Money and Morality in 14th century Sweden
Money and Morality in 14th century Sweden von Heijne, Cecilia Ephesos to Dalecarlia. Reflections on Body, Space and Time in Medieval and Early…
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…
Development of Parliamentarism in England
England was the first country in Europe to develop representative institutions. This paper looks into this development through the prism of the perception of royal power.
Lex Salica and the Carolingian ‘Frankish’ Past
Lex Salica and the Carolingian ‘Frankish’ Past Turnbull, Anna Revealing Records II Conference, King’s College London (2010) Abstract The year 751 is regarded…
A clash of cultures: the legal difficulties of Bernat Metge (1396-1398) in a wider social context
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Ssegunt natura de los cielos e de las otras cosas spirituales: Alfonso X, Astrology, and Kingship
This thesis uses Alfonso’s scientific texts to analyze how and why astrology was particularly useful to a thirteenth century king.
Mujeres cautivas en “la tierra del Islam”
Mujeres cautivas en “la tierra del Islam” de la Puente, Cristina AL-ANDALUS MAGREB, No.14 (2007) Abstract Frontier conflicts usually lead to a careful…
Leveraging Reputation: Guidaticums in Medieval Spain
Leveraging Reputation: Guidaticums in Medieval Spain Smith, Daniel J. (George Mason University) Troy University – Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy, October…
Towards Modernity and Absolute Power: Interpretation of Kingship in
Towards Modernity and Absolute Power: Interpretation of Kingship in The Book of the Twelve Wise Men and The Seven Books of Law McLean,…
The assemblies of Alfonso VIII of Castile: Burgos (1169) to Carrión (1188)
The assemblies of Alfonso VIII of Castile: Burgos (1169) to Carrión (1188) Cerda, Jose Manuel (Comision Nacional de Investigacio ́n Cient ́ıfica y Tecnolo…
THE WILL AND SOCIETY IN MEDIEVAL CATALONIA AND LANGUEDOC, 800-1200
THE WILL AND SOCIETY IN MEDIEVAL CATALONIA AND LANGUEDOC, 800-1200 Taylor, Nathaniel Lane PhD Philosopy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, April (1995) Abstract Some three…
The Templar Trials: Did the System Work?
Although the trials in general were held with enormous personal expenditures and by obviously careful observation of procedural rules, the ’system did not really work’; it was undermined by the dynamics of a legal instrument (that is, torture), which in the end was based on the use of violence.
A sixteenth century bardic poem composed for Seán Mac Conmara, Lord of West Clann Chuiléin
In this paper, Luke McInerney examines the late 16th century bardic poem Créd fá seachnaim síol Aodha? composed by Domhnall Ó Maoilchonaire for his patron Seán Mac Conmara, Lord of West Clann Chuiléin.
FROM FOOTNOTES TO NARRATIVE: WELSH NOBLEWOMEN IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY
FROM FOOTNOTES TO NARRATIVE: WELSH NOBLEWOMEN IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY Richards, Gwenyth PhD Thesis, University of Sydney (2005) Abstract This thesis concentrates on the role…
Matthias Corvinus and His Library
Matthias Corvinus and His Library Stein, Rose Hungarian Studies Review, Vol. XIII, No. 1 (Spring 1986) Abstract Hungary in the fifteenth century was…
The myth of lesbian impunity: capital laws from 1270 to 1791
The myth of lesbian impunity: capital laws from 1270 to 1791 By Louis Crompton Journal of Homosexuality, Vol.6 No.1-2 (1980-81) Abstract: The standard…
KALAMAZOO 2011: Session 92 – Thursday, May 12, 2011: In Giro: Italian Identity and Travel in the Middle Ages
In Giro: Italian Identity and Travel in the Middle Ages Sponsor: Italians and Italianists at Kalamazoo Organizer: Rachel D. Gibson (University of Minnesota–Twin…
The Holy Fools: A Theological Enquiry
What is the significance of the deployment of madness in the early Christian ascetic experience of holiness?
Insult and Redress in Cyfraith Hywel Dda and Welsh Arthurian Romance
Insult and Redress in Cyfraith Hywel Dda and Welsh Arthurian Romance Cichon, Michael Arthuriana, Vol. 10:3 (2000) Abstract This article, treating the laws…
Legal Status of Jewish Converts to Christianity in Southern Italy and Provence
Legal Status of Jewish Converts to Christianity in Southern Italy and Provence By Nadia Zeldes California Italian Studies Journal, Vol.1:1 (2010) Abstract: The…
Acta Est Fabula, Plaudite! The Role of Women in Late Medieval England: The Evidence from Wills
The purpose of this thesis is to provide an insight into the role and place of women in late medieval England through a qualitative and quantitative examination of 403 women’s wills from 1300 to 1500.
The church law and the civil law in Byzantium: two parts of one legal order (legal schools)
The church law and the civil law in Byzantium: two parts of one legal order (legal schools) By Dilian Nikoltchev IUS CANONICUM, Vol.42,…
Learning by Doing: Coping with Inquisitors in Medieval Languedoc
Among these is the rich mass of documentation relating to the inquisition of heretical depravity in Languedoc in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries
The Edictum Theoderici: A Study of a Roman Legal Document from Ostrogothic Italy
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Medieval medical malpractice: the dicta and the dockets
have selected seven legal cases from the surviving documents of medieval London, ranging over the 150-year period from the mid-14th century through the late 15th.