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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"D111 Hanes Canoloesol"”.
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The political and military impact of Henry II’s campaigns in Wales
This study examines the Welsh campaigns of Henry II and the impact they had on his policy making and the military efforts throughout his reign. What emerges from scholarship is a historiographical tradition governed by two themes. Firstly, that there was a degree of continuity in the conduct and …
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1290 A.D or 1307 A.D? When? Why? And by Whom? Was a Medieval Charter Granted to the Township of Laugharne, West Wales
Laugharne is a small, west Wales township of 2,700 people situated ten miles south of Carmarthen.1 It is unusual if not unique, outside of the City of London, for being a medieval chartered borough with an active corporation, who still convene a fortnightly ‘Hundred Court’ and manage 200 acres of …
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The Thomas Becket affair: an emotional journey
The dispute between Thomas Becket and Henry II in the mid-twelfth century is one of the seminal events in English medieval history. The struggle between the king and the archbishop is well-known, but the reasons and driving forces behind the struggle are less clear. Although widely accepted as a …
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Everyman and the Angels: representations of celestial beings in the arts available to the laity in the Middle Ages
Faith in medieval Europe is generally perceived as being almost exclusively Christian, with most medieval people knowing little about other religions outside of small enclaves of Jewish people and with very few Muslims being encountered in the West. The bible has many angels mentioned amongst its …
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The origins and foundation charter of St. Mary de Voto Tintern County Wexford 1189-1211.
The aim of the study was to make an in-depth analysis of the available material to extend and enhance the current knowledge of the origins and foundation of the former Cistercian abbey of St Mary de Voto at Tintern in County Wexford. The veracity of the legend that the abbey was founded as result …
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Roesia De Verdun, Thirteenth Century Femme Sole
This thesis explores the life and legacy of Roesia de Verdun (c. 1204 – 1247), an Anglo-Norman noblewoman whose strategic marriages, assertive widowhood, and material patronage illuminate the complex roles available to medieval women navigating power and identity. Divided into three parts, the …
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Could the Content and Context of the Late Medieval Lelamour Herbal Provide a Source for New Treatments?
This thesis aims to answer the question: Could the content and context of the late medieval Lelamour Herbal provide a source for new treatments? Medieval manuscripts can form an important resource for modern medicine, containing remedies with plant or ingredient combinations that have the potential …
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The patronage and benefaction of Cistercian monasteries in the frontier zones of the March of Wales, 1130-c.1256.
The Cistercian plantation in Wales was initiated by the Norman invaders in the south, but within a few decades the Cistercian Order had been enthusiastically adopted by the Welsh princes and their subjects and a family of Welsh Cistercian monasteries established throughout the length and breadth of …
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The perception of women in late antiquity and the impact it had on female asceticism.
This study aims to explore and explain why women in Late Antiquity felt inspired to be ascetic. Early Church Fathers believed all women were flawed like Eve, and the dissertation highlights how these negative perceptions could be overcome when women became ascetic. An object of the study is to …
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De Grey Hours
Treasured amongst the holdings of the National Library of Wales is the little-known manuscript which is the subject of this dissertation. It is an example of a Book of Hours, which was one of the most popular genres of manuscript production during the middle ages, and was named for a previous …
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Language Domains and Status in Middle Cornish
The revived Cornish language is based on the Cornish medieval miracle and saints' lives plays, and a question arising is their use of non-Cornish phrases, which has been remarked on for many years, with no consensus of what their use means. Is there a pattern in its use, or is it random, and does …
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The Bedouin of the Fatimid Empire: Faith vs. Politics in a Medieval Islamic Empire
The Fatimid Empire was initially established in 296/909 in North Africa. The capital was later shifted to Cairo from where the Fatimid imams controlled vast areas of the Islamic world, each with its own unique set of ethnicities. Powerful Arab Bedouin tribes were concentrated on the fringes of the …