Dating medieval English charters
Developing a computer program that can automatically date medieval manuscripts.
Comital Authority, Accountability and the Personnel of Comital Administration in Greater Anjou, 1129-51
This paper was part of SESSION VIII:Power & Politics in the Long Twelfth Century. It examined the charters of Geoffrey of
Women and the adoption of charters in Scotland north of Forth, c. 1150–1286
In the thirteenth century, charters in the name of women became more plentiful, especially in the case of widows, and more standard formulas emphasising the ‘lawful power of widowhood’ were employed widely.
The acts of the Earls of Dunbar relating to Scotland c.1124-c.1289 : a study of Lordship in Scotland in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries
The thesis seeks to analyse the nature of the Dunbar lordship, uncovering its particular and essential features, yet placing and assessing it in the context of twelfth and thirteenth-century Scottish aristocratic society.
Partners in Rule: A Study of Twelfth-Century Queens of England
The queens of twelfth-century England provide a prime example of how the queen was not, in fact, powerless in the rule of her realm, but rather a significant governmental official who had the opportunity to take a complementary part in royal rule that suited her strengths.
The Uses of Pragmatic Literacy in the Medieval Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia (from the State Foundation to the End of the Sixteenth Century)
The aim of my thesis is to reveal and understand processes behind the appearance and dissemination of literacy in the medieval principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. I will focus on the social and cultural factors that contributed to the adoption and use of writing from the appearance of the state until the end of the sixteenth century.
Llywelyn ab Iorwerth : the making of a Welsh prince
Finally, this thesis seeks to address the limitations on Llywelyn’s successes, in light of succeeding events and concludes with a discussion of Llywelyn’s legendary status in the modern world.
The higher nobility in Scotland and their estates, c.1371-1424
The material available for the study of the Scottish nobility in this period consists almost entirely of charters, especially those issued by the crown.
Charters as weapons. On the role played by early medieval dispute records in the disputes they record
This paper seeks to shed more light on how written records were used during the Carolingian period by examining the role played by records of property disputes in the disputes they record.
HASKINS CONFERENCE: Public and Private Audiences: Reflections on the Anglo-Saxon Archive of Bury St. Edmunds Abbey in Suffolk
This paper focused on the Anglo-Saxon writs, and charters of Bury St. Edmunds.
HASKINS CONFERENCE: Context and Cultivation: The Formation of a Monastic Property Network in Eleventh Century Brittany
This paper focused on the Benedictine abbey of St. Florent.
The Dating of Medieval English Private Charters of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries
The Dating of Medieval English Private Charters of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries Gervers, Michael A Distinct Voice: Medieval Studies in Honor of Leonard…
Peoples and languages in eleventh- and twelfth-century Britain and Ireland: reading the charter evidence
Peoples and languages in eleventh- and twelfth-century Britain and Ireland: reading the charter evidence By Richard Sharpe The reality behind charter diplomatic in…
An Armory of Writs: The Rewriting of the English Social Contract, 1066-1290
An 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…
Marriage, Inheritance, and the Balance of Power in Twelfth-Century England and France
Marriage, Inheritance, and the Balance of Power in Twelfth-Century England and France Diggelmann, Lindsay Mark Thesis: PhD Philosophy in History, The University of…
Saints, Monks and Bishops; cult and authority in the diocese of Wells (England) before the Norman Conquest
Saints, Monks and Bishops; cult and authority in the diocese of Wells (England) before the Norman Conquest Costen, Michael (University of Bristol, UK)…
Framing ‘Piracy’: restitution at sea in the later Middle Ages
Framing ‘Piracy’: restitution at sea in the later Middle Ages Dick, Bryan D. PhD Thesis, University of Glasgow, January (2010) Abstract The focus…
Currency Change in Pre-millennial Catalonia: Coinage, Counts and Economics
Currency Change in Pre-millennial Catalonia: Coinage, Counts and Economics Jarrett, Jonathan Numismatic Chronicle, No.169 (2009) Abstract Barcelona in the late tenth century was on…
The Mersea Charter of Edward the Confessor
The Mersea Charter of Edward the Confessor By Cyril Hart Essex Archaeology and History, Vol. 12 (1981) Introduction: In 1768 Philip Morant published…
Community in Voice? A Reconsideration of the Social Context Danish Royal Charters Functioned in the 11th Century
Community in Voice? A Reconsideration of the Social Context Danish Royal Charters Functioned in the 11th Century By Minoru Ozawa HERSETEC : journal…
The Civil Administration of Byzantine Iberia According to the Seals
The Civil Administration of Byzantine Iberia According to the Seals By Werner Seibt Istoriani. Festschrift Roin Metreveli. (Tbilisi, 2009) Introduction: It would be…
Forging Links with the Past: the twelfth-century reconstruction of Anglo-Saxon Peterborough
This thesis is a study of four early twelfth-century forgeries, comprising a house-history, two charters and a papal bull and how they were used by the monks of Peterborough to reconstruct their monastery’s pre-Conquest past.
William Marshal, King Henry II and the Honour of Chateauroux
William Marshal, King Henry II and the Honour of Chateauroux By Nicholas Vincent Archives: The Journal of the British Record Association, Vol.25:102 (2000) Introduction:…
The plans of medieval Polish towns
The plans of medieval Polish towns By Marke Koter and Mariusz Kulesza Urban Morphology, Vol. 3:2 (1999) Abstract: The origins of Polish towns…
The sigillography of the Ragman Roll
The sigillography of the Ragman Roll McAndrew, Bruce A. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 129(1999), 663-752 ABSTRACT The seals, originally…