| Description |
1 online resource (226 pages) : illustrations, maps, plans |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-218) and index. |
| Summary |
Many aspects of medieval monarchy can only be recovered through archaeology. This archaeological survey of kingship in the period from the reign of William the Conqueror to that of Henry VIII brings together the physical evidence for the Kings and their courts in the form of a great variety of objects and buildings. John Steane looks at the changing perceptions of the cult of medieval kingship through symbols of power and regalia including crowns, seals and thrones, such as the Coronation Chair of Edward I. The result is a synthesis of current knowledge of the physical remains of medieval kingship that has not previously been attempted. Restoring many details of the lives and deaths of the great and powerful monarchs of the Middle Ages, this book reveals past public splendors as well as more private insights. |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Foreword by; Preface; Acknowledgements; Symbols of power; Burials of the medieval royal family; Royal accommodation; Palace and castle gardens; The peaceful activities of court life; Formalized violence: hunting, hawking and jousting; The monarchy, religion and education; References; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Monarchy -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500 -- Historiography.
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Monarchy. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1500 |
| Subject |
Historiography. |
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- England.
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Excavations (Archaeology) |
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England. |
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Archaeology, Medieval.
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Archaeology, Medieval. |
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Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Historiography.
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Kings and rulers. |
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England -- Antiquities.
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Antiquities. |
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Great Britain -- Kings and rulers. |
| Indexed Term |
Antiquities |
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England |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Steane, John. Archaeology of the medieval English monarchy. London ; New York : Routledge, 1999, ©1993 0415197880 (OCoLC)40923895 |
| ISBN |
0415197880 |
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9780415197885 |
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0203165225 |
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9780203165225 |
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0585460566 (electronic book) |
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9780585460567 (electronic book) |
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