{"product_id":"the-military-leadership-of-matilda-of-canossa-10461115-9780719073595","title":"The military leadership of Matilda of Canossa","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChallenging the boundaries between military and gender history, and surveying a vast range of contemporary sources,this is the first account in English of the entire, 40-year military career of one of the most powerful women of the Middle Ages. -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Matilda of Canossa and the ‘Investiture Contest’\u003cbr\u003e1. Going to Canossa: Matilda’s rise to power, 1046-74 \u003cbr\u003e2. Baptism by fire: The outbreak of war to the Battle of Sorbara, 1075-84 \u003cbr\u003e3. A ‘Feminine triumph’: Matilda’s counterattack and the emperor’s defeat, 1085-95  \u003cbr\u003e4. La Gran Contessa: Matilda’s later campaigns, 1096-1115  \u003cbr\u003e5. ‘Weakness of sex’: Matilda and medieval constructions of gender \u003cbr\u003eConclusions: Matilda’s campaigns and the study of women’s military leadership \u003cbr\u003eBibliography \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037305733463,"sku":"9780719073595","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719073595.jpg?v=1750935258","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-military-leadership-of-matilda-of-canossa-10461115-9780719073595","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}