David Hay

The military leadership of Matilda of Canossa, 1046-1115

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Produktbeschreibung

Challenging the boundaries between military and gender history, and surveying a vast range of contemporary sources,this is the first account in English of the entire, 40-year military career of one of the most powerful women of the Middle Ages.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 388g
• ISBN-13: 9780719073595
• ISBN-10: 0719073596
• Artikelnr.: 32468131

Autorenporträt

David J. Hay is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada

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