#medieval-politics

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6 days ago

The Medieval State: Kingdoms, Principalities, Communes, and Leagues Explained - Medievalists.net

The medieval political landscape was complexity defined, evolving from feudal structures to more centralized states over several centuries.
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3 weeks ago

The Moral Purpose of the Medieval State - Medievalists.net

The concept of the common good was seen as being superior to individual good and was viewed by many as the ultimate purpose of political authority.
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3 weeks ago

How to elect a pope in the Middle Ages: Violence, scandals, and the first conclave in 1274

Papal elections in the Middle Ages were chaotic, often marked by violence and the influence of powerful Roman families and political rulers, leading to both legitimate popes and antipopes.
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4 weeks ago

The Cadaver Synod: The Trial of a Dead Pope - Medievalists.net

And thereafter Stephen put Pope Formosus out of his tomb, and placed him in the Apostolic throne, and a deacon was delegated to answer for him, and his apostolic vestment was stripped off, and dragged across the basilica; and blood was flowing from his mouth, and he was thrown into the river.
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