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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"D111 Medieval History"”.
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The secular Church and clergy in the Diocese of Argyll from circa 1189 to 1560
Herein presented is a diocesan study of the medieval secular church and its clergy in Argyll, situated along the west coast of Scotland, from its foundation in 1189 until the Reformation in 1560, but with a special focus on the period between the later fourteenth and sixteenth centuries. The church …
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The Norman episcopate, 989-1110
The episcopal office, and the individuals who held it, were fundamental to the political, religious, social and cultural development of ducal Normandy. Not only men of great political power, many strove to create vibrant centres of learning in their dioceses, and accounts of their efforts to reform …
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The céli Dé and ecclesiastical government in Ireland in the eighth and ninth centuries
… intellectual and spiritual elite in the early medieval Irish church. The period covered by the thesis is restricted in A.D. 700-900 and focusses most fully on the late eighth and early ninth centuries. A distinction is drawn between those individuals referred to as céli Dé during this period …
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Transitional holiness in the twelfth century: the social and spiritual identity of Domina Christina of Markyate
This thesis reassesses the evidence for the English woman of spirit, Christina of Markyate, as a case-study for transitions in sanctity and spirituality during the twelfth century. It highlights the lack of appropriate vocabulary and models available in the 1130s and 1140s to make sense of the new …
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The setting and practice of open-air judicial assemblies in medieval Scotland: a multidisciplinary study
… associations of open-air judicial courts in medieval Scotland. Outdoor medieval assembly practices represent an ephemeral collective human activity crucial to the understanding of medieval society. A multidisciplinary approach which utilises place-name, historical and archaeological evidence …
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Court politics and government in England 1509-1515
The aim of this thesis is to provide an overview of the period 1509-1515 in England, this being the first six years of the reign of Henry VIII. Within this timespan it is possible to witness the rise of Thomas Wolsey and also to examine the political situation before his ascendancy. Reaction to the …
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Sir Geoffrey Le Scrope, (c.1285-1340)
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The acts of the Earls of Dunbar relating to Scotland c.1124-c.1289 : a study of Lordship in Scotland in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries
The House of Gospatric was established in Scotland by Malcolm III after 1072 and endowed with lands surrounding the stronghold of Dunbar, in Lothian. The descendants of Gospatric accumulated vast estates in Lothian and the Merse, assuming the title ‘earl of Dunbar’ by c. 1200. Their charters, of …
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The finances of the Scottish crown in the later Middle Ages
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Texts and contexts: a study of aristocratic influence on Latin and vernacular historical narratives in twelfth century England
This thesis investigates the claims of some historians that we cannot consider histories composed in Latin and the vernacular Anglo-Norman as part of one corpus of historical narratives, due to their linguistic differences. Historians often perceive Latin histories to be scholarly and religious, …
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The concept of territory in the late Anglo-Saxon and early Medieval cult of Saints in England
… such worship, was widespread in Anglo-Saxon and Medieval England. It was a cultural phenomenon that engaged all sections of society, and saints enjoyed high levels of popularity through their cults. Not all instances were the same, and cults differed in size and construction. The distances over …
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Magical rings in Middle English romance: an interdisciplinary study in Medieval literature and material culture
This thesis argues that studying medieval literature is rarely undertaken with an interdisciplinary approach, and that this lack of contextual understanding has led to interpretations that do not take into account the importance of medieval belief and practice in literary manifestations. The focus …
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The idea of paradigm in church history: the notion of papal monarchy in the thirteenth century, from Innocent III to Boniface VIII
The hierocratic theory of papal monarchy is said by some modern historians to have been systematic in character and the dominant way of understanding the papacy in the thirteenth century. As such, the hierocratic theory bears a strong resemblance to how the concept ‘paradigm’ from Thomas Kuhn’s …
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Orkney pilgrimage: perspectives of the cult of St. Magnus
… of the Norse cultural sphere, and of the medieval Universal Church.
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The bishops of King Stephen's reign
… for how the episcopacy and Anglo-Norman history in general are understood. This is, therefore, a reassessment of the bishops of King Stephen's reign.
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The search for salvation: lay faith in Scotland, 1480-1560
The subject of Scottish lay religious faith in the eighty years prior to the Reformation of 1559-60 is one in which a variety of concepts and concerns emerge. The choice which has been made reflects the constraints of time and space. Some attempt has also been made to address those areas which have …
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Mapping sculpture and power: symbolic wealth in early medieval Scotland, 6th-11th centuries AD
… In studying the power structures of early medieval Scotland, both textual and archaeological evidence must be considered. Documentary evidence for Scotland is poor, but comparison can be made with Ireland, which has relatively rich textual evidence. The archaeological evidence of the early …
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Royal Self-Fashioning: King James VI and his Demonology
King James is one of the most widely studied royal historical figures of the early modern period. This dissertation examines King James VI’s Daemonologie as it relates to the themes of masculinity and self-fashioning. By analysing James, through his demonological treatise, I illuminate James’s …
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Cultural expressions of episcopal power 1070- c.1150
This thesis investigates cultural expressions of episcopal power in Anglo-Norman England. Bishops were powerful men who operated within a complex power structure. It addresses three key cultural themes: language, the body and space. Using a variety of source material this study offers a …
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An edition of the Middle English Pains of Sin from Cambridge, Magdelene College Library, Ms Pepys 2498
The thesis presents a diplomatic edition of a Middle English prose text called the Pains of Sin, found in two important fourteenth century manuscripts, but hitherto unedited. The edition is annotated with explanations of meaning, descriptions of manuscript idiosyncrasies, and other points of …
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