European history: medieval period, middle ages

This is the first book devoted to the cultural history in the pre-modern period of people we now describe as having learning disabilities.

This collection of essays examines the history of urban leisure cultures in Europe during the transition from the early modern to the modern period.

Archbishop Hincmar of Rheims (d.

Archbishop Hincmar of Rheims (d.

Discover the diversity and depth of German culture and identityCultural roots and national identities are becoming increasingly important.

For two years in the mid-thirteenth century England was torn by a bloody civil war between the king and his nobles.

This historical guide retells, in graphic detail, the story of nine of the most important battles to be fought in Scotland south of the Highland Line, stretching from Aberdeen to the Firth of Clyde.

For two years in the mid-thirteenth century England was torn by a bloody civil war between the king and his nobles.

This historical guide retells, in graphic detail, the story of nine of the most important battles to be fought in Scotland south of the Highland Line, stretching from Aberdeen to the Firth of Clyde.

It is not widely remembered that mines were by far the most effective weapon deployed against the British Royal Navy in WW1, costing them 5 battleships, 3 cruisers, 22 destroyers, 4 submarines and a host of other vessels.

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

On 22 August 1485 the forces of the Yorkist king Richard III and his Lancastrian opponent Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond clashed at Bosworth Field in Leicestershire in one of the decisive battles of English history.

A look at what world history might have been like if not for the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

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An entertaining collection of strange, delightful and unexpectedly apt words from the origins of English, which illuminates the lives, beliefs and habits of our linguistic ancestors.

In 1482, Abu Abdallah Muhammad XI became the twenty-third Muslim King of Granada.

The trial of the Knights Templar is one of the most infamous in history.

Harold Godwineson, the Last Anglo-Saxon King, owed everything to his father.

Essays reflecting the interests and scholarship of one of our most important and influential historians.

An examination of the community of a major late medieval town: its economy, its customs, and its relationship with the Crown.

A study of the prophetic tradition in medieval England brings out its influence on contemporary politics and the contemporary elite.

Wide-ranging and current research into the Anglo-Norman and Angevin worlds.

First full-scale account of the medieval realm of Powys.

First full-length collection on one of the most significant and influential historians of the medieval period.

First full examination of the medieval livery collar, form, function, and significance.

A fresh consideration of the enduring tradition of the Seven Deadly Sins, showing its continuing post-medieval influence.

First full-length study of the campaigns led by Henry of Lancaster in Aquitaine, including a detailed biographical study of the individuals involved.

A series which is a model of its kind.

An investigation into the effects of leprosy in one of the major towns in medieval France, illuminating urban, religious and medical culture at the time.

First full translation of an important treatise on chivalric horsemanship.

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

First comprehensive survey of how kinship rules were discussed and applied in medieval England.

New English translation of Llull's classic and significant text, restoring the nuances of the original.

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

An investigation of the growth and influence of the cult of St Edmund, and how it manifested itself in medieval material culture.

The latest research on aspects of the Anglo-Norman world.

First printed edition, with facsimile and studies, of a significant manuscript from medieval England.

An examination of the linguistic and cultural construction of one of the texts of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.

A comprehensive overview of the activities of the British navy in the Baltic Sea from the earliest times until the twentieth century.

A full and provocative reappraisal of the Bayeux "e;Tapestry"e;, its origins, design and patronage.

A vital sourcebook for information on clothing and textiles in the middle ages, containing many previously unprinted documents.

Highlights "e;the range and richness of scholarship on medieval warfare, military institutions, and cultures of conflict that characterize the field"e;.

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.

Fruits of the most recent research on the worlds of the eleventh and twelfth centuries.

The relationship between Anglo-Saxon kingship, law, and the functioning of power is explored via a number of different angles.

The best new research on medieval clothing and textiles, drawing from a range of disciplines.

A collection which highlights "e;the range and richness of scholarship on medieval warfare, military institutions, and cultures of conflict that characterize the field"e;.

Essays address plague and disease in the fifteenth century, as manifested throughout Europe.

In an innovative approach drawn from Memory Studies, this book seeks to uncover how the Norman Conquest is popularly "e;remembered"e;.

Investigation of the development of the Cathar heresy in south-west France, looking at how and why its growth differed across the regions.