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Cathedrals, Communities and Conflict in the Anglo-Norman World
The true importance of cathedrals during the Anglo-Norman period is here brought out, through an examination of the most important aspects of their history. Cathedrals dominated …
Musicians of Bath and Beyond: Edward Loder (1809-1865) and his Family
This book takes advantage of new and often surprising biographical research on the Loder family as a whole and its four main figures, using them to illustrate aspects of music …
The Present and the Past in Medieval Irish Chronicles
A new analysis of a vital source for the history of Ireland and Scotland in the middle ages. Ireland has the most substantial corpus of annalistic chronicles for the early period …
Strategy and the Sea
An important book, presenting the latest insights by the leading world authorities on naval history. This book presents a wide range of new research on many aspects of naval …
Violence and Society in the Early Medieval West
Essays suggest or explore reasons why violent acts might have been perpetrated, and attempt to understand the social priorities which governed such acts. Thought-provoking and …
Personal Names and Naming Practices in Medieval Scotland
A landmark of scholarship on medieval Scotland. Professor Dauvit Broun, University of Glasgow. Personal names can provide a rich and often overlooked window into medieval society, …
King Harold II and the Bayeux Tapestry
Essays on the brief but tumultuous reign of Harold II, and one of our most important sources of knowledge of the time - the Bayeux Tapestry. Harold II is chiefly remembered today, …
Pragmatic Literacy, East and West, 1200-1330
Studies of the uses of literacy for the exercise of political and economic power, in Latin Christendom and the wider world. This pioneering collection of studies is concerned with …
War at Sea in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
The role and characteristics of armed force at sea in western Europe and the Mediterranean prior to 1650. This volume is both a restatement of current interpretations of sea power …
War, Government and Aristocracy in the British Isles, c.1150-1500
A plethora of the most important aspects of late medieval England are covered here, with a focus on Edward I. Crown-magnate relations, the Anglo-Scottish, Anglo-French and …
The Baiuvarii and Thuringi
A study of two Germanic tribes, the Baiuvarii and Thuringi, looking at their origins, development, and customs between the fifth and the eighth centuries. The large neighbouring …
Fourteenth Century England I
Biennial volumes of new research on an eventful century coloured by the Plantagenet dynasty. The fourteenth century is one of the most turbulent and compelling periods of English …