David J. Hay is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada

• Introduction: Matilda of Canossa and the ‘Investiture Contest’1. Going to Canossa: Matilda’s rise to power, 1046-74 2. Baptism by fire: The outbreak of war to the Battle of Sorbara, 1075-84 3. A ‘Feminine triumph’: Matilda’s counterattack and the emperor’s defeat, 1085-95 4. La Gran Contessa: Matilda’s later campaigns, 1096-1115 5. ‘Weakness of sex’: Matilda and medieval constructions of gender Conclusions: Matilda’s campaigns and the study of women’s military leadership Bibliography Index

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David J. Hay is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada

• Introduction: Matilda of Canossa and the ‘Investiture Contest’1. Going to Canossa: Matilda’s rise to power, 1046-74 2. Baptism by fire: The outbreak of war to the Battle of Sorbara, 1075-84 3. A ‘Feminine triumph’: Matilda’s counterattack and the emperor’s defeat, 1085-95 4. La Gran Contessa: Matilda’s later campaigns, 1096-1115 5. ‘Weakness of sex’: Matilda and medieval constructions of gender Conclusions: Matilda’s campaigns and the study of women’s military leadership Bibliography Index

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David J. Hay is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada

• Introduction: Matilda of Canossa and the ‘Investiture Contest’1. Going to Canossa: Matilda’s rise to power, 1046-74 2. Baptism by fire: The outbreak of war to the Battle of Sorbara, 1075-84 3. A ‘Feminine triumph’: Matilda’s counterattack and the emperor’s defeat, 1085-95 4. La Gran Contessa: Matilda’s later campaigns, 1096-1115 5. ‘Weakness of sex’: Matilda and medieval constructions of gender Conclusions: Matilda’s campaigns and the study of women’s military leadership Bibliography Index

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