Staging deaths: King Sverre or a usurper’s path to the throne

The present study explores how the Norwegian usurper, King Sverre (1184-1202) exploited three princely burials to overthrow the ruling king and establish his dynasty. Both in 1179 and 1184, King Sverre took full advantage of his military victories to gain popular support for his claims to the throne...

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Autor principal: Brégaint, David (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2018
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Texto completo:https://doi.org/10.4000/medievalista.1591
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:ojs2.medteste.fcsh.unl.pt:article/106