Inauguration and Liturgical Kingship in the Long Twelfth Century: Male and Female Accession Rituals in England, France and the Empire
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Offers a revisionist angle to the question of sacral kingship, showing the continued importance of liturgical ceremonial in the twelfth century and onward. The long twelfth century heralded a fundamental transformation of monarchical power, which became increasingly law-based and institutionalised. Traditionally this modernisation of kingship, in conjunction with the ecclesiastical reform movement, has been seen as sounding the death knell...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1903153980
ISBN13:9781903153987
Release Date:April 2021
Publisher:York Medieval Press
Length:308 Pages
Weight:0.97 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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