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Principles of Government and Politics in the Middle Ages

In many respects this book, first published in 1961, marked a somewhat radical departure from contemporary historical writings. It is neither a constitutional nor a political history, but a historical definition and explanation of the main features which characterised the three kinds of government which can be discerned in the Middle Agesgovernment by the Pope, the King, the People. The authors enviable knowledge of the sourcesclerical, secular, legal, constitutional, liturgical, literaryas well as of modern literature enables him to demonstrate the principles upon which the papal government, the royal government, and the government of the people rested. He shows how the traditional theocratic forms of government came to be supplanted by forms of government based on the will of the people. Although concerned with the Middle Ages, the book also contains much that is of topical interest to the discerning student of modern institutions. Medieval history is made understandable to modern man by modern methods.

Principles of Government and Politics in the Middle Ages

Walter Ullmann

First published in 1961
by Methuen & Co. Ltd

Second Edition 1966

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Principles of Government and Politics in the Middle Ages

The coronation of St Edward. (Above, St Edward crowned holding the sceptre and St Peter touching the crown; bishop seated listening to St Peter.)

Principles of Government and Politics in the Middle Ages

WALTER ULLMANN

LONDON

METHUEN & CO LTD

II NEW FETTER LANE EC4

First published 1961

This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2010.

To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledges collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.

Second edition 1966

1961 and 1966 Walter Ullmann

Catalogue No. 02/6472/33
2.1

ISBN 0-203-85568-X Master e-book ISBN

To my pupils
past and present

Contents

INTRODUCTION The historian and the medieval papacyThe requirements of a correct historical approachThe nature of the source material The ArchivesThe evaluation of the sources

FOUNDATIONS The theme of papal primacyThe totality of the Christian The concept of the ChurchIts social natureThe pre-requisites of government: scientia and potestasThe language of the lawThe Roman modelThe principle of succession Pope Leo Is themeThe letter of Clement IIts significance The principle of hierarchical orderingThe pope not a member of the Church and forming an estate of his ownThe separation of office and personThe derivational themeThe vicariate of ChristThe principle of monarchy

THE SECULAR PRINCE AND PAPAL LAW The papal auctoritasThe principle of gratiaThe mediatory principleExemplification through papal documentsPapal grace and disgraceThe standing of the secular princeThe Pauline rootsThe auxiliary function of the kingThe principle of division of labourThe principle of public good (utilitas publica)The concept of justiceThe law Papal legislationand theologyThe idea of sovereignty The pope as universal monarchThe nature of the papal lawThe principle of usefulnessDeposition of a kingExcommunication of a kingDeposition of a bishop The setting up of kings by popesThe prince to implement the decrees of the popeSome illustrations of the practical exercise of papal functions

ASSESSMENT OF PAPAL PRINCIPLES Assessment of papal principles of governmentThe possible lines of oppositionPapal electoral pactsThe problem of the temporalia and spiritualiaThe papal reaction to the oppositionThe ancient contrast of anima and corpusThe Apostolic Constitutions and Innocent IIIPetrinologyFaith and lawThe dualism of the opponents to papal principles Frederick IIThe changing concept of the ChurchClerical propertyInconsistency of imperial and royal oppositionThe changing views of the relation between office and personThe objective standpoint supplanted by the subjective assessment The imitatio ChristiThe originality of papal principlesThe ecclesiastical and the political principles comparedThe reason for the ineffectiveness of the papal government towards the EastThe reason for the success in the West

THEOCRATIC KINGSHIP The king by the grace of GodTheocratic kingshipand descending forms of governmentThe Pauline background The royal grace formulaRoyal grace and disgraceThe royal vicariate of GodFolk-law (Volksrecht) and Royal law

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