| Anglo-Norman Studies XL: Proceedings of the Battle Conference 2017 Contributor(s): Van Houts, Elisabeth M. C. (Editor), Livingstone, Amy (Contribution by), Lester, Anne E. (Contribution by) |
|
 |
ISBN: 178327297X ISBN-13: 9781783272976 Publisher: Boydell Press OUR PRICE: $109.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Series: Anglo-Norman Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.11 lbs) 233 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The wide-ranging articles collected here represent the cutting edge of recent Anglo-Norman scholarship. Topics include English kingship, legends of the Battle of Bouvines, ideas of empire, the practicalities of child kingship, and female rulership in Brittany. The volume continues in its proud tradition of source analysis: there are studies of northern French urban franchises, and Norman charters and a logistical take on the making of the Domesday Book, while narrative sources are represented in the vernacular by a study of Herman of Valenciennes' Bible and in Latin by the historiography of Robert of Torigni and Ralph Niger. Further contributions focus on the twelfth-century ecclesiastical officers Abbot Peter the Venerable and Archbishop Thomas Becket, and the volume is completed with an analysis of the concept of economic resources with respect to Normandy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Van Houts, Elisabeth: - Elisabeth van Houts is Honorary Professor of European Medieval History, University of Cambridge, and Fellow of Emmanuel College. |