Early History: c 500 to c 1450/1500

First translation of two vivid accounts of French thirteenth-century tournaments, rich in detail and an impassioned defence of tournaments and thei...

Domesday Book, England's oldest and most famous public record, describes the condition of England south of the river Tees in 1066 and 1086. William...

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SILK ROADS 'Filled with Byzantine intrigue, in every sense this book is important, compellingly r...

The Magna Carta is one of the most celebrated documents in English history and one of the British Library's greatest treasures. But despite this, t...

*Winner of the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize**Longlisted for The Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction**A Sunday Times Book of the Year**A Daily Telegra...

At the center of this interdisciplinary study are court monsters - dwarves, hirsutes, and misshapen individuals - who, by their very presence, alte...

New insights into Pietro dAbanos unique approach to translations. The commentary of the Italian physician and philosopher Pietro dAbano on Bartholo...

Few works of art better illustrate the splendor of eleventh-century painting than the manuscript often referred to as the precious gospels of Bisho...

The formal gardens of Elizabethan England were among the glories of their age. Complementing the great houses of the day, they reflected the aspira...

The study of intellectual history might be second only to the novel in the number of mournful obituaries it has received over the years. But--if th...

The Vandals is the first book available in the English Language dedicated to exploring the sudden rise and dramatic fall of this complex North Afri...

Ground-breaking new studies of Henry V's chapel, tomb and funeral service have new revelations and insights into the time. Before Henry V set out ...

The Vikings siege of Paris in 88586 was a turning point in the history of both Paris and France. In 885, a year after Charles the Fat was crowned K...

A comprehensive survey of the work of this most influential Florentine artist and teacherAndrea del Verrocchio (c. 14351488) was one of the most ve...

Latin books are among the most numerous surviving artifacts of the Late Antique, Mediaeval, and Renaissance periods in European history; written in...

First full-length study of the use and perception of deceit in medieval warfare. Deception and trickery are a universal feature of warfare, from t...

A study of the personal religion of King John, presenting a more complex picture of his actions and attitude. King John has been perceived as one ...

Contemporary descriptions of objects no longer extant examined to reconstruct these lost treasures. Surviving accounts of the material culture of ...

The Armada Portrait is perhaps the most immediately recognisable depiction of Elizabeth I and, arguably, of any British monarch. It captures both t...

Aspects of the turbulent rule of Richard II freshly examined. The reign of Richard II is well known for its political turmoil as well as its liter...

An examination of the changing nature of crusade and its participants in the late medieval Mediterranean. The period from the fall of Acre until t...

First extended treatment of the city of St Andrews during the middle ages. St Andrews was of tremendous significance in medieval Scotland. Its imp...

A magisterial survey of Normandy from its origins in the tenth century to its conquest some two hundred years later. This book provides a comprehe...