Middle Ages

                The object of this book is to show how the foundations of our civilization were laid in the past and how its …

A new and accessible translation of Hariulf’s History of St Riquier, this book examines the history of a monastic community from the seventh to the eleventh century. It covers the ascetic life of the …

Detailed research into documentary sources offers an exciting new identification of the ‘real’ Robin Hood. For over a century and a half scholars have debated whether or not the legend of Robin Hood …

The twelfth century in Europe, hailed by historians as a time of intellectual and spiritual vitality, had a dark side. As Robert Chazan points out, the marginalization of minorities emerged during th …

Step into the world of Freemasonry with ‘The Freemasons, ‘ a fascinating journey through the history, rituals, and symbolism of one of the world’s most renowned secret societies. Uncover the secrets, …

The first full-scale scholarly treatment of Mathilda of Flanders (d. 1083), duchess of Normandy and post-Conquest queen of England. In Norman England, Mathilda’s unique practice of queenship was robu …

A sweeping, authoritative, and entertaining history of the Christian cult of the saints from its origin to the Reformation From its earliest centuries, one of the most notable features of Christianit …

In Souls under Siege , Nicole Archambeau explores how the inhabitants of southern France made sense of the ravages of successive waves of plague, the depredations of mercenary warfare, and the violen …

Stolen Song documents the act of cultural appropriation that created a founding moment for French literary history: the rescripting and domestication of troubadour song, a prestige corpus in the Euro …

The first full English translation of Rigord’s Gesta Philippi Augusti , The Deeds of Philip Augustus makes available to Anglophone readers the most important narrative account of the reign of King Ph …