This paper discussed the divorce procedures in the Low Countries during the late middle ages and early modern period.
The Legal Framework of Divorce ‘a mensa et thoro’ and the Administration of Justice within the Low Countries
August 10, 2012 By
Adultery in Late-Medieval Northern France
August 10, 2012 By
This paper focused on adultery and canon law in later medieval northern France.
Qui facit adulterium, frangit fidem et promissionem suam: Adultery and the Church in Medieval Sweden
August 9, 2012 By
This paper was part of a series on Canon Law and Medieval Marriage.
Plenary Session: Learning the Law in the Carolingian Empire
August 8, 2012 By
How did Carolingians learn canon law? This paper examines lay knowledge of canon law during the Carolingian period.
Monastic ‘Centres’ of Law? Some Evidence from Eleventh-Century Rome
August 8, 2012 By
Cushing discusses her very preliminary research, which is part of a book-project about Monks and Canon Law in Italy.
Processus iudiciarius secundum stilum Pragensem:Its Manuscripts and Edition
August 8, 2012 By
This paper is a work in progress for further analysis of Puchnik’s work.
Taking Inventory of Manuscripts. Survey of Tasks Achieved and Tasks to Do
August 6, 2012 By
This paper was an informal discussion on the topic of manuscripts and canonical resources, regional statistics and the problems with current database compilation.
The Evolutions of Knowledge in Medieval Canon Law
August 6, 2012 By
This paper discussed the way canonical texts were compiled and the history of the shift in their compilation.
Erectile dysfunction in the Middle Ages – historian examines medieval impotence cases
August 3, 2012 By
Like today, the problem of male impotence in the Middle Ages was often serious, and had important consequences for marriages and families.
The Roman De La Rose and the Thirteenth Century Prohibitions of Homosexuality
June 11, 2012 By
This paper, a tentative approach by someone who is not an expert in this area or on this text, argues that Guillaume de Lorris offers a veiled description of a male to male love relationship.
Husbands, Wives, and Adultery in Late-Medieval Northern France
June 10, 2012 By
If painting a slightly less stark picture of gender inequality than the above account of total repression for women and total freedom for men, modern scholars generally assume that medieval European courts did not enforce the Christian prohibition against husbands’ adultery.
The Idea of Natural Rights – Origins and Persistence
June 10, 2012 By
Before turning to this early history there is one more aspect of the contemporary situation that I need to mention. Even in the Western world, the original homeland of natural rights thinking, there is no consensus—and sometimes overt skepticism—about the existence and grounding of such rights.
The Authoritative Text: Raymond of Penyafort’s Editing of the ‘Decretals of Gregory IX’ (1234)
April 25, 2012 By
The Decretals of Gregory IX, promulgated in 1234, was the first collection of canon law for the Catholic Church invested with universal and exclusive authority, and was the culmination of a century and a half process by which the a now papal-led Church came to be the leading institution within medieval European society.
The Conjugal Debt and Medieval Canon Law
March 22, 2012 By
The apostle Paul was the earliest influential spokesman for a Christian view of marriage and sexuality. Marital sex was, for Paul, a safeguard against human weakness (1 Cor. 7.1-2).
The Royal Safeguard in Medieval France
November 13, 2011 By
In the eyes of contemporaries, the royal safeguard of the fourteenth century descended from an unbroken tradition going back to the emunitas and royal tuitio of Merovingian Frankland.
The Military Activities of Bishops, Abbots and other Clergy in England c.900-1200
October 16, 2011 By
It focuses on bishops and abbots, whose military activities were recorded more frequently than lesser clergy, though these too are considered where appropriate.
Was there a Gregorian Reform Movement in the Eleventh Century?
September 11, 2011 By
Was there a Gregorian Reform Movement in the Eleventh Century? Gilchrist, John CCHA Study Sessions, 37(1970) Abstract If movements were simply a matter of counting heads, then the Gregorian Reform Movement would emerge unscathed. I simply draw your attention to the existenceoftheseries known as the Studi Gregoriani 7 vols.(1947-1960).Under the editorship of the late G. B. […]
The church law and the civil law in Byzantium: two parts of one legal order (legal schools)
June 1, 2011 By
The church law and the civil law in Byzantium: two parts of one legal order (legal schools) By Dilian Nikoltchev IUS CANONICUM, Vol.42, No.84 (2002) h Introduction: During the first three centuries of its history the Church existed completely independent from the state. As a result of this the juridical rules of the church life, […]
THE BORGIAS: “NESSUNO (NOBODY)” – SE01 EP09
May 31, 2011 By
“NESSUNO (NOBODY)” In this week’s episode…. “Does the Pope of Rome disappoint Your Highness? Had you hoped for gold and silvervestments? Display has its purpose, but simplicity must rule our hearts” ~ Rodrigo Borgia “You are a true clairvoyant, Lucrezia Borgia; and if we could impose on your diplomatic graces once more, we would request […]
Between Arles, Rome, and Toledo: Gallic collections of canon law in Late Antiquity
May 8, 2011 By
Between Arles, Rome, and Toledo: Gallic collections of canon law ¡n Late Antiquity By Ralph W. Mathisen Fronteras Religiosas entre Roma, Bizancio, Damasco y Toledo. El Nacimiento de Europa y del Islam (Siglos V-VIII), edited by S. Montero (Madrid, 1999) Introduction: Late Antiquity, and the sixth century in particular, was the great age of church […]
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