Chronicles of the Investiture Contest

Chronicles of the Investiture Contest
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Publisher : Manchester University Press
Total Pages : 345
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ISBN-10 : 9781526112866
ISBN-13 : 1526112868
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Download or read book Chronicles of the Investiture Contest written by and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first English translation of one of the most significant chronicles of the Middle Ages. Written in Bamberg at the end of the eleventh century, Frutolf of Michelsberg’s Chronicle offers a lively and vivid account of the great struggle between the German emperors and the papacy known today as the Investiture Contest. Together with numerous continuations written in the first quarter of the twelfth century, Frutolf’s Chronicle offers an engaging and accessible snapshot of how medieval people reacted to a conflict that led to civil war in Germany and Italy, and fundamentally altered the relationship of church and state in Western society.


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