David Hay

The military leadership of Matilda of Canossa, 1046-1115

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Produktbeschreibung

The first account in English of the entire, 40-year military career of one of the most powerful women of the Middle Ages. Surveying a vast range of contemporary sources, it explains how Countess Matilda rose to the defense of the reforming popes, defeated the Holy Roman Emperor in battle and turned the tide of the so-called Investiture Contest..

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9780719073588
• ISBN-10: 0719073588
• Artikelnr.: 22896026

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Matilda of Canossa and the 'Investiture Contest' 1. Going to
Canossa: Matilda's rise to power, 1046-74 2. Baptism by fire: The outbreak
of war to the Battle of Sorbara, 1075-84 3. A 'Feminine triumph': Matilda's
counterattack and the emperor's defeat, 1085-95 4. La Gran Contessa:
Matilda's later campaigns, 1096-1115 5. 'Weakness of sex': Matilda and
medieval constructions of gender Conclusions: Matilda's campaigns and the
study of women's military leadership Bibliography Index