European history: medieval period, middle ages

This series [pushes] the boundaries of knowledge and [develops] new trends in approach and understanding.

Flemish townspeople defeat the cream of French nobility, and explode the myth of knightly invincibility for ever.

An investigation into a variety of texts providing guidance for teachers, parents, and children themselves.

A new approach to a vital historical source of the twelfth century, examining its author's ethical purpose in its creation.

A powerful exploration of trees in both the real and the imagined Anglo-Saxon landscape.

An examination of the portrayal of one of the most important uprisings in the middle ages in subsequent history writing.

A comprehensive survey of the intriguing misericord carvings, setting them in their religious context and looking at their different themes and motifs.

Essays exploring the potential of the Inquisitions post mortem to shed important new light on the medieval world.

New research into medieval women from the Anglo-Saxon to the late medieval period demonstrates their energy, defiance and wit.

Full-length study of the warfare between England and Scotland in the mid fourteenth century.

A fresh perspective on the Crusade shows its ideal and practice flourishing in the fourteenth century.

A full and comprehensive survey of the development of the Cistercian Order which emerged from the tumultuous intellectual and religious fervour of the eleventh and twelfth centuries.

Essays offering a guide to a vital source for our knowledge of medieval England.

Elves and elf-belief during the Anglo-Saxon period are reassessed in this lively and provocative study.

Significant contributions on Celtic history, law, archaeology and literature.

The first book to deal with all the principal treatments of heresy and anti-heretical writings during their heyday in the thirteenth century.

Essays reflecting the most recent research on the thirteenth century, with a timely focus on the Treaty of Paris.

Examinations of the culture - artistic, material, musical - of English monasteries in the six centuries between the Conquest and the Dissolution.

A series which is a model of its kind EDMUND KING, HISTORYThis latest collection reflects the full range and vitality of the current work on the Anglo-Norman period.

Fourteenth Century England has quickly established for itself a deserved reputation for its scope and scholarship and for admirably filling a gap in the publication of medieval studies.

The Anglo-Saxon period was crucial to the development of the English landscape, but is rarely studied.

The most up-to-date research in the period from the Anglo-Saxons to Angevins.

A survey of the cult of St George in the middle ages, investigating its beginning and growth, and its manipulation for political and other ends.

Women's role in crusades and crusading examined through a close investigation of the narratives in which they appear.

First ever large-scale study of Crecy and its context, bringing out its true importance in English and French history.

First full-length assessment of the role of the herald in medieval Europe.

[The series is] a necessary addition for any scholar working in this field.

New light is shed on the motives and objectives for the compiling of the still-mysterious Domesday Book, revolutionising our understanding of the period.

Wide-ranging history of the Franciscan Order in the Middle Ages, examining its growth and impact on society.

A series which is a model of its kind.

William was a historian, biblical commentator, biographer and classicist; his intellectual achievement is studied here.

First comprehensive study of four important medieval saints' lives, setting them in their political and ecclesiastical context.

The great strength of this collection is its wide range.

New study sets the medieval palatinate of Durham firmly in the context of a community built round the cult of St Cuthbert.

First modern critical edition of one of the most important and popular texts on the Crusades to survive.

An engaging and informative survey of medieval pet keeping which also examines their representation in art and literature.

The story of the war at sea in the reign of Edward III, including the important sea battles, and an analysis of the development of the English navy in the period.

Argues for a new context for the origins and development of crusading, as an imitation of Christ.

An investigation into the connections between military and literary culture in the late medieval period, and how warfare shaped such texts as Malory's Morte.

Fruits of the most recent research on the thirteenth century in both England and Europe.

This anthology shows the diversity of the Arthurian legends and their many sources by presenting contrasting versions of the stories of Arthur, Gawain, Tristan and other medieval Arthurian heroes - and heroines.

Fruits of the most recent research into the "e;long"e; thirteenth century.

An examination of the complex network of relationships and identity between England, Scotland and France in the thirteenth century.

Essays consider the changes and development of Scotland at a time of considerable flux in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.

The question of the reality of Cathars and other heresies is debated in this provocative collection.

Essays bring out the important and complex roles played by Anglo-Saxon churchmen, including Bede and lesser-known figures.

Interdisciplinary study of one of the most important texts of the Anglo-Norman period.

The shocking massacre of the Jews in York, 1190, is here re-examined in its historical context along with the circumstances and processes through which Christian and Jewish neighbours became enemies and victims.

A complete survey of the military campaigns of the early Saxons, tactics, strategy, and logistics, demonstrating in particular the sophistication of the administration involved.

An exploration of Anglo-Saxon charters, bringing out their complexity and highlighting a range of broad implications.