval Europe
Av Bernhard Zeller, Charles West m. fl.
E-bok, 2020
360 kr
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This book explores social cohesion in rural settlements in western Europe from 700–1050, asking to what extent settlements, or districts, constituted units of social organisation. It focuses on the interactions, interconnections and networks of people who lived side by side – neighbours. Drawing …
Neighbours and Strangers
Local Societies in Early Medieval Europe
Av Bernhard Zeller, Charles West m. fl.
E-bok, 2020
360 kr
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This book explores social cohesion in rural settlements in western Europe from 700–1050, asking to what extent settlements, or districts, constituted units of social organisation. It focuses on the interactions, interconnections and networks of people who lived side by side – neighbours. Drawing …
Illusion of the Burgundian State
Inbunden, 2022
1337 kr
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On 25 January 1474, Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy, appeared before his subjects in Dijon. Robed in silk, gold and precious jewels and wearing a headpiece that gave the illusion of a crown, he made a speech in which he cryptically expressed his desire to become a king. Three years later, …
Peasants and Historians
Debating the Medieval English Peasantry
E-bok, 2020
294 kr
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Peasants and historians is an examination of historical discussion of the medieval English peasantry. In this book, the first such study of its kind, the author traces the development of historical research aimed at exploring the nature of peasant society. In separate chapters, the author examines …
Chaucer in Context
Society, Allegory and Gender
Av S. H. Rigby
E-bok, 2020
295 kr
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Amongst the most written about works of English literature, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales still defy categorization, claims the author of this book. Was Chaucer a poet of profound religious piety or a sceptic who questioned all religious and moral certainties? Do his pilgrims reflect the society of …
