Hakutulokset: Sarja cambridge studies in medieval life and thought: fourth series
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Reframing the Feudal Revolution
The profound changes that took place between 800 and 1100 in the transition from Carolingian to post-Carolingian Europe have long been the subject of vigorous historical …
History, Frankish Identity and the Framing of Western Ethnicity, 550–850
This pioneering study explores early medieval Frankish identity as a window into the formation of a distinct Western conception of ethnicity. Focusing on the turbulent and varied …
Dreams and Visions in the Early Middle Ages
Dreams and visions played important roles in the Christian cultures of the early middle ages. But not only did tradition and authoritative texts teach that some dreams were divine: …
The Liturgical Past in Byzantium and Early Rus
The chroniclers of medieval Rus were monks, who celebrated the divine services of the Byzantine church throughout every day. This study is the first to analyze how these rituals …
Violence and the State in Languedoc, 1250–1400
Although it is often assumed that resurgent royal government eliminated so-called 'private warfare', the French judicial archives reveal nearly one hundred such wars waged in …
Kingship and Politics in the Late Ninth Century
This is a major study of the collapse of the pan-European Carolingian empire and the reign of its last ruler, Charles III 'the Fat' (876–888). The later decades of the empire are …
Envoys and Political Communication in the Late Antique West, 411–533
Warfare and dislocation are obvious features of the break-up of the late Roman West, but this crucial period of change was characterized also by communication and diplomacy. The …
Kingship and Consent in Anglo-Saxon England, 871–978
This engaging study focuses on the role of assemblies in later Anglo-Saxon politics, challenging and nuancing existing models of the late Anglo-Saxon state. Its ten chapters …
The Household Knights of King John
If the medieval king was the helmsman of the ship of state, the royal household was the ship's engine. It comprised men from most ranks of society, from the great magnates of the …
The Political Thought of Baldus de Ubaldis
This is a full-scale study of the political thought of the Italian jurist, Baldus de Ubaldis (1327–1400). Baldus shared with his teacher and colleague, Bartolus of Sassoferrato, …
The Making of the Monastic Community of Fulda, c.744–c.900
The monastic community of Fulda was one of the most powerful institutions in early medieval Europe. This book traces the development of the community from its foundation in the …
Conquest, Anarchy and Lordship
Focusing on Yorkshire, by far the largest English county, this book, first published in 1994, examines three of the most important themes in the period described by Sir Frank …