The King’s Two Bodies Book by Ernst H. Kantorowicz

The King’s Two Bodies by Ernst H. Kantorowicz is a classic study of medieval political thought and the idea of kingship.

Medieval and early modern Europe was a world of kings and peasants, saints and scholars, plague and revolt. This book opens up that world through its people and their beliefs, showing how ordinary lives and great events fitted together.

Key themes include:

• Kingship, church and community
• Everyday life and popular belief
• Crisis, plague and change
• How the medieval world gave way to the modern

Who should read it: readers who enjoy medieval history and the story of how Europe changed.

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