First Published in 1929 An Introduction to Medieval History presents a comprehensive overview of the social, political, ......more

Exploring plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries, Mourning Men in Shakespeare’s England argues that early modern pl......more

This book offers the first comprehensive view of the historical construction of the meaning of the word ’crusade’ throug......more

This book focuses on the characters that populate the Game of Thrones universe and on one of the most salient features o......more

This book gathers contributions negotiating feminism’s place within medieval studies. It is about overlaps and twists, a......more

The Middle Ages and Medievalism have been used and abused throughout history--and this continues. This narrative deserve......more

In times of widespread Islamophobia, there is an understandable motivation for constructing scientific achievement as a ......more

A supplement for Heirs to Heresy, introducing new knightly orders, mighty relics, mysteries, and foes both mortal and su......more

In the tradition of Why Nations Fail, this book solves one of the great puzzles of history: Why did the West become the ......more

This book brings together the major writings of David Sellar (1941-2019) on the genealogies (pedigrees) claimed by some ......more

Fascinating new study of the key campaigns, battles and sieges that shaped the crusading period in Europe during the Mid......more

How can immortality be a curse? According to the Wandering Jew legend, as Jesus made his way to Calvary, a man refused h......more

A "provocative, colloquial and entertaining" (Carolyne Larrington, Times Literary Supplement) exploration of medieval th......more

The colorful story of the Mamluk dynasty - marked with treachery, carnage and destructive behavior - is a significant ch......more

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The Umayyad Empire (644-750 CE) was the first Islamic empire and one of the largest empires of ancient and medieval time......more

What did the world look like for Jews living in medieval Europe? How did they perceive and make use of the elements of t......more

Buried in the Borderlands is the result of a large-scale yet detailed study of early medieval grave furnishings from the......more

This book is based on the postmedieval journal special issue Prophetic Futures. It calls for renewed attention to prophe......more

At present, there is no scholarly consensus on the ecclesiastical organization in the Roman province of Scythia (4th-7th......more

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A new perspective on lordship in England between the Norman Conquest and Magna Carta. Multiple lordship- that is, holdin......more

Discover the Timeless Wonders of the ’Gesta Romanorum’ Step into a world where history, myth, and morality blend seamles......more

Discover the Timeless Wonders of the ’Gesta Romanorum’ Step into a world where history, myth, and morality blend seamles......more

Religious and Intellectual Diversity in the Islamicate World and Beyond is a collection of essays in honor of Sarah Stro......more

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This collection explores the intersection of gender and mobility across the Global Middle Ages. Medieval Mobilities ques......more

This book is based on the postmedieval journal special issue Contact zones: Fur, minerals, milk, and other things. It of......more

This book explores the widespread mass conversions to Christianity and Islam that took place in Europe and Asia in the n......more

The digital era is beset by distraction, and it feels like things are only getting worse. At times like these, the dista......more

This collection offers a holistic understanding of the impact of both crusading and settlement on the literary cultures ......more

Leeds Medieval Studies is an international, refereed journal based in the University of Leeds Institute for Medieval Stu......more

The Breve reprehensorium (1465) is a treatise in favour of the newly converted Christians of Jewish descent. Based on th......more

Exploring the relationship of heresy, dissent and society in the 12th and 13th centuries, The Devil s World shows how pe......more

This biography of Alfred the Great, king of the West Saxons (871-899), combines a sensitive reading of the primary sourc......more

This biography of Alfred the Great, king of the West Saxons (871-899), combines a sensitive reading of the primary sourc......more

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Saint Patrick is a central figure in the medieval Irish Church. As the convertor saint he was a central anchor through w......more

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Cognitive approaches to early medieval texts have tended to focus on the mind in isolation. By examining the interplay b......more

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Was there a horse sense in the medieval period? Why did word-licking dogs inhabit manuscript borders? The seven intrigui......more

What does it mean to identify oneself as pagan or Christian in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages? How are religio......more

Rushen Abbey, now owned and managed by Manx National Heritage, was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1134 and suppressed......more

This book gathers essays on premodern plants, considering the position of critical plant studies in relation to medieval......more

This book brings together several strands of medieval and medievalist work in the history of emotions, with a focus on l......more

This volume explores the Good Friday ceremonies that used figures to portray Christ’s burial, celebrated by the clergy a......more

Discover the fascinating world of Norse mythology with our comprehensive guide. From the creation myth to the legends of......more

Twenty-Five Women Who Shaped the Italian Renaissance takes readers on a journey through early modern Italy that places w......more

Twenty-Five Women Who Shaped the Italian Renaissance takes readers on a journey through early modern Italy that places w......more

Reapproaching Conques from new contexts is the basis of the present volume, a product of the international project "Conq......more

This is the first translation of the Hystoria de via or ’Monte Cassino Chronicle, ’ one of the few surviving crusader so......more

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This book argues that abbatial authority was fundamental to monastic historical writing in the period c.500-1500. Writin......more

A Short History of the Fatimid Khalifate, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout ......more

This collection of essays focuses on the way blurred boundaries are represented in pre-modern texts and visual art and h......more

How did the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) converse and engage with other religious believers? This book analyses six models of......more

This book examines the forms of estate management in the countryside of Florence and Lucca between the eleventh and the ......more

Did you know that the English longbow was the "machine gun" of the medieval era, with its effectiveness being far greate......more

Gestures of Grace is a celebration of the life and career of Robert Sweetman, H. Evan Runner Chair in the History of Phi......more

No people is nameless, and lists of words are as old as writing systems. And yet, both subjects can appear unpromising t......more

A History of Western Science: The Basics offers a short introduction to the history of Western science that is accessibl......more

Scriptor, Cantor & Notator is an innovative multi-author project dealing with the complex interconnections between learn......more

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Reading has become a problem--not just of attention, comprehension, or growing rates of illiteracy, but of politics, soc......more

A fresh reading of Aldus Manutius, preeminent in the history of the printed book. Aldus Manutius is perhaps the greatest......more

Different from most festschriften, this wide-ranging volume in honour of one of our foremost historians of English medie......more

Packed with dramatic true stories from one of European history’s most romantic and turbulent eras, this epic narrative c......more

This book showcases the variety and vitality of contemporary scholarship on Old Norse and related medieval literatures a......more

"Against Apion" is an important literary work written by Flavius Josephus, a 1st century CE Jewish historian and scholar......more

Did you know that Western civilization has influenced the lives of almost everyone alive today? What do you know about W......more

This book argues that long-distance trade in luxury items - such as diamonds, gold, cinnamon, scented woods, ivory and p......more

Discover the dramatic and eventful pilgrimage of a medieval women - Bridget of Sweden - from Rome to Jerusalem in 1371-7......more

From Giotto’s artistic revolution at the dawn of the fourteenth century to the scientific discoveries of Galileo in the ......more