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Gilbert Foliot and the two swords : law and political theory in twelfth-century England
Posted on March 18, 2013 | No CommentsConsidering the importance of the Church as a driving force in twelfth- century political history, the complex relationship between piety and Church involvement in lay politics during this time period remains surprisingly under-explored. -
How did the expansion of royal authority affect the traditional ruling institutions during the reigns of Henry II and Philip II Augustus?
Posted on March 17, 2013 | No CommentsThe 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. -
The earls in Henry the Second’s reign
Posted on March 10, 2013 | No CommentsThe earldoms of Henry Ills reign can only be understood in the context of their history. The roots of the nature of earldoms in Henry II's reign stretch back beyond the Norman Conquest to England and the Continent before 1066. It was the combination of these two traditions that shaped many of the features of the earldom under the Norman and early Angevin kings of England. -
England: One Country, Two Courts
Posted on December 26, 2012 | No CommentsThe tension created by the two-court system is an integral part of England’s administrative and constitutional history. Exactly how integral has generated a considerable amount of scholarly work, from explanations of the sources of the conflict, to how the disagreement over jurisdiction was addressed throughout the Middle Ages, to what impact the issue had in shaping England’s overall political development. -
King and magnate in medieval Ireland: Walter de Lacy, King Richard and King John
Posted on December 17, 2012 | No CommentsPerhaps the best way to capture the essence of the relationship between Richard, John and their magnates is to focus on one such relationship and to analyse the changes it underwent over the twenty-seven years the two brothers ruled England. The career of Walter de Lacy provides an excellent opportunity for such an analysis. -
The castle building of William Marshal in Ireland
Posted on December 9, 2012 | No CommentsTwelve years later, King Richard presented Isabelle in marriage to his then landless Norman warlord William the Marshall. Marshall had inherited the title of Marshall from his brother, but little in the way of property. -
Excusing the Inexcusable: Abbots Who Diminish the Patrimony, and the Monks Who Love Them Anyway
Posted on November 7, 2012 | No CommentsThis paper was part of the fantastic SESSION IV: Abbots between Ideals and Institutions, 10th–12th Centuries. This paper focused on the writing about abbots during the tumultuous period of Stephen's reign. -
“Engineers of the Angevin Empire (1154-1242)”
Posted on November 6, 2012 | No CommentsThis paper was also featured in SESSION III: The Medieval Experience of Siege at the Haskins conference. It explained the importance and contributions of Angevin engineers during the twelfth century. -
“The Softness of Her Sex”: Matilda’s Role in the English Civil War of 1138-1153
Posted on October 29, 2012 | No CommentsThis thesis examines the life of the Empress Matilda (1102-1167), focusing on how factors beyond her control directed much of its course. It discusses her attempts to take control of the political realm in England and the effect this had on her, her supporters, and her kingdom. It also analyzes her later years and influence on her son Henry II. -
Feudal Strength!: Henry II and the Struggle for Royal Control in England
Posted on October 14, 2012 | No CommentsHenry II ruled over a vast empire that no English king before could match. Through his inheritance, military success, and political cunning he managed to wield power and influence on a level that no future medieval English monarch would. -
A Historiography of Chastity in the Marriage of Edith of Wessex and Edward the Confessor
Posted on October 4, 2012 | No CommentsWhile records of Edith's life and her marriage to Edward are poor, the historiography of those who narrated her life after her death is rich. In some ways, the historiography of her life was directly related to that of her husband's. -
Triangles of the Sacred Sisterhood
Posted on August 19, 2012 | No CommentsIn courtly works, the resolution is generally in favour of the status quo as a courtly adulterous affair rarely works out, while in the fabliau the marriage is generally left intact, although a deceitful wife may be given carte blanche to philander. -
Martyrs on the Move: The Spread of the Cults of Thomas of Canterbury and Peter of Verona
Posted on July 22, 2012 | No CommentsNo matter how one viewed Peter‟s and Thomas‟s personalities, the glaring fact of their instant and enduring cults forces the conclusion that their contemporaries all over Europe saw in them, and especially in their martyrdoms, desirable and compelling prototypes for Christian perfection. The spread and extent of these cults is the subject of this study. -
The Meetings of the Kings of France and England, 1066-1204
Posted on July 15, 2012 | No CommentsThis turned out to be a transient phenomenon. After the loss of Normandy fifty years passed before another King of England met a King of France. Then be-tween 1254 and 1264 there was a remarkable spate of meetings between Henry IIIand Louis IX, but after 1264 Anglo-French summits once again became rare events -
The daughters of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine: a comparative study of twelfth-century royal women
Posted on June 17, 2012 | No CommentsThis thesis is the first study of the daughters of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine which considers them in a dynastic context. -
Saints and sinners in the works of Marie de France
Posted on June 3, 2012 | No CommentsWhat was Marie trying to share with her twelfth century audience when she wrote The Lais? -
The parliamentary calendar of Spanish and English assemblies in the twelfth century
Posted on April 8, 2012 | No CommentsThis analysis will concentrate on the rhythm experienced by royal assemblies from the 1150s to the 1180s, thus challenging the traditional dates for so long believed to mark the beginning of parliaments in England and the Christian kingdoms of Spain. -
Prisoners of Love: Medieval Wives as Hostages
Posted on November 28, 2011 | No CommentsThis paper deals with a special class of hostages, women who were involved in political marriages. -
Robbing Churches and Pulling Beards: The Rebellious Sons of Henry II
Posted on October 3, 2011 | No CommentsRobbing Churches and Pulling Beards: The Rebellious Sons of Henry II Anderson, Elizabeth J. (University of Huddersfield) Skepsi: Bad Behaviour in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Volume III, Issue 1,... -
The Dating of Medieval English Private Charters of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries
Posted on October 2, 2011 | No CommentsThe Dating of Medieval English Private Charters of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries Gervers, Michael A Distinct Voice: Medieval Studies in Honor of Leonard E. Boyle (University of Notre Dame, 2006) Abstract... -
An Armory of Writs: The Rewriting of the English Social Contract, 1066-1290
Posted on September 21, 2011 | No CommentsAn Armory of Writs: The Rewriting of the English Social Contract, 1066-1290 Blau, Zachary S. B.A. Thesis (Medieval Studies),Wesleyan University, April (2009) Abstract The protection of real property rights was... -
Cum consilio et deliberatione episcoporum, comitum, et baronum nostrorum’: institutional consultation and cooperative governance in the Spanish kingdoms and England (1100-1188)
Posted on August 14, 2011 | No CommentsCum consilio et deliberatione episcoporum, comitum, et baronum nostrorum’: institutional consultation and cooperative governance in the Spanish kingdoms and England (1100-1188) Cerda, José Manuel (University of New South Wales) Separation of Powers and... -
Alfonso VIII of Castile’s Territorial Litigation at Henry II of England’s Court: an effective and valid arbitration?
Posted on August 8, 2011 | No CommentsAlfonso VIII of Castile’s Territorial Litigation at Henry II of England’s Court: an effective and valid arbitration? By Fernando Luis Corral Nottingham Medieval Studies, vol. 50 (2006) Introduction: The twelfth... -
Gerald of Wales and the Angevin Kings
Posted on May 22, 2011 | No CommentsGerald of Wales and the Angevin Kings Steele, Helen Published Online (2006) Abstract On the 10th of November 1203, Silvester Giraldus Cambrensis attended a meeting at Westminster Abbey in London... -
The Auld Alliance (1295-1560) : Commercial Exchanges, Cultural and Intellectual Influences Between France and Scotland
Posted on April 17, 2011 | No CommentsThe Auld Alliance (1295-1560) : Commercial Exchanges, Cultural and Intellectual Influences Between France and Scotland CANALLAS, MURIEL MA Thesis, UNIVERSITE DE TOULON ET DU VAR (2009) Abstract France and Scotland have...