Queens Concubines And Dowagers

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Queens Concubines And Dowagers

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Author : Pauline Stafford
language : en
Publisher: Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 1983

Queens Concubines And Dowagers written by Pauline Stafford and has been published by Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with History categories.

Queens Concubines And Dowagers

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Author : Pauline Stafford
language : en
Publisher: Batsford
Release Date : 1983

Queens Concubines And Dowagers written by Pauline Stafford and has been published by Batsford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Empresses And Power In Early Byzantium

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Author : Liz James
language : en
Publisher: Burns & Oates
Release Date : 2001

Empresses And Power In Early Byzantium written by Liz James and has been published by Burns & Oates this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.

The role of the Byzantine emperor has been exhaustively analyzed; the place of the Byzantine empress -- often perceived as an appendate to male imperial power -- is more problematic. Elizabeth James begins her study with Helena, mother of the first Christian emperor, Constantine the Great, and ends with Eirene, the only woman to rule as an "emperor" in Byzantium. More than simply a biography of each empress in the period between the fourth and eighth centuries, this book analyzes the nature of female imperial power during that time. What rights and responsibilities, what access to power, if any, did the office of empress carry?

Debating Women Politics And Power In Early Modern Europe

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Author : Sharon L. Jansen
language : en
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Release Date : 2008-03-15

Debating Women Politics And Power In Early Modern Europe written by Sharon L. Jansen and has been published by Palgrave MacMillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

The sixteenth century was an age of politically powerful women. Queens, acting in their own right, and female regents, acting on behalf of their male relatives, governed much of Western Europe. Yet even as women ruled—and ruled effectively—their right to do so was hotly contested. Men’s voices have long dominated this debate, but the recovery of texts by women now allows their voices, long silenced, to be heard once again. Debating Women, Politics, and Power in Early Modern Europe is a study of texts and textual production in the construction of gender, society, and politics in the early modern period. Jansen explores the “gynecocracy” debate and the larger humanist response to the challenge posed by female sovereignty.

War And Society In Medieval And Early Modern Britain

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Author : Diana E. S. Dunn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000

War And Society In Medieval And Early Modern Britain written by Diana E. S. Dunn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Civil war categories.

Representations Of Power In Medieval Germany 800 1500

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Author : Björn K. U. Weiler
language : en
Publisher: Brepols Publishers
Release Date : 2006

Representations Of Power In Medieval Germany 800 1500 written by Björn K. U. Weiler and has been published by Brepols Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.

This book brings together a group of leading experts on the political history of Germany and the medieval empire from the Carolingian period to the end of the Middle Ages. Its purpose is to introduce and analyse key concepts in the study of medieval political culture. The representation of power by means of texts, buildings and images is a theme which has long interested historians. However, recent debates and methodological insights have fundamentally altered the way this subject is perceived, opening it up to perspectives unnoticed by its pioneers in the middle of the twentieth century. By taking account of these debates and insights, this volume explores a series of fundamental questions. How was power defined in a medieval context? How was it claimed, legitimized and disputed? What were the moral parameters against which its exercise was judged? How did different spheres of political power interact? What roles were played by texts, images and rituals in the maintenance of, and challenges to, the political order? The contributors bring varied and original approaches to these and other questions, illuminating the complex power relationships which determined the changing political history of medieval Germany.

The Rose And The Thistle

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Author : Sally Mapstone
language : en
Publisher: John Donald
Release Date : 1998

The Rose And The Thistle written by Sally Mapstone and has been published by John Donald this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.

This volume examines a period of profound change in Scottish cultural history, in which ideas of sovereignty, religion and national identity were all subject to change and redefinition. The eight essays focus on literature, festivities, documents and letters.

The Oxford Dictionary Of The Middle Ages

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Author : Robert E. Bjork
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2010-06-24

The Oxford Dictionary Of The Middle Ages written by Robert E. Bjork and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-24 with Reference categories.

The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages is an outstanding resource for anyone studying, or with an interest in, all aspects of European history, society, religion, and culture from 500 to 1500. Its 5,000-plus entries, written by over 800 international scholars, provide uniquely broad, balanced, and authoritative coverage of the period.

Medieval Petitions

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Author : W. M. Ormrod
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009

Medieval Petitions written by W. M. Ormrod and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.

New research into petitions and petitioning in the middle ages, illuminating aspects of contemporary law and justice. The mechanics, politics and culture of petitioning in the middle ages are examined in this innovative collection. In addition to important and wide-ranging examinations of the ancient world and the medieval papacy, it focuses particularly on petitions to the English crown in the later middle ages, drawing on a major collection of documents made newly accessible to research in the National Archives. A series of studies explores the political contexts of petitioning, the broad geographical and social range of petitioners, and the fascinating "worm's-eye" view of medieval life that is uniquely offered by petitions themselves; and particular attention is given to the performative qualities of petitioning and its place in the culture of royal intercession. With their vivid new insights into judicial conventions and the legal creativity spawned by political crisis, these papers provide a closely integrated assessment of current scholarship and new research on these most fascinating and revealing of medieval social texts. CONTRIBUTORS: W. MARK ORMROD, GWILYM DODD, SERENA CONNOLLY, BARBARA BOMBI, PATRICK ZUTSHI, PAUL BRAND, GUILHEM PEPIN, ANTHONY MUSSON, SIMON J. HARRIS, SHELAGH A. SNEDDON, DAVID CROOK

Elves In Anglo Saxon England

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Author : Alaric Hall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007

Elves In Anglo Saxon England written by Alaric Hall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.

Elves and elf-belief during the Anglo-Saxon period are reassessed in this lively and provocative study. Anglo-Saxon elves [Old English lfe] are one of the best attested non-Christian beliefs in early medieval Europe, but current interpretations of the evidence derive directly from outdated nineteenth- and early twentieth-century scholarship. Integrating linguistic and textual approaches into an anthropologically-inspired framework, this book reassesses the full range of evidence. It traces continuities and changes in medieval non-Christian beliefs with a new degree of reliability, from pre-conversion times to the eleventh century and beyond, and uses comparative material from medieval Ireland and Scandinavia to argue for a dynamic relationship between beliefs and society. Inparticular, it interprets the cultural significance of elves as a cause of illness in medical texts, and provides new insights into the much-discussed Scandinavian magic of seidr. Elf-beliefs, moreover, were connected withAnglo-Saxon constructions of sex and gender; their changing nature provides a rare insight into a fascinating area of early medieval European culture. Shortlisted for the Katharine Briggs Folklore Award 2007 ALARIC HALL is a fellow of the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies.