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Making Agreements In Medieval Catalonia - Power, Order, And The Written Word, 1000â€“1200

by Adam J. (Columbia University, New York) Kosto

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 Examines the role of written agreements in eleventh- and twelfth-century Catalonia, and how they determined the social and political order. However, in addressing feudalism, the 'transformation of the year 1000', medieval literacy, and the nature of Mediterranean societies, it has wide implications for the history of medieval Europe.
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Frankish Jerusalem - The Transformation Of A Medieval City In The Latin East

by Anna (University Of Haifa, Israel) Gutgarts

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 This book analyzes the gradual urban transformation of Jerusalem under Frankish rule. A key text for readers interested in the Crusades and the Latin East, the history of Jerusalem, and medieval cities.
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Royal Childhood And Child Kingship - Boy Kings In England, Scotland, France And Germany, C. 1050â€“1262

by Emily Joan (University Of Edinburgh) Ward

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 Examining aspects of boyhood, education, family, counsel and succession, Emily Joan Ward presents how fundamental children were to systems of political authority. The first comparative and thematic study of child rulership in this period, this book is for medievalists and those interested in childhood or dynastic succession.
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Lordship, State Formation And Local Authority In Late Medieval And Early Modern England

by Spike Gibbs

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Community, Urban Health And Environment In The Late Medieval Low Countries

by Janna (Universiteit Van Amsterdam) Coomans

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 Debunking the myth of medieval cities as apathetic in the face of filth and disease, Janna Coomans builds a new understanding of how preventative health practices shaped urban communities, with responsibilities negotiated among different groups, across areas ranging from water, food and sanitation to pigs, prostitutes and plague.
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Lordship, State Formation And Local Authority In Late Medieval And Early Modern England

by Spike (Universitat Mannheim, Germany) Gibbs

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 Drawing on untapped archival records, this book provides new insights into lord-tenant relations, state formation, social inequality, political participation and everyday life in rural societies. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.
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Royal Childhood And Child Kingship - Boy Kings In England, Scotland, France And Germany, C. 1050-1262

by Emily Joan Ward

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 Examining aspects of boyhood, education, family, counsel and succession, Emily Joan Ward presents how fundamental children were to systems of political authority. The first comparative and thematic study of child rulership in this period, this book is for medievalists and those interested in childhood or dynastic succession.
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Royal Childhood And Child Kingship - Boy Kings In England, Scotland, France And Germany, C. 1050â€“1262

by Emily Joan (University Of Edinburgh) Ward

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 Examining aspects of boyhood, education, family, counsel and succession, Emily Joan Ward presents how fundamental children were to systems of political authority. The first comparative and thematic study of child rulership in this period, this book is for medievalists and those interested in childhood or dynastic succession.
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Flodoard Of Rheims And The Writing Of History In The Tenth Century

by Edward (University Of Kent, Canterbury) Roberts

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 Flodoard of Rheims (893/4â€"966) is one of the tenth century's most intriguing but neglected historians, who wrote in the tumultuous decades that followed the collapse of the pan-European Carolingian empire. This important re-appraisal of his life and work casts new light on the political and cultural history of tenth-century Europe.
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The Landscape Of Pastoral Care In 13th-Century England

by William H. (University Of Pittsburgh) Campbell

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 The thirteenth century was a crucial period of reform in the English church, especially for the pastoral care of laypeople. With this holistic study of the English church's activities, William H. Campbell demonstrates how the medieval clergy raised the religious aspirations and expectations of their congregations through preaching, sacraments and confession.
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Learning In A Crusader City - Intellectual Activity And Intercultural Exchanges In Acre, 1191â€“1291

by Jonathan (Bar-Ilan University, Israel) Rubin

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 Jonathan Rubin explores the intellectual activities and intercultural exchanges that occurred in the city of Acre during the Crusades, drawing on the complete body of evidence from the city. The result is an unprecedentedly rich portrait of a hitherto neglected intellectual centre on the Eastern shores of the medieval Mediterranean.
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Church Building And Society In The Later Middle Ages

by Gabriel (University Of Cambridge) Byng

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 Almost every English town and village has a parish church, but how was its construction financed and managed? This original and authoritative study explains how economic change, local politics and architectural creation combined in late-medieval England to complete one of the most demanding tasks that any parish could undertake.
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The Canons Of The Third Lateran Council Of 1179 - Their Origins And Reception

by Danica (University Of Sheffield) Summerlin

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 Despite the growing centralisation of medieval papal government, this study argues that twelfth-century papal councils - a critical mechanism for contemporary papal government - relied on input from local clerics to formulate the conciliar decrees and, later, ensure their dissemination, thereby limiting the influence of the papacy.
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The Rhetoric Of Free Speech In Late Antiquity And The Early Middle Ages

by Irene (Universiteit Van Amsterdam) Van Renswoude

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 This in-depth and accessible analysis of the rhetoric of dissidents, outsiders and truth-tellers challenges preconceptions about free speech and political criticism in the early Middle Ages, revealing that there was room for political dissent in this period, as long as critics employed the right rhetoric and adhered to scripted roles.
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Princely Power In Late Medieval France - Jeanne De Penthievre And The War For Brittany

by Erika Graham-Goering

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 The first critical study of Jeanne de PenthiÃ¨vre (c.1326â€"1384), duchess of Brittany and an important political player of the early Hundred Years' War, sheds light on status, gender, and cooperation as crucial components of late medieval power structures.
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Cultural Exchange And Identity In Late Medieval Ireland - The English And Irish Of The Four Obedient Shires

by Sparky (Queen'S University Belfast) Booker

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 Cultural exchange between English and Irish neighbours in the 'four obedient shires' went both ways. Sparky Booker examines the nature of these complex interactions, the tensions that existed between assimilation and the preservation of distinct cultural identities, and the impact this had on English identity in Ireland.
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Community, Urban Health And Environment In The Late Medieval Low Countries

by Janna Coomans

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 Debunking the myth of medieval cities as apathetic in the face of filth and disease, Janna Coomans builds a new understanding of how preventative health practices shaped urban communities, with responsibilities negotiated among different groups, across areas ranging from water, food and sanitation to pigs, prostitutes and plague.
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England'S Northern Frontier - Conflict And Local Society In The Fifteenth-Century Scottish Marches

by Jackson W. Armstrong

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 This first book-length study of England's northern borderlands in the fifteenth century addresses issues of conflict, kinship, lordship, law, justice, and governance. Examining the region at different social levels, this book expands our understanding of late medieval English political society, within its broader chronological and European context.
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The Medieval Gift And The Classical Tradition - Ideals And The Performance Of Generosity In Medieval England, 1100â€“1300

by Lars Kjã¦R

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 This interdisciplinary study explores how classical ideals of generosity influenced the writing and practice of gift giving in medieval Europe. Focusing on classical texts, such as those by Seneca the Younger and Cicero, Lars KjÃ¦r reveals how historians have underestimated the influence of classical literature and philosophy on medieval culture.
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The Liturgical Past In Byzantium And Early Rus

by Sean (Dartmouth College, New Hampshire) Griffin

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 Original and engaging, this substantial contribution to the study of the Rus Primary Chronicle, the most important piece of evidence for the history of the Rus in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, includes the first English-language translations of key Slavonic sources.
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Princely Power In Late Medieval France - Jeanne De Penthièvre And The War For Brittany

by Erika Graham-Goering

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 The first critical study of Jeanne de PenthiÃ¨vre (c.1326â€"1384), duchess of Brittany and an important political player of the early Hundred Years' War, sheds light on status, gender, and cooperation as crucial components of late medieval power structures.
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Law And Authority In The Early Middle Ages - The Frankish Leges In The Carolingian Period

by Thomas Faulkner

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 This study provides an examination of the role of the barbarian law codes in the Carolingian period. Thomas Faulkner contributes to debates about written law, dispute settlement, ethnic identities and kingship in the age of Charlemagne and his successors, and provides new interpretations of key texts, and a thorough assessment of their manuscripts.
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Conquest And Christianization - Saxony And The Carolingian World, 772â€“888

by Ingrid (University Of Oxford) Rembold

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 The political integration and Christianization of Saxony has long been counted among Charlemagne's failures. This accessible account of the conquest re-evaluates this view and shows how the success of this transformation has important implications for how we view governance, the institutional church, and Christian communities in the early Middle Ages.
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Conciliarism And Heresy In Fifteenth-Century England - Collective Authority In The Age Of The General Councils

by Alexander (University Of Warwick) Russell

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 The general councils of the fifteenth century constituted a remarkable political experiment, which used collective decision-making to tackle important problems facing the church. This book offers a fundamental reassessment of England's relationship with these councils, revealing how political thought, heresy, and collective politics were connected.
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