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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
In the mid-ninth century, Francia was rocked by the first royal
divorce scandal of the Middle Ages: the attempt by King Lothar II
of Lotharingia to rid himself of his queen, Theutberga and remarry.
Even 'women in their weaving sheds' were allegedly gossiping about
the lurid accusations made. Kings and bishops from neighbouring
kingdoms, and several popes, were gradually drawn into a crisis
affecting the fate of an entire kingdom. This is the first
professionally published translation of a key source for this
extraordinary episode: Archbishop Hincmar of Rheims's De divortio
Lotharii regis et Theutbergae reginae. This text offers eye-opening
insight both on the political wrangling of the time and on early
medieval attitudes towards magic, penance, gender, the ordeal,
marriage, sodomy, the role of bishops, and kingship.The translation
includes a substantial introduction and annotations, putting the
case into its early medieval context and explaining Hincmar's
sometimes-dubious methods of argument. -- .
This book explores social cohesion in rural settlements in western
Europe from 700-1050, asking to what extent settlements, or
districts, constituted units of social organisation. It focuses on
the interactions, interconnections and networks of people who lived
side by side - neighbours. Drawing evidence from most of the
current western European countries, the book plots and interrogates
the very different practices of this wide range of regions in a
systematically comparative framework. Neighbours and strangers
considers the variety of local responses to the supra-local agents
of landlords and rulers and the impact, such as it was, of those
agents on the small-scale residential group. It also assesses the
impact on local societies of the values, instructions and demands
of the wider literate world of Christianity, as delivered by local
priests. -- .
The Fall of a Carolingian Kingdom investigates how the first royal
divorce scandal led to the collapse of a kingdom, changing the fate
of medieval Europe. Through a set of annotated translations of key
contemporary sources, the book presents the downfall of the
Frankish middle kingdom Lotharingia as a case study in early
medieval politics, equipping readers to develop their own
independent interpretations. The book tracks the twists and turns
of the scandal as it unfolded over a crucial decade and a half in
the ninth century. It pinpoints key decisions and traces their
consequences, placing them in the wider context of Carolingian
politics, as the heirs of the Frankish emperors Charlemagne and
Louis the Pious struggled to master their legacies. Drawing on
primary sources such as letters, material culture, and secret
treaties, The Fall of a Carolingian Kingdom offers readers a
sharply defined window onto one of the most dramatic episodes in
Carolingian history, rich with insights into the workings of early
medieval society.
Archbishop Hincmar of Rheims (d. 882) is a crucial figure for all
those interested in early medieval European history in general, and
Carolingian history in particular. For forty years he was an
advisor to kings and religious controversialist; his works are a
key source for the political, religious and social history of the
later ninth century, covering topics from papal politics to the
abduction of women and the role of parish priests. For the first
time since Jean Devisse's biography of Hincmar in the 1970s, this
book offers a three-dimensional examination of a figure whose
actions and writings in different fields are often studied in
isolation. It brings together the latest international research
across the spectrum of his varied activities, as history-writer,
estate administrator, hagiographer, canonist, pastorally engaged
bishop, and politically minded royal advisor. The introduction also
provides the first substantial English-language survey of Hincmar's
whole career. -- .
Far from the oral society it was once assumed to have been, early
medieval Europe was fundamentally shaped by the written word. This
book offers a pioneering collection of fresh and innovative studies
on a wide range of topics, each one representing cutting-edge
scholarship, and collectively setting the field on a new footing.
Concentrating on the role of writing in mediating early medieval
knowledge of the past, on the importance of surviving manuscripts
as clues to the circulation of ideas and political and cultural
creativity, and on the role that texts of different kinds played
both in supporting and in subverting established power relations,
these essays represent a milestone in studies of the early medieval
written word.
This unique text uses one common case to demonstrate the
applications of a wide range of family therapy models. Readers will
find it useful when studying for the national family therapy
licensing exam, which requires that exam takers be able to apply
these models to case vignettes. The authors, all of whom are
practicing family therapists, apply their chosen model of family
therapy to a single, hypothetical case to highlight what each model
looks like in practice. Beginning therapists will find the exposure
to new ideas about therapy useful, and will be better able to
establish which approaches they want to explore in more depth.
Experienced therapists and supervisors will find it useful to
understand what "those other family therapists" are doing, and to
meet the challenge of supervising those from different
perspectives. Family Therapy Review is the practical tool
therapists need to make sense of the field, and meet the varied
challenges their clients present.
This unique text uses one common case to demonstrate the
applications of a wide range of family therapy models. Readers will
find it useful when studying for the national family therapy
licensing exam, which requires that exam takers be able to apply
these models to case vignettes. The authors, all of whom are
practicing family therapists, apply their chosen model of family
therapy to a single, hypothetical case to highlight what each model
looks like in practice. Beginning therapists will find the exposure
to new ideas about therapy useful, and will be better able to
establish which approaches they want to explore in more depth.
Experienced therapists and supervisors will find it useful to
understand what "those other family therapists" are doing, and to
meet the challenge of supervising those from different
perspectives. Family Therapy Review is the practical tool
therapists need to make sense of the field, and meet the varied
challenges their clients present.
The relations between medieval East Anglia and countries across the
North Sea examined from a variety of perspectives. East Anglia was
a distinctive English region during the Middle Ages, but it was one
that owed much of its character and identity to its place in a much
wider "North Sea World" that stretched from the English Channel to
Iceland, the Baltic and beyond. Relations between East Anglia and
its maritime neighbours have for the most part been peaceful,
involving migration and commercial, artistic, architectural and
religious exchanges, but have also at times beencharacterised by
violence and contestation. All these elements have played a
significant role in processes of historical change that have shaped
the history both of East Anglia and its North Sea world. This
collection of essays discusses East Anglia in the context of this
maritime framework and explores the extent to which there was a
distinctive community bound together by the shared frontier of the
North Sea during the Middle Ages. It brings together the work of a
range of international scholars and includes contributions from the
disciplines of history, archaeology, art history and literary
studies. David Bates is Professorial Fellow in History at the
Universityof East Anglia, Robert Liddiard is Professor of History
at the University of East Anglia. Contributors: Anna Agnarsdottir,
Brian Ayers, Wendy R. Childs, Lynda Dennison, Stephen Heywood,
Carole Hill, John Hines, David King, Robert Liddiard, Rory
Naismith, Eljas Oksanen, Richard Plant, Aleksander Pluskowski,
Christopher Scull, Tim Pestell, Charles West, Gareth Williams, Tom
Williamson.
This book explores social cohesion in rural settlements in western
Europe from 700-1050, asking to what extent settlements, or
districts, constituted units of social organisation. It focuses on
the interactions, interconnections and networks of people who lived
side by side - neighbours. Drawing evidence from most of the
current western European countries, the book plots and interrogates
the very different practices of this wide range of regions in a
systematically comparative framework. It considers the variety of
local responses to the supra-local agents of landlords and rulers
and the impact, such as it was, of those agents on the small-scale
residential group. It also assesses the impact on local societies
of the values, instructions and demands of the wider literate world
of Christianity, as delivered by local priests. -- .
Far from the oral society it was once assumed to have been, early
medieval Europe was fundamentally shaped by the written word. This
book offers a pioneering collection of fresh and innovative studies
on a wide range of topics, each one representing cutting-edge
scholarship, and collectively setting the field on a new footing.
Concentrating on the role of writing in mediating early medieval
knowledge of the past, on the importance of surviving manuscripts
as clues to the circulation of ideas and political and cultural
creativity, and on the role that texts of different kinds played
both in supporting and in subverting established power relations,
these essays represent a milestone in studies of the early medieval
written word.
The profound changes that took place between 800 and 1100 in the
transition from Carolingian to post-Carolingian Europe have long
been the subject of vigorous historical controversy. Looking beyond
the notion of a 'Feudal Revolution', this book reveals that a
radical shift in the patterns of social organisation did occur in
this period, but as a continuation of processes unleashed by
Carolingian reform, rather than Carolingian political failure.
Focusing on the Frankish lands between the rivers Marne and
Moselle, Charles West explores the full range of available
evidence, including letters, chronicles, estate documents,
archaeological excavations and liturgical treatises, to track
documentary and social change. He shows how Carolingian reforms
worked to formalise interaction across the entire social spectrum,
and that the new political and social formations apparent from the
later eleventh century should be seen as long-term consequence of
this process.
Capetian France 987-1328 is an authoritative overview of the
country's development across four centuries, with a focus on
changes to the political, religious, social and cultural climate
during this period. When Hugh Capet took the throne of France in
987, his powers were weak and insignificant, but from an
inauspicious beginning he founded a dynasty that was to last over
300 years and that came to dominate western Europe. This carefully
updated third edition draws extensively on new scholarship that has
emerged since the previous edition. It contains images, maps,
family trees and a discussion of key sources, allowing the reader
to develop a strong contextual knowledge as well as a greater
connection with the material world of the period. Maintaining a
balance between a compelling narrative and an in-depth examination
of central themes of the age, Capetian France 987-1328 provides a
comprehensive account of this significant era within France's
history and is essential reading for all students of medieval
France and Europe.
The profound changes that took place between 800 and 1100 in the
transition from Carolingian to post-Carolingian Europe have long
been the subject of vigorous historical controversy. Looking beyond
the notion of a 'Feudal Revolution', this book reveals that a
radical shift in the patterns of social organisation did occur in
this period, but as a continuation of processes unleashed by
Carolingian reform, rather than Carolingian political failure.
Focusing on the Frankish lands between the rivers Marne and
Moselle, Charles West explores the full range of available
evidence, including letters, chronicles, estate documents,
archaeological excavations and liturgical treatises, to track
documentary and social change. He shows how Carolingian reforms
worked to formalise interaction across the entire social spectrum,
and that the new political and social formations apparent from the
later eleventh century should be seen as long-term consequence of
this process.
The relations between medieval East Anglia and countries across the
North Sea examined from a variety of perspectives. East Anglia was
a distinctive English region during the Middle Ages, but it was one
that owed much of its character and identity to its place in a much
wider "North Sea World" that stretched from the English Channel to
Iceland, the Baltic and beyond. Relations between East Anglia and
its maritime neighbours have for the most part been peaceful,
involving migration and commercial, artistic, architectural and
religious exchanges, but have also at times beencharacterised by
violence and contestation. All these elements have played a
significant role in processes of historical change that have shaped
the history both of East Anglia and its North Sea world. This
collection of essays discusses East Anglia in the context of this
maritime framework and explores the extent to which there was a
distinctive community bound together by the shared frontier of the
North Sea during the Middle Ages. It brings together the work of a
range of international scholars and includes contributions from the
disciplines of history, archaeology, art history and literary
studies. Professor David Bates is Professorial Fellow in History,
RobertLiddiard is Professor of History, at the University of East
Anglia. Contributors: Anna Agnarsdottir, Brian Ayers, Wendy R.
Childs, Lynda Dennison, Stephen Heywood, Carole Hill, John Hines,
David King, Robert Liddiard,Rory Naismith, Eljas Oksanen, Richard
Plant, Aleksander Pluskowski, Christopher Scull, Tim Pestell,
Charles West, Gareth Williams, Tom Williamson.
Capetian France 987-1328 is an authoritative overview of the
country's development across four centuries, with a focus on
changes to the political, religious, social and cultural climate
during this period. When Hugh Capet took the throne of France in
987, his powers were weak and insignificant, but from an
inauspicious beginning he founded a dynasty that was to last over
300 years and that came to dominate western Europe. This carefully
updated third edition draws extensively on new scholarship that has
emerged since the previous edition. It contains images, maps,
family trees and a discussion of key sources, allowing the reader
to develop a strong contextual knowledge as well as a greater
connection with the material world of the period. Maintaining a
balance between a compelling narrative and an in-depth examination
of central themes of the age, Capetian France 987-1328 provides a
comprehensive account of this significant era within France's
history and is essential reading for all students of medieval
France and Europe.
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