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The Thirteenth Century International System and the Origins of the Angevin-Piast Alliance

Medievalists.net — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 18:00:08 +0000

The central question of this study is what inspired Charles I and Władysław Łokietek to establish a dynastic marriage in 1320 and in what context it happened.

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Renaissance Contacts Between Dubrovnik (Ragusa) and the Kingdom of Hungary

Medievalists.net — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 19:48:12 +0000

During the rule of the Angevin dynasty (1308-82) in Hungary, towns and cities increasingly assumed greater political influence. The first treaty between the King of Hungary and Dubrovnik (in those days Ragusa) was signed in 1358, during the reign of Louis (Lajos) the Great.

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Mirrors for Princes: Henry II and the Succession to the Angevin Empire

Medievalists.net — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 13:55:18 +0000

Understandably, with so many 'devilish' offspring, Henry II faced many difficulties when it came to bringing up his sons, including the problem of how to successfully integrate them into the rule of the Angevin Empire.

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Irish Hagiographical Lives in the Twelfth Century: Church Reform before the Anglo-Norman Invasion

Medievalists.net — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 22:37:08 +0000

In order to further disentangle the reality and fiction of this view of culture versus barbarity and of reform versus wickedness, I shall analyse twelfth-century Irish vitae.

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The Journey of Charles I, King of Hungary, from Visegrád to Naples (1333): Its Political Implications and Artistic Consequences

Medievalists.net — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 08:00:06 +0000

The aim of this article is to reconstruct the journey of Charles I, King of Hungary (1310– 1342), from Visegrád to Naples in the year 1333.

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Analyzing History: Bertran de Born – Innocent Poet or Inciter of Revolt

Medievalists.net — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 01:18:57 +0000

While words are powerful tools that can invoke emotions ranging from jubilation to revulsion, could they be the cause of a rebellion against Henry II of England by his children and wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine? Could the words of a mere troubadour drive the revolt of a family against their king?

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Agatha, Clerical ‘Wife’ and Wet Nurse to King John of England, Longtime Companion to Godfrey de Lucy, Bishop of Winchester

Medievalists.net — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:38:56 +0000

Agatha’s life, like that of her mistress Eleanor of Aquitaine, is remarkable in an age when women’s innate inferiority and wives’ subordination to their husbands were almost universally accepted, and discussions of women and marriage in learned treatises, sermons, and vernacular stories were 'at worst misogynistic and at best ambivalent.'

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Queen’s Gold and Intercession: The Case of Eleanor of Aquitaine

Medievalists.net — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:46:34 +0000

This essay will consider basic questions about queen’s gold and intercession. First it will address the mechanics of the levy and collection of queen’s gold, beginning with fundamentals such as the nature of the levy and who paid. An investigation into the origins of queen’s gold will follow.

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Empress Matilda, Lady of the English

Medievalists.net — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 02:10:34 +0000

Here lies the daughter, wife, and mother of Henry.

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How did the expansion of royal authority affect the traditional ruling institutions during the reigns of Henry II and Philip II Augustus?

Medievalists.net — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:23:58 +0000

The study of the Angevin kings can be seen as effectivelyseparating Henry II and his successors from mere kings of England and can be seen asresponsible for highlighting the continental origins of these kings.

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