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Becket's life was lived on a European stage, his cause was
conducted in a European setting, and the cult of the new martyr
spread with extraordinary rapidity to the furthest reaches of Latin
Christendom before the end of the twelfth century. The fifteen
studies collected here reflect not only the global reach of the
subject but the diverse expertise of their author, whose edition
and translation of the Correspondence of Archbishop Thomas Becket
(2000) and acclaimed biography (Thomas Becket, 2004) have
established her place in Becket studies. Based on the critical
examination of manuscripts and texts, this collection focuses first
on the papal curia and Becket's household in exile. The following
studies deal with Becket's letters and their authorship, the
coronation of the young King Henry (1170), and Henry II's
reconciliation at Avranches (1172). The final part traces the
explosion of Becket's cult, the transmission of hagiographical and
liturgical texts to France, Germany, and Portugal, and the role of
diverse agencies of dissemination: Henry II's daughters, for
example, in Saxony, Castile, and Sicily, and the Cistercian and
Augustinian orders whose networks of houses embraced the whole of
Europe.
Alexander III was one of the most important popes of the Middle
Ages and his papacy (1159-81) marked a significant watershed in the
history of the Western Church and society. This book provides a
long overdue reassessment of his papacy and his achievements,
bringing together thirteen essays which review existing scholarship
and present the latest research and new perspectives. Individual
chapters cover topics such as Alexander's many contributions to the
law of the Church, which had a major impact upon Western society,
notably on marriage, his relations with Byzantium, and the
extension of papal authority at the peripheries of the West, in
Spain, Northern Europe and the Holy Land. But dominant are the
major clashes between secular and spiritual authority: the
confrontation between Henry II of England and Thomas Becket after
which Alexander eventually secured the king's co-operation and the
pope's eighteen-year conflict with the German emperor, Frederick I.
Both the papacy and the Western Church emerged as stronger
institutions from this struggle, largely owing to Alexander's
leadership and resilience: he truly mastered the art of survival.
Alexander III was one of the most important popes of the Middle
Ages and his papacy (1159-81) marked a significant watershed in the
history of the Western Church and society. This book provides a
long overdue reassessment of his papacy and his achievements,
bringing together thirteen essays which review existing scholarship
and present the latest research and new perspectives. Individual
chapters cover topics such as Alexander's many contributions to the
law of the Church, which had a major impact upon Western society,
notably on marriage, his relations with Byzantium, and the
extension of papal authority at the peripheries of the West, in
Spain, Northern Europe and the Holy Land. But dominant are the
major clashes between secular and spiritual authority: the
confrontation between Henry II of England and Thomas Becket after
which Alexander eventually secured the king's co-operation and the
pope's eighteen-year conflict with the German emperor, Frederick I.
Both the papacy and the Western Church emerged as stronger
institutions from this struggle, largely owing to Alexander's
leadership and resilience: he truly mastered the art of survival.
The year 2000 witnessed the 900th anniversary of the birth of
Adrian IV, the only Englishman to sit on the papal throne. His
short pontificate of four and a half years, distracted by crisis
and controversy and followed as it was by an 18-year schism, could
be judged a low point in the history of the papacy. The studies in
this book challenge the view that Adrian was little more than a
cipher, the tool of powerful factions in the Curia. This is the
first large-scale work on Adrian since 1925, and is supported by a
substantial appendix of relevant sources and documents in facing
translation. Relations with the Empire, the Norman kingdom and the
Patrimony are all radically reassessed and the authenticity of
'Laudabiliter' reconsidered. At the same time, the spiritual,
educational and devotional contexts in which he was operating are
fully assessed; his activities in Catalonia and his legatine
mission to Scandinavia are examined in the light of recent
research, and his special relationship with St Albans is explored
through his privileges to this great abbey. These studies by
leading scholars in the field, together with the introductory
chapter by Christopher Brooke, reveal an active and engaged pope,
reacting creatively to the challenges and crises of the Church and
the world.
The great strength of this collection is its wide range...a
valuable work for anyone interested in the social aspects of the
medieval nobility. CHOICE Articles on the origins and nature of
'nobility', its relationship with the late Roman world, its
acquisition and exercise of power, its association with military
obligation, and its transformation into a more or less willing
instrument of royal government. Embracing regions as diverse as
England (before and after the Norman Conquest), Italy, the Iberian
peninsula, France, Norway, Poland, Portugal, and the Romano-German
empire, it ranges over the whole medieval period from the fifth to
the early sixteenth century. Contributors: STUART AIRLIE, MARTIN
AURELL, T. N. BISSON, PAUL FOURACRE, PIOTR GORECKI, MARTIN H.
JONES, STEINAR IMSEN, REGINE LE JAN, JANET N. NELSON, TIMOTHY A
REUTER, JANE ROBERTS, MARIA JOAO VIOLANTE BRANCO, JENNIFER C. WARD
Becket's life was lived on a European stage, his cause was
conducted in a European setting, and the cult of the new martyr
spread with extraordinary rapidity to the furthest reaches of Latin
Christendom before the end of the twelfth century. The fifteen
studies collected here reflect not only the global reach of the
subject but the diverse expertise of their author, whose edition
and translation of the Correspondence of Archbishop Thomas Becket
(2000) and acclaimed biography (Thomas Becket, 2004) have
established her place in Becket studies. Based on the critical
examination of manuscripts and texts, this collection focuses first
on the papal curia and Becket's household in exile. The following
studies deal with Becket's letters and their authorship, the
coronation of the young King Henry (1170), and Henry II's
reconciliation at Avranches (1172). The final part traces the
explosion of Becket's cult, the transmission of hagiographical and
liturgical texts to France, Germany, and Portugal, and the role of
diverse agencies of dissemination: Henry II's daughters, for
example, in Saxony, Castile, and Sicily, and the Cistercian and
Augustinian orders whose networks of houses embraced the whole of
Europe.
The eighteen studies included here reflect three particular aspects
of Leonard Boyle's remarkable impact on teaching and scholarship.
His abiding interest in the early history and architecture of the
basilica of San Clemente in Rome forms the focus of Part I; his
profound contribution to the theory and practice of palaeography is
reflected in Part II; and his creative work on clerical education,
pastoral care, and the Dominican Order, inspires Part III. In all
these areas, Fr Boyle combined remarkable attention to detail with
the humane ability to bring clarity to complex issues. This book
commemorates his inspiration, but also reflects his favourite
maxim, derived from the twelfth-century teacher-theologian, Hugh of
St-Victor, to 'Learn everything', for 'afterwards you will find
that nothing is superfluous.' The fourth section is devoted to Fr
Leonard as friend, scholar, and Prefect of the Vatican Library, and
it ends, fittingly, with what may be regarded as his own scholarly
valediction, 'St Thomas Aquinas and the Third Millennium'.
The extraordinary growth and development of the cult of St Thomas
Becket is investigated here, with a particular focus on its
material culture. Thomas Becket - the archbishop of Canterbury cut
down in his own cathedral just after Christmas 1170 - stands
amongst the most renowned royal ministers, churchmen, and saints of
the Middle Ages. He inspired the work of medieval writers and
artists, and remains a compelling subject for historians today. Yet
many of the political, religious, and cultural repercussions of his
murder and subsequent canonisation remain to be explored in detail.
This book examines the development of the cult and the impact of
the legacy of Saint Thomas within the Plantagenet orbit of the late
twelfth and early thirteenth centuries - the "Empire" assembled by
King Henry II, defended by his son King Richard the Lionheart, and
lost by King John. Traditional textual and archival sources, such
as miracle collections, charters, and royal and papal letters, are
used in conjunction with the material culture inspired by the cult,
to emphasise the wide-ranging impact of the murder and of the
cult's emergence in the century following the martyrdom. From the
archiepiscopal church at Canterbury, to writers and religious
houses across the Plantagenet lands, to the courts of Henry II, his
children, and the bishops of the Angevin world, individuals and
communities adapted and responded to one of the most extraordinary
religious phenomena of the age.
The image, status and function of queens and empresses, regnant and
consort, in kingdoms stretching from England to Jerusalem in the
European middle ages. Did queens exercise real or counterfeit
power? Did the promotion of the cult of the Virgin enhance or
restrict their sphere of action? Is it time to revise the early
feminist view of women as victims? Important papers on Emma of
England, Margaret of Scotland, coronation and burial ritual,
Byzantine empresses and Scandinavian queens, among others, clearly
indicate that a reassessment of the role of women in the world of
medieval dynastic politics is under way. Contributors: JANOS BAK,
GEORGE CONKLIN, PAUL CROSSLEY, VOLKER HONEMANN, STEINAR IMSEN, LIZ
JAMES, KURT-ULRICH JASCHKE, SARAH LAMBERT, JANET L. NELSON, JOHN C.
PARSONS, KAREN PRATT, DION SMYTHE, PAULINE STAFFORD, MARY STROLL,
VALERIE WALL, ELIZABETH WARD, DIANA WEBB.
A series which is a model of its kind EDMUND KING, HISTORY The
latest volume of Battle Conference proceedings emphasizes the
European range and interdisciplinarity of the series. It opens with
Anne Duggan's R. Allen Brown Memorial Lecture for 2010, on the
effects of Pope Alexander III's so-called "marriage legislation" in
England. Norman history is covered by chapters on the detailed
account of Robert de Torigni's deeds as abbot of Mont Saint-Michel
which he added to the monastic cartulary, and on religious life in
Rouen in the late eleventh century, covering the rivalries but also
the common outlook of the cathedral canons and the monks of St
Ouen. Close readings of the work of two of the Anglo-Norman
historians of the earlier twelfth century provide many new insights
into their working methods and views of the world, specifically
Willam of Malmesbury's use of ambiguity and innuendo, and Orderic
Vitalis's treatment of the nexus between power and the display of
emotions. There are also two papers on art history, giving
sophisticated readings of the architecture shown in the Bayeux
Tapestry and the politically charged glazing scheme that Archbishop
Anselm installed at Canterbury cathedral. Contributors: Anne
Duggan, Alison Alexander, Richard E. Barton, Thomas N. Bisson, Paul
Hayward, T.A. Heslop, Elizabeth Carson Pastan C.P. LEWIS is a
Research Fellow in the History Department at King's College,
London, and a Senior Fellow of the Institute of Historical Research
in the University of London.
The extraordinary growth and development of the cult of St Thomas
Becket is investigated here, with a particular focus on its
material culture. Thomas Becket - the archbishop of Canterbury cut
down in his own cathedral just after Christmas 1170 - stands
amongst the most renowned royal ministers, churchmen, and saints of
the Middle Ages. He inspired the work of medieval writers and
artists, and remains a compelling subject for historians today. Yet
many of the political, religious, and cultural repercussions of his
murder and subsequent canonisation remain to be explored in detail.
This book examines the development of the cult and the impact of
the legacy of Saint Thomas within the Plantagenet orbit of the late
twelfth and early thirteenth centuries - the "Empire" assembled by
King Henry II, defended by his son King Richard the Lionheart, and
lost by King John. Traditional textual and archival sources, such
as miracle collections, charters, and royal and papal letters, are
used in conjunction with the material culture inspired by the cult,
toemphasise the wide-ranging impact of the murder and of the cult's
emergence in the century following the martyrdom. From the
archiepiscopal church at Canterbury, to writers and religious
houses across the Plantagenet lands, to thecourts of Henry II, his
children, and the bishops of the Angevin world, individuals and
communities adapted and responded to one of the most extraordinary
religious phenomena of the age. Dr Paul Webster is currently
Lecturer in Medieval History and Project Manager of the Exploring
the Past adult learners progression pathway at Cardiff University;
Dr Marie-Pierre Gelin is a Teaching Fellow in the History
Department at University College London. Contributors: Colette
Bowie, Elma Brenner, Jose Manuel Cerda, Anne J. Duggan,
Marie-Pierre Gelin, Alyce A. Jordan, Michael Staunton, Paul
Webster.
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Henry II: New Interpretations (Hardcover)
Christopher Harper-Bill, Nicholas Vincent; Contributions by Anne J. Duggan, Daniel Power, Edmund King, …
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Survey of the reign of Henry II, offering a range of new
evaluations and interpretations. Henry II is the most imposing
figure among the medieval kings of England. His fiefs and domains
extended from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, and his court was
frequented by the greatest thinkers and men of letters of his
time,besides ambassadors from all over Europe. Yet his is a reign
of paradoxes: best known for his dramatic conflicts with his own
wife and sons and with Thomas Becket, it was also a crucial period
in the evolution of legal and governmental institutions. Here
experts in the field provide significant reevaluations of its most
important aspects. Topics include Henry's accession and his
relations with the papacy, the French king, other rulers in the
British Islesand the Norman baronage; the development of the common
law and the coinage; the court and its literary milieu; the use of
Arthurian legend for political purposes; and the career of the
Young King Henry, while the introduction examines the
historiography of the reign. CONTRIBUTORS: MARTIN ALLEN, MARTIN
AURELL, NICK BARRATT, PAUL BRAND, SEAN DUFFY, ANNE DUGGAN, JEAN
DUBABIN, JOHN GILLINGHAM, EDMUND KING, DANIEL POWER, IAN SHORT,
MATTHEW STRICKLAND CHRISTOPHER HARPER-BILL and NICHOLAS VINCENT are
Professors of Medieval History at the University of East Anglia.
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