The development of the Lords of the Welsh Marches and their influence of English politics in the period 1258-1330. The influence of these lords is followed through the parliamentary reforms of the...Show moreThe development of the Lords of the Welsh Marches and their influence of English politics in the period 1258-1330. The influence of these lords is followed through the parliamentary reforms of the 1260s, the Welsh wars of the 1270s and 1280s and the tyrannical rule of Edward II. The power of a group of nobles living on the frontier of a medieval kingdom was significant, and once these lordships were no longer on a frontier, their power began to decline.Show less
This thesis treats the complex relationship between the Byzantine state, represented by the Byzantine Emperor and his bureaucracy, and the Dynatoi, aristocratic elements within Byzantine society....Show moreThis thesis treats the complex relationship between the Byzantine state, represented by the Byzantine Emperor and his bureaucracy, and the Dynatoi, aristocratic elements within Byzantine society. The crucial years 850 ~ 1050 are treated.Show less
Research master thesis | History: Societies and Institutions (research) (MA)
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The thesis presents an introduction and edition of the Chronicon Moissiacense, a Carolingian world chronicle as contained in BN lat. 4886. The various manuscripts related to this text are explored...Show moreThe thesis presents an introduction and edition of the Chronicon Moissiacense, a Carolingian world chronicle as contained in BN lat. 4886. The various manuscripts related to this text are explored and placed in a stemma, followed by a review of previous editions and a short exploration of Merovingian and Carolingian historiography, with particular focus on world and universal chronicles. The Chronicon Moissiacense is mainly interesting because of its highly composite nature; it expands on an older, 8th century text that records history up to the year 741 and is a composition of ancient as well as early medieval authors. Bede's 66th chapter of De Temporum Ratione forms the spine of the chronicle, but this text is heavily interpolated with fragments from Flavius Josephus, Eusebius, Jerome, Orosius, Fredegar, the Liber Historiae Francorum, and other sources. The Chronicon Moissiacense presents a continuation of this text up to the year 818, drawing on other sources such as the Annales Laureshamenses, multiple minor annals, and a 'southern source' believed to be lost today. The text attempts to connect Roman with Merovingian and Carolingian history in various ways, such as through the inclusion of a shared Trojan heritage, but also through a reworking of the chronology.Show less
