View Of The State Of Europe During The Middle Ages - Softcover

Henry Hallam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461782634 ISBN 13: 9780461782639

Publisher: HardPress, 1863

Synopsis

"View Of The State Of Europe During The Middle Ages" by Henry Hallam A sweeping historical-constitutional survey of medieval Europe, this work traces how political structures, legal innovations, and dynastic politics shaped the emergence of modern statehood. It foregrounds two interwoven narratives: Spain—from Visigothic rule and Moorish rule to the dynastic union of Castile and Aragon under Ferdinand and Isabella—and the Holy Roman Empire, evolving from early Frankish roots to an elective monarchy with a formalized seven-elector framework. Hallam analyzes how urban and ecclesiastical institutions, charters (fuero), cortes, and estates limited royal power and sustained representation and taxation by consent, even as feudal confederations persisted. The text also considers the church’s reach—investiture conflicts, canon law, and mendicant orders—as a competing authority that could both restrain and empower monarchs. The Local summaries recount papal primacy in Europe and England’s constitutional evolution, including the Curia Regis, jury development, Magna Carta and Parliament, within the broader arc toward institutional restraint and representative governance. Together, the chapters illuminate how medieval Europe moved toward modern statehood through constitutional restraint and institutional growth.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 1863
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461782634
• ISBN 13: 9780461782639
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 419