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Medieval History

Mongols and the West 1221 -1405
by Peter Jackson
The Mongols had a huge impact on medieval Europe and the Islamic world. This book provides a comprehensive survey of contacts between the Catholic West and the Mongol world-empire from the first appearance of Chinggis Khan's armies in 1221 down to the ...
Paperback. Price GB £20.99

Studies in Medievalism XIV: Medievalism in Scholarship
edited by Tom Shippey and Martin Arnold
Contents: Long-lost Letters: Francisque Michel's Contribution to the Invention of French Medieval Literary Studies (Mark Burde); A Lot of Learning is a Dang'rous Thing: The Ruthwell Cross Runes and their Icelandic Interpreters (Magnús Fjalldal); ...
Hardback. Price GB £45.00

Thinking Medieval: An Introduction to the Study of the Middle Ages
by Marcus Bull
This book is aimed at students coming to the study of western European medieval history for the first time, and also graduate students on interdisciplinary medieval studies programmes. It examines the place of the Middle Ages in modern popular culture, ...
Paperback. Price GB £15.99
Hardback. Not yet published - advance orders taken. Price GB £50.00

Birth of the Chess Queen
by Marilyn Yalom
They say that behind (or in this case beside) every great man lies a great(er) woman, but this was not always so in the game of chess. First played in India, Persia and the Arab lands, the original game of chess had the king accompanied by his vizier ...
Hardback. Price GB £19.99

Isabel Rules: Constructing Queenship, Wielding Power
by Barbara F Weissberger
The movement to canonise the Catholic Queen Isabel has recently been revived and, therefore, this detailed and original scrutiny of both Isabel and the power she wielded is timely. Of special interest to Weissberger is the relationship between sexuality ...
Paperback. Price GB £17.50
Hardback. Price GB £45.95

The Knights Templar: A New History
by Helen Nicholson
Firmly grounded in historical evidence, this New History looks at the Knights of the Order of the Temple of Solomon founded in the early 12th century. Nicholson draws in the most up-to-date research on the subject, delving into the lives of the ...
Paperback. Temporarily out of stock at publishers - will be delayed. Orders will be recorded. Price GB £14.99

The Theory and Practice of Translation in the Middle Ages
by R. Voaden, R. Tixier, T. Sanchez Roura, JR Rytting
The interest of the writers of these essays in the intricacies and implications of translation in the Middle Ages, or of the translation of medieval texts in the modern period, has resulted in a diverse and intellectually stimulating volume. The papers in ...
Paperback. Price GB £51.00

The Bad Popes
by Russell Chamberlain
By giving permanent residence and territorial power to the bishops of Rome, the Emperor Constantine launched Rome, and Italy, down a long and tangled path of conflicting civil authority and spiritual power and pleasure. First published in 1969, this book ...
Paperback. Price GB £8.99

Black Prince
by Richard Barber
First published in 1978, this is an unaltered reprint of Barber's comprehensive and informative biography of the Black Prince and the legend that surrounded him throughout his life. Very much a narrative history, supported by numerous maps, the study aims ...
Paperback. Price GB £8.99

Travels with a Medieval Queen
by Simeti, Mary Taylor
In 1186 a Sicilian princess, Constance of Hauteville, married Henry the son of the great German Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, thus consolidating a newly signed peace treaty. From 1191 to 1194 Constance travelled throughout Germany and Italy with Henry, a ...
Paperback. Price GB £8.99
Hardback. Price GB £20.00