Early History: c 500 to c 1450/1500

In 1465, the Nevills must have thought theyd reached the pinnacle of power and influence in England. Richard Nevill was the kings right-hand man an...

This book examines the role of the papacy and the crusade in the religious life of the late twelfth through late thirteenth centuries and beyond. T...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Femina'Ramirez blasts a powerful spotlight into the so-called Dark Ages' - Dan SnowSkulduggery, power s...

In 1563, the Council of Trent published its Decrees, calling for significant reforms of the Catholic Church in response to criticism from both Prot...

This handy reference guide makes it easier to access and understand histories written in Greek between 600 and 1480 CE. Covering classicizing histo...

This book tells the extraordinary story of Theodore II Laskaris, an emperor who ruled over the Byzantine state of Nicaea established in Asia Minor ...

Throughout medieval Europe, for hundreds of years, monarchy was the way that politics worked in most countries. This meant power was in the hands o...

The first systematic collection of fragmentary Latin historians from the period AD 300620, this volume provides an edition and translation of, and ...

This volume brings into being the field of Byzantine intellectual history. Shifting focus from the cultural, social, and economic study of Byzantiu...

The first volume of Steven Runciman's classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades'On a February day in the year AD 638 the C...

The coming of the Normans to Ireland from 1169 is a pivotal moment in the countrys history. It is a period full of bloodthirsty battles, both betwe...

A comparative history of Chinese and Western Civilization from the dawn of agriculture to the dawn of modernity in Europe, China and the West to 16...

In Warfare and the Miraculous in the Chronicles of the First Crusade, Elizabeth Lapina examines a variety of these chronicles, written both by part...

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...

Includes a new foreword by the author The story of the death, in sinister circumstances, of the boy-king Edward V and his younger brother Richard, ...

Exempla are illustrative stories used by preachers to seize the attention of their congregations and to drive home a moral lesson. This book prese...

The long-awaited prequel to Chronicles of the Revolution covers the first twenty years (137797) of Richard IIs reign. This richly-documented period...

Medieval Toledo is famous as a center of Arabic learning and as a home to sizable Jewish, Muslim, and Christian communities. Yet its cathedralone o...

Recent research into the texts, practices, and visual culture of late medieval devotional life in western Europe has clearly demonstrated the centr...

The first biography in many years of Henry III The son and successor of Bad King John, Henry III reigned for 56 years from 1216, the first child...

Æthelstan was perhaps the most important king of tenth-century England, but we know very little about him, and he has no modern biography. Sarah Fo...

The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackEdward I (1272-1307) is one of the most ...

Open Access: Contextualizing the Archivolted Portals of Northern Spain and Western France within the Theology and Politics of Entry explores the hi...

This is the first complete modern edition of the early charters of Chertsey Abbey in Surrey, one of the most important of the English medieval mona...

A key theme in this collection of thirteen essays is the creative tension between the Carolingian dynasty and its aristocratic followers across 250...

This is a study of royal government in the southern counties of the principality of Wales between the beginning of Edward Is conquest in 1277 and H...

Northumberland was one of the greatest influences on the development of Christianity in Europe. Stan Beckensall guides the reader in words and full...

Spain, 1157-1300 makes use of a vast body of primary and secondary source material to provide a balanced overview of a crucial period of Spanish as...

This book examines the part played by monks of Mount Athos in the diffusion of Orthodox monasticism throughout Eastern Europe and beyond. It focuse...

I know there are but few steps between the prisons and graves of princes Charles I The experience of exile and captivity, usually in war, was not ...

The date was Good Friday, April 23rd in the Year of Our Lord 1014. The most ferocious battle ever fought in Ireland was about to begin... In the t...

Who was Merlin? Is the famous wizard of Arthurian legend based on a real person? In this book, Merlin's origins are traced back to the story of Lai...

A small English expeditionary force in Northern France battling to reach the coast before being cut off by an enemy superior in numbers and equipme...

Viking is such a vivid word, steeped in imagery and blood. The Viking Age began and ended in England. Its first act in AD 789 was a murder on a bea...