History (School of): Recent submissions
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The Catholic Church and Scottish politics, c. 1878 - c. 1939
(University of St Andrews, 2017-12-08) - ThesisThis thesis examines the significance of Catholicism as a political force in Scotland in the years between the restoration of the ecclesiastical hierarchy in 1878 and the Spanish Civil War, exploring the ways in which the ... -
Grímnismál : a critical edition
(University of St Andrews, 2018-06-28) - ThesisThe purpose of this thesis is an in-depth analysis of the Eddic poem Grímnismál found in the manuscript known as Codex Regius (GKS 2365 4to), located in Reykjavík, dated to c. 1270 and a fragment (AM 748 I 4to), located ... -
The Court of Louis XIII, 1610-1643
(University of St Andrews, 2017-12-08) - ThesisLouis XIII's reign has long garnered historians' and popular interest. The king of Cardinal Richelieu and the three musketeers, Louis is traditionally viewed as having presided over the development of the French state and ... -
A comparative study of the hospitals and leprosaria in Narbonne, France and Siena, Italy (1080-1348)
(University of St Andrews, 2017-12-08) - ThesisThis thesis analyses the development of the hospitals and leprosaria in Narbonne and Siena from their foundation to the Black Death (1080-1348). Specifically, it examines their respective relationships with the people of ... -
Looking beyond Guinevere : depictions of women in Chrétien de Troyes’ Arthurian romances, the cult of saints, and religious texts of the twelfth century
(University of St Andrews, 2017-12-08) - ThesisThis thesis provides a reading of Chrétien de Troyes’ Arthurian romances that reflects the cultural and intellectual context of twelfth-century Christianity. The impact of this context on Chrétien’s romances is examined ...