Early History: c 500 to c 1450/1500

'Outstanding, illuminating, compelling ... a riveting read' Peter Frankopan, Sunday Times Islamic civilization was once the envy of the world. From...

The Christian Topography is the only extant Greek treatise both written and illustrated in the sixth century, although known only through later cop...

First edition of supplications concerning England and Wales from the Apostolic Penitentiary - an essential resource for any historian of the pre-Re...

Detailed documents describing Richard II's holdings of treasure highlight the magnificence of the 14th-century English court, often underrated by h...

A series which is a model of its kind. Edmund King, History The contributions collected in this volume demonstrate the full range and vitality of ...

New interpretations of the effect of Magna Carta and other aspects of the reign of King John. Magna Carta marked a watershed in the relations bet...

First modern critical edition of one of the most important and popular texts on the Crusades to survive. Robert the Monk's history of the First Cr...

Makes original contributions to late medieval and early modern historiography, including detailed, contextualized studies of the 'Lancastrian revol...

First full-length history of the Oromo 1300-1700; explains their key part in the medieval Christian kingdom and demonstrates their importance in sh...

A new view of King Rother in which not only the wooer but also his bride-to-be enacts a quest. King Rother, a twelfth-century bridal-quest epic, o...

The chronicles of Jean le Bel are one of the most important sources for the beginning of the Hundred Years' War. This is the first English translat...

This series [pushes] the boundaries of knowledge and [develops] new trends in approach and understanding. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW The concerns ...

First full-length study of the campaigns led by Henry of Lancaster in Aquitaine, including a detailed biographical study of the individuals involve...

A series which is a model of its kind. Edmund King, History This volume demonstrates the vitality and range of studies in the area. It begins with...

First comprehensive survey of how kinship rules were discussed and applied in medieval England. Two separate legal jurisdictions concerned with fa...

Updated with the latest archaeological research new chapters on the most influential yet widely unrecognised people of the British isles, In Search...

First full-length study of the campaigns led by Henry of Lancaster in Aquitaine, including a detailed biographical study of the individuals involve...

The 650th anniversary of the foundation of Wingfield College was the occasion for a special two-day symposium marking the culmination of a three-ye...

First modern edition of an undeservedly neglected account of the events of the First Crusade. Baldric of Bourgeil's Historia Ierosolimitana is a f...

The Resurrection Plate, a Late Classic Maya dish, is decorated with an arresting scene. The Maize God, assisted by two other deities, emerges rebor...