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The anti-monastic reaction in the reigns of Edward the Martyr and Æthelred II, 975-993: a time of opportunism
(Bilkent University, 2020-08)This thesis aims to provide a new insight into the so-called anti-monastic reaction which took place after King Edgar’s death in 975 by analysing all the available evidence from fourteen different monasteries and ... -
Changing status of the Carolingian rulers: reflections on titulature and legitimacy, from early periods to the death of Charlemagne
(Bilkent University, 2021-07)This thesis is about the changes in the status of the Carolingian rulers from the early times to the end of the reign of Charlemagne. The gradual changes from the office of mayor of palace to king then to emperor are ... -
From obscurity to sanctity : continuity and change in the lives of St Dunstan of Canterbury
(Bilkent University, 2002)Vitae Sanctorum, the lives of the saints, constitutes a distinct historical and literary genre with its own rules and dynamics. This genre provides the historian with valuable data concerning the historical basis behind ... -
Hybrid Osmanlees”: racialism, caucasian slave trade and the race of Ottoman Turks
(Bilkent University, 2022-09)This thesis analyzes the Western perception of the racial identity of Ottoman Turks in the nineteenth century and how Caucasian slave trade complexified the perception in question. It relies on a vast array of primary ... -
“Post tenebras lux” the Huguenot diaspora in Early Modern London and its reflections in refugee wills
(Bilkent University, 2021-08)Starting from the mid 16th century, Huguenots, namely French Protestants took refuge in countries that offered them toleration, due to persecution and suppression they were exposed to in France. Until the late 18th century, ... -
Punishment for violent crimes: aggression and violence in the early Germanic law codes
(Bilkent University, 2017-09)Germanic law codes, which are also known as leges barbarorum, date to between the 5th and 11th centuries. The leges were highly influenced by external legislative regulations and can be basically defined as a combination ... -
The religion of the gentry and middling classes: the English Reformation as reflected in wills, 1509-1553
(Bilkent University, 2019-07)The purpose of this thesis is to present and analyse statistical data of the religion of the gentry and middling classes as reflected in 1997 wills between 1509 to 1553, during the reign of Henry VIII and Edward VI. In ...
