Björn Weiler is Professor in History at Aberystwyth University. He has received grants, among others, from the AHRC, the British Academy, the Huntingdon Library, and the Leverhulme Trust. He is the author or co-author of publications including Political Culture in the Medieval West, Byzantium and the Islamic World (2021), Representations of Power in Medieval Germany (2006), and Kingship, Rebellion and Political Culture (2007, 2nd Ed 2012).

• Introduction. Part I. Foundations: 1. Politics and Power in High Medieval Europe, c. 1000–1200; 2. Foundational Texts. Part II. Creating Kingship: 3. Becoming King; 4. Conferring Kingship. Part III. Succession: 5. Duties, Norms and Process; 6. Designating an Heir. Part IV. Election: 7. Unanimity and Probity; 8. Choosing a King. Part V. Inauguration: 9. Enthroning the King; 10. Beyond Enthronement; Conclusion.

'From the different strategies for designating royal heirs, to the behind-the-scenes preparations for coronations, to the contested idea of sacral kingship, Weiler leaves no stone unturned in examining the process of becoming king during the central middle ages. This is an extraordinary transeuropean history on an impressive scale.' Jonathan Lyon, University of Chicago