European history: medieval period, middle ages

This book focuses on the identity and public personae of the dogaressa, wives of the elected doges of medieval and early modern Venice.

This study re-examines Morgan le Fay in early medieval and contemporary Arthurian sources, arguing that she embodies the concerns of each era even as she defies social and gender expectations.

Market Power explores society and economy in medieval Iberia, examining the intersection of regional commercial interests, lordship, and royal authority as part of the evolution of a small village into a rural market town.

An interdisciplinary approach to the study of women and property, combining literature, history, and economics.

In many respects this book, first published in 1961, marked a somewhat radical departure from contemporary historical writings.

In many respects this book, first published in 1961, marked a somewhat radical departure from contemporary historical writings.

In his Birkbeck Lectures, first published in 1969, Professor Ullmann throws new light on a familiar subject.

In his Birkbeck Lectures, first published in 1969, Professor Ullmann throws new light on a familiar subject.

These stories from the Star Chamber papers, first published in 1958, reveal the real, and sometimes comic, side of the functioning of the Star Chamber - an English court of Law from the Middle Ages, which was set up to ensure the fair enforcement of law against prominent people who were too powerful to be convicted by ordinary courts.

These stories from the Star Chamber papers, first published in 1958, reveal the real, and sometimes comic, side of the functioning of the Star Chamber - an English court of Law from the Middle Ages, which was set up to ensure the fair enforcement of law against prominent people who were too powerful to be convicted by ordinary courts.

First Published in 2004.

First Published in 2004.

The medieval monster is a slippery construct, and its referents include a range of religious, racial, and corporeal aberrations.

The medieval monster is a slippery construct, and its referents include a range of religious, racial, and corporeal aberrations.

The crusades are often seen as epitomising a period when hostility between Christian West and the Muslim Near East reached an all time high.

The crusades are often seen as epitomising a period when hostility between Christian West and the Muslim Near East reached an all time high.

First Published in 2005.

First Published in 2005.

First published in 1924, Max Beer's work comprises the history of social thought from the fourth to the fourteenth century.

First published in 1924, Max Beer's work comprises the history of social thought from the fourth to the fourteenth century.

Iron Age Myth and Materiality: an Archaeology of Scandinavia AD 400-1000 considers the relationship between myth and materiality in Scandinavia from the beginning of the post-Roman era and the European Migrations up until the coming of Christianity.

Iron Age Myth and Materiality: an Archaeology of Scandinavia AD 400-1000 considers the relationship between myth and materiality in Scandinavia from the beginning of the post-Roman era and the European Migrations up until the coming of Christianity.

In popular tradition witches were either practitioners of magic or people who were objectionable in some way, but for early European courts witches were heretics and worshippers of the Devil.

In popular tradition witches were either practitioners of magic or people who were objectionable in some way, but for early European courts witches were heretics and worshippers of the Devil.

What was it like to be disabled in the Middle Ages?

What was it like to be disabled in the Middle Ages?

From around the eleventh century until the Reformation, a close connection between the Church and hospitals was formed as they became a refuge for the ill, ostracised and poor.

From around the eleventh century until the Reformation, a close connection between the Church and hospitals was formed as they became a refuge for the ill, ostracised and poor.

The Byzantine World presents the latest insights of the leading scholars in the fields of Byzantine studies, history, art and architectural history, literature, and theology.

The Byzantine World presents the latest insights of the leading scholars in the fields of Byzantine studies, history, art and architectural history, literature, and theology.

First Published in 2002.

First Published in 2002.

Nickolaus provides the readers with a concise critical discussion of the "e;courtly love"e; debate, broad historical and comparative analysis, and a model that explains, at the level of plot, rhetoric, and ideology, the proper place of amorous motifs in the context of prevailing Christian doctrines and attitudes.

Nickolaus provides the readers with a concise critical discussion of the "e;courtly love"e; debate, broad historical and comparative analysis, and a model that explains, at the level of plot, rhetoric, and ideology, the proper place of amorous motifs in the context of prevailing Christian doctrines and attitudes.

This book argues that far from preaching traditional, otherworldly ideals, the authors or these religious works were deeply engaged in the social, political, and spiritual issues that characterized the Holy Roman Empire at a time of radical transformation.

This book argues that far from preaching traditional, otherworldly ideals, the authors or these religious works were deeply engaged in the social, political, and spiritual issues that characterized the Holy Roman Empire at a time of radical transformation.

The Akhbar majmu'a, or 'Collected Accounts', deal with the Muslim conquest of the Iberian peninsula in 711 and subsequent events in al-Andalus, down to and including the reign of 'Abd al-Rahman III (912-961), founder of the Umayyad caliphate of al-Andalus .

The Akhbar majmu'a, or 'Collected Accounts', deal with the Muslim conquest of the Iberian peninsula in 711 and subsequent events in al-Andalus, down to and including the reign of 'Abd al-Rahman III (912-961), founder of the Umayyad caliphate of al-Andalus .

The word "e;medieval"e; is often used in a negative way when talking about contemporary issues.

The word "e;medieval"e; is often used in a negative way when talking about contemporary issues.

First Published in 2005.

First Published in 2005.

First Published in 2005.

First Published in 2005.

The challenges of cultural and religious diversity that face European and American societies today are not a new phenomenon.

The challenges of cultural and religious diversity that face European and American societies today are not a new phenomenon.

Of all the activities of the most neglected century in English History, England's trade has received the least attention in proportion to its importance.

Of all the activities of the most neglected century in English History, England's trade has received the least attention in proportion to its importance.

First Published in 2005.

First Published in 2005.