The Battle of Hastings according to Gaimar, Wace and Benoit: rhetoric and politics
Unlike Wace and Benoit, Gaimar did not base his Estoire des Engleis principally on Latin chronicles composed by Norman apologists intent on glorifying William of Normandy and justifying the invasion of England in 1066
Cross-Channel communication and the end of the ‘Anglo-Norman realm’: Robert FitzWalter and the Valognes inheritance
Cross-Channel communication and the end of the ‘Anglo-Norman realm’: Robert FitzWalter and the Valognes inheritance By Daniel Power Tabularia, No.11 (2011) Abstract: The…
Daughters, Wives, and Widows: A Study of Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman Noble Women
Daughters, Wives, and Widows: A Study of Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman Noble Women Bailey, Paula J. Academic Forum, No.19 (2001/2) Abstract Traditional medieval histories have tended…
New ‘Medicine’ for Old? Recipes, remedies and treatments in vernacular manuscripts
New ‘Medicine’ for Old? Recipes, remedies and treatments in vernacular manuscripts By Theresa Tyers North and South, East and West: Movements in the…
RHYS AP GRUFFUDD (THE LORD RHYS) (1131/2–1197)
RHYS AP GRUFFUDD (THE LORD RHYS) (1131/2–1197) Norman, Terry Amman Valley Archaeological and History Society, (2006) Abstract On 18th September 2006 Ammanford Archaeology and…
This progenitor of Britishness has been denied her place in the pantheon
This progenitor of Britishness has been denied her place in the pantheon Jenkins, Scott The Guardian, December 21 (2007) Abstract Where are you,…
The Indexing Of Medieval Women: The Feminine Tradition Of Medical Wisdom In Anglo-Saxon England And The Metrical Charms
The Indexing Of Medieval Women: The Feminine Tradition Of Medical Wisdom In Anglo-Saxon England And The Metrical Charms Sanburn, Keri Elizabeth Master’s Thesis, Florida State…
FROM FOOTNOTES TO NARRATIVE: WELSH NOBLEWOMEN IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY
FROM FOOTNOTES TO NARRATIVE: WELSH NOBLEWOMEN IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY Richards, Gwenyth PhD Thesis, University of Sydney (2005) Abstract This thesis concentrates on the role…
Hereward ‘the Wake’ and the Barony of Bourne: a Reassessment of a Fenland Legend
Hereward ‘the Wake’ and the Barony of Bourne: a Reassessment of a Fenland Legend Roffe, David Lincolnshire History and Archaeology, 29 (1994) Abstract Hereward,…
A Guide to the Domesday Book
A guide to the Domesday Book, one of the most fascinating set of records from the Middle Ages.
Domesday Book and the Malets: patrimony and the private histories of public lives
The Malets were the only Norman family of any significance to have had associations with both Normandy and England throughout the century, something that both entitles them to a special status as the ‘Anglo-Norman’ family par excellence and merits a fresh study.
Forgetting the Weakness of Her Sex and a Woman’s Softness: Historians of the Anglo-Norman World and their Female Subjects
Abelard warns that the devil can ‘easily seduce a woman when her desire is for authority’ and he warns against making a local noblewoman into an abbess, for her authority could easily lead to pride and presumptuousness.
Multi-Use Management of the Medieval Anglo-Norman Forest
Despite the commonly held view that medieval man consumed his resources without control, the Middle Ages were in fact a time of balancing the multiple uses of the forest to obtain the highest feasible short and long-term economic benefit.
The Anglo-Norman Civil War of 1101 Reconsidered
The Anglo-Norman Civil War of 1101 Reconsidered By Neil Strevitt Anglo-Norman Studies v.24 (2004) Introduction: In July 1101, Robert Curthose, duke of Normandy…
What is Anglo-Norman?
What is Anglo-Norman? By Ruth J. Dean Annuale Medievale 6 (1965) Introduction: My purpose in asking this question is to examine the contexts…
Against the Lord’s anointed: aspects of warfare and baronial rebellion in England and Normandy 1075-1265
Yet, for all such purely military considerations, one returns to the overwhelming impression that the factor which most frequently terminated rebel resistance was the impact of the king’s presence.
Norman and Anglo-Norman Participation in the Iberian Reconquista c.1018 – c.1248
Norman and Anglo-Norman Participation in the Iberian Reconquista c.1018 – c.1248 By Lucas Villegas-Aristizabal PhD thesis, University of Nottingham (2007) Abstract: This thesis covers the…