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"An ethical and accessible introduction to a historical period often implicated in racist narratives of nationalism and imperialism." -Sierra Lomuto, Assistant Professor of Global Medieval …

This book provides a vivid and accessible history of first-generation immigrants to England in the later Middle Ages. Accounting for upwards of two percent of the population and coming from all parts …

Fourteenth Century England has quickly established for itself a deserved reputation for its scope and scholarship and for admirably filling a gap in the publication of medieval studies. HISTORY This …

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This book provides a vivid and accessible history of first-generation immigrants to England in the later Middle Ages. Accounting for upwards of two percent of the population and coming from all parts …

Edward III (1312–1377) was the most successful European ruler of his age. Reigning for over fifty years, he achieved spectacular military triumphs and overcame grave threats to his authority, f …

This book explores the dimensions of political society and the major preoccupations of English politics between the later years of Edward I’s reign and the outbreak of the Wars of the Roses. …

The importance of the fourteenth century for the development of English law has long been recognised. The shocks and challenges of that period – the murder of the incompetent Edward II, Edward III’s …

This Palgrave Pivot provides the first ever comprehensive consideration of the part played by women in the workings and business of the English Parliament in the later Middle Ages. Breaking new groun …

First recent full-length analysis of a major medieval poem. The late fourteenth-century English poem Winner and Waster narrates a debate between the forces of avarice (Winner) and generosity (Waster) …

Essays on the complexity of multilingualism in medieval England. Professor Jocelyn Wogan-Browne’s scholarship on the French of England – a term she indeed coined for the mix of linguistic, cultural, …

Essays exploring how England was governed during a tumultuous period. The twin themes of power and authority in fourteenth-century England, a century of transition between the high and late medieval …

The fruits of new research on the politics, society and culture of England in the fourteenth century. The essays collected here engage with many of the most important themes and subjects of the perio …

Fresh examinations of the activities of Henry V, looking at how his reputation was achieved. Henry V (1413-22) is widely acclaimed as the most successful late medieval English king. In his short reig …

An important new contribution to the emerging field of late medieval supplicatory cultures. Late medieval petitions, providing unique insights into medieval social and legal history, have attracted i …

Whose Middle Ages? is an interdisciplinary collection of short, accessible essays intended for the nonspecialist reader and ideal for teaching at an undergraduate level. Each of twenty-two essays tak …

First recent full-length analysis of a major medieval poem.The late fourteenth-century English poem Winner and Waster narrates a debate between the forces of avarice (Winner) and generosity (Waster); …

Attitudes towards `labour’, in the wake of the Black Death, shown to range from early protest literature to repressive authoritarianism. At the very moment that the image of the honest labourer seeme …

Groundbreaking new essays provide a wealth of insight into a less-explored period of Henry’s reign. Investigations of Henry IV’s reign have tended to concentrate on how he seized power, rather than h …

Groundbreaking surveys of the complex interrelationship between the languages of English and French in medieval Britain. With co-editors: CAROLYN COLLETTE, MARYANNE KOWALESKI, LINNE MOONEY, AD PUTTER …

New research into petitions and petitioning in the middle ages, illuminating aspects of contemporary law and justice. The mechanics, politics and culture of petitioning in the middle ages are examine …

A wide variety of texts (from chronicles to Chaucer) studied for evidence of medieval attitudes towards the processes of change as they affected individuals at all points of their lives. Rites of pas …

A new review of the most significant issues of Edward II’s reign. Edward II presided over a turbulent and politically charged period of English history, but to date he has been relatively neglected i …

The annual volume of new work on all aspects of the fourteenth century, including England’s overseas interests, from English and American scholars. New research on aspects of the politics and culture …

A plethora of the most important aspects of late medieval England are covered here, with a focus on Edward I. Crown-magnate relations, the Anglo-Scottish, Anglo-French and Anglo-Irish wars, national …

Traces the history of a magnificent landmark in the history of late medieval art and architecture. As the principal royal chapel in the medieval Palace of Westminster, St Stephen’s was at the centre …