{"product_id":"constructing-kingship-the-capetian-monarchs-of-france-and-the-early-crusades-paperback","title":"Constructing Kingship: The Capetian Monarchs of France and the Early Crusades - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Naus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the relationship between the Capetian monarchs of France and the Crusades, and considers the challenge to political authority that confronted them following their failure to join the early crusades, and their less-than-impressive involvement in later ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConstructing kingship\u003c\/i\u003e breaks new ground by examining and contextualizing the role of the crusades in the growth and development of the French monarchy in the Central Middle Ages. It considers the challenge to political authority that confronted the French kings and their family members as a result of their failure to join the early crusades and their less than impressive involvement in later ones. Crusading kings such as Louis IX of France and Richard I of England exert a unique hold on our historical imagination; it is easy to forget that European rulers were not always eager participants in holy war. The First Crusade was launched in 1095 and yet the first monarch did not join the movement until 1146, when the French king Louis VII took the cross to lead the Second Crusade. What impact did fifty years of non-participation in something that one contemporary compared to 'Creation and man's redemption on the cross' have on the image and practice of European kingship and the parameters of cultural development? Drawing together hitherto independent scholars traditions involving power structures, feudal relations, monarchy and ritual performance, \u003ci\u003eConstructing kingship\u003c\/i\u003e considers this question and argues that members of the French royal court engaged with the crusading movement in a variety of media, including texts, artwork, architecture and rituals. In a relatively short time, members of the court fused emerging crusade ideas with ancient notions of sacred kingship and nobility to create new, highly selective and flexible images of French history. Such images exploited the unknown future of crusading to create a space into which the self-fashioning of French kingship could insinuate itself. By the middle of the twelfth century, these negotiated images of crusading kingship were being widely disseminated to a popular audience, contributing to the rise of the 'crusader king' as an ideal ruler-type from the early thirteenth century onwards. Making an important interdisciplinary contribution to medieval scholarship, \u003ci\u003eConstructing kingship \u003c\/i\u003ewill appeal to students and academics in crusades history and medieval political history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConstructing kingship\u003c\/i\u003e breaks new ground by examining and contextualizing the role of the crusades in the growth and development of the French monarchy in the Central Middle Ages. It considers the challenge to political authority that confronted the French kings and their family members as a result of their failure to join the early crusades and their less than impressive involvement in later ones. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCrusading kings such as Louis IX of France and Richard I of England exert a unique hold on our historical imagination; it is easy to forget that European rulers were not always eager participants in holy war. The First Crusade was launched in 1095 and yet the first monarch did not join the movement until 1146, when the French king Louis VII took the cross to lead the Second Crusade. What impact did fifty years of non-participation in something that one contemporary compared to 'Creation and man's redemption on the cross' have on the image and practice of European kingship and the parameters of cultural development? Drawing together hitherto independent scholars traditions involving power structures, feudal relations, monarchy and ritual performance, \u003ci\u003eConstructing kingship\u003c\/i\u003e considers this question and argues that members of the French royal court engaged with the crusading movement in a variety of media, including texts, artwork, architecture and rituals. In a relatively short time, members of the court fused emerging crusade ideas with ancient notions of sacred kingship and nobility to create new, highly selective and flexible images of French history. Such images exploited the unknown future of crusading to create a space into which the self-fashioning of French kingship could insinuate itself. By the middle of the twelfth century, these negotiated images of crusading kingship were being widely disseminated to a popular audience, contributing to the rise of the 'crusader king' as an ideal ruler-type from the early thirteenth century onwards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaking an important interdisciplinary contribution to medieval scholarship, \u003ci\u003eConstructing kingship \u003c\/i\u003ewill appeal to students and academics in crusades history and medieval political history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Naus is Associate Professor of History at Oakland University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51803413053728,"sku":"9781526127259","price":51.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aa665e90d179c4997781be5b3644b7d3.webp?v=1780881595","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/constructing-kingship-the-capetian-monarchs-of-france-and-the-early-crusades-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}