England and Germany in the High Middle Ages In Honour of Karl J. Leyser

by Haverkamp, Alfred; Vollrath, Hanna

• ISBN13: 9780199205042
• ISBN10: 0199205043
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-09-12
• Publisher: OUP/German Historical Institute London

Summary

This collection of essays examines the similarities and differences between medieval England and Germany at a period of great change in almost all areas of life. It asks a number of fundamental questions which highlight the foundations of a rich common European heritage. What was it that madelife in the twelfth century more varied, less peaceful, and less secure than before? How can the parellel developments, changes, and transformations that took place in Latin Europe in the High Middle Ages be related to each other? What answers were found to the challenges of the age in England andGermany? This volume gives the reader an opportunity to see how English-speaking and German scholars approach similar themes. Edited by two leading German medievalists, it includes 17 contributions by eminent scholrs from Britain, North America, and Germany. It is divided into 4 sections on modes ofcommunication, war and peace, Christians and non-Christians, and urban and rural developments, and is essential reading for students and scholars of English or German medieval history.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Lay Literacy in England, 1100-1300	p. 35
Who Could Read and Write in the Middle Ages?	p. 57
Ideal and Reality in Twelfth-Century Germany	p. 93
England in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries	p. 105
Money and Mercenaries in English Medieval Armies	p. 129
Obligatory Military Service and the Use of Mercenaries in Imperial Military Campaigns under the Hohenstaufen Emperors	p. 151
The Jews in Medieval England, 1066-1290	p. 173
The Relationship between the Jews of Germany and the King (11th-14th centuries). A European Comparison	p. 193
Preaching the Crusade in Wales	p. 221
Kingship and Crusade in Twelfth-Century Germany	p. 235
English Towns	p. 271
Aspects of Urban Social History in Salian and Staufen Germany	p. 283
Lords, Peasants, and the Development of the Manor: England, 900-1280	p. 301
The Decline of the Classic Manor in Germany during the High Middle Ages	p. 317
Some Observations on Social Mobility in England between the Norman Conquest and the Early Thirteenth Century	p. 333
Forms of Social Mobility: The Example of Zensualitat	p. 357
Notes on Contributors	p. 371
Index	p. 377
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