Chronicles of the Investiture Contest: Frutolf of Michelsberg and his continuators

This book is the first English translation of one of the most significant chronicles of the middle ages. Written in Bamberg at the end of the eleventh century, Frutolf of Michelsberg's Chronicle offers a lively and vivid account of the great struggle between the German emperors and the papacy known today as the Investiture Contest. Together with numerous continuations written in the first quarter of the twelfth century, Frutolf's Chronicle offers an engaging and accessible snapshot of how medieval people reacted to a conflict that led to civil war in Germany and Italy, and fundamentally altered the relationship of church and state in Western society.

Author: T. J. H. McCarthy
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 12/01/2013
Pages: 348
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780719084706

About the Author

T. J. H. McCarthy is Associate Professor of Medieval History at New College of Florida