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Paths to Kingship in Medieval Latin Europe, c. 950-1200 (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Paths to Kingship in Medieval Latin Europe, c. 950-1200 (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Medieval Europe was a world of kings, but what did this mean to
those who did not themselves wear a crown? How could they prevent
corrupt and evil men from seizing the throne? How could they ensure
that rulers would not turn into tyrants? Drawing on a rich array of
remarkable sources, this engaging study explores how the fears and
hopes of a ruler's subjects shaped both the idea and the practice
of power. It traces the inherent uncertainty of royal rule from the
creation of kingship and the recurring crises of royal successions,
through the education of heirs and the intrigue of medieval
elections, to the splendour of a king's coronation, and the pivotal
early years of his reign. Monks, crusaders, knights, kings (and
those who wanted to be kings) are among a rich cast of characters
who sought to make sense of and benefit from an institution that
was an object of both desire and fear.
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