Medieval Germany 1056-1273

by Haverkamp, Alfred; Braun, Helga; Mortimer, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780198221722
• ISBN10: 019822172X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-10-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This valuable and up-to-date guide to the complex and generally unfamiliar history of medieval Germany provides a comprehensive and vivid portrayal of this important time period in German and European history. Haverkamp begins with the accession of Henry IV to the German throne in 1056, takes in the reign of the energetic and successful Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) and ends with the election of Rudolf Habsburg who reimposed order following the fall of the Hohenstaufens. The German empire stretched from Rome to Pomerania, and from Hainaut to Silesia; its history is of major significance for the politics of Europe, for the expansion of Latin Christendom, and for the fortunes of the Papacy. Every aspect of its internal life is covered: economic growth and population increase, education, trade and industry, the church and religious life. Political development and accompanying social changes are examined and placed in their European context.

Table of Contents

Note on References
Introduction	p. 1
The Age in European Perspective	p. 9
The Expansion of the West in the Mediterranean Area	p. 11
The Spread of Latin Christendom in Continental Europe	p. 17
The Creation of New Kingdoms and Forms of Lordship	p. 21
Population Increase, Settlement Density, and Economic Growth	p. 29
Poverty, Penitence, and Heresy	p. 40
The Papacy, the Church, and Monasticism	p. 50
Education and Learning	p. 70
Social Change	p. 79
Typology and Transmission of Sources	p. 95
Germany from the Middle of the Eleventh to the Middle of the Twelfth Century: Tradition and Change	p. 101
Imperial Rule from Henry III to Barbarossa (1056-1152)	p. 103
The Power Structure and its Evolution	p. 150
The Basis and Development of the Economy	p. 172
The Church, Piety, and Education	p. 188
Groups and Communities in Transformation	p. 200
Germany Under the Staufen: New Forms and Limitations	p. 223
Imperial Rule in the Staufen Period	p. 225
Continuity and Change in Lordship	p. 268
The Expansion of the Economy	p. 298
Church Life, Piety, and Education	p. 317
New Beginnings in the Social System	p. 334
Germany in the Context of Europe	p. 352
Genealogical table	p. 364
Bibliography	p. 365
Index	p. 405
Map	p. 420
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