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Janet nelson was born in 1942 and grew up Blackpool, Lancashire. After graduation she proceeded directly to postgraduate research under Professor Walter Ullmann, completing a PhD 1967. Her thesis title 'Rituals of Royal Inauguration Early Medieval Europe. The gave her an understanding the political resonance liturgy early Middle Ages thorough grounding that intellectually rigorous scholarship which is hallmark work. Nelson's concern with how ideology, ritual thought might be combined practical action, individuals made choices according needs opportunities, led work on reign Charles Bald, figure rather need historical rehabilitation. result model history set pace for series studies rethought later Carolingians.
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