Ambition and Anxiety: Courts and Courtly Discourse, C. 700-1600

Based on papers presented at the conferences Courts and Courtiers, East and West 600-1600 C.E. held on July 8-11, 2004 at St John’s College, Durham, and the Power held on July 13-16, 2007, at the University of Durham, and organized by the Institute of Mediaeval and Renaissance Studies, University of Durham.