Medieval Britain

ISBN: 9781843838135
Published by : Boydell & Brewer
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The priory at Dunstable was founded by Henry I, and was a house of Augustinian canons; it stood in close proximity to the royal house at Dunstable, also founded by Henry I and used regularly in the twelfth century by his successors. In 1204, the h... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781846146909
Published by : Penguin Books Ltd
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In early 1461, a seventeen-year-old boy won a battle on a freezing morning in the Welsh marches, and claimed the crown of England as Edward IV, first king of the usurping house of York. It was a time when old certainties had been shredded: by popu... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780907239819
Published by : Boydell & Brewer
Series: Canterbury & York Society
Volume: v. 108
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In the middle ages clergy of all ranks, from archbishops to parochial clergy, sent proctors to parliament, whether as representatives of constituency groups - diocesan clergy and cathedral chapters - or substitutes for those expected to attend in ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781785709845
Published by : Oxbow Books
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This book is the culmination of the author’s lifelong interest in the Roman to medieval transition in England and in the analysis of the historic landscape of Wessex. It begins with a focused, referenced, and critical exploration of the thorny, bu... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781903153772
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Henry V (1413-22) is widely acclaimed as the most successful late medieval English king. In his short reign of nine and a half years, he re-imposed the rule of law, made the crown solvent, decisively crushed heresy, achieved a momentous victory at... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781783273003
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Compiled from the records of a survey of the kingdom of England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1085, Domesday Book is a key source for the history of England. However, there has never been a critical edition of the text and so, despite o... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781783273140
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From the eleventh and twelfth centuries, Latin Christendom was increasingly focussed, both institutionally and culturally, on Rome and the papacy. A key element of these changes was a growing concern with the provision of pastoral care and the sta... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781785708169
Published by : Oxbow Books
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The cathedral city of Hereford is one of the best-kept historical secrets of the Welsh Marches. Although its Anglo-Saxon development is well known from a series of classic excavations in the 1960s and ’70s, what is less widely known is that the ci... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781851827831
Published by : Four Courts Press
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An anthology of 150 Welsh poems, covering the 6th to 16th century, which are all translated into English. The poems, which include courtly lyrics, battle cries and laments for dead princes, evoke a medieval Welsh society in which courage, loyalty ... .... Learn More