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In the medieval world, what happened when a figure of recognised authority was absent? What terminology, principles and solutions of proxy authority were developed and adopted? Did these solutions differ and change over time depending on whether the absence was short or long and caused by issues of incapacity, minority, disputed succession, geography or elective absenteeism? Did the models of proxy authority adopted by ruling dynasties and large institutions influence the proxy choices of lesser authority? The circumstances and consequences of absentee authority, a major aspect of the systems of medieval power, are the focus of this volume. Ranging across the realms of medieval Europe (but with a focus upon the British Isles and France), its essays embrace a wide variety of experience - royal, parliamentary, conciliar, magnatial, military, ecclesiastical (papal to parochial), burghal, household, minor or major, male or female, exiled, captive or infirm - and explore not merely political developments, but the dynastic, diplomatic, financial, ideological, religious and cultural ramifications of such episodes. Frédérique Lachaud is Professor of medieval history at the Université de Lorraine, France; Michael Penman is Senior Lecturer in history at the University of Stirling, Scotland. Contributors: James Bothwell Michelle Bubenicek, Léonard Dauphant , Bruno Dumézil, Laurent Hablot, Torsten Hiltmann, Tom Horler-Underwood, Robert Houghton, Olivier de Laborderie, Frédérique Lachaud, Hans Jacob Orning, Michael Penman. Norman Reid

History of Europe --- anno 500-1499 --- Politics and government. --- 476-1492. --- Europe --- Europe. --- Politics and government --- --Politique et gouvernement --- --Moyen âge, --- Civilization, Medieval. --- Civilisation médiévale. --- Middle Ages. --- Moyen âge --- Leadership --- History --- Politique et gouvernement --- Moyen âge, 476-1492 --- Europe - Politics and government - 476-1492 --- Europe-Politics and government-476-1492. --- HISTORY / Medieval.

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Inspired by the social theories of Max Weber, David d'Avray asks in what senses medieval religion was rational and, in doing so, proposes a new approach to the study of the medieval past. Applying ideas developed in his companion volume on Rationalities in History, he explores how values, instrumental calculation, legal formality and substantive rationality interact and the ways in which medieval beliefs were strengthened by their mutual connections, by experience, and by mental images. He sheds new light on key themes and figures in medieval religion ranging from conversion, miracles and the ideas of Bernard of Clairvaux to Trinitarianism, papal government and Francis of Assisi's charismatic authority. This book shows how values and instrumental calculation affect each other in practice and demonstrates the ways in which the application of social theory can be used to generate fresh empirical research as well as new interpretative insights.

Christian church history --- anno 500-1499 --- Church history --- Rationalism --- Values. --- Sociology. --- Eglise --- Rationalisme --- Valeurs (Philosophie) --- Sociologie --- Histoire --- Weber, Max, --- Religion --- --Rationalité --- --Moyen âge, --- Values --- Sociology --- Philosophy --- Axiology --- Worth --- Aesthetics --- Knowledge, Theory of --- Metaphysics --- Psychology --- Ethics --- Social theory --- Social sciences --- Belief and doubt --- Deism --- Free thought --- Realism --- Christianity --- Middle Ages, 600-1500 --- ウェーバー, マックス --- Philosophy. --- Weber, Max --- Ma-kʻo-ssu Wei-po, --- Makesi Weibo, --- Pebŏ, --- Pebŏ, Maksŭ, --- Vēbā, Makkusu, --- Veber, Maks, --- Vemper, Max, --- Webŏ, Maksŭ, --- Wei-po, Ma-kʻo-ssu, --- Weibo, --- Weibo, Makesi, --- ובר, מאקס, --- ובר, מאכס --- ובר, מקס --- 韦伯, --- Arts and Humanities --- History --- Rationalité --- Moyen âge, 476-1492 --- Church history - Middle Ages, 600-1500 --- Rationalism - Philosophy --- Weber, Max, - 1864-1920

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Throughout medieval Europe, for hundreds of years, monarchy was the way that politics worked in most countries. This meant power was in the hands of a family - a dynasty; that politics was family politics; and political life was shaped by the births, marriages and deaths of the ruling family. How did the dynastic system cope with female rule, or pretenders to the throne? How did dynasties use names, the numbering of rulers and the visual display of heraldry to express their identity? And why did some royal families survive and thrive, while others did not? Drawing on a rich and memorable body of sources, this engaging and original history of dynastic power in Latin Christendom and Byzantium explores the role played by family dynamics and family consciousness in the politics of the royal and imperial dynasties of Europe. From royal marriages and the birth of sons, to female sovereigns, mistresses and wicked uncles, Robert Bartlett makes enthralling sense of the complex web of internal rivalries and loyalties of the ruling dynasties and casts fresh light on an essential feature of the medieval world.

Royal houses --- Kings and rulers, Medieval --- Monarchy --- Civilization, Medieval --- Kinship --- Ethnology --- Clans --- Consanguinity --- Families --- Kin recognition --- Medieval civilization --- Middle Ages --- Civilization --- Chivalry --- Renaissance --- Kingdom (Monarchy) --- Executive power --- Political science --- Royalists --- Medieval kings and rulers --- Dynasties (Royal houses) --- Royal families --- Royalty --- Kings and rulers --- History --- Political aspects&delete& --- Europe --- Politics and government --- Kings and rulers, Medieval. --- Civilization, Medieval. --- Monarchy. --- Politics and government. --- Royal houses. --- Political aspects --- Political aspects. --- To 1500. --- Europe. --- History of Europe --- anno 500-1499 --- anno 1500-1599 --- History. --- Royal houses - Europe - History - To 1500 --- Monarchy - Europe - History - To 1500 --- Kinship - Political aspects - Europe - History --- Maison royale --- Politique et gouvernement --- Monarchie --- Moyen âge -- 476-1492 --- Europe - Politics and government - 476-1492