Medievalists.net » King Charles IV Holy Roman Emperor http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Papers on Medieval Prosopography: Session #47 at KZOO 2015 http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/29/session-47-medieval-prosopography-ii/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/29/session-47-medieval-prosopography-ii/#comments Sat, 30 May 2015 00:49:56 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58508 Three fantastic papers on Prosopography from #KZOO2015.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/26/imperial-memory-charles-bridge-establishing-royal-ceremony-future-kings/feed/ 0 Boundaries in the making – Historiography and the isolation of late medieval Bohemia http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/27/boundaries-making-historiography-isolation-late-medieval-bohemia/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/27/boundaries-making-historiography-isolation-late-medieval-bohemia/#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2014 15:38:49 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=51374 This paper deals with an episode of early 15th century Bohemian history. During the so-called Hussite wars, a coalition of Catholic powers tried to establish a far-reaching blockade on trade and commerce against the kingdom of Bohemia, which then was considered to be a hotbed of heresy, and to be rebellious against its legitimate ruler and the papal church.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/27/boundaries-making-historiography-isolation-late-medieval-bohemia/feed/ 0 The Cult of Saint Louis and Capetian Interests in the Hours of Jeanne d’Evreux http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/10/the-cult-of-saint-louis-and-capetian-interests-in-the-hours-of-jeanne-devreux/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/10/the-cult-of-saint-louis-and-capetian-interests-in-the-hours-of-jeanne-devreux/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:15:02 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=39734 Throughout the Middle Ages the Capetians labeled themselves as the ‘Most Christian of Kings,’ and to have a saint in the family legitimated their claim.

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