Despite the successes of the ‘New British History’ in encouraging a less Anglocentric view of the early modern period, there have been few direct comparisons between Wales and Ireland.
Enduring Borderlands: the Marches of Ireland and Wales in the Early Modern Period
December 19, 2011 By
HASKINS CONFERENCE: Furness Abbey and Daughter Houses: Irish Sea Relations in the Twelfth Century
November 17, 2011 By
This paper focused on the daughter houses of Furness Abbey.
HASKINS CONFERENCE: The Monks of Fécamp and their Ducal Patrons: Transformations of the Eleventh Century
November 5, 2011 By
This paper investigates the relationship between the 11th century Norman Dukes and the monastery from the monastic point of view.
From Mordoor to Murdrum: The Preconquest Origin and Norman Revival of the Murder Fine
October 5, 2011 By
From Mordoor to Murdrum: The Preconquest Origin and Norman Revival of the Murder Fine By Bruce R. O’Brien Speculum, Vol.71:2 (1996) Introduction: What was the English opinion of the Normans who had conquered them in 1066? Perhaps it makes better sense to ask, What did they see when they beheld one of their new Norman […]
Peoples and languages in eleventh- and twelfth-century Britain and Ireland: reading the charter evidence
September 27, 2011 By
Peoples and languages in eleventh- and twelfth-century Britain and Ireland: reading the charter evidence By Richard Sharpe The reality behind charter diplomatic in Anglo-Norman Britain, edited by Dauvit Broun (University of Glasgow, 2010) Introduction: As King William’s men set about taking over England in the first months of 1067, they must have encountered problems over […]
The Æðelen of Engle: Constructing Ethnic and Regional Identities in Laȝamon’s Brut
September 23, 2011 By
The Æðelen of Engle: Constructing Ethnic and Regional Identities in Laȝamon’s Brut Kleinman, Scott (California State University — Northridge) Exemplaria: A Journal of Theory in Medieval and Renaissance Studies 16.1 (2004) Abstract At the beginning of Laȝamon’s Brut, the author makes a striking point of identifying himself by telling us his name and that of […]
Why God Became Man: Saint Anselm, Cur Deus Homo, and a Religious Challenge in Anglo-Norman England
September 22, 2011 By
Anselm’s great contributions to the history of ideas have been the province of philosophers and theologians, while historians have concentrated on his actions as monk, abbot, and Archbishop of Canterbury during the Gregorian Reform.
“Apud Lotharingos Altus et Doctus”: Leofric of Exeter, 1050-1072
September 22, 2011 By
“Apud Lotharingos Altus et Doctus”: Leofric of Exeter, 1050-1072 Corradini, Erika (University of Leicester) The Proceedings of the Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies Postgraduate Conference (2005) Abstract The life and activities of Leofric, bishop of Exeter, 1050−1072, have recently been the focus of a substantial amount of critical study that has highlighted the bishop’s importance […]
Trial by Combat for the English Throne: Assessing King Harold Godwineson During the Norwegian and Norman Invasions of 1066
September 21, 2011 By
Wassail, drinchail et savoir-vivre, ou la disqualification culturelle d’une élite
September 20, 2011 By
Wassail, drinchail et savoir-vivre, ou la disqualification culturelle d’une élite By Alban Gautier Cahiers de Recherches Médiévales et Humanistes, Vol.19 (2010) Abstract: In the writings of Norman and Anglo-Norman authors of the twelfth century, the pre-Conquest English aristocracy are often depicted as boisterous drunkards, and their table manners are pictured as unfit for a civilized people. […]
Talking about history in eleventh century England: the Encomium Emmae Reginae and the court of Harthacnut
September 20, 2011 By
Talking about history in eleventh century England: the Encomium Emmae Reginae and the court of Harthacnut Tyler, Elizabeth M. Early Medieval Europe, 13 (4) (2005) Abstract The Encomium Emmae Reginae was written in the early 1040s to support the interests of Queen Emma amidst the factionalism which marked the end of the period of Danish […]
Saints, Monks and Bishops; cult and authority in the diocese of Wells (England) before the Norman Conquest
September 19, 2011 By
Saints, Monks and Bishops; cult and authority in the diocese of Wells (England) before the Norman Conquest Costen, Michael (University of Bristol, UK) Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture, Volume 3, No. 2 (2011) Abstract This paper is founded upon a database, assembled by the writer, of some 3300 instances of dedications to saints […]
The Origins of King’s Lynn? Control of Wealth on the Wash Prior to the Norman Conquest
September 17, 2011 By
The Origins of King’s Lynn? Control of Wealth on the Wash Prior to the Norman Conquest Hutcheson, A.R.J. Medieval Archaeology, 50, (2006) Abstract This paper investigates the archaeology and history of ‘productive’ sites, estate centres and towns between A.D. 600 and 1100 in north-western East Anglia. Whilst it concentrates on a specific sub-region (NW. Norfolk), an […]
The Seigneurial residence in Normandy, 1125-1225: an Anglo-Norman Tradition?
September 17, 2011 By
The Seigneurial residence in Normandy, 1125-1225: an Anglo-Norman Tradition? Impey, Edward Medieval Archaeology, Vol.43 (1999) Abstract England and Normandy shared a common (although not exclusive) tradition in the design of seigneurial houses between c. 1125 and 1225, typified by the housing of the hall and chambers in separate buildings, both built to an increasingly standardized […]
The later pre-Conquest boroughs and their defences
September 17, 2011 By
The later pre-Conquest boroughs and their defences Radford, C.A. Ralegh Medieval Archaeology, Vol.14 (1970) Abstract For nearly two centuries before the Norman Conquest the burh, or defensible centre of population, is often mentioned in contemporary documents. The typical burhof the eleventh century was plainly an artificial creation in which men of different lords lived together […]
The early Norman castle at Lincoln and a re-evaluation of the original West Tower of Lincoln Cathedral
September 17, 2011 By
The early Norman castle at Lincoln and a re-evaluation of the original West Tower of Lincoln Cathedral Vince, Alan and Stocker, David Medieval Archaeology, Vol.41 (1997) Abstract This note emerges from discussions undertaken as a result ofwork carried out on two related projects, both funded by English Heritage. The first of these is the production of […]
Miracles of healing in Anglo-Celtic Northumbria as recorded by the venerable Bede and his contemporaries: a reappraisal in the light of twentieth century experience
September 15, 2011 By
Miracles of healing in Anglo-Celtic Northumbria as recorded by the venerable Bede and his contemporaries: a reappraisal in the light of twentieth century experience By Rex Gardner British Medical Journal, Vol.283 (1983) Introduction: The vigorous hybrid culture of Briton and Angle’ blossomed in the seventh century into the amazing Northumbrian golden age whose artefacts still […]
The status of French in medieval England: evidence from the use of object pronoun syntax
September 15, 2011 By
The status of French in medieval England: evidence from the use of object pronoun syntax Ingham, Richard (UCE Birmingham) Vox Romanica 65 (2006) Abstract The special status of Anglo-Norman (AN) in relation to continental French has recently been subject to renewed debate, one perspective emphasising its sui generis status as a second language in England […]
Resources, Roles, and Conflict: Active Resource Management in the Anglo-Norman Kingdom
September 15, 2011 By
Resources, Roles, and Conflict: Active Resource Management in the Anglo-Norman Kingdom By Dolores M. Wilson, M.A. Thesis, University of Houston (2003) Abstract: Contrary to the view that the Middle Ages was simply a time of rapid environmental exploitation and degradation, legal documents of the Anglo-Norman kings who reigned England and Normandy 1066-1135 reveal that medieval landholders […]
The Justification of the Conquest Chapter 1 of Conquered England: Kingship, Succession, and Tenure 1066-1166
September 14, 2011 By
The Justification of the Conquest Chapter 1 of Conquered England: Kingship, Succession, and Tenure 1066-1166 Garnett, George Abstract The author of the D manuscript of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle was almost certainly a member of Archbishop Ealdred of York’s household. He was, therefore, probably at the centre of events during 1066, and his testimony deserves to be […]
The Bayeux Tapestry: a stripped narative for their eyes and ears
September 13, 2011 By
The Bayeux Tapestry: a stripped narative for their eyes and ears Brilliant, Richard Word and Image, Vol..7, (1991) Abstract The Bayeaux Tapestry, a masterpiece of medieval narrative art, tells the highly politicised story of the ascension to the English crown, held by Edward the Confessor. The historical narrative begins in 1064 while Edward was still […]
More about Magnus, Count of Wroclaw
September 13, 2011 By
More about Magnus, Count of Wroclaw Skarbek-Kozietulski, Marek Genealogia Mediaevalis Genetica, August 4, (2011) Abstract Twentieth-century German medieval researchers saw Piotr Wlostowic, the famous Palatine of the Polish Duke Wladyslaw II the Exile, as a grandson of Magnus, the Count (Comes) of Wroclaw. They argued this from two sources, the records of Gallus Anonymus’ “Polish […]
What was the true identity of Magnus, Count of Wroclaw?
September 13, 2011 By
What was the true identity of Magnus, Count of Wroclaw? Skarbek-Kozietulski, Marek Genealogia Mediaevalis Genetica (2010) Abstract Which clan of Polish medieval nobility1 derives its male lineage from Count Magnus of Wroclaw? This man of noble birth, who bore a mysteriously non-Slavic name, was mentioned twice in the Chronicle of Gallus Anonymus. This vexed question has […]
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