Medieval London
Medieval London

Author: Caroline Barron

Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications

Published: 2017-11-30

Total Pages: 625

ISBN-13: 1580442579

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Caroline M. Barron is the world's leading authority on the history of medieval London. For half a century she has investigated London's role as medieval England's political, cultural, and commercial capital, together with the urban landscape and the social, occupational, and religious cultures that shaped the lives of its inhabitants. This collection of eighteen papers focuses on four themes: crown and city; parish, church, and religious culture; the people of medieval London; and the city's intellectual and cultural world. They represent essential reading on the history of one of the world's greatest cities by its foremost scholar.

Henry II
Henry II

Author: Christopher Harper-Bill

Publisher: Boydell Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9781843833406

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Henry II is the most imposing figure among the medieval kings of England. His fiefs & domains extended from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, & his court was frequented by the greatest thinkers of his time. Best known for his dramatic conflicts, it was also a crucial period in the evolution of legal & governmental institutions.

The Revolt of Owain Glyn Dŵr
The Revolt of Owain Glyn Dŵr

Author: R. R. Davies

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13:

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But Owain himself was not captured; and soon after his death he became a legendary hero among the Welsh people. In more recent times he has come to be regarded as the father of modern Welsh nationalism.

Richard II
Richard II

Author: Anthony Goodman

Publisher: Clarendon Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9780199262205

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Richard II had a dramatic kingship. This text, written by leading historians, aims to re-evaluate the much-maligned figure.

Henry II
Henry II

Author: John Hosler

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2007-04-30

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 9047419340

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There are no book-length studies in any language on the military career of King Henry II of England (1154-1189). Historians have generally regarded his warfare as cautious and limited, and the king himself, while noted for his considerable political and legal accomplishments, is not considered one of the great commanders of the Middle Ages. This book reexamines the medieval evidence and situates Henry II within the context of practiced warfare of the twelfth century. It sketches a narrative of his military activities from boyhood to death and examines his use of fortifications, manpower, strategy, tactics, and weaponry in the prosecution of war. The result is a revision of the king's military legacy: far from a passive or disinterested general, Henry II sought to vanquish his foes and expand his empire by way of direct military confrontation and was, in reality, a proficient commander of men.

Heraldry, Pageantry and Social Display in Medieval England
Heraldry, Pageantry and Social Display in Medieval England

Author: Peter R. Coss

Publisher: Boydell Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9781843830368

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Discussion of display through a range of artefacts and in a variety of contexts: family and lineage, social distinction and aspiration, ceremony and social bonding, and the expression of power and authority. Medieval culture was intensely visual. Although this has long been recognised by art historians and by enthusiasts for particular media, there has been little attempt to study social display as a subject in its own right. And yet, display takes us directly into the values, aspirations and, indeed, anxieties of past societies. In this illustrated volume a group of experts address a series of interrelated themes around the issue of display and do so in a waywhich avoids jargon and overly technical language. Among the themes are family and lineage, social distinction and aspiration, ceremony and social bonding, and the expression of power and authority. The media include monumental effigies, brasses, stained glass, rolls of arms, manuscripts, jewels, plate, seals and coins. Contributors: MAURICE KEEN, DAVID CROUCH, PETER COSS, CAROLINE SHENTON, ADRIAN AILES, FRÉDÉRIQUE LACHAUD, MARIAN CAMPBELL, BRIAN and MOIRA GITTOS, NIGEL SAUL, FIONN PILBROW, CAROLINE BARRON and JOHN WATTS.

The Crisis of the Twelfth Century
The Crisis of the Twelfth Century

Author: Thomas N. Bisson

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2015-09-22

Total Pages: 719

ISBN-13: 1400874319

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Medieval civilization came of age in thunderous events like the Norman Conquest and the First Crusade. Power fell into the hands of men who imposed coercive new lordships in quest of nobility. Rethinking a familiar history, Thomas Bisson explores the circumstances that impelled knights, emperors, nobles, and churchmen to infuse lordship with social purpose. Bisson traces the origins of European government to a crisis of lordship and its resolution. King John of England was only the latest and most conspicuous in a gallery of bad lords who dominated the populace instead of ruling it. Yet, it was not so much the oppressed people as their tormentors who were in crisis. The Crisis of the Twelfth Century suggests what these violent people—and the outcries they provoked—contributed to the making of governments in kingdoms, principalities, and towns.