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Author : Fiona Macdonald
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Europe
ISBN : OCLC:1150877024
Explores how kings and rulers in medieval Europe gained control and governed.
Author : Martin J Dougherty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1782745890
Author : Anne Duggan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015032190483
Author : Elizabeth Hallam
Publisher : Tiger Books
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 1855017334
This is a pictorial history of the kings of England, from William the Conqueror, the first Norman monarch to Richard III, the last of the Plantagenets
Author : Sean McGlynn,Elena Woodacre
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781443868525
Monarchy is an enduring institution that still makes headlines today. It has always been preoccupied with image and perception, never more so than in the period covered by this volume. The collection of papers gathered here from international scholars demonstrates that monarchical image and perception went far beyond cultural, symbolic and courtly display – although these remain important – and were, in fact, always deeply concerned with the practical expression of authority, politics and power. This collection is unique in that it covers the subject from two innovative angles: it not only addresses both kings and queens together, but also both the medieval and early modern periods. Consequently, this allows significant comparisons to be made between male and female monarchy as well as between eras. Such an approach reveals that continuity was arguably more important than change over a span of some five centuries. In removing the traditional gender and chronological barriers that tend to lead to four separate areas of studies for kings and queens in medieval and early modern history, the papers here are free to encompass male and female royal rulers ranging across Europe from the early-thirteenth to the late-seventeenth centuries to examine the image and perception of monarchy in England, Scotland, France, Burgundy, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire. Collectively this volume will be of interest to all those studying medieval and early modern monarchy and for those wishing to learn about the connections and differences between the two.
Author : Phil Bradford
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781399083065
Stephen. John. Edward II. Richard II. Richard III. These five are widely viewed as the worst of England’s medieval kings. Certainly, their reigns were not success stories. Two of these kings lost their thrones, one only avoided doing so by dying, another was killed in battle, and the remaining one had to leave his crown to his opponent. All have been seen as incompetent, their reigns blighted by civil war and conflict. They tore the realm apart, failing in the basic duty of a king to ensure peace and justice. For that, all of them paid a heavy price. As well as incompetence, some also have reputations for cruelty and villainy, More than one has been portrayed as a tyrant. The murder of family members and arbitrary executions stain their reputations. All five reigns ended in failure. As a result, the kings have been seen as failures themselves, the worst examples of medieval English kingship. They lost their reputations as well as their crowns. Yet were these five really the worst men to wear the crown of England in the Middle Ages? Or has history treated them unfairly? This book looks at the stories of their lives and reigns, all of which were dramatic and often unpredictable. It then examines how they have been seen since their deaths, the ways their reputations have been shaped across the centuries. The standards of their own age were different to our own. How these kings have been judged has changed over time, sometimes dramatically. Fiction, from Shakespeare’s plays to modern films, has also played its part in creating the modern picture. Many things have created, over a long period, the negative reputations of these five. Today, they have come to number among the worst kings of English history. Is this fair, or should they be redeemed? That is the question this book sets out to answer.
Author : Boyd H. Hill, Jr
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429536830
Originally published in 1972, Medieval Monarchy in Action covers a period extending from the reign of Henry I to the early years of Henry IV. The book examines how the Saxon and Salian monarchs of the tenth and eleventh centuries built the foundations of the German Empire, this volume contains fifty documents which present the reader with the vivid picture of the imperial activities. The book contains original source material, including diplomas issued by the emperors, most of which have never before been published in English. Both the introduction and documents reveal the workings of the imperial chancery, the utilization of the Church as the foundation for building a strong monarchy, and the careful conscription of learned ecclesiastics into the royal bureaucracy. The period of Saxon-Salian dominance is an important area of study for papal-imperial relations in the Middle Ages and also for modern European history.
Author : Joseph Henry Dahmus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Biography
ISBN : LCCN:68088075
A survey of the Middle Ages through the lives of its monarchs.
Author : John Steane
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2003-05-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134641598
The Archaeology of the Medieval English Monarchy looks at the period between the reign of William the Conqueror and that of Henry VIII, bringing together physical evidence for the kings and their courts. John Steane looks at the symbols of power and regalia including crowns, seals and thrones. He considers Royal patronage, architecture and ideas on burials and tombs to unravel the details of their daily lives supported with many illustrations.
Author : James Franck Bright
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-24
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547731368
The book "A History of England: Medieval Monarchy (449 to 1485)" covers the period from departure of Romansto the reign of Richard III in British History. The book was written by James Franck Bright who was a British historian and Master of University College, Oxford. Bright also wrote on "The Growth of Democracy" and andbiographies of the Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa and Joseph II.He was a progressive leader at Oxford, helping to improve teaching standards and arguing that theological degrees could be awarded to non-members of the Church of England. In 1882, Bright was one of the first dons at Oxford University to allow women students to attend his lectures, in University College Hall. Excerpt: "The dominion of the Romans in Britain had been complete. The country, as far as the Frith of Forth, had been brought under Roman civilization. But in England, as elsewhere, the continuance of that form of civilization had produced weakness; and the unconquered Britons of the North, known by the name of Picts, broke into the Romanized districts, and pushed their incursions far into the centre of the country. On all sides, the nations outside the Empire were breaking through its limits and threatening its existence. The danger which threatened the very heart of the Empire, from the advance of the Goths into Italy, compelled the Romans in 411 to withdraw their legions from Britain, and leave the inhabitants of the island to fight their own battles with the Picts..."
Author : Paul Kershaw
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198208709
The first full scholarly exploration of the relationship between the idea of peace and rulership through Europe's formative centuries, Peaceful Kings asks what peace meant to early medieval people, and to what extent royal intentions endeavoured to meet collective expectations.
Author : Henry Allen Myers,Herwig Wolfram
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015002444399
Author : Jack Robert Lander
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X001508302
Author : Michele Morrical
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526779519
This examination of six usurper kings of England, and the people and circumstances surrounding them, is “a masterpiece of academic scholarship” (Midwest Book Review). In the Middle Ages, England had to contend with a string of usurpers who disrupted the British monarchy—and ultimately changed the course of European history by deposing England’s reigning kings and seizing power for themselves. Some of the most infamous usurper kings to come out of medieval England include William the Conqueror, Stephen of Blois, Henry Bolingbroke, Edward IV, Richard III, and Henry Tudor. Did these kings really deserve the title of usurper, or were they unfairly vilified by royal propaganda and biased chroniclers? This book examines the lives of these six medieval kings, the circumstances that brought each of them to power, and whether or not they deserve the title of usurper. Along the way readers will hear stories of some of the most fascinating people of medieval Europe, including Empress Matilda, the woman who nearly succeeded at becoming the first ruling Queen of England; Eleanor of Aquitaine, the queen of both France and England, who stirred her own sons to rebel against their father, Henry II; Richard II, whose cruel and vengeful reign caused his own family to overthrow him; Henry VI, Margaret of Anjou, Richard of York, and Edward IV, who struggled for power during the Wars of the Roses; the notorious Richard III and his monstrous reputation as a child-killer; and Henry VII, who rose from relative obscurity to establish the most famous royal family of all time: the Tudors.
Author : Jeanne Nagle
Publisher : Encyclopaedia Britannica
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781622753482
Stories of pageantry associated with kings, queens, and the upper class have long captivated readers of all ages. The reality behind how these entities have operated within set governmental systems has not always been as glamorous as these tales, but it retains an allure of its own nonetheless. This book provides a firm grounding in the historic political, social, and economic implications of rule by monarchy, including the prevalence of the feudal system in medieval Europe. Modern monarchies and the role of the aristocracy in every age are also detailed.