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Philip II Augustus from point of view period sources
Katzer, Jan ; Drška, Václav (advisor) ; Suchánek, Drahomír (referee)
The reign of Philip II. Augustus represents a turning point in the development of French monarchy and foundation of the powerful kingdom and the strong royal reign. After his succession in 1179 he was forced to fight for independent reign and royal power with his relatives, above all with the Count of Flanders Philip of Alsace. Royal victory at the battle of Boves meant the beginning of Philip's independent reign. In the following years he encouraged disputes between the members of Plantagenet dynasty. After the death of Henry II. Philip set out the Third Crusade with Henry's successor Richard I. the Lionheart. But Philip turned back earlier and started off the long fight for Plantagenet's French lands. The battle of Bouvines in the reign of Richard's brother John I. brought out the culmination of the war and Philip's victory. This bachelor's thesis is based upon the view of period sources and brings the description of king's life and rule with the special attention to key moments of Philip's reign.
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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.
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Adalbert III. and his time
Strnadová, Kristýna ; Suchánek, Drahomír (advisor) ; Drška, Václav (referee)
This thesis is about a figure of Czech prince Adalbert from Přemyslid dynasty. Its goal is the analysis of his life and actions in the context of the national and political situation in the Holy Roman Empire and Czech lands. There are three thematic areas. The first one is about Adalbert's connections to the Czech environment. The second one is about his post of archbishop of Salzburg and deals with his relationship to the emperor. The last one is about his actions in the Salzburg archdiocese. Given issues were solved by using relevant accessible sources and literature. Biographical, comparative and empirical analytical methods were used. The final outcome of the thesis is creation of comprehensive survey about Adalbert in context of the events of his time. That is also the main contribution of this thesis.
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The Term "crown" in designation of The Kingdom of Aragon and The Kingdom of Bohemia in the Middle Ages
Vlková, Tereza ; Bobková, Lenka (advisor) ; Drška, Václav (referee)
The denomination corona/crown is not exceptional in the name of the medieval state. But its meaning and sense was not always the same. The comparison of the denomination the lands of the Bohemian Crown can be led to England, France or Hungary, but to Aragon as well. The comparison of the tradition of using this denomination in Aragon and Kingdom of Bohemia is the main goal of this thesis. The part of this thesis is also devoted to the territorial expanse and territorial gains of both of them. I have chosen charters of kings of Aragon and I tried to detect the meaning ant the evolution of the term corona. From the comparison of the term corona in czech and aragon charters I got number of similarities. In both Crowns the term appears in time when the territory expands. Also the term appears in incorporation charter first. Very interesting is almost similar evolution of the position of the term corona, when at the beginng it stands next to the term regnum and finally we can find it alone. Key words: Crown of Bohemia - Crown of Aragon - Crown Lands - Kingdom - John of Luxemburg (the Blind) - Charles IV - Ramon Berenguer IV. - James I. the Conqueror - Peter III. the Great - James II. the Fair - Peter IV. the Ceremonious
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The World of Eleanor of Aquitaine in her Correspondence and Charters
Karlíková, Valentina ; Drška, Václav (advisor) ; Suchánek, Drahomír (referee)
The present bachelor's thesis focuses on the analysis of the preserved correspondence and documents of Eleanor of Aquitaine. The first part outlines her life story from childhood on the ducal court of Aquitaine, through marriage to the French King Louis VII. to the new marriage with a young Henry Plantagenet and its impact on the English throne. The relationship between Eleanor and her sons, especially to Richard the Lionheart, is also mentioned in the first part. In addition to monographs, I used widely extant sources, especially chronicles. The view of contemporary historiography on the Queen's ties to culture, patronage and the issue of her power and authority in the course of her life is also refered to. The second part is a thematic typology of Eleanor's letters and documents. Based on the analysis of the current state of research, this thesis subsequently attempts to reconstruct the perception of contemporary events and their value hierarchy to prominent female member of the contemporary elite. The thesis furthermore focuses on the analysis of how the Queen titled herself. Key words: Eleanor of Aquitaine, Capetian House, Henry II., House of Plantagenet, Richard the Lionheart, John Lackland, Anjou Empire, correspondence, charters
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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.
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Captives. The works of Johann Schiltberger, George of Hungary and Konstantin Mihailović as testimonies about late medieval search for identity and cultural integration in the Muslim world
Srncová, Karolina ; Nejedlý, Martin (advisor) ; Drška, Václav (referee)
Captives. The works of Johannes Schiltberger, George of Hungary and Konstantin Mihailović as testimonies about late medieval search for identity and cultural integration in the Muslim world Bc. Karolina Srncová The master's thesis enquires into the phenomenon of late medieval reflection on Muslim society in captivity narratives, treatises and memoirs from the pen of former Christian captives. Through a comparison of testimonies by three Europeans, who spent long years in Ottoman or Tatar captivity, the thesis investigates the process of their integration in the Muslim world, their perception of this world, and the notion of it they kept after their return to Christian Europe. Apart from the literary reflection on the other the thesis also pursues authors themselves - how they perceived and constructed their cultural identity in the strange environment, what long-term modus vivendi they employed and by what narratives they tried to present their infidel past back in their homeland. Thus the work aims to contribute to our notion of the Christian-Ottoman encounters in the 15th century, but also to consider the cultural adaptability of late medieval man and the role of captives, men between two worlds, who had to cope with the demands of such an adaptation.
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Mission and goals of the Order of Malta
Pánek, Robin ; Suchánek, Drahomír (advisor) ; Drška, Václav (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the mission, goals and tasks of the chivalric and hospitaller Order of Malta from its foundation until the conquest of Malta in 1798. It examines the development of the main tasks of the Order and their transformation depending on the current international situation and the location of the seat of the Order. The thesis deals with the form of these tasks in each of the seats of the Order (in the Holy Land, on Rhodes and on Malta), as well as with their transformation in the environment of the Commanderies on the European continent. The main emphasis is laid on the development of the two main branches of the order's mission, tasks of hospitaller nature and the military ones. The primary goal of the thesis is exploration of the overall development of these goals and tasks and the comparison of their development in the seats of the Order and the European Commanderies.
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The king and the presentation of king majesty in Arthurian legends
Mádlová, Karolína ; Drška, Václav (advisor) ; Suchánek, Drahomír (referee)
(in English): This thesis is dedicated to the medieval Arthurian legends and their authors, especially to Gildas, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Chrétien de Troyes and Thomas Malory. On the basis of their works is here reconstructed presentation of the king and his majesty, the phenomenon of chivalry and the role of women at the court and off the court. There is also considered the role of Christianity and paganism in legends and specific aspects related to both religions, such as Glastonbury Abbey, Holy Grail, Avalon, Merlin and many others.
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Life and pontificate of Gregory the Great
Kaška, Pavel ; Suchánek, Drahomír (advisor) ; Drška, Václav (referee)
Annotation: This masters thesis deals with prominent figure of the Pope Gregory the Great (540-604), whose life and especially pontificate became a model for many of his successors as well as for the overall direction of the Roman Church. Despite the indisputable authority of the Pope there is no full consensus about its meaning or some of its steps. The aim of this work is as faithful as possible to capture his life, the concept of the Church and political activity. The work will not appreciation of Gregory's theological concept, but rather to capture its political and organizational-legal approaches to fulfilling idea of the power of the papacy. The work will be primarily based on sources which Gregory himself left behind, which will primarily reflected his correspondence. They will use other historical sources as well as secondary literature. A method of processing work will consist in the logical analysis of the sources, comparison with literature secondary and subsequent summary and evaluation.
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