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Medieval European Armies

by Terence Wise & Gerry Embleton

Almost continual warfare raged in Europe during the period 1300-1500. These wars were the furnaces in which many of the modern European nations were forged. Parallel with this emergence of the nations came the...


The Chronicle of Duke Erik: A Verse Epic from Medieval Sweden

by Peter C. Hogg, Erik Carlquist & Eva Osterberg

Written in the 14th century and enjoying a Swedish national status similar to the English Beowulf, this fascinating tale with many levels of meaning reflects the ideals of politics and aesthetics typical of...


Conflicting Femininities in Medieval German Literature

by Karina Marie Ash

Conflicting Femininities in Medieval German Literature illuminates anxieties about women's roles in society in light of lay religious movements during the High Middle Ages and explains how these anxieties are...


Translating the Middle Ages

by Karen L. Fresco & D. Wright

Drawing on approaches from literary studies, history, linguistics and art history, and ranging from Late Antiquity to the sixteenth century, this collection views 'translation' broadly as the adaptation and...


The Cult of Saint Katherine of Alexandria in Late-Medieval Nuremberg: Saint and the City

by Anne Simon

Saint Katherine of Alexandria was - after the Virgin Mary - arguably the most important female religious figure within medieval Europe. Yet despite this many gaps in our knowledge remain as regards the significance...


An Environmental History of the Middle Ages: The Crucible of Nature

by John Aberth

The Middle Ages was a critical and formative time for Western approaches to our natural surroundings.?An Environmental History of the Middle Ages is a unique and unprecedented cultural survey of attitudes towards...


A Brief History of Life in the Middle Ages

by Martyn Whittock

Using wide-ranging evidence, Martyn Whittock shines a light on Britain in the Middle Ages, bringing it vividly to life. Thus we glimpse 11th century rural society through a conversation between a ploughman and...


Conflict and Compromise in the Late Medieval Countryside: Lords and Peasants in Durham 1349-1400

by Peter L. Larson

Larson examines the changing relations between lords and peasants in post-Black Death Durham. This was a time period of upheaval and change, part of the transition from 'medieval' to 'modern.' Many historians...


Henry V

by John Matusiak

Henry V of England, the princely hero of Shakespeare's play, who successfully defeated the French at the Battle of Agincourt and came close to becoming crowned King of France, is one of the best known and most...


Intercultural Transmission in the Medieval Mediterranean

by Stephanie L. Hathaway & David W. Kim

This volume presents evidence of the extent and effects of intercultural contacts across Europe and the Mediterranean rim, opening up a new understanding of early medieval civilisation and its continuing influence...


Song of the Vikings

by Nancy Marie Brown

Much like Greek and Roman mythology, Norse myths are still with us. Famous storytellers from JRR Tolkien to Neil Gaiman have drawn their inspiration from the long-haired, mead-drinking, marauding and pillaging...


Foundation

by Peter Ackroyd

Peter Ackroyd, whose work has always been underpinned by a profound interest in and understanding of England’s history, now tells the epic story of England itself.

In Foundation, the chronicler of London and...


Arthur and the Lost Kingdoms

by Alistair Moffat

Alistair Moffat uncovers the mystery and myths surrounding one of british histories most enigmatic figures.


Robert Bruce: Our Most Valiant Prince, King and Lord

by Colm McNamee

Commemorating the seven hundredth anniversary of the enthronement of Robert I of Scotland, this book is intended as an everyman's guide to Scotland's famous hero king. The life of Bruce is one of the greatest...


Digital Research in the Study of Classical Antiquity

by Gabriel Bodard & Simon Mahony

This book explores the challenges and opportunities presented to Classical scholarship by digital practice and resources. Drawing on the expertise of a community of scholars who use innovative methods and technologies,...


Herbs and Healers from the Ancient Mediterranean through the Medieval West: Essays in Honor of John M. Riddle

by Anne Van Arsdall & Timothy Graham

Herbs and Healers from the Ancient Mediterranean through the Medieval West brings together eleven papers by leading scholars in ancient and medieval medicine and pharmacy, honoring John M. Riddle, a pioneer...


The Medieval English Landscape, 1000-1540

by Graeme J, Dr White

The landscape of medieval England was the product of a multitude of hands. While the power to shape the landscape inevitably lay with the Crown, the nobility and the religious houses, this study also highlights...


1494

by Stephen R. Bown

"This is a starry love story, a tale of seething jealousies and subterfuge, a political imbroglio, and religious cruelties. It sounds like Shakespeare and it could have very well been the plot of one of his...


Lancaster Against York

by Trevor Royle

In this sweeping history, Trevor Royle details one of the bloodiest episodes in British history. The prize was the crown of England, and the players were the rival houses of Lancaster and York. The dynastic...


Medieval Fantasy as Performance: The Society for Creative Anachronism and the Current Middle Ages

by Michael A. Cramer

This book examines the act of medieval re-creation as performance by focusing on the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA). It describes the group's activities and investigates its place in popular culture,...