Papacy, Monarchy and Marriage, 860–1600
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- Synopsis
- This analysis of royal marriage cases across seven centuries explains how and how far popes controlled royal entry into and exits from their marriages. In the period between c.860 and 1600, the personal lives of kings became the business of the papacy. d'Avray explores the rationale for papal involvement in royal marriages and uses them to analyse the structure of church-state relations. The marital problems of the Carolingian Lothar II, of English kings - John, Henry III, and Henry VIII - and other monarchs, especially Spanish and French, up to Henri IV of France and La Reine Margot, have their place in this exploration of how canon law came to constrain pragmatic political manoeuvring within a system increasingly rationalised from the mid-thirteenth century on. Using documents presented in the author's Dissolving Royal Marriages, the argument brings out hidden connections between legal formality, annulments, and dispensations, at the highest social level. Surveys the relationship between monarchy, papacy and marriage in the period between 860 and 1600. Brings together unpublished, archival material on marriage cases and supporting analytical commentary. Applies social theory to narrative history and links medieval and early modern history.
- Copyright:
- 2015
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781316288658
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 12/05/17
- Copyrighted By:
- D. L. d'Avray
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Religion and Spirituality, Politics and Government
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.