European history: medieval period, middle ages

An order of warrior monks founded to protect pilgrims to Jerusalem, the Templars were among the wealthiest and most powerful bodies in the medieval world.

Examines the works of Paris theologians to show how they dealt with the questions of human pain and suffering.

The most recent research into the Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman, and Angevin worlds.

Definitive history of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds during a crucial period in its history.

Studies of varied ways in which medieval people imagined the future, reasons behind such representations, and the implications for an understanding of medieval society as a whole.

This provocative study of medieval Britain presents a groundbreaking theory on the collapse of the post-Roman order and the formation of England.

The leading academic vehicle for scholarly publication in the field of medieval warfare.

First recent full-length analysis of a major medieval poem.

First recent full-length analysis of a major medieval poem.

Argues the case for the individual as autonomous moral agent in the later Middle Ages.

Argues the case for the individual as autonomous moral agent in the later Middle Ages.

First full-length study of the use and perception of deceit in medieval warfare.

Authoritative reference guide, using the documents in which arms and armour first appeared to explain and define them.

Essays illuminate a wide range of topics from the Middle Ages, from the seals of an empress to priests' wives and the undead.

A valuable resource on the social and economic life of medieval EnglandInquisitions post mortem are the single most important source for the history of medieval English landed society and are indispensable to social, economic, and political historians of the later middle ages; they were compiled with the help of jurors from the area, as a county-by-county record of a deceased individual's land-holdings and associated rights, where the individual held land directly of the crown.

Aspects of the turbulent rule of Richard II freshly examined.

Aspects of the turbulent rule of Richard II freshly examined.

First full-length study of the use and perception of deceit in medieval warfare.

One opens each new volume expecting to find the unexpected - new light on old arguments, new material, new angles.

Detailed exploration of an enigmatic manuscript containing the texts to hundreds of songs, but no musical notation.

Presents a wealth of original research findings on how medieval ports actually worked, providing new insights on shipping, trade, port society and culture, and systems of regional and international integration.

Traces the journey from ill health to miraculous cure through the lens of hagiographical texts from twelfth-century England.

Traces the journey from ill health to miraculous cure through the lens of hagiographical texts from twelfth-century England.

Multi-disciplinary approaches shed fresh light on the Frisian people and their changing cultures.

New insights into interpretive problems in the history of England and Europe between the eighth and thirteenth centuries.

Highly commended for the Royal Studies Journal Book Prize, 2022Detailed examination of the letters of Edward I reveals them to be powerful and sophisticated political tools.

Highly commended for the Royal Studies Journal Book Prize, 2022Detailed examination of the letters of Edward I reveals them to be powerful and sophisticated political tools.

Presents a wealth of original research findings on how medieval ports actually worked, providing new insights on shipping, trade, port society and culture, and systems of regional and international integration.

First modern study devoted to one of the twelfth-century's most enigmatic, influential and fascinating figures.

The famous letters of Bernard of Clairvaux attacking the philosopher Peter Abelard and a vituperative response to them are presented together for the first time.

The motivations behind those who went on the Third Crusade examined through close investigation of their social networks.

Groundbreaking new approach to the idea of treason in medieval England, showing the profound effect played by gender.

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The ideas and practices that comprise conservation are often assumed to have arisen within the last two centuries.

Tauchen Sie ein in die geheimnisvolle Welt der mittelalterlichen Geheimgesellschaften und entdecken Sie die faszinierenden Geschichten der Tempelritter und anderer mystischer Bruderschaften.

Sybella and Genevieve are assassins, trained in the convent of the God of Death himself.

When Sybella accompanies the Duchess of Brittany to France, she expects trouble, but she isn't expecting a deadly trap.

First translation of two vivid accounts of French thirteenth-century tournaments, rich in detail and an impassioned defence of tournaments and their importance.

Benedictow's magisterial study draws on records from across Europe to throw light on the nature of the disease, its origin, spread, mortality, and its impact on history.

Fresh insights into the development of the tournament as an opportunity for social display.

A series which is a model of its kind: Edmund KingThe wide-ranging articles collected here represent the cutting edge of recent Anglo-Norman scholarship.

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

First in-depth investigation of the genealogies of medieval Wales, bringing out their full significance.

First study of the origins of the lordship courts that dominated the lives of the peasantry of medieval England.