Women and Power in the Middle Ages: Political Aspects of Medieval Queenship
Examines the role and life of medieval queens, using examples from queens in Merovingian and Carolingian states, England, France, Castile and Aragon.
The Republican Idea
The Republican Idea By William J. Connell Renaissance Civic Humanism: Reappraisals and Reflections, edited by James Hankins (Cambridge University Press, 2000) Synopsis: Examines…
Cynewulf the Poet, Alfred the King, and the Nature of Anglo-Saxon Duty
Cynewulf the Poet, Alfred the King, and the Nature of Anglo-Saxon Duty Schlosser, Donna Comitatus Vol.31 (2000) Introduction: Whether he composed his verse…
Lords Temporal and Spiritual: The Interactions of Papal and Royal Power in John Capgrave’s Abbreuiacion of Cronicles
Lords Temporal and Spiritual: The Interactions of Papal and Royal Power in John Capgrave’s Abbreuiacion of Cronicles Konkol, Slawomir Medieval Forum Vol. 5(2006)…
The Middle Ages as Fantasy
Discusses the famous writers J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis and the influence of medievalism on their storytelling.