In the 21st century medieval romances are bestselling as never before. Now time has come to read the real thing, the Middle English romances from the 13th and 14th centuries.
Category: Medieval Books
Armour of the English Knight
Tobias Capwell is both curator at the Wallace Collection, an accomplished historian and a renowned champion at European tournaments. New book he chronicles the armour worn by English knights in the 15th century
Agincourt 600
Early on a number of distinguished institutions, foundations and companies got together and formed a committee for coordinating the commemorations in connection with the 600-anniversary of Agincourt. One result is the official commemorative publication written for the benefit of the wider public.
Battle of Agincourt
Anne Curry is arguably one of the foremost historians of the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. Her latest book is a publication published in partnership with the Royal Armouries
The Drama of Agincourt
New book traces the growing nationalism in France in the 15th century as the result of the events at Agincourt 1415
A Shakespearean Botanical
When daisies pied, and violets blue, And lady-smocks all silver-white; And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue, do paint the meadows with delight...
The Viking Diaspora
REVIEW: new book by Judith Jesch explores the way in which the concept of Diaspora might help us to understand what might broadly be termed the “Viking World"
Vikings in the South
REVIEW: Vikings in the South tells the fascinating story of the Viking raids in 9th and 10th centuries Iberia and how they were thought of by Muslims and Christians
Late Medieval Catalan Knights
Medieval Knights are often shown wearing a coat of mail, brandishing swords and galloping on a horse. New book explores the Catalan material
The Artistic Patronage of the Humiliati in Florence
The Humiliati were a group of lay Italians, who formed a religious order in the late 11th century, which was later eclipsed by the Franciscans. New book explores the order’s artistic patronage
Armenia
The book is published to accompany an exhibition at the Bodleian Library, Armenia: Masterpieces from an Enduring Culture
Medieval Political Theology
Amongst Medievalists, Kantorowicz is known for his book on 'The King's Two Bodies. A Study in Medieval Political Theology'. But what is medieval political theology? And how and why should we take note of this in the 21st century.
Rethinking Ancient Woodland
The distinctive ecological characteristics of ancient woodland only emerged after it had had been enclosed from the surrounding 'wastes' in early Middle Ages
The Origins of Corporations – The Mills of Toulouse in the Middle Ages
The first business corporations were French and from the Middle Ages. This a was already documented in 1954. Now the book has been translated
The Strait Gate
'The Strait Gate' reveals how doors have served as sites of power, exclusion, and inclusion—and, by extension, as metaphors for salvation—in the course of Western history.
Giotto and his artistic legacy in Padua
Padua is known for the Scrovegni Chapel painted by Giotto. Less known is the rich artistic legacy, which his chapel fostered in Padua and which may be enjoyed in the Cathedral and elsewhere.