Imperial Women in Byzantium 1025-1204 by Barbara Hill

Imperial Women in Byzantium 1025-1204 by Barbara Hill

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Covering the role of imperial women in the period of the Crusades, this text explores why they were able to wield immense power during the 11th century and yet lost their position of influence a century later. It looks at various themes including kinship and the use of marriage alliances.

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Imperial Women in Byzantium 1025-1204 by Barbara Hill

This book will be essential reading for anyone studying Byzantine history in this period. It ranges in time from the death of the emperor Basil II in 1025 to the sacking of the city of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusaders in 1204, spanning the rise and fall of the successful Komnenos dynasty. Eleventh-century Byzantine history is unusual in that imperial women were able to wield immense power and in this ground-breaking book Dr Hill explores why this was possible and, equally, why they lost their position of influence a century later.
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ISBN 13 9780582303522
ISBN 10 0582303524
Title Imperial Women in Byzantium 1025-1204
Author Barbara Hill
Series Women And Men In History
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 1999-08-04
Number of pages 258
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