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..
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..
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
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
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