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- Darius von Güttner is a historian of East Central Europe with an interest in transmission of ideas and global history... moreDarius von Güttner is a historian of East Central Europe with an interest in transmission of ideas and global history. His research and teaching encompass a wide timeframe of reference form the Middle Ages to the Modern period.
He is involved in interdisciplinary research and teaches subjects which examine history from a global perspective. He researches the common patterns which emerged across all cultures, in aspects of history which have drawn people together.
Darius has also a strong research interest in education and in particular the issues affecting education in regional culturally, linguistically and economically diverse communities of learning and the use of emerging technologies to facilitate equity in education.edit
French Revolution: The Basics is an accessible and concise introduction to the history of the revolution in France. Combining a traditional narrative with documents of the era and references to contemporary imagery of the revolution, the... more
French Revolution: The Basics is an accessible and concise introduction to the history of the revolution in France. Combining a traditional narrative with documents of the era and references to contemporary imagery of the revolution, the book traces the long-and short-term causes of the French Revolution as well as its consequences up to the dissolution of the Convention and the ascendancy of Napoleon. The book is written with an explicit aim for its reader to acquire understanding of the past whilst imparting knowledge using underlying historical concepts such as evidence, continuity and change, cause and effect, significance, empathy, perspectives, and contestability.
Key topics discussed within the book include:
The structure of French society before 1789.
The long- and short-term factors that contributed to the French Revolution.
How ordinary French people, including women and slaves, participated in the revolution.
What brought about the end of the ancien régime.
The major reforms of the National Assembly, 1789–1791, and how they lead to the division and radicalisation of the revolution.
How the alternative visions of the new society divided the revolution and what were the internal and external pressures on the revolution that contributed to its radicalisation.
The forms of terror which enabled reality to triumph over the idealism.
The rise of Napoleon Bonaparte as military leader and Emperor.
This book is an ideal introduction for anyone wishing to learn more about this influential revolution in the shaping of modern Europe and the world.
ISBN 9780367744236
Key topics discussed within the book include:
The structure of French society before 1789.
The long- and short-term factors that contributed to the French Revolution.
How ordinary French people, including women and slaves, participated in the revolution.
What brought about the end of the ancien régime.
The major reforms of the National Assembly, 1789–1791, and how they lead to the division and radicalisation of the revolution.
How the alternative visions of the new society divided the revolution and what were the internal and external pressures on the revolution that contributed to its radicalisation.
The forms of terror which enabled reality to triumph over the idealism.
The rise of Napoleon Bonaparte as military leader and Emperor.
This book is an ideal introduction for anyone wishing to learn more about this influential revolution in the shaping of modern Europe and the world.
ISBN 9780367744236
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The series publishes interdisciplinary scholarship about history of East Central Europe. It aims to contribute to a broader understanding of the social, economic and political culture of East Central Europe as an integral part of Europe... more
The series publishes interdisciplinary scholarship about history of East Central Europe. It aims to contribute to a broader understanding of the social, economic and political culture of East Central Europe as an integral part of Europe and a significant contributor to the human story globally. By highlighting the ‘specificity’ of East Central Europe this series promotes East Central Europe not only as a geographic or cultural concept but also as a method of historical analysis.
This series challenges the application of the concepts of periphery and frontier, and cultural transmission in medieval studies and aims at integrating East Central European history into the study of the medieval world globally. The series also addresses the fundamental issue of the prevalent perception that the people and cultures of the European periphery were radically separate and mutually hostile; often paradoxical connections existed between different peoples over time and this project explores the questions regarding space and identity in the European periphery. This series aims to demonstrate that the continued experiences of the ‘making of Europe’ imply that thinking about human existence in terms of ‘us and them’ is at once historically specific and generic; much can be learned about cultural conceptions of order and disorder, self and community, belonging and alienation from detailed cultural histories of response to cultural transmission.
Series Editors:
Darius von Güttner-Sporzyński
Magdalena Biniaś-Szkopek
Robert Tomczak
Matthew Firth
This series challenges the application of the concepts of periphery and frontier, and cultural transmission in medieval studies and aims at integrating East Central European history into the study of the medieval world globally. The series also addresses the fundamental issue of the prevalent perception that the people and cultures of the European periphery were radically separate and mutually hostile; often paradoxical connections existed between different peoples over time and this project explores the questions regarding space and identity in the European periphery. This series aims to demonstrate that the continued experiences of the ‘making of Europe’ imply that thinking about human existence in terms of ‘us and them’ is at once historically specific and generic; much can be learned about cultural conceptions of order and disorder, self and community, belonging and alienation from detailed cultural histories of response to cultural transmission.
Series Editors:
Darius von Güttner-Sporzyński
Magdalena Biniaś-Szkopek
Robert Tomczak
Matthew Firth
Research Interests: Early Modern History, Czech History, History of Hungary, Early Modern Church History, Central and Eastern Europe, and 15 moreUkraine, Piast Dynasty, Prussian History, History of Latvia, Christianisation of Central and Eastern Europe in the Early Middle Ages, Lithuania, Art and Architecture in East-Central Europe, Teutonic Order, Jagiellonowie, The Jagiellons, Jagiellon dynasty, History of Belarus, Transition in Central and Eastern Europe, History of Poland-Lithuania, and Foreign Policy of Poland and other Central and Eastern European States
W 1095 roku papież Urban II wezwał do zbrojnej pielgrzymki do Grobu Pańskiego. Rozpoczęła się era chrześcijańskich wojen świętych, które z czasem nazwano wyprawami krzyżowymi. Wyprawa do Jerozolimy wiązała się z wieloma niedogodnościami:... more
W 1095 roku papież Urban II wezwał do zbrojnej pielgrzymki do Grobu Pańskiego. Rozpoczęła się era chrześcijańskich wojen świętych, które z czasem nazwano wyprawami krzyżowymi. Wyprawa do Jerozolimy wiązała się z wieloma niedogodnościami: wydatkami i koniecznością opuszczenia na dłuższy czas swoich ziem. Mimo to na Wschód wyruszyły rzesze rycerzy europejskich, aby wyrwać Jerozolimę i Ziemię Świętą z rąk niewiernych.
Jak zareagowała na to Polska, znajdująca się wtedy nieco na uboczu wydarzeń rozgrywających się w centrum Europy? Czy idea świętej wojny była bliska polskim władcom? Czy Piastowie włączyli się w ruch krucjatowy i podążyli do Ziemi Świętej? Czy święta wojna, uznawana za obowiązek każdego chrześcijańskiego władcy, była jednym z kierunków ich działań? Kiedy służyć miała zbawieniu, a kiedy stawała się doskonałym instrumentem polityki? Autor szuka odpowiedzi na te i inne pytania, przybliżając nam dzieje średniowiecznej Polski, mentalność ówczesnych władców, a także mroczną historię wypraw krzyżowych, nie tylko tych do Ziemi Świętej. Książka będzie doskonałą lekturą dla wszystkich, którzy są zaciekawieni fascynującymi czasami piastowskimi.
Jak zareagowała na to Polska, znajdująca się wtedy nieco na uboczu wydarzeń rozgrywających się w centrum Europy? Czy idea świętej wojny była bliska polskim władcom? Czy Piastowie włączyli się w ruch krucjatowy i podążyli do Ziemi Świętej? Czy święta wojna, uznawana za obowiązek każdego chrześcijańskiego władcy, była jednym z kierunków ich działań? Kiedy służyć miała zbawieniu, a kiedy stawała się doskonałym instrumentem polityki? Autor szuka odpowiedzi na te i inne pytania, przybliżając nam dzieje średniowiecznej Polski, mentalność ówczesnych władców, a także mroczną historię wypraw krzyżowych, nie tylko tych do Ziemi Świętej. Książka będzie doskonałą lekturą dla wszystkich, którzy są zaciekawieni fascynującymi czasami piastowskimi.
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The French Revolution traces the long and short term causes of the French Revolution to the October Days and its consequences up to the dissolution of the Convention and beyond. Integrating recent historiography as well as a broad range... more
The French Revolution traces the long and short term causes of the French Revolution to the October Days and its consequences up to the dissolution of the Convention and beyond. Integrating recent historiography as well as a broad range of text and visual primary sources, this text is an engaging, clear and concise analysis of the French Revolution.
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"Poland, Holy War and the Piast Monarchy" explores the evolution of the idea of holy war in medieval Poland. It examines the origins and practice of holy wars conducted by the Poles in the southern Baltic, the last bastion of paganism in... more
"Poland, Holy War and the Piast Monarchy" explores the evolution of the idea of holy war in medieval Poland. It examines the origins and practice of holy wars conducted by the Poles in the southern Baltic, the last bastion of paganism in Europe. The book traces the transmission of the idea of holy war to Central Europe and explains its impact on political and religious life in Poland. It takes
account of the Polish missionary and crusading activity in Prussia, Pomerelia, and Pomerania. The book analyses the interplay between wars of conquest and holy wars and the emergence
of the crusades in the thirteenth century. Key mechanisms by which the idea of holy war was transmitted to Poland are examined and compelling evidence is provided that the Polish elites were highly familiar with, and receptive to, the idea of holy war. The author demonstrates that the Polish elites were deliberate participants in Christian holy wars and undertook various crusading activities during the twelfth century, a new interpretation and at variance with the traditional position of the Polish historiography. The influence of the idea of holy war on the
actions of the Polish dynasts, and the central role of women in the establishment of crusader family traditions are examined in some detail. This work offers new perspectives for international studies of religiously motivated warfare.
account of the Polish missionary and crusading activity in Prussia, Pomerelia, and Pomerania. The book analyses the interplay between wars of conquest and holy wars and the emergence
of the crusades in the thirteenth century. Key mechanisms by which the idea of holy war was transmitted to Poland are examined and compelling evidence is provided that the Polish elites were highly familiar with, and receptive to, the idea of holy war. The author demonstrates that the Polish elites were deliberate participants in Christian holy wars and undertook various crusading activities during the twelfth century, a new interpretation and at variance with the traditional position of the Polish historiography. The influence of the idea of holy war on the
actions of the Polish dynasts, and the central role of women in the establishment of crusader family traditions are examined in some detail. This work offers new perspectives for international studies of religiously motivated warfare.
Research Interests: Medieval History, Crusades, Just War, History of Crusades, Poland, and 32 moreHoly War, History of the Crusades, Ancient Prussians, Piast Dynasty, Christianisation of Prussia, Saint Adalbert of Prague, Wendish Crusade, Polish conquest of Pomerania, idea of crusade and Poland, history of Poland, Second Crusade, Medieval Poland, Old Prussians, Mieszko I, Mission In Prussia, Religiously Motivated Warfare, Polish Historiography of the Crusades, Historiography of the Crusades, Chronica Polonorum, Vincentius of Cracow, Mistrz Wincenty, Gesta Principum Polonorum, Magistri Vincentii Dicti Kadłubek Chronica Polonorum, Mieszko II Lambert, Bolesław I Chrobry, Bolesław II Szczodry (The Bold), Władysław I Herman, Kazimierz I Odnowiciel (The Restorer), Bolesław III Krzywousty (The Wrymouth), Władysław II Wygnaniec (The Exile), Bolesław I Wysoki (The Tall), and Bolesław IV Kędzierzawy (The Curly)
The first English critical edition of the "Chronica Polonorum". The Chronica Polonorum by Bishop Vincentius of Cracow (c.1150–1223) was written in last decades of the twelfth century, a period when the throne of Poland was contested by... more
The first English critical edition of the "Chronica Polonorum". The Chronica Polonorum by Bishop Vincentius of Cracow (c.1150–1223) was written in last decades of the twelfth century, a period when the throne of Poland was contested by rival members of the ruling Piast dynasty in a series of bloody civil wars. Vincentius was born in Poland c.1150 and probably studied in Italy and France, where he acquired his education and perfected his literary skill. After his return to Poland between 1183 and 1189, he became a canon of the cathedral of Cracow and a courtier close to Kazimierz II. Kazimierz had ruled as the princeps since 1177. After 1194 Vincentius became a provost in Sandomierz and chaplain to Kazimierz’s widow, Helena of Znojmo. Vincentius started work on the Chronicle in the late 1180s or the early 1190s at the behest of Kazimierz II. He had completed his text before 1208 when he was elected bishop of Cracow, one of the leading ecclesiastical offices in Piast Poland. During his pontificate he took part in the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) and was active in the implementation of the Gregorian Reform in his diocese. In 1218 Vincentius resigned his episcopacy to enter the Cistercian convent in Jędrzejów where he may have edited the final manuscript of the Chronicle. He died in 1223. The Chronicle provides an outline of the history of the Poles with particular emphasis on the events of the twelfth century which justified Kazimierz’s claim to the throne of Cracow and with it suzerainty of all Poland. Created against the background of the twelfth-century renaissance, it was written by a native Pole and demonstrates the erudition of the Polish elite and the recognition and appreciation of literary skill by the ruling dynasty. Vincentius offers a commentary on patterns of human behaviour, and his own view of morality through an elaborate use of philosophical and poetic digression and didactic admonition, sourced primarily from the works of philosophers, the poets of Antiquity and the Bible. Classical authors, including Ovid, Virgil and Horace, are quoted on some 150 occasions; biblical texts appear in approximately 140 instances, with the most numerous quotations taken from the Old Testament, particularly the Books of Kings and the Book of Psalms. This broad base of reference suggests that Vincentius directed his work towards a sophisticated, classically-educated readership that could understand and appreciate the complex plot, refined poetic form and many literary references..
Research Interests: Medieval Literature, Medieval History, Medieval Studies, Crusades, Manuscript Studies, and 20 moreMedieval Church History, Medieval Europe, Medieval Canon & Roman Law, Manuscripts (Medieval Studies), Poland, History of the Crusades, Magister Vincentius, Mieszko III the Old, Boleslaw III the Wrymouth, Kraków, Twelfth-Century 'Renaissance, Cracow, Magistri Vincenti dicti Kadlubek Chronica Polonorum, Boleslaw Chrobry, Mieszko II, Election of Bishops, Vincentius of Cracow, Bishop Vincentius of Cracow (C.1150–1223), early medieval history of Poland MieszkoPiasts, and Bishops of Cracow
Vincentius Bishop of Cracow was Poland’s first native chronicler and a proud contributor to the twelfth century renaissance. In the Chronica Polonorum he placed his people’s history on a continuum with the classical world. This work... more
Vincentius Bishop of Cracow was Poland’s first native chronicler and a proud contributor to the twelfth century renaissance. In the Chronica Polonorum he placed his people’s history on a continuum with the classical world. This work brings to light the importance of Poland on the making of Europe. "Making of a Medieval Nation" presents in depth analysis of a twelfth-century author’s construct of a history of his nation with emphasis on virtue and civic accountability. The author, Vincentius, was a Polish clergyman. He was educated in Paris and Bologna and became the first canonically elected bishop of Cracow and a participant of the Fourth Council of Lateran. Vincentius gives eye witness accounts of the development of the twelfth century Poland and the ambitions of its dynasty, the integration of the Polish monarchy into Christendom, and the interaction between Western and Polish elites. Vincentius’ narrative maps the cultural exchange and life of the author, his literary erudition, and the historical evidence he presents are primary examples of that exchange. The work of Vincentius is a significant contribution to the twelfth-century renaissance. It demonstrates the strong influence of Ancient Rome, including its history, law and traditions. This book deals with a number of subjects which increasingly gain prominence in English language scholarship: the Christianisation of the periphery, development of political culture, diffusion and growth of ideas, and the integration of the outer regions of Europe into Christendom due to cultural, political and economic interaction. This volume analyses the author, his text and the work’s Polish historiography. It provides important insights into the development of Europe at its periphery and the contribution of Poland to the twelfth-century renaissance.
Research Interests: Medieval Literature, Medieval History, Medieval Studies, Crusades, Polish History, and 39 moreMedieval Church History, Early Medieval History, Papacy (Medieval Church History), Medieval Europe, History of Crusades, Church History, Polish Studies, Manuscripts (Medieval Studies), Poland, Jews in Poland, Old Polish literature, History of the Crusades, Pomerania, Magister Vincentius, Wincenty Kadlubek, Piast Dynasty, Pomerania and Pomeranians, Polish conquest of Pomerania, history of Poland, Kraków, Twelfth-Century 'Renaissance, Catholic Church History, Bishops, Medieval Poland, Polish Language, Northern Crusades, Cracow, Mistrz Wincenty zwany Kadłubkiem, Magistri Vincenti dicti Kadlubek Chronica Polonorum, Medieval Bishops, Bishop Vincentius of Kraków, Vincentius of Cracow, Mistrz Wincenty, Piasts, Bishop Vincentius of Cracow (C.1150–1223), Piasts Dynasty, Wincenty Kadłubek, The Piasts Dynasty, and Poland in the Middle Ages
The authors of Polish medieval narrative accounts from and about Poland communicated episodes of Christian holy war and proto-crusades in a distinct and consistent way from the early twelfth century. in this article i will argue that the... more
The authors of Polish medieval narrative accounts from and about Poland communicated episodes of Christian holy war and proto-crusades in a distinct and consistent way from the early twelfth century. in this article i will argue that the anonymous author of the Gesta principum Polonorum presented the Polish conquest of Pomerania as a holy war, and that a hundred years later, the learned Vincentius Bishop of Cracow in his Chronica Polonorum depicted three military campaigns against the Prussian pagans and apostates as crusading expeditions. i will also argue that the first Polish historian, Jan długosz, deliberately celebrated and highlighted these earlier accounts to his contemporary fifteenth century readership, using these histories to position Poland’s rulers as having a longstanding and consistent commitment to crusading at a time when participation in crusades was a central concern of Poland’s ruling elites. this article will conclude that each of these written works was a commissioned text and part of a deliberate strategy by the rulers of Poland to communicate their engagement in Christian holy wars at the periphery of Christian Europe.
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This article will focus on the circumstances which contributed to the 1517 dynastic marriage of Bona Sforza of Milan to Sigismund I the Elder of Poland. It will examine the decline of Sforza and Neapolitan Aragon influence on the Apennine... more
This article will focus on the circumstances which contributed to the 1517 dynastic marriage of Bona Sforza of Milan to Sigismund I the Elder of Poland. It will examine the decline of Sforza and Neapolitan Aragon influence on the Apennine Peninsula in the face of Valois and Habsburg claims to supremacy. This article aims to place Habsburg diplomatic manoeuvring to secure the installation of Maximillian I’s niece as Queen of Poland in the context of Habsburg-Valois rivalry in Italy and Habsburg ambitions for dominance in Central Europe where they challenged the Jagiellon dynasts of Bohemia and Hungary, and of Poland and Lithuania. This article will demonstrate that the contracting of the Sforza-Jagiellon marriage was initiated by Maximillian I as an extension of a deliberate and assertive Habsburg policy. Habsburg policy objectives included removal of the prime claimant to the throne of Milan and the placing of a queen acquiescent to Habsburg strategy at the Jagiellon court in Poland. This article will conclude that the marriage was used by the Habsburgs as a dynastic and political tool to limit the Jagiellon dynasty’s power and authority in Central Europe.
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A masterpiece of medieval scholarship, the Chronica Polonorum written by Bishop Vincentius of Cracow (c.1150–1223) traced the history of the Poles from time immemorial to the lifetime of its author. It is the second oldest Polish... more
A masterpiece of medieval scholarship, the Chronica Polonorum written by Bishop Vincentius of Cracow (c.1150–1223) traced the history of the Poles from time immemorial to the lifetime of its author. It is the second oldest Polish narrative source and as such it established an authoritative dynastically sponsored history of the Piast realm. Its author, a learned, yet unassuming, cleric achieved the goal which he proclaims in the Prologue to this work - his construct of the Polish history influenced the way history of the Poles was written ever since. In his exposition of the history of the Poles, Vincentius places a specific emphasis on violence: its use, its purpose and its justification. This article presents the historical context to the commissioning of the Chronicle and aims to explore various use of violence ultimately serving to construct Casimir the Just’s claim to the throne.
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Leonardo da Vinci’s portrait of Cecilia Gallerani, known as the Lady with an Ermine, is one of Poland’s national treasures, but the painting has had an extraordinary history
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The Chronica Polonorum, written by Bishop Vincentius of Cracow (c.1150–1223), influenced the way Polish history was written by presenting a specific memory of the participation of the Piast dynasty in wars against the Prussians. This... more
The Chronica Polonorum, written by Bishop Vincentius of Cracow (c.1150–1223), influenced the way Polish history was written by presenting a specific memory of the participation of the Piast dynasty in wars against the Prussians. This article presents the three major references to these wars against heathen tribes of the North in 1147, 1166 and 1192. Vincentius' account gave meaning to the Piast expeditions as holy wars and influenced court tradition by establishing the image of individual Piasts as well as their dynasty as a whole. These accounts shaped how their participants were remembered in specific historical contexts and influenced the future participation of the Poles in crusading. The article reveals the use of the term ‘Saladinistas’, not found anywhere else in the surviving twelfth-century sources. The memory created by Vincentius became inseparable from the cultural heritage of the nation for whom he was the first native historian.
Research Interests: Medieval History, Medieval Studies, Crusades, History of Crusades, Collective Memory, and 16 moreHistory of Prussia, Poland, Holy War, History of the Crusades, Ancient Prussians, Magister Vincentius, Piast Dynasty, Baltic Crusade, history of Poland, Medieval Poland, Northern Crusades, History of the Crusades and the Latin East, Chronica Polonorum, Vincentius of Cracow, Saladinistas, and Bishop Vincentius of Cracow (C.1150–1223)
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This thesis examines the transmission of the idea of crusade to Poland and the subsequent Polish response to the idea of crusade in the twelfth century. It determines the key mechanisms by which the idea of crusade was transmitted to... more
This thesis examines the transmission of the idea of crusade to Poland and the subsequent Polish response to the idea of crusade in the twelfth century. It determines the key mechanisms by which the idea of crusade was transmitted to Poland and through an analysis of primary contemporary sources the thesis provides compelling evidence that the Polish elites were highly familiar with, and receptive to, the idea of crusade. Moreover, this thesis argues that the Poles were conscious participants in the crusades and undertook various crusading activities during the twelfth century. These findings are contrary to the established position in Polish historiography, and bring many sources to an English-speaking audience for the first time.
Through an examination of narrative sources this thesis demonstrates that the Polish elites were enthusiastic supporters of the idea of crusade within a decade of the First Crusade. This thesis shows that under the leadership of the Piast dynasty the Poles engaged in Christian holy war (proto-crusading): the conquest of Pomerania (1102–1128), contributed armies to three theatres of the Second Crusade (1147–1148), and launched major expeditions against the Prussian apostates (1166 and 1192).
This thesis identifies the influence of the idea of crusade on the actions of the Piasts and in particular, Boleslaw III’s sons (the Piast Juniors), and the importance of family traditions. The thesis presents new propositions in regards to the crusades in Prussia and key Polish crusader participants: the involvement of the Polish crusader army under the command of Mieszko III in the Wendish Crusade (July–August 1147); previously unreported in English historiography, the first known example of crusading in Prussia led by Boleslaw IV (November–December 1147); and Henry of Sandomierz’s leadership of the Polish crusader contingent to the Holy Land (1147–1148).
Through an examination of narrative sources this thesis demonstrates that the Polish elites were enthusiastic supporters of the idea of crusade within a decade of the First Crusade. This thesis shows that under the leadership of the Piast dynasty the Poles engaged in Christian holy war (proto-crusading): the conquest of Pomerania (1102–1128), contributed armies to three theatres of the Second Crusade (1147–1148), and launched major expeditions against the Prussian apostates (1166 and 1192).
This thesis identifies the influence of the idea of crusade on the actions of the Piasts and in particular, Boleslaw III’s sons (the Piast Juniors), and the importance of family traditions. The thesis presents new propositions in regards to the crusades in Prussia and key Polish crusader participants: the involvement of the Polish crusader army under the command of Mieszko III in the Wendish Crusade (July–August 1147); previously unreported in English historiography, the first known example of crusading in Prussia led by Boleslaw IV (November–December 1147); and Henry of Sandomierz’s leadership of the Polish crusader contingent to the Holy Land (1147–1148).
Research Interests: Holy War, Ancient Prussians, Pomerania, Transmission of the Idea of Crusade, Piast Dynasty, and 12 moreMieszko III the Old, Henry of Sandomierz, Wladyslaw II the Exile, Casimir II the Just, Boleslaw III the Wrymouth, Act of Succession 1138, Christianisation of Prussia, Sudovia, Saint Adalbert of Prague, Wendish Crusade, Pollexia and Pollexians, and Porta Regia of Gniezno
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The Western Slavic population inhabiting lands united under Piast rule which eventually were to develop into Poland was converted to Christianity in the late tenth century. From the early days of the adoption of the Christian religion and... more
The Western Slavic population inhabiting lands united under Piast rule which eventually were to develop into Poland was converted to Christianity in the late tenth century. From the early days of the adoption of the Christian religion and its language, customs and institutions, established Poland as a frontier of Christendom. For those looking from the West towards the East, the realm of the Poles was a more or less fluid extension of Latin Christianity; a periphery where the defence and expansion of Christendom was taking place. In fact, the struggle to contain the incursions of pagans and (after the great schism of 1054) schismatic Eastern Christians would be constant features of Polish medieval history. The nascent Christian dynasty of the Piasts led the conversion of the Western Slavic tribes around the Warta river, and proactively pursued policies which adopted the norms of Christendom, including, by forcibly keeping at bay their pagan neighbours to the north and north east.
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Teaching Secondary History provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of teaching History to years 7–12 in Australian schools. Engaging directly with the Australian Curriculum, this text introduces pre-service... more
Teaching Secondary History provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of teaching History to years 7–12 in Australian schools. Engaging directly with the Australian Curriculum, this text introduces pre-service teachers to the discipline of History. It builds on students' historical knowledge, thinking and skills and offers practical guidance on how to construct well-rounded History lessons for students. From inquiry strategies and teacher- and student-centred practice, to embedding the cross-curriculum priorities in planning and assessment, this text supports the learning and development of pre-service History teachers by connecting the 'big ideas' of teaching with the nuance of History content. Each chapter features short-answer and Pause and think questions to enhance understanding of key concepts, Bringing it together review questions to consolidate learning, classroom scenarios, examples of classroom work and a range of information boxes to connect students to additional material.
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The Crusader World is a multidisciplinary survey of the current state of research in the field of crusader studies, an area of study which has become increasingly popular in recent years. In this volume Adrian Boas draws together an... more
The Crusader World is a multidisciplinary survey of the current state of research in the field of crusader studies, an area of study which has become increasingly popular in recent years. In this volume Adrian Boas draws together an impressive range of academics, including work from renowned scholars as well as a number of though-provoking pieces from emerging researchers, in order to provide broad coverage of the major aspects of the period. This authoritative work will play an important role in the future direction of crusading studies.
This volume enriches present knowledge of the crusades, addressing such wide-ranging subjects as: intelligence and espionage, gender issues, religious celebrations in crusader Jerusalem, political struggles in crusader Antioch, the archaeological study of battle sites and fortifications, diseases suffered by the crusaders, crusading in northern Europe and Spain and the impact of Crusader art. The relationship between Crusaders and Muslims, two distinct and in many way opposing cultures, is also examined in depth, including a discussion of how the Franks perceived their enemies.
Arranged into eight thematic sections, The Crusader World considers many central issues as well as a large number of less familiar topics of the crusades, crusader society, history and culture. With over 100 photographs, line drawings and maps, this impressive collection of essays is a key resource for students and scholars alike.
This volume enriches present knowledge of the crusades, addressing such wide-ranging subjects as: intelligence and espionage, gender issues, religious celebrations in crusader Jerusalem, political struggles in crusader Antioch, the archaeological study of battle sites and fortifications, diseases suffered by the crusaders, crusading in northern Europe and Spain and the impact of Crusader art. The relationship between Crusaders and Muslims, two distinct and in many way opposing cultures, is also examined in depth, including a discussion of how the Franks perceived their enemies.
Arranged into eight thematic sections, The Crusader World considers many central issues as well as a large number of less familiar topics of the crusades, crusader society, history and culture. With over 100 photographs, line drawings and maps, this impressive collection of essays is a key resource for students and scholars alike.
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Research Interests: Oral Traditions, Memory Studies, Cultural Memory, Collective Memory, History of Religion (Medieval Studies), and 9 moreMagister Vincentius, Wincenty Kadlubek, Medieval Poland, Mistrz Wincenty zwany Kadłubkiem, Magistri Vincenti dicti Kadlubek Chronica Polonorum, Bishop Vincentius of Kraków, Chronica Polonorum, Vincentius of Cracow, and Bishop Vincentius of Cracow (C.1150–1223)
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On March 17, the International Criminal Court cited Russia’s deportation of Ukrainian children as a war crime for which President Vladimir Putin is being held responsible. By some reports, since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022,... more
On March 17, the International Criminal Court cited Russia’s deportation of Ukrainian children as a war crime for which President Vladimir Putin is being held responsible.
By some reports, since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, more than 6,000 children have been removed from Ukraine into Russia. The UN Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine published evidence of the “illegal transfer of hundreds of Ukrainian children to Russia”.
A recent Yale School of Public Health report provides evidence of a organised attempt to reeducate abducted Ukrainian children now held in locations stretching from Russian-occupied Crimea to Siberia.
Putin is the first Russian leader to have an arrest warrant issued against him for the deportation of citizens of another country, but the origins of using deportation as a weapon are deeply rooted in Russia’s history.
By some reports, since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, more than 6,000 children have been removed from Ukraine into Russia. The UN Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine published evidence of the “illegal transfer of hundreds of Ukrainian children to Russia”.
A recent Yale School of Public Health report provides evidence of a organised attempt to reeducate abducted Ukrainian children now held in locations stretching from Russian-occupied Crimea to Siberia.
Putin is the first Russian leader to have an arrest warrant issued against him for the deportation of citizens of another country, but the origins of using deportation as a weapon are deeply rooted in Russia’s history.
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Shows like The Great on Stan are changing how we look at history. Instead of being all about getting the facts straight, they’re shaking things up and telling the story their own way. These shows are rewriting the rulebook. In The Great,... more
Shows like The Great on Stan are changing how we look at history. Instead of being all about getting the facts straight, they’re shaking things up and telling the story their own way. These shows are rewriting the rulebook.
In The Great, the narrative deviates significantly from historical reality. This fast-and-loose approach, humorously labelled as “an occasionally true story”, represents a trend of irreverence that has been evolving over the years.
A German-born usurper, Catherine II, holds a significant place in Russian history, second only to Peter the Great.
In The Great, the narrative deviates significantly from historical reality. This fast-and-loose approach, humorously labelled as “an occasionally true story”, represents a trend of irreverence that has been evolving over the years.
A German-born usurper, Catherine II, holds a significant place in Russian history, second only to Peter the Great.
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Profile of the scientist. The sciences and the humanities are not separate human endeavours but interlocked and inseparable.
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Research Interests: Crusades, History of Prussia, Poland, Pomerania, Teutonic Knights, and 6 morePomerania and Pomeranians, The military religious orders of the Middle Ages : the Hospitallers, the Templars, the Teutonic knights, and others, history of Poland, History of Pomerania, Polish medieval history, and Pomorze Gdańskie
Research Interests: Crusades, Baltic Studies, Crusader Archaeology, History of Crusades, Poland, and 25 moreArcheologia, Crusader States, History of the Crusades, Medieval Chronicles, Military Orders, Teutonic Knights, Christianisation of Prussia, Baltic Crusade, Late Medieval History: Military Orders, Crusades, Ecclesiastical History, Early modern history Ukraine, Chronicle Theatrum Europaeum, The military religious orders of the Middle Ages : the Hospitallers, the Templars, the Teutonic knights, and others, The military religious orders of the Middle Ages : the Hospitallers, the Templars, the Teutonic knights, and others, Prussian History, history of Poland, Historiography, Medieval Chronicles, Crusade Chronicles, Christianisation of Central and Eastern Europe in the Early Middle Ages, Teutonic Order, Old Prussians, East Prussia, Christianisation and Crusades in Baltic rim, Baltic Crusades, Prussian Military and Political History, Templiers, The Military Religious Orders of the Middle Ages : the Hospitallers, the Templars, the Teutonic Knights, and Others, Knights Templar, Military History, Histoire Et Archéologie Du Haut Moyen-âge, and 3 More, Archeology, and Petrus De Dusburg
Salonen, Kirsi, Jensen, Kurt Villads, and Jørgensen, Torstein (eds), Medieval Christianity in the North. New Studies
Acta Scandinavica, vol. 1 (Turnhout: Brepols, 2013); ISBN 9782503540481
Acta Scandinavica, vol. 1 (Turnhout: Brepols, 2013); ISBN 9782503540481
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Central European Medieval Texts follow the highly regarded tradition of the Oxford Medieval Texts and the new edition of the Gesta principum Polonorum ('Gesta') is typical of the excellent editions produced by the Central European... more
Central European Medieval Texts follow the highly regarded tradition of the Oxford Medieval Texts and the new edition of the Gesta principum Polonorum ('Gesta') is typical of the excellent editions produced by the Central European University. This volume presents the Latin text and its English translation with full critical notes and a comprehensive introduction of one of the most important and interesting sources for the history of Poland and Central Europe. Until now there has been no full English translation of this work, which was written by an unknown author in the early twelfth century. Publication of the Gesta is in itself an important milestone as it brings this narrative, which is fundamental to the research of Polish history, to a wider international audience.
Three manuscripts of the Gesta have survived to the present day. The first edition was published in Gda sk in 1749, by the historian Gottfried Lengnich (1689-1774) and a number of further editions appeared in the nineteenth century. The editors of this volume of Central European Medieval Texts based their edition of the Latin text on the 1952 critical edition published by Karol Maleczy_ski in the Monumenta Poloniae Historica (Krakow: Polska Akademia Umiej_tno_ci, 1952). In some instances the editors departed from Maleczy ski's edition in order to improve the transliteration of the Latin text and enhance the accuracy of the English translation; improvements which add to the value of this volume as a printed source. The publishers should be also commended for bringing to the English speaking community the results of Polish research. In particular the critical edition of the Gesta translated by Roman Grodecki and annotated and edited by Marian Plezia (Wroc aw: Zak_ad Narodowy imieniem Ossoli skich, 1975) has been consulted.
The Gesta is the oldest extant narrative source from and about Poland, and therefore is one of the most important sources to the history of early medieval Poland. Its value to research into Polish history is comparable to that of 'the Gesta Normarmorum Ducum' for the history of Normandy and England. The authorship of the Gesta principum Polonorum is unknown, however, since the sixteenth century it has been attributed to a French monk. This tradition originated with Bishop Marcin Kromer (the author of De origine et rebus gestis Polonorum libri XXX, published in 1555), who named the Gesta's author 'Gallus' in a note appended to one of its manuscripts. The identity of Gallus was and is a subject of a scholarly debate. There are various theories as to his origins. However, most historians agree, on the basis of an analysis of the Gesta's contents, its language, and narrative style, that the author of the Gesta was a monk associated with the Monastery of Saint Gilles in Provence who arrived in Poland via Hungary (as his knowledge of Hungarian history suggests).
Nothing is known about the sources used by Gallus and therefore it is assumed that he relied on the oral traditions of the Polish ruling elites to tell the story of the deeds of the Princes of the Poles. The Gesta relates the history of Poland up to the reign of Boles aw III also known as Boles aw the Wrymouth, and Boles aw is the protagonist of the Gesta. Boles aw III is presented as a tireless, wise leader and a pugnacious commander. Gallus relates the deeds of his hero in a style abundant in metaphors, epithets and alliterations.
The Gesta consists of three books, each of them preceded by a dedication and panegyric poem, usually inspired by Biblical themes or the classics such as Virgil, Horace and Ovid. The first book presents the ancestry of Boles aw III, the second book relates his youth and the third book narrates his deeds after 1113. The third book dwells especially on Boles aw's crusade against the Pomeranians and Prussians and his victories over the Bohemians, and as Andrzej F. Grabski demonstrated in his study on the "The Crusading Character of Writings of Anonymous Gallus,' evidently reflects the crusading ideology of the leading families of Poland who adapted for their own purposes the idea of crusade.
In addition to having a striking literary quality, the Gesta is a fundamental narrative source that established a chronology of Polish history focused on the lives of the rulers of the realm, though no precise dates are preserved in the entire text. Thus its importance cannot be overestimated. The Gesta became, as the oldest source to relate the sequence of events of early Polish history, the source for later authors and historians such as Vincentius Kad ubek (about 1150-1223), Jan D ugosz (1415-1480) and Marcin Kromer (1512- 1589).
A great benefit of this new edition is the quality and clarity of its introduction and commentary appended to the text. These provide information highly useful to the new reader of Polish history in particular, as the editors delineate the role of the Gesta as a historical source and its profound influence on the writing of Polish history, discuss the issues related to the identity of Anonymous Gallus, and present the fate of the extant manuscripts of the Gesta. Throughout the introduction and texts notes the editors draw extensively upon the key Polish and German research, which analysed various aspects of the Gesta over the past decades. The volume is the well presented in a meticulously prepared format with the facing-page English translation of the Latin text. This new edition includes a selected bibliography, indices of proper and geographical names.
It is a splendid work of scholarship, which presents enormous new resources for the consideration of students and scholars of Medieval Central Europe.
Three manuscripts of the Gesta have survived to the present day. The first edition was published in Gda sk in 1749, by the historian Gottfried Lengnich (1689-1774) and a number of further editions appeared in the nineteenth century. The editors of this volume of Central European Medieval Texts based their edition of the Latin text on the 1952 critical edition published by Karol Maleczy_ski in the Monumenta Poloniae Historica (Krakow: Polska Akademia Umiej_tno_ci, 1952). In some instances the editors departed from Maleczy ski's edition in order to improve the transliteration of the Latin text and enhance the accuracy of the English translation; improvements which add to the value of this volume as a printed source. The publishers should be also commended for bringing to the English speaking community the results of Polish research. In particular the critical edition of the Gesta translated by Roman Grodecki and annotated and edited by Marian Plezia (Wroc aw: Zak_ad Narodowy imieniem Ossoli skich, 1975) has been consulted.
The Gesta is the oldest extant narrative source from and about Poland, and therefore is one of the most important sources to the history of early medieval Poland. Its value to research into Polish history is comparable to that of 'the Gesta Normarmorum Ducum' for the history of Normandy and England. The authorship of the Gesta principum Polonorum is unknown, however, since the sixteenth century it has been attributed to a French monk. This tradition originated with Bishop Marcin Kromer (the author of De origine et rebus gestis Polonorum libri XXX, published in 1555), who named the Gesta's author 'Gallus' in a note appended to one of its manuscripts. The identity of Gallus was and is a subject of a scholarly debate. There are various theories as to his origins. However, most historians agree, on the basis of an analysis of the Gesta's contents, its language, and narrative style, that the author of the Gesta was a monk associated with the Monastery of Saint Gilles in Provence who arrived in Poland via Hungary (as his knowledge of Hungarian history suggests).
Nothing is known about the sources used by Gallus and therefore it is assumed that he relied on the oral traditions of the Polish ruling elites to tell the story of the deeds of the Princes of the Poles. The Gesta relates the history of Poland up to the reign of Boles aw III also known as Boles aw the Wrymouth, and Boles aw is the protagonist of the Gesta. Boles aw III is presented as a tireless, wise leader and a pugnacious commander. Gallus relates the deeds of his hero in a style abundant in metaphors, epithets and alliterations.
The Gesta consists of three books, each of them preceded by a dedication and panegyric poem, usually inspired by Biblical themes or the classics such as Virgil, Horace and Ovid. The first book presents the ancestry of Boles aw III, the second book relates his youth and the third book narrates his deeds after 1113. The third book dwells especially on Boles aw's crusade against the Pomeranians and Prussians and his victories over the Bohemians, and as Andrzej F. Grabski demonstrated in his study on the "The Crusading Character of Writings of Anonymous Gallus,' evidently reflects the crusading ideology of the leading families of Poland who adapted for their own purposes the idea of crusade.
In addition to having a striking literary quality, the Gesta is a fundamental narrative source that established a chronology of Polish history focused on the lives of the rulers of the realm, though no precise dates are preserved in the entire text. Thus its importance cannot be overestimated. The Gesta became, as the oldest source to relate the sequence of events of early Polish history, the source for later authors and historians such as Vincentius Kad ubek (about 1150-1223), Jan D ugosz (1415-1480) and Marcin Kromer (1512- 1589).
A great benefit of this new edition is the quality and clarity of its introduction and commentary appended to the text. These provide information highly useful to the new reader of Polish history in particular, as the editors delineate the role of the Gesta as a historical source and its profound influence on the writing of Polish history, discuss the issues related to the identity of Anonymous Gallus, and present the fate of the extant manuscripts of the Gesta. Throughout the introduction and texts notes the editors draw extensively upon the key Polish and German research, which analysed various aspects of the Gesta over the past decades. The volume is the well presented in a meticulously prepared format with the facing-page English translation of the Latin text. This new edition includes a selected bibliography, indices of proper and geographical names.
It is a splendid work of scholarship, which presents enormous new resources for the consideration of students and scholars of Medieval Central Europe.
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Bona Sforza (1494–1557), the queen of Sigismund I of Poland (1518) was heavily involved in the political life of Poland pursuing economic, social and agricultural reforms. Her leadership is recognised as the major political force during... more
Bona Sforza (1494–1557), the queen of Sigismund I of Poland (1518) was heavily involved in the political life of Poland pursuing economic, social and agricultural reforms. Her leadership is recognised as the major political force during her husband's reign. This project will examine Bona's formal and informal leadership, the context of her policies, and the impact she had on European politics of her era.
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Researching strategies to make the most of regional potential Issues: diversity of skills, industries, social and cultural backgrounds Build: services, networks, collaboration Capitalise: digital economy Future: localised approaches Aim:... more
Researching strategies to make the most of regional potential
Issues: diversity of skills, industries, social and cultural backgrounds
Build: services, networks, collaboration
Capitalise: digital economy
Future: localised approaches
Aim: Effective, sustainable and self-sufficent communites
Issues: diversity of skills, industries, social and cultural backgrounds
Build: services, networks, collaboration
Capitalise: digital economy
Future: localised approaches
Aim: Effective, sustainable and self-sufficent communites
Research Interests: Diversity, Regional policy, Regional and Local Governance, Regional development, Urban And Regional Planning, and 7 moreCultural Diversity, Regional Economics, Regional Integration, City and Regional Planning, Community and Regional Planning, Higher Education and Regional Development, and Shepparton
Aims: •To contribute to the understanding of how collective memory impacts on identity and mobility. •To contribute to the understanding and cultural and social change. •To contribute to the understanding of the development of the... more
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•To contribute to the understanding of how collective memory impacts on identity and mobility.
•To contribute to the understanding and cultural and social change.
•To contribute to the understanding of the development of the concept of social justice.
•To contribute to the understanding of the impact collective memory has on society and its perception of self.
•To contribute to the understanding of how collective memory impacts on identity and mobility.
•To contribute to the understanding and cultural and social change.
•To contribute to the understanding of the development of the concept of social justice.
•To contribute to the understanding of the impact collective memory has on society and its perception of self.
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Research Interests: Poland, Hospitallers, the Sovereign Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta, Order of Malta, The military religious orders of the Middle Ages : the Hospitallers, the Templars, the Teutonic knights, and others, and 5 morehistory of Poland, Medieval Poland, Military religious orders, Templiers, The Military Religious Orders of the Middle Ages : the Hospitallers, the Templars, the Teutonic Knights, and Others, Knights Templar, Military History, Histoire Et Archéologie Du Haut Moyen-âge, and 3 More, and Knights Hospitaller
THE REVOLUTION IN FRANCE
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THE REVOLUTION IN FRANCE
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A summary of the key issues for VCE Study Design on revolution in Russia.
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The French Revolution represented one of the most intense and extended political, social and economic crises Europe has ever known. The ripple effect of the events in Paris sent waves across the European continent. From northern... more
The French Revolution represented one of the most
intense and extended political, social and economic
crises Europe has ever known. The ripple effect of
the events in Paris sent waves across the European
continent. From northern Scandinavia to the shores
of the Mediterranean Sea and from the environs of
Muscovy to the Atlantic coast of Portugal, these waves
brought the ideals of the Rights of Man, Liberty and
Equality. In the last two decades of the eighteenth
century it was apparent to many that Europe was
ready to embark on some form of fundamental change;
however, it was not evident that the Continent was
on the brink of a revolution which would trigger a
recurring wave of revolutions until 1871. Once the ‘first
daughter of the Church,’ France was now to be the
mother of Europe’s first modern revolution.
intense and extended political, social and economic
crises Europe has ever known. The ripple effect of
the events in Paris sent waves across the European
continent. From northern Scandinavia to the shores
of the Mediterranean Sea and from the environs of
Muscovy to the Atlantic coast of Portugal, these waves
brought the ideals of the Rights of Man, Liberty and
Equality. In the last two decades of the eighteenth
century it was apparent to many that Europe was
ready to embark on some form of fundamental change;
however, it was not evident that the Continent was
on the brink of a revolution which would trigger a
recurring wave of revolutions until 1871. Once the ‘first
daughter of the Church,’ France was now to be the
mother of Europe’s first modern revolution.
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This series publishes interdisciplinary scholarship on the history of East Central Europe. It aims to contribute to a broader understanding of the social, economic, and political culture of the region as an integral part of Europe and a... more
This series publishes interdisciplinary scholarship on the history of East Central Europe. It aims to contribute to a broader understanding of the social, economic, and political culture of the region as an integral part of Europe and a significant contributor to the human story worldwide. In so doing, this series challenges the application of the concepts of periphery and frontier. It centres East Central Europe, seeking to question common perceptions of cultural transmission and to integrate East Central European history into the world history globally.
Research Interests: Cultural Studies, Medieval History, Medieval Studies, Central Europe, Central European history, and 15 moreCentral European Literature, Early Modern History/Central European History/ Transilvania, History of Central and Southeastern Europe, Central European Studies, Cultural History of Central Europe, History of Central European Minorities, Central and Eastern Europe, Central and East European Studies, East-Central European History, Late Medieval Bohemia and Central Europe, Christianisation of Central and Eastern Europe in the Early Middle Ages, Exploration of Central Asia by Russian and European travellers, East Central Europe, Jews of Central and Eastern Europe, and Central and Eastern European Studies
Submissions are invited for papers on the themed volume of the Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association. The theme for this special issue of JAEMA is Journeys: Discovery and Belonging. The period we study was marked by the... more
Submissions are invited for papers on the themed volume of the Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association. The theme for this special issue of JAEMA is Journeys: Discovery and Belonging. The period we study was marked by the disintegration of established political and social orders, widespread migrations and incursions, and rising competition between religious ideologies. Developing forms of inter-cultural contact and exchange gave rise to new ways of conceptualising and articulating identity and alterity, but while new boundaries – physical and ideational – were established, all boundaries remained porous. People, objects and ideas continued to circulate, to take journeys.
How did existing communities and new migrants adapt to, or resist, each other? How were institutions modified to include, accommodate or exclude new worldviews? What was the role of material culture in holding fast to the old, and in legitimising and promoting new polities, new ethnicities, and new ideologies? How did cross-cultural contacts in the early medieval period shape history?
JAEMA invites essays on any related topics, including the following:
1 Exchange across borders: trade, culture, and human trafficking 1 Maintaining and modifying identity 1 Maritime exploration 1 Invasion, settlement, assimilation 1 Cultural geography: significant space and place 1 The book as traveller 1 The reader as voyager 1 Imagined other worlds 1 Imagined others 1 The idea and material expression of homelands 1 Emotions and journeys 1 Emotional journeys 1 Pilgrimage and adventure 1 Travel narratives 1 First contacts 1 Reading race and ethnicity: conflict and co-existence 1 Conversion and religious conflict 1 Accommodation and defiance—tensions in the quest to belong 1 Translation, adaptation, linguistic change 1 Viewing ‘Europe’ from outside 1 Afterlives of the early medieval in modern identity formation.
Submission Guidelines are available on the Association’s website https://www.aema.net.au/submissions.html.
How did existing communities and new migrants adapt to, or resist, each other? How were institutions modified to include, accommodate or exclude new worldviews? What was the role of material culture in holding fast to the old, and in legitimising and promoting new polities, new ethnicities, and new ideologies? How did cross-cultural contacts in the early medieval period shape history?
JAEMA invites essays on any related topics, including the following:
1 Exchange across borders: trade, culture, and human trafficking 1 Maintaining and modifying identity 1 Maritime exploration 1 Invasion, settlement, assimilation 1 Cultural geography: significant space and place 1 The book as traveller 1 The reader as voyager 1 Imagined other worlds 1 Imagined others 1 The idea and material expression of homelands 1 Emotions and journeys 1 Emotional journeys 1 Pilgrimage and adventure 1 Travel narratives 1 First contacts 1 Reading race and ethnicity: conflict and co-existence 1 Conversion and religious conflict 1 Accommodation and defiance—tensions in the quest to belong 1 Translation, adaptation, linguistic change 1 Viewing ‘Europe’ from outside 1 Afterlives of the early medieval in modern identity formation.
Submission Guidelines are available on the Association’s website https://www.aema.net.au/submissions.html.
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This conference invites papers on the broad theme of cultural exchange in the Middle Ages. New evidence is being uncovered by novel methods and digital humanities allow diverse sources to be accessed ever more widely; our current... more
This conference invites papers on the broad theme of cultural exchange in the Middle Ages. New evidence is being uncovered by novel methods and digital humanities allow diverse sources to be accessed ever more widely; our current knowledge of the pre-modern world suggests that it was more interconnected than previously thought. Therefore, even though the early medieval period continues to exist in the popular imagination as backward and insular, in many ways it is a period marked by a keen interest in foreign cultures and places.
This conference aims to challenge the emergent perception that the English-speaking world is retreating into isolation despite the global nature of the human past, present and the future. We welcome any papers related to all aspects of the movement of people, goods and ideas in the Late Antique and Early Medieval periods (c. 400–1150) in all cultural, geographic, religious and linguistic settings, even if they do not strictly adhere to the theme.
We invite submissions on, but not limited to, the following topics:
• Cultural contact and exchange
• Mobility, migration, and invasion
• Economies and trade
• Technological, scientific, and cultural innovation
• Multiculturalism
• Cosmopolitanism and Isolationism
• Intertextuality and influence
• Development and innovation
Abstracts of 250-300 words for 20-minute papers should be submitted via email to conference@aema.net.au by 5 March 2018.
This conference aims to challenge the emergent perception that the English-speaking world is retreating into isolation despite the global nature of the human past, present and the future. We welcome any papers related to all aspects of the movement of people, goods and ideas in the Late Antique and Early Medieval periods (c. 400–1150) in all cultural, geographic, religious and linguistic settings, even if they do not strictly adhere to the theme.
We invite submissions on, but not limited to, the following topics:
• Cultural contact and exchange
• Mobility, migration, and invasion
• Economies and trade
• Technological, scientific, and cultural innovation
• Multiculturalism
• Cosmopolitanism and Isolationism
• Intertextuality and influence
• Development and innovation
Abstracts of 250-300 words for 20-minute papers should be submitted via email to conference@aema.net.au by 5 March 2018.
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aema12 - RECEPTIONS Australian Early Medieval Association Australian National University, Canberra 21–22 April 2017 Abstracts of 250-300 words for 20-minute papers should be submitted via email conference@aema.net.au by 15 January 2017... more
aema12 - RECEPTIONS
Australian Early Medieval Association
Australian National University, Canberra
21–22 April 2017
Abstracts of 250-300 words for 20-minute papers should be submitted via email conference@aema.net.au by 15 January 2017
In 1979 Hans-Robert Jauss published “the Alterity and Modernity of Medieval Literature”, an essay which defined reception theory and invited us to rediscover in the alterity of the Middle Ages an aspect of its modernity. For students of the Early Middle Ages, a field defined from its naissance by an emphasis on inter-disciplinary research, Reception theory can offer a surprisingly rich return. The 12th conference of the Australian Early Medieval Association takes Reception as its theme. We will be investigating the ways in which the literature, history, language and culture of the ancient world were received into post-Classical Europe; the ways in which the literature, history, language and culture of the Middle Ages have been received into the modern world; and the ways in which the Medieval world acted as conduit for the transmission of the Classical. is allows a very wide scope for papers of course, but, as always, we will still be welcoming any papers related to the studies of the Early Middle Ages even if they do not strictly adhere to the theme.
Australian Early Medieval Association
Australian National University, Canberra
21–22 April 2017
Abstracts of 250-300 words for 20-minute papers should be submitted via email conference@aema.net.au by 15 January 2017
In 1979 Hans-Robert Jauss published “the Alterity and Modernity of Medieval Literature”, an essay which defined reception theory and invited us to rediscover in the alterity of the Middle Ages an aspect of its modernity. For students of the Early Middle Ages, a field defined from its naissance by an emphasis on inter-disciplinary research, Reception theory can offer a surprisingly rich return. The 12th conference of the Australian Early Medieval Association takes Reception as its theme. We will be investigating the ways in which the literature, history, language and culture of the ancient world were received into post-Classical Europe; the ways in which the literature, history, language and culture of the Middle Ages have been received into the modern world; and the ways in which the Medieval world acted as conduit for the transmission of the Classical. is allows a very wide scope for papers of course, but, as always, we will still be welcoming any papers related to the studies of the Early Middle Ages even if they do not strictly adhere to the theme.
Research Interests: Christianity, Medieval Philosophy, Medieval Literature, Celtic Studies, Medieval History, and 47 moreHistory of Christianity, Medieval Studies, Crusades, Medieval, Medievalism, Medieval urban history, Old Norse Literature, Medieval Theology, Medieval Latin Literature, Early Christianity, Monastic Studies, Medieval Islam, Medieval Iberian History, Medieval Women, Early Medieval Archaeology, Medieval Church History, Early Medieval History, Medieval Archaeology, Early Medieval Ireland, Early Medieval Scotland, Medieval Scandinavia, Medieval Europe, Medieval Architecture, Early Medieval And Medieval Settlement (Archaeology), Medieval Canon & Roman Law, Mythology (Old Norse Literature), Medieval Italy, Monasticism, Medieval Art, Medieval Jewish History, Medieval Islamic History, Manuscripts (Medieval Studies), Codicology of medieval manuscripts, Medieval illuminated manuscripts, Early Medieval Art, Ireland, Early and Medieval Islamic Art and Architecture, Viking Age Scandinavia, Medieval Spain, Medieval Warfare, Religious Studies, Military Orders, Archeologia medievale, Historia Medieval, Early Medieval Monasticism, Medieval Poland, and Early Medieval Period
Throughout history humans have struggled to describe the world, but the concepts of space and time have persisted as touchstones. This conference will explore medieval conceptions of space and time across all disciplines. Submissions are... more
Throughout history humans have struggled to describe the world, but the concepts of space and time have persisted as touchstones. This conference will explore medieval conceptions of space and time across all disciplines. Submissions are invited for papers on the broad theme of space and/or time in all aspects of the Late Antique and Early Medieval periods (c. 400–1150) in all cultural, geographic, religious and linguistic settings. Possible topics include but are not limited to:
- issues of chronology and historiography - literary representations of space and time
- calendars and cartography - cosmology, theology, science, and philosophy
- town and country divides - rural and urban landscapes - colonisation and postcolonial attitudes - architecture and art history - rituals and traditions - religion and space - cultural spaces
- timekeeping - recordkeeping - archaeological issues - the dating of sources
The conference will also include some special sessions on digital methods related to the conference theme. If you would like to contribute to these, or for more information about the conference, please contact the conference organisers at conference@aema.net.au.
A Postgraduate Advanced Training Seminar (PATS) on manuscripts will be held prior to the conference at the University of Sydney.
Limited financial assistance may be available for postgraduates and early career researchers travelling interstate or from New Zealand for this conference. For more information, please contact the conference organisers.
- issues of chronology and historiography - literary representations of space and time
- calendars and cartography - cosmology, theology, science, and philosophy
- town and country divides - rural and urban landscapes - colonisation and postcolonial attitudes - architecture and art history - rituals and traditions - religion and space - cultural spaces
- timekeeping - recordkeeping - archaeological issues - the dating of sources
The conference will also include some special sessions on digital methods related to the conference theme. If you would like to contribute to these, or for more information about the conference, please contact the conference organisers at conference@aema.net.au.
A Postgraduate Advanced Training Seminar (PATS) on manuscripts will be held prior to the conference at the University of Sydney.
Limited financial assistance may be available for postgraduates and early career researchers travelling interstate or from New Zealand for this conference. For more information, please contact the conference organisers.
Research Interests: Military History, Medieval Philosophy, Medieval Literature, Celtic Studies, Medieval History, and 27 moreMedieval Studies, Crusades, Medieval Theology, Early Christianity, Medieval Islam, Medieval Women, Early Medieval Archaeology, Medieval Church History, Early Medieval History, Medieval Archaeology, Byzantine Studies, Viking Studies, Medieval Europe, History of Crusades, Byzantine History, Viking Age Archaeology, Byzantine Archaeology, Church History, Early Medieval And Medieval Settlement (Archaeology), Celtic Archaeology, Medieval Art, Medieval Jewish History, Medieval Islamic History, Manuscripts (Medieval Studies), Viking Age Scandinavia, Military Orders, and Celtic Mythology
The Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association (JAEMA) is a double-blind peer reviewed journal published annually (ISSN 1449-9320) distributed to members and institutional subscribers. The JAEMA publishes articles, reviews and... more
The Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association (JAEMA) is a double-blind peer reviewed journal published annually (ISSN 1449-9320) distributed to members and institutional subscribers. The JAEMA publishes articles, reviews and short notes relating to all aspects of the early medieval period from late antiquity and the end of the Roman empire to about the end of the eleventh century. The JAEMA seeks engaging, original work, that contributes to a collective understanding of the early medieval period. It welcomes papers on any theme, such as history, art history, archaeology, literature, linguistics, music and theology, and from any interpretive angle – memory, gender, historiography, medievalism, consilience and beyond. The whole of the JAEMA's content (from 2005 onwards) is available for purchase from the Association's online content publisher Informit.
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Research Interests: Early Music, Medieval Philosophy, Medieval Literature, Medieval History, Medieval Studies, and 13 moreEarly Christianity, Medieval Women, Early Medieval Archaeology, Medieval Church History, Early Medieval History, Medieval Archaeology, Early Medieval Ireland, Medieval Europe, Medieval Art, Manuscripts (Medieval Studies), Early Medieval Art, Early Bronze Age (Archaeology), and Vikings
Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association (JAEMA) Volume 11, 2015 Call for Papers The Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association (JAEMA) is an annual refereed, peer-reviewed journal devoted to the early medieval... more
Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association (JAEMA)
Volume 11, 2015
Call for Papers
The Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association (JAEMA) is an annual refereed, peer-reviewed journal devoted to the early medieval period. Volume 11 will be published in late 2015, and submissions are invited now on any topic of early medieval studies (from late antiquity and the end of the Roman Empire to about the end of the eleventh century). JAEMA seeks engaging, original work that contributes to a collective understanding of the early medieval period. The journal welcomes papers on any theme, such as history, art history, archaeology, literature, linguistics, music and theology, and from any interpretive angle – memory, gender, historiography, medievalism, consilience and beyond.
Contributions to JAEMA 11 should be submitted to journal@aema.net.au. Articles must be written in English and between 6,000–12,000 words long, including footnotes and bibliography, and should follow the Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition). All submissions will be subject to double blind reviewing.
For any queries about submissions or the journal more generally, please contact journal@aema.net.au.
Volume 11, 2015
Call for Papers
The Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association (JAEMA) is an annual refereed, peer-reviewed journal devoted to the early medieval period. Volume 11 will be published in late 2015, and submissions are invited now on any topic of early medieval studies (from late antiquity and the end of the Roman Empire to about the end of the eleventh century). JAEMA seeks engaging, original work that contributes to a collective understanding of the early medieval period. The journal welcomes papers on any theme, such as history, art history, archaeology, literature, linguistics, music and theology, and from any interpretive angle – memory, gender, historiography, medievalism, consilience and beyond.
Contributions to JAEMA 11 should be submitted to journal@aema.net.au. Articles must be written in English and between 6,000–12,000 words long, including footnotes and bibliography, and should follow the Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition). All submissions will be subject to double blind reviewing.
For any queries about submissions or the journal more generally, please contact journal@aema.net.au.
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Research Interests: Medieval History, Medieval Studies, Medieval Women, Early Medieval Archaeology, Medieval Church History, and 15 moreEarly Medieval History, Human sacrifice (Anthropology Of Religion), Viking identities, Viking Age Archaeology, Vikings in the North Atlantic, Magister Vincentius, Byzantine Art and Archaeolgy, Material Culture of the Viking age, Viking, Archeologia Bizantina, Galla Placidia, Bishop Vincentius of Cracow (C.1150–1223), Theodosian Dynasty, Epiphanius of Cyprus, and Byzantine Cultural Identity
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Research Interests: Late Antique and Byzantine History, Medieval Literature, Medieval History, Anglo-Saxon Studies, Medieval Studies, and 13 moreMedievalism, Early Medieval History, Torture, Byzantine Studies, Late Antiquity, Viking Studies, Byzantine History, Viking Age Archaeology, Byzantine Architecture, Death and Burial (Archaeology), Anglo Saxon Burial Studies (Archaeology), Vikings, and Barbarians and Romans in Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages
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Research Interests: Medieval History, Medieval Studies, Early Medieval Archaeology, Early Medieval History, Early Medieval Ireland, and 21 moreEarly Medieval Scotland, Early Medieval And Medieval Settlement (Archaeology), Early medieval Britain (Archaeology), Early Medieval Art, Early Medieval Studies, Early and Medieval Islamic Art and Architecture, Early Medieval Europe (Archaeology), Early medieval numismatics, Queenship in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Medieval manuscripts & early printed books; history of libraries; visual arts & digital media, Early and Medieval Irish, Irish History, Irish Literature, Medieval Literature, Medieval Studies, Celtic Studies, Irish Studies, History of Medicine in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Craft Guilds in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Early Medieval Fortifications, Early Medieval Monasticism, Early medieval, Early Medieval Weapons and Warfare, Pictish History and Scottish Early Medieval History, Early medieval Bulgaria, Early Medieval Transylvania, and Early Medieval Period
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Research Interests: Early Music, Medieval History, Medieval Studies, Early Medieval Archaeology, Early Medieval History, and 15 moreMedieval Archaeology, Early Medieval Ireland, Early Medieval Scotland, Early Medieval And Medieval Settlement (Archaeology), Early Medieval Art, Early Medieval Studies, Early and Medieval Islamic Art and Architecture, Early Medieval Europe (Archaeology), Early medieval numismatics, History of Medicine in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Early Medieval Monasticism, Early medieval, Early Medieval Weapons and Warfare, Early medieval Bulgaria, and Early Medieval Period
Research Interests: Medieval Philosophy, Medieval Literature, Medieval History, Medieval Studies, Medieval urban history, and 27 moreMedieval Islam, Medieval Women, Early Medieval Archaeology, Medieval Church History, Early Medieval History, Medieval Archaeology, Early Medieval Ireland, Early Medieval Scotland, Medieval Europe, Medieval Architecture, Early Medieval And Medieval Settlement (Archaeology), Early medieval Britain (Archaeology), Medieval Art, Medieval Jewish History, Medieval Islamic History, Manuscripts (Medieval Studies), Early Medieval Art, Early and Medieval Islamic Art and Architecture, Early medieval numismatics, Archeologia medievale, Early and Medieval Irish, Irish History, Irish Literature, Medieval Literature, Medieval Studies, Celtic Studies, Irish Studies, History of Medicine in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Early Medieval Monasticism, Early medieval, Early Medieval Weapons and Warfare, Early medieval Bulgaria, and Early Medieval Period
Research Interests: Medieval Philosophy, Medieval Literature, Medieval History, Medieval Studies, Medieval urban history, and 27 moreMedieval Islam, Medieval Women, Early Medieval Archaeology, Medieval Church History, Early Medieval History, Medieval Archaeology, Early Medieval Ireland, Early Medieval Scotland, Medieval Europe, Medieval Architecture, Early Medieval And Medieval Settlement (Archaeology), Early medieval Britain (Archaeology), Medieval Art, Medieval Jewish History, Medieval Islamic History, Manuscripts (Medieval Studies), Early Medieval Art, Early and Medieval Islamic Art and Architecture, Early medieval numismatics, Archeologia medievale, Early and Medieval Irish, Irish History, Irish Literature, Medieval Literature, Medieval Studies, Celtic Studies, Irish Studies, History of Medicine in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Early Medieval Monasticism, Early Medieval Weapons and Warfare, Early medieval Bulgaria, Early Medieval Transylvania, and Early Medieval Period
Research Interests: Early Music, Medieval Philosophy, Medieval History, Medieval Studies, Early Medieval Archaeology, and 27 moreEarly Medieval History, Medieval Archaeology, Early Medieval Ireland, Early Medieval Scotland, Early Medieval And Medieval Settlement (Archaeology), Early medieval Britain (Archaeology), Early Medieval Sculpture (Archaeology), Early Medieval Art, Early Medieval Studies, Early and Medieval Islamic Art and Architecture, Early Medieval Europe (Archaeology), Early medieval numismatics, Queenship in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Medieval manuscripts & early printed books; history of libraries; visual arts & digital media, Early and Medieval Irish, Irish History, Irish Literature, Medieval Literature, Medieval Studies, Celtic Studies, Irish Studies, History of Medicine in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Craft Guilds in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Early Medieval Fortifications, Early Medieval Monasticism, Early medieval, Early medieval ceramic, Early Medieval Weapons and Warfare, Pictish History and Scottish Early Medieval History, Early medieval Bulgaria, Early Medieval Swords, Early Medieval Transylvania, and Early Medieval Period
The Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association (JAEMA) is a double-blind peer reviewed journal published annually (ISSN 1449-9320) distributed to members and institutional subscribers. The JAEMA publishes articles, reviews and... more
The Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association (JAEMA) is a double-blind peer reviewed journal published annually (ISSN 1449-9320) distributed to members and institutional subscribers. The JAEMA publishes articles, reviews and short notes relating to all aspects of the early medieval period from late antiquity and the end of the Roman empire to about the end of the eleventh century. The JAEMA seeks engaging, original work, that contributes to a collective understanding of the early medieval period. It welcomes papers on any theme, such as history, art history, archaeology, literature, linguistics, music and theology, and from any interpretive angle – memory, gender, historiography, medievalism, consilience and beyond. The whole of the JAEMA's content (from 2005 onwards) is available for purchase from the Association's online content publisher Informit. https://www.informit.org/product-details/615/JAEMA/titles
Research Interests: History, Early Music, Medieval Philosophy, Medieval Literature, Medieval History, and 15 moreMedieval Studies, Early Christianity, Medieval Women, Early Medieval Archaeology, Medieval Church History, Early Medieval History, Medieval Archaeology, Early Medieval Ireland, Medieval Europe, Medieval Art, Early Medieval Art, Literary studies, Early Bronze Age Archaeology, Vikings, and Historical Studies
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The article reviews the book "Gesta principum Polonorum: The Deeds of the Princes of the Poles," by Paul W. Knoll and Frank Schaer.
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This presentation will focus on Early Modern Europe and the growth of ideas that challenged the ‘divine order of things’. Focusing on scientific discoveries and enlightened thinkers, this presentation will examine the notions of ‘truth’... more
This presentation will focus on Early Modern Europe and the growth of ideas that challenged the ‘divine order of things’. Focusing on scientific discoveries and enlightened thinkers, this presentation will examine the notions of ‘truth’ and ‘progress’ that brought about the Enlightenment. Information in this session is relevant to both the current Global Empires and new Empires Study Designs
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Teaching Secondary History provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of teaching History to years 7–12 in Australian schools. Engaging directly with the Australian Curriculum, this text introduces pre-service... more
Teaching Secondary History provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of teaching History to years 7–12 in Australian schools. Engaging directly with the Australian Curriculum, this text introduces pre-service teachers to the discipline of History. It builds on students' historical knowledge, thinking and skills and offers practical guidance on how to construct well-rounded History lessons for students. From inquiry strategies and teacher- and student-centred practice, to embedding the cross-curriculum priorities in planning and assessment, this text supports the learning and development of pre-service History teachers by connecting the 'big ideas' of teaching with the nuance of History content. Each chapter features short-answer and Pause and think questions to enhance understanding of key concepts, Bringing it together review questions to consolidate learning, classroom scenarios, examples of classroom work and a range of information boxes to connect students to additional material.
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This article will focus on the circumstances which contributed to the 1517 dynastic marriage of Bona Sforza of Milan to Sigismund I the Elder of Poland. It will examine the decline of Sforza and Neapolitan Aragon influence on the Apennine... more
This article will focus on the circumstances which contributed to the 1517 dynastic marriage of Bona Sforza of Milan to Sigismund I the Elder of Poland. It will examine the decline of Sforza and Neapolitan Aragon influence on the Apennine Peninsula in the face of Valois and Habsburg claims to supremacy. This article aims to place Habsburg diplomatic manoeuvring to secure the installation of Maximillian I’s niece as Queen of Poland in the context of Habsburg-Valois rivalry in Italy and Habsburg ambitions for dominance in Central Europe where they challenged the Jagiellon dynasts of Bohemia and Hungary, and of Poland and Lithuania. This article will demonstrate that the contracting of the Sforza-Jagiellon marriage was initiated by Maximillian I as an extension of a deliberate and assertive Habsburg policy. Habsburg policy objectives included removal of the prime claimant to the throne of Milan and the placing of a queen acquiescent to Habsburg strategy at the Jagiellon court in Poland...
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The Western Slavic population inhabiting lands united under Piast rule which eventually were to develop into Poland was converted to Christianity in the late tenth century. From the early days of the adoption of the Christian religion and... more
The Western Slavic population inhabiting lands united under Piast rule which eventually were to develop into Poland was converted to Christianity in the late tenth century. From the early days of the adoption of the Christian religion and its language, customs and institutions, established Poland as a frontier of Christendom. For those looking from the West towards the East, the realm of the Poles was a more or less fluid extension of Latin Christianity; a periphery where the defence and expansion of Christendom was taking place. In fact, the struggle to contain the incursions of pagans and (after the great schism of 1054) schismatic Eastern Christians would be constant features of Polish medieval history. The nascent Christian dynasty of the Piasts led the conversion of the Western Slavic tribes around the Warta river, and proactively pursued policies which adopted the norms of Christendom, including, by forcibly keeping at bay their pagan neighbours to the north and north east
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Poland’s first native chronicler and a proud contributor to the twelfth century renaissance placed his people’s history on a continuum with the classical world. This work brings to light the importance of Poland in the making of Europe.... more
Poland’s first native chronicler and a proud contributor to the twelfth century renaissance placed his people’s history on a continuum with the classical world. This work brings to light the importance of Poland in the making of Europe. This volume presents an in-depth analysis of the Chronica Polonorum, one of the greatest works of the twelfth-century renaissance which profoundly influenced history writing in Central Europe. The Chronica Polonorum was written by Poland’s first native historian Vincentius of Cracow. Educated in Paris and Bologna, he was the first canonically elected bishop of Cracow and a participant of the Fourth Lateran Council. The eyewitness accounts given in the Chronica Polonorum offer insights into the development of twelfth-century Poland, the ambitions of its dynasty, the country’s integration into Christendom, and the interaction between the Polish and Western elites. Vincentius’s work is considered a masterpiece in literary erudition grounded in classical...
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Presented at the History Teachers' Association of Victoria History Conference, 21 February 2020, Melbourne.
Presented at the History Teachers' Association of Australia National Conference, 29 September-2 October 2015, Melbourne.
Presented at the History Teachers' Association of Victoria History Conference, 19 February 2016, Melbourne.
Presented at the History Teachers' Association of Victoria Annual Conference, 20-21 July 2017, Melbourne.
Presented at the History Teachers' Association of Victoria Annual Conference, 24-25 July 2014, Melbourne.
Presented at the History Teachers' Association of Victoria Annual Conference, 26-27 July 2018, Melbourne.
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Mikołaj Gładysz, The Forgotten Crusaders: Poland and the Crusader Movement in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries. (The Northern World: North Europe and the Baltic c. 400–1700 A.D., Peoples, Economies and Cultures 56.) Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2012. Pp. xxv, 433; maps. $243. ISBN: 9789004185517more
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(ProQuest: ... denotes non-US-ASCII text omitted.)Hugh of Die was bishop of Die (1073-1081) and later archbishop of Lyon (1081-1106). Pope Gregory VII demonstrated his appreciation for Hugh's reforming vigor and enthusiasm by... more
(ProQuest: ... denotes non-US-ASCII text omitted.)Hugh of Die was bishop of Die (1073-1081) and later archbishop of Lyon (1081-1106). Pope Gregory VII demonstrated his appreciation for Hugh's reforming vigor and enthusiasm by appointing him as his legate (1074-1085). Pope Victor III (Desiderius of Montecassino) took his legatine commission away, but Pope Urban II reinstated him to a geographically smaller commission in 1094. During the pontificate of Gregory VII he participated in almost all the important church councils and deposed many simoniacal prelates. He made a pilgrimage to Santiago del Compostello in 1095 and to Jerusalem in 1103. In other words, his life was filled with politics, power, ambition, and the burning conviction of a reformer.There are two main sources for Hugh's life: Gregory VII's papal registers and Hugh of Flavigny's chronicle. There are a few other sources such as Hugh's letter to the Countess Matilda explaining his opposition to the election of Pope Victor III. For the most part we see Hugh through the eyes of others. As his subtitle indicates Kriston Rennie has concentrated his efforts on Hugh's work as a legate. He argues that Gregory's Lenten synod of 1074 in which Gregory appointed Hugh legate was an important moment for Hugh where he embraced Gregory's program for reform. If so, he became more Gregorian than Gregory. In January of 1075 Gregory admonished Hugh that he would rather censure him for mercy than chastise him for being too severe. Someone had appealed to Gregory on behalf of ignorant and unlearned clerics (rudes et indocti ) whom Hugh had treated badly. Gregory's concerns and Hugh's behavior became a leitmotif of their relationship. In March 1078 Gregory wrote to Hugh again about how his legate had handled six court cases in which Hugh had rigorously followed the black letter of the law but had failed to exercise the proper moderation of discretion (temperantia discretionis). Hugh had suspended, interdicted, and condemned the bishops of Reims, Sens, Chartres, Bourges, and Tours, mainly on the grounds that all had failed to obey his summons. One wonders from which ineffable delusions of grandeur Hugh suffered. The case of Ralph, archbishop of Tours, is especially interesting. Hugh had rendered an unspecified judgment against Ralph, but Gregory pointed out that he did so without any plaintiffs' making a complaint. Presumably Hugh acted on the basis of fame or rumor. However, according to the norms of procedure--which Hugh seemed unaware--no one can be condemned without an accuser. This was a fundamental norm in the administration of ecclesiastical justice until the second half of the twelfth century when inquisitorial procedure began to enter episcopal courtrooms. …
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Page 1. Domus Bolezlai Values and social identity in dynastic traditions of medieval Poland (c. 966-1138) Przemyslaw Wiszewski BRILL Page 2. Domus Bolezlai Page 3. East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 4501450 General... more
Page 1. Domus Bolezlai Values and social identity in dynastic traditions of medieval Poland (c. 966-1138) Przemyslaw Wiszewski BRILL Page 2. Domus Bolezlai Page 3. East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 4501450 General Editor Florin Curta VOLUME 9 ...
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French Revolution is an accessible and concise introduction to the history of the revolution in France. Combining a traditional narrative of with documents of the era and references to contemporary imagery of the revolution, the book... more
French Revolution is an accessible and concise introduction to the history of the revolution in France. Combining a traditional narrative of with documents of the era and references to contemporary imagery of the revolution, the book traces the long and short term causes of the French Revolution as well as its consequences up to the dissolution of the Convention and the ascendancy of Napoleon. The book is written with an explicit aim for its reader to acquire understanding of the past whilst imparting knowledge using the underlying the historical concepts such as evidence, continuity and change, cause and effect, significance, empathy, perspectives, and contestability. Key topics discussed within the book include: The structure of French society before 1789. The long- and short-term factors that contributed to the French Revolution. How ordinary French people, including women and slaves participated in the revolution. What brought about the end of the ancien regime. The major reform...
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Presented at the History Teachers' Association of Victoria Annual Conference, 26 July 2019, Melbourne.
Presented at the History Teachers' Association of Victoria Annual Conference, 25 July 2019, Melbourne.
Presented at the History Teachers' Association of Victoria Annual Conference, 20-21 July 2016, Melbourne.
Contrary to Putin’s propaganda, Ukraine’s history is long and has echoes amid the war now raging