Medievalists.net » Philip II of France http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Magna Carta Conference Offers New Insights Into The 800-year-old Document http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/22/magna-carta-conference-offers-new-insights-into-the-800-year-old-document/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/22/magna-carta-conference-offers-new-insights-into-the-800-year-old-document/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2015 17:32:45 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59130 Magna Carta just celebrated its 800th birthday this past Monday. In honour of this incredible milestone, King’s College London, and the Magna Carta Project, hosted a 3 day conference dedicated to this historic document.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/22/magna-carta-conference-offers-new-insights-into-the-800-year-old-document/feed/ 0 The Danes and the Marriage Break-up of Philip II of France http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/11/danes-marriage-break-philip-ii-france/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/11/danes-marriage-break-philip-ii-france/#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:24:45 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=52507 On 14 August 1193 the illustrious king Philip II of France repudiated his queen, Ingeborg, the daughter of the Danish king Valdemar I, during her coronation ceremony in Amiens cathedral. The events that followed, which merited twenty-four papal letters and the comment and speculation of several chroniclers across Europe.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/11/danes-marriage-break-philip-ii-france/feed/ 0 The Illnesses of King Richard and King Philippe on the Third Crusade http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/02/illnesses-king-richard-king-philippe-third-crusade/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/02/illnesses-king-richard-king-philippe-third-crusade/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2014 02:47:56 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=52306 For weeks both Richard and Philippe were close to the brink of death, before they finally recovered.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/02/illnesses-king-richard-king-philippe-third-crusade/feed/ 0 How did the expansion of royal authority affect the traditional ruling institutions during the reigns of Henry II and Philip II Augustus? http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/17/how-did-the-expansion-of-royal-authority-affect-the-traditional-ruling-institutions-during-the-reigns-of-henry-ii-and-philip-ii-augustus/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/17/how-did-the-expansion-of-royal-authority-affect-the-traditional-ruling-institutions-during-the-reigns-of-henry-ii-and-philip-ii-augustus/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:23:58 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=39897 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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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/17/how-did-the-expansion-of-royal-authority-affect-the-traditional-ruling-institutions-during-the-reigns-of-henry-ii-and-philip-ii-augustus/feed/ 0 The Fall of the Angevin Empire http://www.medievalists.net/2012/10/05/the-fall-of-the-angevin-empire/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/10/05/the-fall-of-the-angevin-empire/#comments Sat, 06 Oct 2012 01:37:57 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=36261 A damned inheritance, hopelessly over-extended and out-resourced by the kings of France? Or an effective empire thrown away by incompetence and harshness? John Gillingham weighs the blame for John's loss of the Angevin dominions.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/10/05/the-fall-of-the-angevin-empire/feed/ 0 The Great Men of Christendom: The Failure of the Third Crusade http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/29/the-great-men-of-christendom-the-failure-of-the-third-crusade/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/29/the-great-men-of-christendom-the-failure-of-the-third-crusade/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:29:12 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=35216 It is my intention to show that the participation of monarchs in the Third Crusade had an adverse effect on the outcome of the Crusade. Whatever positive aspects of monarchical involvement in the Third Crusade were to be had can be seen at the beginning of the venture, when the Church needed financial and material support, as well as the prestige that royal participation could offer.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/29/the-great-men-of-christendom-the-failure-of-the-third-crusade/feed/ 0 The Meetings of the Kings of France and England, 1066-1204 http://www.medievalists.net/2012/07/15/the-meetings-of-the-kings-of-france-and-england-1066-1204/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/07/15/the-meetings-of-the-kings-of-france-and-england-1066-1204/#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2012 20:53:31 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=33817 Between 1066 and 1154 the kings of France and of England are known to have met each other on five occasions: in 1079, 1109, 1113, 1120, and 1137.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/07/15/the-meetings-of-the-kings-of-france-and-england-1066-1204/feed/ 0 Lackland: The Loss of Normandy in 1215 http://www.medievalists.net/2011/11/22/lackland-the-loss-of-normandy-in-1215/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/11/22/lackland-the-loss-of-normandy-in-1215/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:08:45 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=27333 Nick Barratt argues that Normandy’s loss in the reign of King John has had a far-reaching impact on Britain.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/11/22/lackland-the-loss-of-normandy-in-1215/feed/ 0 The Byzantines and Saladin, 1185-1192: Opponents of the Third Crusade http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/26/the-byzantines-and-saladin-1185-1192-opponents-of-the-third-crusade/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/26/the-byzantines-and-saladin-1185-1192-opponents-of-the-third-crusade/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:56:18 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=23303 The Byzantines and Saladin, 1185-1192: Opponents of the Third Crusade Brand, Charles M. Speculum, Vol. 37, No. 2 (Apr., 1962) Abstract On the eve of the Third Crusade the chief Christian state in the East joined with Saladin, sultan of Egypt and Syria, to further their common interests, which involved opposition to the Latins in the […]

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