Ecclesiastical Knights provides a detailed study of the military-religious vocation as it was lived out by the Orders of Santiago, Calatrava and Alcantara in Leon-Castile 1150 - 1330
Category: Medieval Books
Slavery in Early Medieval Hungary
In Hungary - c. 850 - 1301 - slavery was a significant feature of the way in which agricultural production was organized. New book compares slavery in Árpád-era Hungary and Carolingian France.
The Guitar in Tudor England
In Tudor and Elizabethan history the lute usually gets all the attention. But the guitar was played everywhere from the court to the tavern. New book tells the story of the social and musical world of this beloved instrument.
Medieval Urban Identity. Health, Economy and Regulation
Economy, law and health issues came to define life in medieval cities and contributed to the formation of urban identities. New book presents a series of case studies outlining life in the late medieval towns and cities.
Viking Graves and Grave Goods in Ireland
Archaeologists say the number of Viking warrior burials in Dublin is astounding. A project cataloguing these burials has resulted in the publication of an 800-page tome titled Viking Graves and Grave Goods in Ireland.
Must We Divide History Into Periods?
When did the Middle Ages begin? When the Renaissance? In his last book Jacques le Goff tackled these complex questions
Barbarian Europe
Book by Karol Modzelewski about Barbarian Europe from the Early Middle Ages is finally available in a beautiful and very readable English translation.
History of Fifteenth-Century Music
The Cambridge History of Fifteenth-Century Music is bound to be vigorously studied by scholars, musicologists, art historians and performers.
Crusading and Pilgrimage in the Norman World
Norman relationship with crusading and pilgrimage, so central in many ways to Norman identity, has hitherto not received extensive treatment. New book tells the story
Medieval Graffiti in England
Images of compasses, windmills, sundials, circles, ships and much more were doodled onto medieval church walls by in massive numbers. A new book tells the story of this medieval graffiti
Richard of Saint-Vanne
Richard of Saint-Vanne (970–1046) was the abbot of the influential northeastern French Monastery of St. Vanne from 1004 to 1046. New book focus on how he imagined his role as religious leader.
Reading Robin Hood
Robin Hood is a myth, which has been continuously reinvented since the High Middle Ages. A new book tells the story from the beginning and up until our time
Art of the Islands
New book by Michelle Brown presents a series of masterpieces of Celtic, Pictish, Anglo-Saxon and Viking origin and explain their context
Scandinavian Amulets in Viking Age Poland
Very important new book carefully examines Scandinavian amulets like Thor's Hammers found in Poland and sheds new light on the Old Norse religion.
Traces of Haithabu
REVIEW: Excavations at Viking Haithabu in Schleswig has yielded extraordinary finds. New book presents us with endless hours of joy digging into this treasure trove
Viking Worlds. Things, Spaces and Movement
Review: Viking halls, regional judicial places, oath rings, door keys, leadworking and much more figures in a fascinating new book on Viking Worlds