Blood Royal: Dynastic Politics in Medieval Europe by Robert Bartlett

Blood Royal: Dynastic Politics in Medieval Europe

The James Lydon Lectures in Medieval History and Culture

Robert Bartlett

672 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced

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Throughout medieval Europe, for hundreds of years, monarchy was the way that politics worked in most countries. This meant power was in the hands of a family - a dynasty; that politics was family politics; and political life was shaped by the birt...

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