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The Military Leadership of Matilda of Canossa, 1046–1115 - Gender in History
David Hay
The Military Leadership of Matilda of Canossa, 1046–1115 - Gender in History
David Hay
The first account in English of the entire, 40-year military career of one of the most powerful women of the Middle Ages. Surveying a vast range of contemporary sources, it explains how Countess Matilda rose to the defense of the reforming popes, defeated the Holy Roman Emperor in battle and turned the tide of the so-called Investiture Contest.. -- .
304 pages, Maps|Line drawings, unspecified
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | March 1, 2008 |
ISBN13 | 9780719073588 |
Publishers | Manchester University Press |
Pages | 304 |
Dimensions | 138 × 216 × 21 mm · 540 g |
Language | English |