Medieval Elite Women and the Exercise of Power, 1100–1400
Medieval Elite Women and the Exercise of Power, 1100–1400

Author: Heather J. Tanner

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-01-09

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 3030013464

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For decades, medieval scholarship has been dominated by the paradigm that women who wielded power after c. 1100 were exceptions to the “rule” of female exclusion from governance and the public sphere. This collection makes a powerful case for a new paradigm. Building on the premise that elite women in positions of authority were expected, accepted, and routine, these essays traverse the cities and kingdoms of France, England, Germany, Portugal, and the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem in order to illuminate women’s roles in medieval power structures. Without losing sight of the predominance of patriarchy and misogyny, contributors lay the groundwork for the acceptance of female public authority as normal in medieval society, fostering a new framework for understanding medieval elite women and power.

Kingship
Kingship

Author: Francis Oakley

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-04-15

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0470692898

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From despots to powerless figureheads, and from the Neolithic era to the present, this book traces the history of kingship around the world and the tenacity of its connection with the sacred. Considers the many forms that kingship took during this period, including: the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt; the emperors of Japan; the Maya rulers of Mesoamerica; the medieval popes and emperors; and the English and French monarchs of early modern Europe Explores the panoply of governing roles that kingship involved – administrative, military, judicial, economic, religious and symbolic – but focussing on its connection with the sacred. Draws on the insights of cultural anthropology and comparative religion, as well as the on the resources provided by historians.

Empire and Order
Empire and Order

Author: J. Muldoon

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1999-08-19

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 0230512232

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Empire is an evocative, yet little examined, word. It can mean the domination of vast territories, a Christian world order, a corrupt form of government, or a humanitarian endeavour. Historians relegate the concept of empire to the pre-modern world, identifying the state as the characteristic political form of the modern world. This book examines the range of meanings attributed to the concept of empire in the medieval and early modern world, demonstrating how the concepts of empire and state developed in parallel, not sequentially.

Registrum
Registrum

Author: Catholic Church. Pope (1073-1085 : Gregory VII)

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780231096270

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-- Robert Somerville, Columbia University

Sources of The Making of the West, Volume I: To 1740
Sources of The Making of the West, Volume I: To 1740

Author: Katharine J. Lualdi

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 0312465173

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This companion sourcebook provides written and visual sources to accompany each chapter of The Making of the West. Political, social, and cultural documents offer a variety of perspectives that complement the textbook and encourage student to make connections between narrative history and primary sources. Each chapter contains a chapter summary, document headnotes, and questions for discussion.