European history: medieval period, middle ages Books

Recontextualizes late medieval famines using contemporary concepts of complex human disasters, vulnerability, and resilience.

Explores how the Fifth Crusade was remembered and commemorated during its triumphs and immediately after its disastrous conclusion. Provides a study of medieval war memory, showing that in the early decades of the thirteenth century, remembering war was...

"[A] fine, arresting book with a clear and novel thesis and a firm grasp of geography. Good stuff, in short . . . strongly recommended." -William H. McNeill

The Early Lives of St Dunstan contains new editions, with translation and extensive commentary, of the two earliest Lives of St Dunstan, archbishop of Canterbury (960-88) and one of the principal figures of the tenth-century English church. The two Lives...

In The Confucian-Legalist State, Dingxin Zhao offers a radically new analysis of Chinese imperial history from the eleventh century BCE to the fall of the Qing dynasty. This study first uncovers the factors that explain how, and why, China developed into...

The fascinating story of the fortunes of one medieval family over the course of a century, from bestselling historians Frances and Joseph GiesThe Pastons were members of the English gentry--a tiny group of roughly 1,000 households sandwiched between the...

This engrossing book provides a comprehensive history of the medical response to the Black Death. John Aberth has translated plague treatises that illustrate the human dimensions of the horrific scourge, including doctors’ personal anecdotes as...

This book investigates the early history of the Seljuq Turks, founders of one of the most important empires of the mediaeval Islamic world, from their origins in the Eurasian steppe to their conquest of Iran, Iraq and Anatolia. The first work available...

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The Middle Ages was a critical and formative time for Western approaches to our natural surroundings.　An Environmental History of the Middle Ages is a unique and unprecedented cultural survey of attitudes towards the environment during this period...

Interest in the middle ages is at an all time high at the moment, thanks in part to "The Da Vinci Code." Never has there been a moment more propitious for a study of our misconceptions of the Middle Ages than now. Ranging across religion, art, and...

The recapture of Jerusalem, the siege of acre, the fall of Tripoli, the effect in Baghdad of events in Syria; these and other happenings were faithfully recorded by Arab historians during the two centuries of the Crusades. First published in English in...

The Crusades and the Expansion of Catholic Christendom, 1000-1714 is a fascinating and accessible survey that places the medieval Crusades in their European context, and examines, for the first time, their impact on European expansion. Taking a...

Bede's Ecclesiastical History is the most important single source for early medieval English history. Without it, we would be able to say very little about the conversion of the English to Christianity, or the nature of England before the Viking Age. ...

A fascinating collaboration between a medieval historian and a professor of psychiatry, this enthralling book applies modern biological and psychological research findings to the lives of medieval mystics and ascetics. Drawing upon a database of over...

Samuel Fanous and Henrietta Leyser present a vivid interdisciplinary study devoted to the life, work and extant vita of Christina of Markyate, which draws on research from a wide range of disciplines. This fascinating and comprehensive collection...

Complete with introductions, full commentary, glossary, and a guide to further reading, Medieval Worlds is a comprehensive sourcebook for the study of Western Europe from the fifth to the fifteenth century. Drawing on a wide range of documents,...

In the first major work on the subject for over 30 years, Nancy Edwards provides a critical survey of the archaeological evidence in Ireland (c. 400-1200), introducing material from many recently discovered sites as well as reassessing the importance of...

Engaging the Crusades is a series of volumes which offer windows into a newly emerging field of historical study: the memory and legacy of the crusades. Together these volumes examine the reasons behind the enduring resonance of the crusades and present...

This volume of essays contains contributions from a very wide range of British, American and Spanish scholars. Its primary concern is the relationships between the various ethnic, cultural, regional, and religious communities that co-existed in the...

The tales of the virgin martyrs typically emphasize the torture and mutilation of beautiful young women. To the modern reader, these medieval texts seem like exercises in sadism, but they also provided Medieval women such as Hildegard of Bingen and Joan...

In Miracles and Pilgrims, Ronald C. Finucane analyzes more than 3,000 posthumous accounts of miracles. He pieces together the world of pilgrims, miracles and faith-healing, and demonstrates its hold over the medieval imagination.

Western intellectual tradition has long been viewed as an exclusive male bastion, but Women in Western Intellectual Culture, 600-1500 proves that this thesis is no longer tenable. By identifying and analyzing the intellectual writings and activities of...

This book is a comparative analysis of the medieval Sunni historiography of the caliphate of Uthman b. Affan and the revolt against him. By comparing treatments of Uthman in pietistic literature and universal chronicles, the work traces the gradual...

Using a combination of original sources and sharp analysis, this book is sheds new light on a crucial period in England's development. From Norman Conquest to Magna Carta is a wide-ranging history of England from 1066 to 1215 ideal for students and...

In recent years, work on the medieval English peasant has tended to stress the degree of interaction between the village and the world beyond its bounds. This book not only provides an overview of this research, but also develops this approach. Phillipp...

The book ""History Of The English Language And Literature: To Which Is Added A History Of American Contributions To The English Language And Literature"" by Robert Chambers provides a comprehensive overview of the development of the English language and...

Is it possible to be a citizen of the world? Cosmopolitan thought has been at the center of recent debates surrounding human rights, legal obligations, international relations and political responsibility. Most of these debates trace their origins to the...

Geoffrey Chaucer aimed his ethical critique and social satire at human failures to acknowledge guilt and their self-defensive use of shame. Shame and Guilt in Chaucer explores Chaucer's representation of these concepts in the context of modern affect...

Drawing from an eclectic mix of scholars from the US, UK, and Australia, Medieval Afterlives in Popular Culture examines the persistence of medieval themes, characters, and situations in a variety of media from reality television to Virginia Woolf,...

Taking as its starting point two uprisings in England and Germany (Richard Marshal in 1233-4 and Henry (VII) in 1234-5), this book offers a new take on the political culture of high medieval Europe. Themes include: the role of violence; the norms of...

Epigraphia Indica V10: A Record of the Archaeological Survey of India, 1909-1910 is a historical book written by Sten Konow. The book is a compilation of inscriptions and epigraphs found in India during the years 1909-1910. It is a part of the larger...

Italy, Mediaeval And Modern: A History (1919) is a comprehensive book written by E.M. Jamison that explores the history of Italy from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the political, social, and cultural...

Extracts From The Registers Of The Stationers������� Company Of Works Entered For Publication Between 1557-1570 is a book compiled by J. Payne Collier and published in 1848. The book contains a collection of extracts from the registers of the Stationers'...

The Evidence Taken Before The Select Committees Of The Houses Of Lords And Commons, To Inquire Into The State Of Ireland (1825) is a historical document that compiles the testimonies of witnesses who were called to give evidence before the select...

Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters V2: The Earliest Period to the Year 1616 (1856) is a comprehensive historical book written by John O'Donovan. The book covers the earliest period of Irish history up to the year 1616. It is part of a...

The Pentworth Ms. of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is a book written by Frederick J. Furnivall and published in 1868. The book is a comprehensive analysis of a manuscript of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, which was found at Pentworth in Hampshire, England. The...

The Antiquities of England and Wales is a book written by Francis Grose and published in 1785. It is a comprehensive guide to the historical and cultural landmarks of England and Wales. The book is divided into two volumes, with the first volume focusing...