Mediaeval History Theses: Recent submissions
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Intersecting views on the Franco-Scottish alliance : representation of the other and identity in the making, 13th-16th century
(University of St Andrews, 2022-06-16) - ThesisL’alliance entre la France et l’Écosse fut instaurée à la fin du XIIIe siècle, dans un climat de tensions croissantes avec l’Angleterre. Des guerres d’indépendance écossaises à la longue période de conflits associée à la ... -
Voices of medieval English maritime towns : petitions concerning the Cinque Ports, 1272-1377
(University of St Andrews, 2021-06) - ThesisThis thesis explores the political communication between royal and local governments in late medieval England. It focuses on the petitionary language used by medieval English maritime towns, especially by the confederation ... -
Lords and lordship in Languedoc (1400-1541)
(2023-11-29) - ThesisIn recent years the debate on state formation has shifted to focus more on lordship. This new attention to lordship emerged as the discussion moved away from the hypothesis that the crown could only acquire power at the ... -
Virginitas and castitas : virginity dilemma in seventh- and eighth-century England
(2023-11-29) - ThesisThis thesis examines the evolving interpretation of virginity in seventh- and eighth-century England, a period marked by the Christianisation and identity formation of the English church. By analysing the development of ... -
The Cellites and their death charity in the later Middle Ages
(2023-06-15) - ThesisAnalysing archival material from their major late medieval urban centres, including Cologne, Frankfurt-am-Main, and Hildesheim, this thesis provides a fresh examination of communities of lay voluntary poor called Cellites. ...