Papal Intervention In England in the Thirteenth Century
John came to power the year following Innocent III and died three months after Innocent. These two men fought a titanic struggle over papal prerogatives and the rights of kingship as it relates to the Church.
Law, Marriage, and Society in the Later Middle Ages: A Look at the English and Franco-Belgian Regions
Law, Marriage, and Society in the Later Middle Ages: A Look at the English and Franco-Belgian Regions By Charles Donahue, Jr. Proceedings of…
The church law and the civil law in Byzantium: two parts of one legal order (legal schools)
The church law and the civil law in Byzantium: two parts of one legal order (legal schools) By Dilian Nikoltchev IUS CANONICUM, Vol.42,…
THE BORGIAS: “NESSUNO (NOBODY)” – SE01 EP09
“NESSUNO (NOBODY)” In this week’s episode…. “Does the Pope of Rome disappoint Your Highness? Had you hoped for gold and silvervestments? Display has…
Recent Research on Canons Regular in the German Empire of the 11th and 12th Centuries
For decades the reform movement of the canons of the 11th and 12th centuries remained to a great degree unnoticed by historians. The Premonstratensians, who in this report are treated only in passing, have to be regarded as a certain exception.
Between Arles, Rome, and Toledo: Gallic collections of canon law in Late Antiquity
Between Arles, Rome, and Toledo: Gallic collections of canon law ¡n Late Antiquity By Ralph W. Mathisen Fronteras Religiosas entre Roma, Bizancio, Damasco…
Sharing Meals with Non-Christians in Canon Law Commentaries, Circa 1160-1260: A Case Study in Legal Development
Sharing Meals with Non-Christians in Canon Law Commentaries, Circa 1160-1260: A Case Study in Legal Development By David M. Freidenreich Medieval Encounters, Vol.…
Pope John XXII and the Franciscan ideal of absolute poverty
Pope John XXII and the Franciscan ideal of absolute poverty By Melanie Brunner PhD Dissertation, University of Leeds, 2006 Abstract: My thesis offers…
The Borgias: SE01 EP01/EP01 – “The Poisoned Chalice/The Assassin”
The House of Borgias The Borgias were a Spanish papal family who rose to prominence through their involvement in ecclesiastical and political affairs…
Changing Gender Relation in Medieval and Early Modern Iceland: The Role of Canon Law According to Court Case Narratives
In this paper I shall not primarily discuss this legal regulations rather give some ideas of how the law was used (and shaped on a textual level) at the local courts. Examples will be taken from several court case narrations.
Prostitution in the Medieval Canon Law
Prostitution in the Medieval Canon Law By James A. Brundage Signs, Vol. 1:4 (1976) Introduction: Prostitution has been called the oldest human profession,…
Sex Difference in Medieval Theology and Canon Law: A Tribute to Joan Cadden
Meanings of Sex Difference draws on a very wide range of sources, cross- ing and re-crossing traditional boundaries between the disciplines. Joan Cadden also pays particular attention to the cultural and social milieux these sources were produced in; to the assumptions and expectations of authors and readers; to questions of form, style, and presentation.
The Canon Law of the Henry VIII Divorce Case
The Canon Law of the Henry VIII Divorce Case By Phillip Campbell Senior Thesis, Madonna University, 2009 Abstract: This project is an attempt to take…
Mutating Monsters: Approaches to “Living Texts” of the Carolingian Era
Mutating Monsters: Approaches to “Living Texts” of the Carolingian Era By Abigail Firey Digital Proceedings of the Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript…
Tolerantia: A Medieval Concept
Tolerantia: A Medieval Concept By Istvan Bejczy Journal of the History of Ideas, Vol.58:3 (1997) Introduction: The notion of tolerance is generally considered…
Pope, Bishops and Canon Law: A Study of Gregory VII’s Relationship with the Episcopate and the Consequences for Canon Law
Pope, Bishops and Canon Law: A Study of Gregory VII’s Relationship with the Episcopate and the Consequences for Canon Law By Alison Sarah Welsby…
Readers, Texts and Compilers in the Earlier Middle Ages
Readers, Texts and Compilers in the Earlier Middle Ages: Studies in Medieval Canon Law in Honour of Linda Fowler-Magerl Edited by Martin Brett…
The Study of Canon Law and the Eclipse of the Lincoln Schools, 1175–1225
The Study of Canon Law and the Eclipse of the Lincoln Schools, 1175–1225 By Frans Van Liere History of Universities, edited by Mordechai…