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Joan of Arc and Richard III: Sex, Saints, and Government in the Middle Ages
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Joan of Arc and Richard III: Sex, Saints, and Government in the Middle Ages Paperback - 1991

by Charles T. Wood; Preface by Charles T. Wood


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Joan of Arc and Richard III loom large in the histories of their countries, but the myths surrounding them have always obscured just who they were and what they hoped to accomplish. In this book, medieval historian Charles Wood brings these fascinating figures to life through an original combination of traditional biography and wide-ranging discussion of the political and social world in which they lived. Wood draws on a range of unusual sources--from art and legal codes to chronicles and lives of saints--to present a new picture of medieval people and their concerns. Focusing on topics often neglected by other historians, he includes lively discussions of royal adultery scandals, child-kings and the problems they posed, and earlier people and crises that helped to shape the culture of sex and sainthood that was profoundly that of the Middle Ages. In so doing, he clarifies the historical contributions of Richard and Joan, and sheds new light on the political, social, and
religious forces that shaped medieval government and made France and England such widely different countries.

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Medieval historian Charles Wood considers the larger than life figures Joan of Arc and Richard III, whose actions, both real and legendary, helped to shape the political character of their respective countries. Wood explores how France and England, governmentally so similar in the eleventh century, became so dissimilar by the fifteenth, with France's monarchy moving rapidly toward absolutism while England's was becoming more limited and representational. Wood argues that Joan of Arc and Richard III gave final medieval form to these developments, Joan by restoring the sanctity of the French crown through her divine mission, Richard by rendering legitimate the restraining role of Parliament. Focusing on topics often neglected by other historians, Wood includes lively discussions of royal adultery scandals, child-kings and the problems they posed, and earlier peoples and crisis that helped to shape the culture of sex and sainthood that was so profoundly that of the Middle Ages.

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  • Title Joan of Arc and Richard III: Sex, Saints, and Government in the Middle Ages
  • Author Charles T. Wood; Preface by Charles T. Wood
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, New York
  • Date 1991-01-03
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780195069518 / 019506951X
  • Weight 0.86 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.27 x 5.58 x 0.78 in (21.01 x 14.17 x 1.98 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Cultural Region: French
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 87035023
  • Dewey Decimal Code 942.04
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