Medievalists.net » Politics http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 The Impact of Holy Land Crusades on State Formation: War Mobilization, Trade Integration and Political Development in Medieval Europe http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/05/the-impact-of-holy-land-crusades-on-state-formation-war-mobilization-trade-integration-and-political-development-in-medieval-europe/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/05/the-impact-of-holy-land-crusades-on-state-formation-war-mobilization-trade-integration-and-political-development-in-medieval-europe/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2015 01:56:55 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=63031 This paper argues that crusader mobilization had important implications for European state formation.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/03/power-and-politics-at-the-time-of-king-harald-bluetooth-denmark/feed/ 0 The Two Wives of Robert II, King of Scotland http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/28/the-two-wives-of-robert-ii-king-of-scotland/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/28/the-two-wives-of-robert-ii-king-of-scotland/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2015 03:59:54 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62862 Robert II, King of Scots and grandson of Robert the Bruce was a handsome, charming man who had many descendants. He not only had two wives who had numerous children but many mistresses who had babies as well.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/22/czechs-and-poles-in-the-middle-ages-rivalry-cooperation-and-alliances/feed/ 0 Medieval Lisbon: Castelo de São Jorge http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/10/medieval-lisbon-castelo-de-sao-jorge/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/10/medieval-lisbon-castelo-de-sao-jorge/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2015 16:07:32 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61688 Above Lisbon’s skyline of colourful tiled houses and red roofs lies Castelo de São Jorge, a dominating, but beautiful, 11th century fortress in the heart of this vibrant city...

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/29/medieval-queens-and-queenship-the-present-status-of-research-in-income-and-power/feed/ 0 Machiavelli and Botticelli Movies to Hit the Screen in 2016 http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/29/machiavelli-and-botticelli-movies-to-hit-the-screen-in-2016/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/29/machiavelli-and-botticelli-movies-to-hit-the-screen-in-2016/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2015 16:55:00 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60689 Machiavelli and Botticelli are set to hit screens in 2016. We sat down to chat with Italian director, Lorenzo Raveggi about his two ambitious projects.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/29/machiavelli-and-botticelli-movies-to-hit-the-screen-in-2016/feed/ 0 Between Subjects and Citizens: the Commons of England, c. 1300-1550 http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/17/between-subjects-and-citizens-the-commons-of-england-c-1300-1550/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/17/between-subjects-and-citizens-the-commons-of-england-c-1300-1550/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2015 16:06:14 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60440 The political, social and cultural conditions of later medieval England fostered a situation in which ordinary people could have remarkable political agency.

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