How Long to Read Irish Royal Charters

How Long Does it Take to Read Irish Royal Charters?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 32 minutes to read Irish Royal Charters by Marie Therese Flanagan

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The Latin charters issued by Irish kings in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, although comparatively few in number, constitute an important body of evidence owing to the scarcity of Irish documentary sources by contrast with narrative, annalistic and literary texts. Their value is greatly enhanced by the fact that chronologically they span the traditional historiographical division between pre-Anglo-Norman and post-Anglo-Norman Ireland and in form are comparable with the charters generated by the English crown and Anglo-Norman settlers in Ireland from 1167 onwards. They therefore contribute to a more balanced assessment of Irish society on the eve on Anglo-Norman intervention in Ireland. The context for the introduction of the Latin charter undoubtedly was the ecclesiastical reform movement that dominated western Christendom from about 1050 onwards and which began to have a discernible impact on the Irish church from no later than c.1100. All the extant Irish royal charters were issued in favour of ecclesiastical beneficiaries and were demonstrably a product of collaboration between Irish kings and reformist clergy. Irish kings, however, were not merely passive recipients of this new documentary reform. They proved adept at exploiting it as a vehicle for their self-promotion and expansion of royal authority. German imperial chancery practice, for example, provided the stylistic model for a charter issued by Diarmait Mac Carthaig, king of Desmond c.1173x7. The known involvement of Diarmait's family with the Schottenkloster of Southern Germany affords a ready explanation for what might otherwise appear to be surprising German influence. The Irish royal charters materially advance understanding of aspects of the ecclesiastical and secular politics of twelfth-century Ireland. This is the first modern edition of the texts, exploring textual transmission and authenticating criteria and providing commentary on their content and historical significance together with detailed annotations of personal and place-names.

How long is Irish Royal Charters?

Irish Royal Charters by Marie Therese Flanagan is 451 pages long, and a total of 113,201 words.

This makes it 152% the length of the average book. It also has 138% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Irish Royal Charters Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 18 minutes to read Irish Royal Charters aloud.

What Reading Level is Irish Royal Charters?

Irish Royal Charters is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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