Papacy, Monarchy and Marriage 860-1600

This book surveys royal marriage cases to explore how popes dealt with the marriage problems of kings, especially dissolutions and dispensations.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. A Gallican forerunner; 3. Concepts; 4. Polygyny; 5. Emotional persuasion in a public sphere: Nicholas I and Lothar; 6. Canon law subverts itself; 7. Due process; 8. Biological kinship; 9. Spiritual kinship; 10. Impotence and magic; 11. Pre-puberty marriage; 12. Physical impotence; 13. Adult non-consummation and pre-contract; 14. Henry VIII's biblical bid; 15. Reception of dispensation: plaisance and Henri IV; 16. Diverging trends: annulments and dispensations; 17. Annulments and dispensations: two theological rationalities; 18. Dispensations and their diplomatic; 19. Ten theses and an argument; Documents; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

David d'Avray is Professor of History at University College London. A Fellow of the British Academy since 2005, he has published widely on religious and social history.

Summary

This comprehensive survey of royal marriage cases across seven centuries explores how popes dealt with the marriage problems of kings, especially dissolutions and dispensations. It seeks to unveil a rationale for papal involvement in royal marriages and to show the significance of the relationship between the church, royalty and marriage.

Product details

• Authors: &apos, David avray, D&apos, David D'Avray, David D''avray
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.03.2015
• EAN: 9781107062535
• ISBN: 978-1-107-06253-5
• No. of pages: 370
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; History of Ideas, Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, CE period up to c 1500, c 1500 onwards to present day, c 1000 CE to c 1500, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Religion and Politics, c 500 to c 1000 CE, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, European history: medieval period, middle ages