European history: medieval period, middle ages

Francis Lovell is without a doubt the most famous - if not the only famous - Lovell of Titchmarsh.

Francis Lovell is without a doubt the most famous - if not the only famous - Lovell of Titchmarsh.

A colorful biography of five royal sisters in medieval England.

This sweeping history of thirteenth century England examines how the successive reigns of two very different kings established the English way of life.

A history of one of medieval England's most powerful families, from its origins in Normandy to its demise during the reign of Edward III.

A history of one of medieval England's most powerful families, from its origins in Normandy to its demise during the reign of Edward III.

A surprising look at women who wielded power in medieval Europe, from queens to concubines to abbesses.

A surprising look at women who wielded power in medieval Europe, from queens to concubines to abbesses.

A thought-provoking study of warfare in the Dark Ages in Great Britain and the origins of Wessex.

A thought-provoking study of warfare in the Dark Ages in Great Britain and the origins of Wessex.

This medieval history of British rebellion examines how five centuries of uprisings and insurrections helped build the United Kingdom.

This medieval history of British rebellion examines how five centuries of uprisings and insurrections helped build the United Kingdom.

This story of the greatest villain of the 14th century is "e;a fascinating account of a tangled web of deceit, turmoil, courtly life, war and rebellion"e; (Britain Express).

A study of the final ten days of England's King John in East Anglia and the truth about what might have happened to his missing treasure.

A study of the final ten days of England's King John in East Anglia and the truth about what might have happened to his missing treasure.

An intriguing new biography of the fifteenth-century Duchess of York and mother to two kings of England.

An intriguing new biography of the fifteenth-century Duchess of York and mother to two kings of England.

What did it mean to be a 'rebel woman' in the interwar years?

Who governs Britain?

Living on an island at the edge of the known world, the medieval Irish were in a unique position to examine the spaces of the North Atlantic region and contemplate how geography can shape a people.

Living on an island at the edge of the known world, the medieval Irish were in a unique position to examine the spaces of the North Atlantic region and contemplate how geography can shape a people.

The renewal of radicalism maps the trajectory of Labour politics from its origins in the mid-Victorian tradition of working-class radicalism through to its emergence as a major electoral force in the 1920s.

The renewal of radicalism maps the trajectory of Labour politics from its origins in the mid-Victorian tradition of working-class radicalism through to its emergence as a major electoral force in the 1920s.

This is the first in-depth study of post-war female religious life.

This is the first in-depth study of post-war female religious life.

Medievalists have long taught that highly emotional Christian devotion, often called 'affective piety', appeared in Europe after the twelfth century and was primarily practiced by communities of mendicants, lay people and women.

Medievalists have long taught that highly emotional Christian devotion, often called 'affective piety', appeared in Europe after the twelfth century and was primarily practiced by communities of mendicants, lay people and women.

This invigorating study places medieval romance narrative in dialogue with theories and practices of gift and exchange, opening new approaches to questions of storytelling, agency, gender and materiality in some of the most engaging literature from the Middle Ages.

This invigorating study places medieval romance narrative in dialogue with theories and practices of gift and exchange, opening new approaches to questions of storytelling, agency, gender and materiality in some of the most engaging literature from the Middle Ages.

This book explores social cohesion in rural settlements in western Europe from 700-1050, asking to what extent settlements, or districts, constituted units of social organisation.

This book explores social cohesion in rural settlements in western Europe from 700-1050, asking to what extent settlements, or districts, constituted units of social organisation.

This book is about the sexual and religious lives of Catholic women in post-war England.

This book is about the sexual and religious lives of Catholic women in post-war England.

On the 50th anniversary of In Place of Strife, this scholarly study makes extensive use of previously unpublished archival and other primary sources to explain why Harold Wilson and Barbara Castle embarked on legislation to regulate the trade unions and curb strikes, and why this aroused such strong opposition, not just from the unions, but within the Cabinet and among backbench Labour MPs.

On the 50th anniversary of In Place of Strife, this scholarly study makes extensive use of previously unpublished archival and other primary sources to explain why Harold Wilson and Barbara Castle embarked on legislation to regulate the trade unions and curb strikes, and why this aroused such strong opposition, not just from the unions, but within the Cabinet and among backbench Labour MPs.

Who governs Britain?

Although the United Kingdom's entry to the European Community (EC) in 1973 was initially celebrated, by the end of the first year the mood in the UK had changed from 'hope to uncertainty'.

Although the United Kingdom's entry to the European Community (EC) in 1973 was initially celebrated, by the end of the first year the mood in the UK had changed from 'hope to uncertainty'.

This monograph recasts the modernisation of the Labour Party and sheds new light on Labour's years in the wilderness between 1979 and 1997.

This monograph recasts the modernisation of the Labour Party and sheds new light on Labour's years in the wilderness between 1979 and 1997.

This collection investigates how the late-medieval household acted as a sorter, user and disseminator of different kinds of ready information, from the traditional and authoritative to the innovative and newly made.

This collection investigates how the late-medieval household acted as a sorter, user and disseminator of different kinds of ready information, from the traditional and authoritative to the innovative and newly made.

Monastic experience in twelfth-century Germany provides a rare window on to monastery life in the tumultuous world of twelfth-century Swabia.

Memory and the future of Europe examines the role of collective memory in the origins and development of the European Union.

Memory and the future of Europe examines the role of collective memory in the origins and development of the European Union.

Civilised by beasts tells the story of nineteenth-century Dublin through human-animal relationships.

Civilised by beasts tells the story of nineteenth-century Dublin through human-animal relationships.

Peasants and historians is an examination of historical discussion of the medieval English peasantry.

This is an important collection of pioneering essays penned by the late Simon Walker, a highly respected historian of late medieval England.

This collection of highly original essays by leading early medieval historians honours the work and career of Dame Janet (Jinty) Nelson, one of the most respected and influential scholars of her generation.