Kingship (Medieval History)
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Although scholars tend to draw a line of confrontation between the conquerors Normans and the conquered Muslims and Greeks in the kingdom of Sicily, the actual relationship among these people was not so simple. In the kingdom there was a... more
In at least twelve kingdoms between the 12th and the 16th centuries medieval kings were compared to the biblical Magi. This type of comparison brings in various important issues related to the royal authority and the perception of the... more
Patron saint of Charles V of France (1364-1380) - Charlemagne
En los reales monasterios, los monarcas no sólo proyectaron su poder, sino que redujeron el de la nobleza y los prelados seculares a través de las fundaciones monásticas, la concesión de privilegios y la participación en las reformas. Se... more
Grand Duke Géza, his son Vaik (Stephen I) and other Hungarian kings were most often present in the political center of the kingdom – medium regni. The most important royal settlements, the oldest monasteries and the first bishop¬rics were... more
Hungary was a large kingdom and the Arpads did not only stay in the medium regni but also traveled to the surrounding parts of the country. In addition to the main royal residences, bishoprics or monasteries, they also used their courts... more
The kings of East Anglia and Northumbria both died at the hands of the Great Heathen Army in the late 860s; one became a renowned martyr saint and one a villain. The latter, the Northumbrian Ælla, also became the antagonist in legends... more
In this paper, I argue that the Norman Anonymous's Christocentric idea of kingship constitutes essentially a variety of that ancient conception of royal mediation which is hallmarked by the Hellenic and early Imperial idea of nomos... more
Wenzel IV. wurde am 20. August 1400 von den vier rheinischen Kurfürsten als römisch-deutscher König abgesetzt. Kurz darauf wählten sie einen aus ihrem Kreis, Pfalzgraf Ruprecht III., zu dessen Nachfolger. Die Entwicklungen im Reich, die... more
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the theoretical connotation of the idea of our digital body surviving the death of our natural body, advocated by such evangelists of digital afterlife as Bell and Gemmel. For this purpose, I will... more
Book review of W. B. Bartlett's 'King Cnut and the Viking Conquest of England 1016' (Stroud, 2017).
[Saga-Book of the Viking Society for Northern Research 43 (2019), 147–9.]
[Saga-Book of the Viking Society for Northern Research 43 (2019), 147–9.]
In a period marred by strong political convulsions in Western Medieval Europe, and in England in particular, it makes sense to examine the writings of one of the most relevant theologians and political philosophers of the 14th century, as... more
Serving the state. The regional officers of Holland and Zeeland in the Burgundian period (1425-1482). This is a summary of my phd-thesis, a prosopographical study into the officers of the Council and Chambre des Comptes of Holland and... more
Andrew Rabin, “Witnessing Kingship: Royal Power and the Legal Subject in the Old English Laws,” in Gale Owen-Crocker and Brian W. Schneider, ed. Kingship, Legislation, and Power in Anglo-Saxon England (Woodbridge: Boydell, 2013), pp.... more
see articles' section below for my two articles in the volume. Abstract: ""Nicht erst seit dem Einsturz des Historischen Archivs der Stadt Köln sind Archive und ihre Rolle als Träger von Erinnerung, Repräsentation, Wissenskonstruktion... more
Among the European “mirrors of the princes,” the work of Thomas Aquinas, On Kingship; or, On the Government of Princes, has a special place. Thanks to the author’s reputation, this text has become one of the most famous and influential in... more
"De 1442 à 1501, les Aragonais occupent le trône napolitain. Grâce à une riche documentation textuelle et iconographique, cet ouvrage retrace la construction de l’imaginaire monarchique dans le royaume de Naples, puis sa diffusion dans... more
„Bertholds Kandidatur hat bei der Genese des Thronstreits möglicherweise eine nicht geringe Rolle gespielt. Natürlich ist eine solche ´Was wäre wenn´-Erwägung spekulativ. Ihr Reiz liegt aber darin, dass wir hier gewissermaßen einen... more
Artist's reconstruction of Richard III's last moments at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485
This article focuses on the university of Naples as an extension of royal administration, with special attention given to the university during the reign of Robert d'Anjou (1309-43).
This article investigates the nature of political life and conflict in medieval Denmark, focussing on the case of the rebellion against King Niels between 1131 and 1135. The article engages with previous scholarship that has identified... more
The last medieval queens of England were Margaret of Anjou, Elizabeth Woodville, Anne Neville, and Elizabeth of York - four very different women whose lives and queenship were dominated by the Wars of the Roses. This book is not a... more
For much of the Middle Ages, the Lara family was among the most powerful aristocratic lineages in Spain. Protégés of the monarchy at the time of El Cid, their influence reached extraordinary heights during the struggle against the Moors.... more
In 1266, five English bishops were suspended from office for supporting Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester, in rebellion against King Henry III. The action in which the bishops had conspired was highly controversial: the violent... more
By comparing two knights of two different eras, can we record the evolution of chivalry? William Marshal (c.1147-1217) lived during the age in which chivalry was mid-way through it evolution. He lived the life of a knight who had to... more
Argues Prospero is a righteous ruler under Jamesian monarchical theory, analyzing his thoroughly positive relationship with his daughter Miranda, moderately positive relationship with his servant Ariel, and not-unredeemable relationship... more