A tale of two monasteries : Westminster and Saint-Denis in the thirteenth century

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A tale of two monasteries : Westminster and Saint-Denis in the thirteenth century

William Chester Jordan

Princeton University Press, c2009

  • : hardcover
  • : pbk

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Bibliography: p. [223]-242

Includes index

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: hardcover ISBN 9780691139012

内容説明

A Tale of Two Monasteries takes an unprecedented look at one of the great rivalries of the Middle Ages and offers it as a revealing lens through which to view the intertwined histories of medieval England and France. This is the first book to systematically compare Westminster Abbey and the abbey of Saint-Denis--two of the most important ecclesiastical institutions of the thirteenth century--and to do so through the lives and competing careers of the two men who ruled them, Richard de Ware of Westminster and Mathieu de Vendme of Saint-Denis. Esteemed historian William Jordan weaves a breathtaking narrative of the social, cultural, and political history of the period. It was an age of rebellion and crusades, of artistic and architectural innovation, of unprecedented political reform, and of frustrating international diplomacy--and Richard and Mathieu, in one way or another, played important roles in all these developments. Jordan traces their rise from obscure backgrounds to the highest ranks of political authority, Abbot Richard becoming royal treasurer of England, and Abbot Mathieu twice serving as a regent of France during the crusades. By enabling us to understand the complex relationships the abbots and their rival institutions shared with each other and with the kings and social networks that supported and exploited them, A Tale of Two Monasteries paints a vivid portrait of medieval society and politics, and of the ambitious men who influenced them so profoundly.

目次

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix PREFACE xi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv TECHNICAL MATTERS: CURRENCIES, CALENDARS, NOMENCLATURE xvii CHAPTER I: England and France in the Early Thirteenth Century 1 CHAPTER II: Two Great Monasteries and Two Young Men 25 CHAPTER III: The Treaty of Paris 49 CHAPTER IV: The Best of Times, the Worst of Times 66 CHAPTER V: A Monumental Rivalry 100 CHAPTER VI: Two Royal Successions 130 CHAPTER VII: The Abbeys in the New Regimes 159 CHAPTER VIII: Diplomacy and Governance 182 CHAPTER IX: Epilogue 216 BIBLIOGRAPHY 223 INDEX 243
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780691150062

内容説明

A Tale of Two Monasteries takes an unprecedented look at one of the great rivalries of the Middle Ages and offers it as a revealing lens through which to view the intertwined histories of medieval England and France. This is the first book to systematically compare Westminster Abbey and the abbey of Saint-Denis--two of the most important ecclesiastical institutions of the thirteenth century--and to do so through the lives and competing careers of the two men who ruled them, Richard de Ware of Westminster and Mathieu de Vendome of Saint-Denis. Esteemed historian William Jordan weaves a breathtaking narrative of the social, cultural, and political history of the period. It was an age of rebellion and crusades, of artistic and architectural innovation, of unprecedented political reform, and of frustrating international diplomacy--and Richard and Mathieu, in one way or another, played important roles in all these developments. Jordan traces their rise from obscure backgrounds to the highest ranks of political authority, Abbot Richard becoming royal treasurer of England, and Abbot Mathieu twice serving as a regent of France during the crusades. By enabling us to understand the complex relationships the abbots and their rival institutions shared with each other and with the kings and social networks that supported and exploited them, A Tale of Two Monasteries paints a vivid portrait of medieval society and politics, and of the ambitious men who influenced them so profoundly.

目次

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix PREFACE xi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv TECHNICAL MATTERS: CURRENCIES, CALENDARS, NOMENCLATURE xvii CHAPTER I: England and France in the Early Thirteenth Century 1 CHAPTER II: Two Great Monasteries and Two Young Men 25 CHAPTER III: The Treaty of Paris 49 CHAPTER IV: The Best of Times, the Worst of Times 66 CHAPTER V: A Monumental Rivalry 100 CHAPTER VI: Two Royal Successions 130 CHAPTER VII: The Abbeys in the New Regimes 159 CHAPTER VIII: Diplomacy and Governance 182 CHAPTER IX: Epilogue 216 BIBLIOGRAPHY 223 INDEX 243

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