商品簡介
An excellent archaeological survey of kingship in the period from the reign of William the Conqueror to Henry VIII, this book brings together the physical evidence for the kings and their courts in the form of a great variety of objects and buildings. Steane looks at the changing perceptions of the cult of medieval kingship through symbols of power and regalia including crowns, seals and thrones. He traces the development of royal houses and palaces no longer surviving above ground, such as Sheen and Nonsuch, and the great programmes of royal building at Westminster and Windsor. The details of monarchs' daily lives are brought out in the evidence for royal feasts, ceremonial costume, hunting, jousting and other material aspects of royal life - and death. Finally the powerful effect the crown had on religion and education as patrons of monasteries, hospitals, and schools is examined.
