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Power and Faith: Politics and Religion in Western Europe from the Tenth to the Thirteenth Century book cover

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Power and Faith Politics and Religion in Western Europe from the Tenth to the Thirteenth Century

By Richard Huscroft Copyright 2023
464 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

464 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

464 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Examining the developments in the political and religious landscape of Western Europe between the tenth and thirteenth centuries, Power and Faith explores the origins of dominant nation Sates and religious institutions in the West emerged out of the fractured and fragmented post-Carolingian world. As a foundational text for those new to the period, the book offers a clear chronological... Read more

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Preface

Introduction

          Power and Faith in Western Europe in About 900

          How Do We Know? Sources and Interpretations

 

PART 1: THE TENTH CENTURY, c.890-c.1020

  1. The Social and Economic Context

  2. Power: The Political Framework, c.890-c.1020

    3.

    The East Frankish Kingdom and the Renewal of Empire

    The West Frankish Kingdom and the Challenge of Survival

    Britain and Ireland: Kingdoms and Peoples

    Southern Europe: The Multicultural Experience in Iberia and Italy

    Frontier Europe: Christians and Pagans in the North and East

  3. Faith: The Church in Western Europe, c.890-c.1020

    4.

    The Papacy: Too Corrupt to Matter?

    Bishops and Monks: Local Power in Cathedrals and Cloisters

    Priests and People: Popular Practice and Everyday Belief

    　

    PART 2: THE ELEVENTH CENTURY, c.1020-c.1120

  4. The Social and Economic Context

    5.

  5. Power: The Political Framework, c.1020-c.1120

    6.

    Germany: Royal Authority and Mighty Rebellion

    France: Petty Kings and Potent Princes

    Britain and Ireland: Conquest and Survival

    Southern Europe: Spanish Kings and Norman Knights in Iberia and Italy

    Frontier Europe: Life on the Edge in the North and East

  6. Faith: The Church in Western Europe, c.1020-c.1120

    7.

    The Papacy: Revival and Reform

    The New Monasticism

    Popular Piety and Shades of Belief

    The First Crusade and its Aftermath: Beginner’s Luck?

    　

    PART 3: THE TWELFTH CENTURY, c.1120-c.1220

  7. The Social and Economic Context

  8. Power: The Political Framework, c.1120-c.1220

    9.

    Germany: Staufen, Welf and the Struggle for Imperium

    France: A Real Kingdom at Last

    Britain and Ireland: Civil Wars and Fights for Supremacy

    Southern Europe: Reconquista and State Building in Iberia and Italy

    Frontier Europe: Westernisation in the North and East

    1. Faith: The Church in Western Europe, c.1120-c.1220

    The Papacy: Schisms and Supremacy

    Preachers and Friars: The Reinvention of Orthodoxy

    Religion, Renewal and the Laity

    Muslim Revival and the Crisis of Crusading

    Closer to Home: Crusading in Europe and the Battle with Heresy

    Conclusion

    Further Reading

    Index

    Biography

    Richard Huscroft is Head of History at Westminster School, London. His interests are rooted in different aspects of European Medieval history, as is reflected in his publications including England’s Jewish Solution (2006), Ruling England, 1042-1217 (2016) and Tales From the Long Twelfth Century (2017).

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