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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Henry II"”.
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The Conflict Between Thomas Becket and Henry II
One of the most conspicuous and familiar objects in the neighborhood of London is the high hill and pointed spire of Harrow. Guided by this landmark, two horsemen in the year 1143 or thereabouts made their way from London to the Court of Theobald, Archbishop of Canterbury, which was at the …
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The King and His Court: The Culture of Royal Power and the Creation of the Angevin Empire Under Henry II
… and a fortunate marriage allowed King Henry II to build, govern, and legitimize his rule over the Angevin Empire, as well as attempt to create an Angevin dynasty. Examining these subjects advances ideas about medieval royal culture and its relation to political power and legal power in …
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A chansonnier from Lyons: The manuscript Vienna, Oesterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Mus.Hs. 1811. (Volumes I and II)
… active during the reigns of Francis I and Henry II. Seven pieces are chansons spirituelles; the remaining works have secular texts.
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Moral authority of juries: A forgotten aspect of citizenship
… process is traced from its inception by Henry II through the present with emphasis on the jury's function as a moral check on government. It is advocated that legal protection be extended to the right of citizens to exercise the "nullification" power in order to maintain a highly regarded …
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Chivalry and Romantic Love in the Courts of Eleanor of Aquitane
… kingdom of France when she married King Louis VII. Her subsequent marriage to King Henry II of England created the Angevin empire, extending from the Pyrenees to Scotland. As Queen, Eleanor was able to instill in the courts of both kingdoms of northern Europe the refinements of her native …
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When We Were Monsters: Ethnogenesis in Medieval Ireland 800-1366
… an effort to control his magnates living abroad, Henry II, King of England, instituted an aggressive government. Unlike the earlier Viking age, English government began the systemic criminalization of the Irish political identity by banning the Irish language, intermarriage, and other customary …
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The Perceptions of Principal Instructional Leadership Practices on 8th Grade Ohio Achievement Assessment (OAA)
The purpose of this study was to identify the instructional leadership behaviors that distinguish effective suburban school in Northeast Ohio to reach conclusions about the contextual factors that influence the nature and exercise of the instructional leadership in schools. This research was …
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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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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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Anglo-Iberian Relations 1150-1280: A Diplomatic History
… and the Iberian Peninsula, from the accession of Henry II of England to the death of Alfonso X of León-Castile, an episode in diplomatic history that remains largely unexplored. This period, spanning over a century and a half, was punctuated by a series of key political events. The study of these …
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Servicium Debitum and Scutage in Twelfth Century England With Comparisons to the Regno of Southern Italy
… patterns of payment, and to suggest that under Henry II a significant number of tenants-in-chief performed their service, rather than commuted it. The Pipe Rolls are used to analyse military expenditure at a local level in two counties, Kent and Shropshire; in particular pay rates are …
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The manuscripts of the works of Gerald of Wales
… was a churchman, a member of the court of King Henry II and a prolific author. His extensive works include historical and topographical descriptions of Ireland and Wales, theological and hagiographical studies, and several autobiographical works. Throughout his career he constantly revised these …
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Charity and Interpretation in the "Heptaméron" and the "Tiers Livre"
This study examines charity in Marguerite de Navarre's Heptaméron and François Rabelais's Tiers Livre, two works of 1540's France that explore similar philosophical themes and follow analogous literary structures. Charity appears in these texts in contexts of community, friendship, and human …
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The influence of religion on the survival of the Welsh language 1801-2011 : a tale of two centuries.
… utterance of the “old Welshman of Pencader” to Henry II. In that exchange, it was claimed that the Welsh people could “never be totally subdued through the wrath of man, unless the wrath of God shall concur”. It was further claimed, “Nor do I think that any other nation than this of Wales, or …
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Julius Caesar, Fortune, and Latin Historiography in Twelfth-Century England
… – Orderic Vitalis, William of Malmesbury, Henry of Huntingdon, and Robert of Lewes (as probable author of the Gesta Stephani) – believed that they had identified a schema that could determine who and what was culpable for engendering events that had been unexpected or whose outcomes defied …
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The context, purpose, and dissemination of legendary genealogies in northern England and Iceland c. 1120 – c. 1241
The thesis is a comparative and multidisciplinary study of legendary genealogies in the historical writing of northern England and Iceland c. 1120 – c. 1241. Historical writing was produced in abundance over this period in both areas and the frequent contact between England and Scandinavia, as well …