Politics and power in high medieval Europe, c. 1000-1200 -- Foundational texts -- Becoming king -- Conferring kingship -- Duties, norms and process -- Designating an heir -- Unanimity and probity -- Choosing a king -- Enthroning the king -- Beyond enthronement.
Political culture in three spheres : introduction / Catherine Holmes, Jonathan Shepard, Jo Van Steenbergen and Björn Weiler -- Reflections on political culture in three spheres / R. Stephen Humphreys -- Comparing the three spheres through the prism of the sources / Jonathan Shepard -- The Latin west : sources / Björn Weiler and Jonathan Shepard -- Byzantium : sources / Jonathan Shepard -- The Islamic world : sources / Jo Van Steenbergen and Jonathan Shepard -- The Latin west : pluralism in the shadow of the past / Len Scales -- Byzantium : one or many? / Catherine Holmes -- The Islamic world : conquest, migration and accommodating diversity / Andrew Marsham, Eric Hanne and Jo Van Steenbergen -- The Latin west : expectations and legitimisation / Björn Weiler -- Byzantium : imperial order, Constantinopolitan ceremonial and pyramids of power / Judith Herrin -- The Islamic world : community, leadership and contested patterns of continuity / Andrew Marsham, Eric Hanne and Jo Van Steenbergen -- The Latin west : multiple elites and overlapping jurisdictions / Daniel Power -- Byzantium : 'To have and to hold' -- the acquisition and maintenance of elite power / Rosemary Morris -- The Islamic world : nomads, urban elites and courts in competition / Andrew Marsham, Eric Hanne and Jo Van Steenbergen -- Comparisons, connections and conclusions / Jonathan Shepard.