New book follows explores in detail Henry of Lancaster's Expedition to Aquitaine, 1345-1346 and the practicalities of waging war in the Late Middle Ages
Category: Medieval Books
The Archaeology of Medieval Spain
Since 1985 a huge number of excavations in medieval Spain has been carried out. Fascinating book presents an overview of the Archaeology of Medieval Spain
Henry I, King of England
Henry I was the fourth son of William the Conqueror. Nevertheless, he ended up ruling England and Normandy in the spirit of his father.
Chivalry and the Medieval Past
This book offers an examination of the ways in which the fluid concept of "chivalry" has been used and appropriated after the middle ages.
Medieval Chivalry
The Middle Ages will in the minds of most drum up images of Medieval Chivalry. CUP have now (2016) published an invaluable guide by Kaeuper
The Last Crusade 1270
1270 the last crusade ended in a total disaster when Saint-Louis died and the navy was destroyed. A lesson for our time? asks a new book.
Medieval Herbal from the 15th Century
A delightful medieval herbal from ca 1440 and held by British Library has been published as a facsimile by Palatino Press
The World of Medieval Monasticism: Its History and Forms of Life
The World of Medieval Monasticism: Its History and Forms of Life tells the story of how countless religious people searched for a more spiritual life
History of Rhythms in the Middle Ages
In a new book Jean-Claude Schmitt writes about how people experienced medieval rhythms. And how the rhythms of their world ruptured
Ancient Rus and Medieval Europe: The Emergence of Early Medieval States
The complex questions concerning the emergence of Early Medieval states in Ancient Rus and Medieval Europe were at the forefront of a conference in 2012
The Idea of a Moral Economy
The Idea of a Moral Economy is the first modern edition and translation of three questions disputed in 1330 by the theologian Gerard of Siena.
Debt in Late Medieval France
Debt could be excruciating in the Middle Ages, when debtors might be excommunicated at the request of their creditors. New book explores this business.
Medieval Legal Plunder
Medieval things mattered. No more so than in the Late Middle Ages, when wealth became more ubiquitous. This led to the institutionalisation of legal plunder, explored by a new book by Daniel Lord Smail
Landscapes of the Islamic World
This new book explores the different landscapes of the pre-modern Islamic world, looking beyond the city to engage with its predominantly pastoral character
Beowulf – soon to be – Unlocked
Soon Michael Drout publish his long-awaited book on Beowulf. The blurb promises us "The implications will overturn the current scholarly consensus".
Theory and Practice of Translation in the Middle Ages
11th Cardiff Conference on the Theory and Practice of Translation in the Middle Ages focus on Medieval Translations and Their Readership