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Political activity of Anselm of Canterbury
Kalina, Jan ; Suchánek, Drahomír (advisor) ; Drška, Václav (referee)
The thesis aims to describe Anselm's years as prior and abbot and his archiepiscopal career. Analyzing the years spent in the Norman monastery of Bec as a missionary and teacher in its school, the thesis notes the amount of knowledge and experiences which prepared Anselm for his archiepiscopal career. His intellectual qualities and theories are examined as well as some of his highly influential theological texts. Anselm also strove to spread the reforms of his teacher and mentor at Bec and his predecessor at Canterbury, Archbishop Lanfranc. Anselm's following archiepiscopal career spanned the reigns of two kings: William Rufus and Henry I. The study proves that the policies and attitudes of both rulers were quite different. Under the reign of William Rufus, Anselm tried to bring his ideal theoretical state of things into actuality, but the king resisted everything he attempted to do. With his death, Anselm's position changed rapidly and dramatically. Henry, on the other hand, excelled in the ability to work out a compromise. In the end, Anselm's archiepiscopal career concluded with cooperation between king and archbishop.
The position of an ordeal within the system of medieval justice and the reasons for its use
Brázdová, Lucie ; Suchánek, Drahomír (advisor) ; Drška, Václav (referee)
The main theme of this bachelor's work is the variety of potential explanations for the existence of ordeals (also known as a Judicium Dei) within the medieval justice system. First two chapters are dedicated to the definition of an ordeal as well as a short introduction into the historical context of an ordeal with an emphasis on Europe. The next part analyses various legal sources from the areas of Bohemia, England and Ireland and compares them. It shows both differences in kinds of ordeal which had been used and circumstances within which it can be found in legal texts. The last part demonstrates possible reasons behind the use of ordeals and tries to look at them from the point of view of a relation between them and an oath as another kind of medieval proof.
The politics of Edward I. on the British isles and in France
Kovaříková, Šárka ; Drška, Václav (advisor) ; Picková, Dana (referee)
King Edward I reigned in England for thirty five years. The authors of medieval chronicles speak about him as magnificent ruler, capable warrior and politician. Modern historians write about many problems and wars he had to resolve or win, mostly with success. England of Edward I had two more outer parts - Wales and Ireland. Wales was divided among powerfull barons who had to perform homagium to English kings. Between 1272 and 1307 there were three rebelions led by native princes. After last of them, in 1292, Wales was finaly conquered by English. Ireland was supposed to be firmly in English hands; Edward never visited the country nor had to send army to it. In the thirteenth century there were two kingdoms on the British Isles - England and Scotland. English kings tried to obtain influential position in the northern realm; Scottish kings had to perform homagium to them. Question is whether this was for Scotland or only for lands which Scottish kings held in England. In 1290 the dynasty of Scottish kings died out and Edward I took the opportunity. He chose new ruler and after John Balliol failed in his duties to England, Edward entered Scotland with army. The campaigns, thanks to resist in the northern part of the kingdom, continued until the end of Edward's reign. Scotland was never fully conquered. The...
The Church of England: comparison of its development during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI
Vozabulová, Diana ; Suchánek, Drahomír (advisor) ; Drška, Václav (referee)
This bachelor thesis aims to compare the development of the Church of England during the reign of Henry VIII and his son Edward VI. In the first part of the thesis there is a brief overview of Henry's and Edward's reigns. The Regency Council that governed the realm while Edward was a child is also mentioned. The work also deals with Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon, as it led to the break with Rome. Furthermore, this thesis is concerned with the documents and acts issued by the parliament that established the royal supremacy over the Church of England in the 1530's. The second part of the thesis focuses on the process of establishing the doctrine and liturgical use during the 1530's and 1540's. Important differences between the development during Henry's and Edward's reigns are compared. These differences concern especially the doctrine of Eucharist and communion or the attitude to clerical celibacy and marriages. Individual chapters of the second part of the thesis are concerned with particular events that are crucial for the development of the Church of England, e.g. the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the suppression of the chantries, English translation of the Scripture or the publication of the Book of Common Prayer. One of the main aims of this works is also to examine the position of...
The Kingdom of Acre
Janoš, Ondřej ; Suchánek, Drahomír (advisor) ; Drška, Václav (referee)
The main topic of the thesis is basic problems of the Kingdom of Acre from 1187 to 1291. The first part briefly outlines the situation in Palestine during the First crusade, founding of Kingdom of Jerusalem, the increase of its importance and prestige in the political situation of the Middle East. Chapter ends with a fatal battle of Hattin. The second chapter, which is the main part of the whole work, is dedicated to restoring the kingdom during the Third crusade, internal struggles between the political factions , the resistance of the nobility against the centralized royal power, pursue of keeping the occupied territories and the problems that led to the downfall of the Kingdom by the conquest of the capital city of Acre in 1291. In this chapter I also want to present historical figures which have the historical influence on development of the Holy Land. Keywords Crusade, the kingdom, the nobility, Acre, Jerusalem, Antioch, Byzantine Empire, Muslims, Christians
North-Italian communities in the House of Hohenstaufen's Era: Venezia a Milano
Reseková, Simona ; Drška, Václav (advisor) ; Suchánek, Drahomír (referee)
This thesis explores the institutional changes in the Northern Italian area during Frederick I Barbarossa's era, specifically focusing on the changes in Milan and Venice. It describes the evolution of establishment of both of these cities, starting from the Early Medieval period up to the rise of the Communes during the 11th century. The core of the thesis aims to be the very Communal establishment - more precisely, the changes in the institutions raised during the reign of Frederick I. Barbarossa and the possible impact of the Lombard wars between the Emperor and the Lombard League.
Translation of selected parts of Dhuoda's work Liber manualis ad filium with comments and introductory study
Daňhelová, Jana ; Kalivoda, Jan (advisor) ; Drška, Václav (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the educational tract titled Liber manualis ad Filium written in Latin in the Early Middle Ages by Frank noblewoman Dhuoda. Liber manualis was created in the second phase of the Caroline era, in the time when the active knowledge of Latin and the literary production was an exclusive realm of clerical circles. It represents a unique example of a layman's literary production of the 9th century and, at the same time; it evidences the gradual penetration of Caroline Latin scholarship into the aristocracy. It provides valuable information about the life and mentality of the west Frankish aristocracy, especially about its ethical principles and perception of social roles in the Early Middle Ages society. The work, which Dhuoda dedicated to her elder son, resembles the in those times popular genre of mirror by its theme and moral-ethical approach; nevertheless, some aspects differ from other medieval mirrors. Especially its origin is unusual - Liber manualis originated as an immediate reaction to the author's painful experience of a mother isolated from her children. The tract is not addressed to an anonymous nobleman but to her own son. Consequently, it is, contrary to other mirrors, enriched by autobiographical features and deep emotional load. The actual aim of this bachelor...
Arthur I, Duke of Brittany and His Claim on the English Throne
Malý, Jan ; Drška, Václav (advisor) ; Suchánek, Drahomír (referee)
The death of king Richard The Lion Heart in 1199 caused considerable troubles to the Angevin empire, when there again raised for english medieval history very pressing question - who is legitimate successor to the throne? There were two possible pretendents, both had comparable claim to the crown. First of them was Richard's brother John, the second his nephew, at this time twelve years old duke of Brittany Arthur. Legal customs of this period theoretically admitted the succession of both men, because there were no unified successorial usage and every single part of the Angevin empire looked on this problem differently. While John was generally accepted without problems in Normandy and then he was crowned king of England, the toughest fight blazed out in Anjou, Maine and Touraine, where support was given to Arthur. He had also support of king of France Philip Augustus, who understood well, that Arthur is an ideal tool for his schemes to elimination and mastery over the Angevin empire. Whole long struggle between the nephew and his uncle was finsihed by Arthur's capture in the summer of 1202 and his subsequent death in 1203. However king John was not able to stop the dissolution of Plantagenet empire, which was reduced to the duchy of Aquitaine at the beginning of 13th century.
Regnum Baiowariorum. The Frank Empire and Bavarian Duchy in 9th century's narrative resources
Ženka, Oldřich ; Drška, Václav (advisor) ; Picková, Dana (referee)
This work is focused on the period of the faU of the Frank empire in the 9th cen tury and on the role of the tribal duchies, which is demonstrated on the example of Bavaria. The author analyzes the most relevant contemporary narative resources of this period in order to characterize their terminology and conception of the empire. A portrait of Bavaria is icorporated into this wide scheme in an effort to demonstrate its local specificity, its close affinity to the ruling house and other concomitants of this phenomenon. The work also puts down an accent on the rising importance of aristocracy in the empire and in the Bavarian duchy, because this social class had to become the key player in policy of the 10th cen tury in the future German territory.
The politics of Edward I. on the British isles and in France
Kovaříková, Šárka ; Drška, Václav (advisor) ; Nejedlý, Martin (referee)
King Edward I reigned in England for thirty five years. The authors of medieval chronicles speak about him as magnificent ruler, capable warrior and politician. Modern historians write about many problems and wars he had to resolve or win, mostly with success. England of Edward I had two more outer parts - Wales and Ireland. Wales was divided among powerfull barons who had to perform homagium to English kings. Between 1272 and 1307 there were three rebelions led by native princes. After last of them, in 1292, Wales was finaly conquered by English. Ireland was supposed to be firmly in English hands; Edward never visited the country nor had to send army to it. In the thirteenth century there were two kingdoms on the British Isles - England and Scotland. English kings tried to obtain influential position in the northern realm; Scottish kings had to perform homagium to them. Question is whether this was for Scotland or only for lands which Scottish kings held in England. In 1290 the dynasty of Scottish kings died out and Edward I took the opportunity. He chose new ruler and after John Balliol failed in his duties to England, Edward entered Scotland with army. The campaigns, thanks to resist in the northern part of the kingdom, continued until the end of Edward's reign. Scotland was never fully conquered. The...

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