Piety, Power and History in Medieval England and Normandy. by CHIBNALL, Marjorie.:

Aldershot: Ashgate Variorum, 2000.. The articles in this volume (as in all others in the Variorum Collected Studies Series) have not been given a new, continuous pagination. Each article has been given a Roman number in order of appearance, as listed in the Contents. Contents: I.A twelfth-century view of the historical Church: Orderic Vitalis; II.The Merovingian monastery of St Evroul in the light of conflicting traditions; III.The translation of the relics of St Nicholas and Norman historical tradition; IV.Corbie et l'Angleterre; V.Le problame des reseaux monastiques en Angleterre; VI.Women in Orderic Vitalis; VII.La carriere de Geoffroi de Montbray; VIII.From Bec to Canterbury: Anselm and monastic privilege; iX.The relations of St Anselm with the English; X.The English possessions of Bec in the time of Anselm; XI.The Empress Matilda and Bec-Hellouin; XII.The Empress Matilda and Church reform; XIII.The charters of the Empress Matilda; XIV.Normandy; XV.Anglo-French relations in the work of Orderic Vitalis; XVI.Orderic Vitalis on castles; XVII.Robert of Belleme and the castle of Tickhill; XVIII.Mercenaries and the familia regis under Henry I; XIX.Charter and chronicle: the use of archive sources by Norman historians; XX.Forgery in narrative charters; XXI.John of Salisbury as historian; XXII.'Clio's legal cosmetics': Law and custom in the work of medieval historians. Blue cloth, gilt title to front and spine. Scarce. VG. marjorie chibnall piety power history medieval england normandy orderic vitalis merovingian monastery st evroul nicholas corbie et l'angleterre women geoffroi montbray bec anselm matilda 48420 0860788210