The Divorce of King Lothar and Queen Theutberga

Informationen zum Autor Rachel Stone is Visiting Research Associate in the Department of History at King's College, LondonCharles West is Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Sheffield Klappentext The first published translation of Hincmar's treatise - a key source for studying ninth-century political history and the ideology of kingship. Zusammenfassung The first published translation of Hincmar's treatise - a key source for studying ninth-century political history and the ideology of kingship. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1. The political background2. Hincmar of Rheims3. De Divortio4. Law and justice5. Penance and confession6. Christian marriage and Frankish society7. Theutberga's offences8. Magic, witchcraft and the workings of the devil9. Kingship and bishops10. Aftermath11. ConclusionThe textBibliographyIndex

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The first published translation of Hincmar's treatise - a key source for studying ninth-century political history and the ideology of kingship.

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The first published translation of Hincmarâ™s treatise â a key source for studying ninth-century political history and the ideology of kingship. -- .

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Introduction 1. The political background 2. Hincmar of Rheims 3. De Divortio 4. Law and justice 5. Penance and confession 6. Christian marriage and Frankish society 7. Theutberga's offences 8. Magic, witchcraft and the workings of the devil 9. Kingship and bishops 10. Aftermath 11. Conclusion The text Bibliography Index