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The history of medieval Germany is still rarely studied in the
English-speaking world. This collection of essays by distinguished
German historians examines one of most important themes of German
medieval history, the development of the local principalities.
These became the dominant governmental institutions of the late
medieval Reich, whose nominal monarchs needed to work with the
princes if they were to possess any effective authority. Previous
scholarship in English has tended to look at medieval Germany
primarily in terms of the struggles and eventual decline of
monarchical authority during the Salian and Staufen eras - in other
words, at the "failure" of a centralised monarchy. Today, the
federalised nature of late medieval and early modern Germany seems
a more natural and understandable phenomenon than it did during
previous eras when state-building appeared to be the natural and
inevitable process of historical development, and any deviation
from the path towards a centralised state seemed to be an
aberration. In addition, by looking at the origins and
consolidation of the principalities, the book also brings an
English audience into contact with the modern German tradition of
regional history (Landesgeschichte). These path-breaking essays
open a vista into the richness and complexity of German medieval
history.
The history of medieval Germany is still rarely studied in the
English-speaking world. This collection of essays by distinguished
German historians examines one of most important themes of German
medieval history, the development of the local principalities.
These became the dominant governmental institutions of the late
medieval Reich, whose nominal monarchs needed to work with the
princes if they were to possess any effective authority. Previous
scholarship in English has tended to look at medieval Germany
primarily in terms of the struggles and eventual decline of
monarchical authority during the Salian and Staufen eras - in other
words, at the "failure" of a centralised monarchy. Today, the
federalised nature of late medieval and early modern Germany seems
a more natural and understandable phenomenon than it did during
previous eras when state-building appeared to be the natural and
inevitable process of historical development, and any deviation
from the path towards a centralised state seemed to be an
aberration. In addition, by looking at the origins and
consolidation of the principalities, the book also brings an
English audience into contact with the modern German tradition of
regional history (Landesgeschichte). These path-breaking essays
open a vista into the richness and complexity of German medieval
history.
This is a scholarly and up-to-date narrative of the epic reign of the "Norman" King Roger II, the founder of the kingdom of Sicily during the first half of the twelfth century. It is a thoughtful analysis of the kingdom's mixed east-west culture and the development of its royal government; the most advanced in twelfth-century Europe. Although many recent studies have addressed important aspects of medieval southern Italy, this is the first work in nearly ninety years to be devoted specifically to Roger's life and reign.
This is a scholarly and up-to-date narrative of the epic reign of the "Norman" King Roger II, the founder of the kingdom of Sicily during the first half of the twelfth century. It is a thoughtful analysis of the kingdom's mixed east-west culture and the development of its royal government; the most advanced in twelfth-century Europe. Although many recent studies have addressed important aspects of medieval southern Italy, this is the first work in nearly ninety years to be devoted specifically to Roger's life and reign.
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