Medievalists explore how the exercise of and justification for political power was portrayed in Medieval Europe. Their topics include image-making for conquerors of English Cnut and William I, the queen consort in late-Medieval Portugal, and Caesarius of Heisterbach and the Livonian Crusade. No index is provided. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Company. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)