#medieval-politics

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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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The Moral Purpose of the Medieval State - Medievalists.net

The moral purpose of the later medieval state centered on the common good as the ultimate end of governance.
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How to elect a pope in the Middle Ages: Violence, scandals, and the first conclave in 1274

The pope can be any baptized male, highlighting the institution's independence from hereditary succession.
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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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