1066 In An Hour
History in an Hour has released its first title related to medieval history. 1066 In An Hour, by Kaye Jones, is available as…
Medieval Professor co-edits book on The Material Culture of Daily Living in the Anglo-Saxon World
Dr. Maren Clegg-Hyer’s passion for and knowledge of medieval literature is enough to inspire even the most indifferent, clock-watching students. The assistant professor…
Holinshed’s Nation: Ideals, Memory, and Practical Policy in the Chronicles
Holinshed’s Nation: Ideals, Memory, and Practical Policy in the Chronicles By Igor Djordjevic Ashgate, 2010 ISBN: 978-1-4094-0035-6 Raphael Holinshed’s account of English history…
The Almohads: The Rise of an Islamic Empire
The Almohads: The Rise of an Islamic Empire By Allen J. Fromherz IB Tauris, 2010 ISBN: 9781845116514 How did an obscure Islamic visionary…
The Dublin region in the Middle Ages: Settlement, land-use and economy
The Dublin region in the Middle Ages: Settlement, land-use and economy By Margaret Murphy and Michael Potterton Four Courts Press, 2010 ISBN: 978-1-84682-266-7…
Four Books on the Vikings and Norse Society
Here are four recent publications about the Vikings and/or Norse society. Vikings in the Irish Sea By David Griffifths The History Press, 2010…
Book on medieval astrology wins award
Dr. Scott Hendrix, assistant professor of history at Carroll University, has published a new book that has been awarded the D. Simon Evans…
Sandwich – The ‘Completest Medieval Town in England’: A Study of the Town and Port from its Origins to 1600
Sandwich – The ‘Completest Medieval Town in England’: A Study of the Town and Port from its Origins to 1600 By Helen Clarke,…
Britain After Rome: The Fall and Rise, 400 to 1070
Britain After Rome: The Fall and Rise, 400 to 1070 By Robin Fleming Penguin/Allen Lane, 2010 ISBN: 9780713990645 The extraordinary discovery last year…
Building the Medieval World
Building the Medieval World By Christine Sciacca J.Paul Getty Museum / British Library, 2010 ISBN: 978-1-60606-006-3 Some of the great and lasting achievements…
Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages now published after 12-year project
A project to create a new reference work about the Middle Ages has just been completing with the publishing of the Oxford Dictionary…
A Companion to Clare of Assisi: Life, Writings, and Spirituality
A Companion to Clare of Assisi: Life, Writings, and Spirituality By Joan Mueller Brill, 2010 ISBN: 978 90 04 18216 5 Clare of…
The Rise and Fall of the Second Largest Empire in History
The Rise and Fall of the Second Largest Empire in History: How Genghis Khan’s Mongols Almost Conquered the World by Thomas Craughwell Fair Winds Press.…
Renaissance Florence on Five Florins a Day
Renaissance Florence on Five Florins a Day By Charles FitzRoy Thames & Hudson, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-500-25162-1 This fact-packed guide provides all the practical…
The Nature of Natural Philosophy in the Late Middle Ages
The Nature of Natural Philosophy in the Late Middle Ages By Edward Grant Catholic University of America Press, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-8132-1738-3 The period…
The Claims of Poverty: Literature, Culture, and Ideology in Late Medieval England
The Claims of Poverty: Literature, Culture, and Ideology in Late Medieval England By Kate Crassons University of Notre Dame Press, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-268-02302-7…
Sport and Culture in Early Modern Europe
Sport and Culture in Early Modern Europe Edited by John McClelland and Brian Merrilees Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-7727-2049-8…
The Viking Age: Ireland and the West
The Viking Age: Ireland and the West – Proceedings of the Fifteenth Viking Congress, Cork, 2005 Edited by John Sheehan and Donnchadh Ó…
The Foundations of Gentry Life: The Multons of Frampton and their World 1270-1370
The Foundations of Gentry Life: The Multons of Frampton and their World 1270-1370 By Peter Coss Oxford University Press, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-19-956000-4 In…
Domestic Settings: Sources on Domestic Architecture and Day-to-Day Activities in the Crusader States
Domestic Settings: Sources on Domestic Architecture and Day-to-Day Activities in the Crusader States By Adrian J. Boas Brill, 2010 ISBN: 978 90 04…
Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology
Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology Edited by Clifford J. Rogers Oxford University Press, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-19-533403-6 From the Viking invasions…
Interview with Graeme Davis – Vikings in America
One of the most fascinating aspects of Norse society was their ability to explore and branch out from their base in Scandinavia. Norse…
Anchoritic Traditions of Medieval Europe
Anchoritic Traditions of Medieval Europe Edited by Liz Herbert McAvoy Boydell Press, 2010 ISBN: 9781843835202 The practice of anchoritism – religious enclosure which…