{"product_id":"the-military-leadership-of-matilda-of-canossa-10461115-gender-in-history-9780719073588","title":"The Military Leadership of Matilda of Canossa","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first account in English of the entire, 40-year military career of one of the most powerful women of the Middle Ages. Surveying a vast range of contemporary sources, it explains how Countess Matilda rose to the defense of the reforming popes, defeated the Holy Roman Emperor in battle and turned the tide of the so-called Investiture Contest..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction:\u003cbr\u003eMatilda of Canossa and the ‘Investiture Contest’ \u003cbr\u003e1 Going to Canossa:\u003cbr\u003eMatilda’s rise to power, 1046-74 \u003cbr\u003e2 Baptism by Fire:\u003cbr\u003eThe outbreak of war to the Battle of Sorbara, 1075-84 \u003cbr\u003e3 A ‘Feminine Triumph’:\u003cbr\u003eMatilda’s counterattack and the emperor’s defeat, 1085-95  \u003cbr\u003e4 La Gran Contessa:\u003cbr\u003eMatilda’s later campaigns, 1096-1115  \u003cbr\u003e5 ‘Weakness of Sex’:\u003cbr\u003eMatilda and medieval constructions of gender \u003cbr\u003eConclusions:\u003cbr\u003eMatilda’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":51037304422743,"sku":"9780719073588","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719073588.jpg?v=1750935260","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-military-leadership-of-matilda-of-canossa-10461115-gender-in-history-9780719073588","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}