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  • Sandwich - The 'Completest Medieval Town in England'by Helen Clarke; Sarah Pearson; Mavis E. Mate

    Oxbow Books 2010; US$ 35.00

    To the casual visitor of today, Sandwich appears as simply a small inland market town on the bank of a modest river. But locals and historians have long known that in the Middle Ages it was a strategic and commercial seaport of great significance, trading with northern Europe and the Mediterranean and growing prosperous on this business. The medieval... more...

  • Bond Men Made Freeby Rodney Hilton

    Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 38.95

    Rodney Hilton's account of the Peasant's Revolt of 1381 remains the classic authoritative text on the 'English Rising'. Hilton views the revolt in the context of a genral European pattern of class conflict. He demonstrates that the peasant movements that disturbed the Middle Ages were not mere unrelated outbreaks of violence but had their roots... more...

  • England in the Later Middle Agesby Maurice Keen

    Routledge 2003; US$ 39.95

    First published to wide critical acclaim in 1973, England in the Later Middle Ages has become a seminal text for students studying this diverse, constantly changing period. The second edition of this book, while maintaining the character of the more...

  • Britain and Ireland, 900-1300by Brendan Smith

    Cambridge University Press 1999; US$ 49.00

    There is a growing interest in the history of relations between the English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish as the United Kingdom and Ireland begin to construct new political arrangements. This book brings together the latest work on how these relations developed in the middle ages. more...

  • Restoration and Reform, 1153-1165by Graeme J. White; Rosamond McKitterick; Christine Carpenter; Jonathan Shepard

    Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 45.00

    This book, covering the close of Stephen's reign (1135-54) and the early phase of Henry II's (1154-89), examines the government of England in the aftermath of civil war. It suggests that the extent of 'anarchy' under Stephen has been exaggerated as 'restoration' gave way to 'reform'. more...

  • Britanniaby John Creighton

    Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 49.95

    This book completely re-evaluates the evidence for, and the interpretation of, the rule of the kings of Late Iron Age Britain: Cunobelin and Verica. Within a few generations of their reigns, after one died and the other had fled, Rome?s ceremonial centres had been transformed into the magnificence of Roman towns with monumental public buildings... more...

  • Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Rosesby John A. Wagner

    ABC-CLIO 2002; US$ 85.00

    This encyclopaedia dissects the period of the Wars of the Roses, the dynastic duel between the houses of Lancaster and York. It provides hundreds of essay-length entries, alphabetically arranged, paying particular attention to the military aspects of the conflict. more...

  • Joan of Arc and Richard IIIby Charles T. Wood

    Oxford University Press 1991; US$ 36.00

    Joan of Arc and Richard III are prominent historical figures, but the myths surrounding them have always obscured their accomplishments. This study clarifies their historical contributions by combining traditional biography with original material on their social and political backgrounds. more...

  • For Her Good Estateby Frances A. Underhill

    Palgrave Macmillan 2000; US$ 105.00

    For Her Good Estate recounts the trials and triumphs of a fourteenth-century English noblewoman. Elizabeth de Burgh led a tumultuous early life: an arranged marriage, an abduction leading to a clandestine second marriage, a forced third marriage to a man who died a traitor. Afterwards, empowered by a vow of chastity to insure her independence, Elizabeth... more...

  • Missing Headlinesby Emeka Anyaoku

    Liverpool University Press 1997; US$ 55.00

    This Book is about a common humanity, and the Commonwealth's role in its promotion. Emeka Anyaoku's themes developed here were foreshadowed in his acceptance speech to the Heads of Government who had elected him as Commonwealth Secretary-Genral. more...