The Military Leadership of Matilda of Canossa, 1046–1115 - Gender in History - David Hay - Books - Manchester University Press - 9780719073588 - March 1, 2008
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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

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  

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