Multi-Use Management of the Medieval Anglo-Norman Forest
Multi-Use Management of the Medieval Anglo-Norman Forest Wilson, Dolores Journal of the Oxford University History Society, Issue 2 (Trinity 2004) Abstract Modern public…
Interview with author Jayden Woods – August 29, 2010
Last week, we reviewed a book entitled “Eadric the Grasper: Sons of Mercia Vol. I”. I had the pleasure of interviewing author Jayden…
Fact or folklore: the Viking attack on London Bridge
One of the most dramatic events in London’s history is the Viking attack, led by Óláfr (or Olaf) Haraldsson on London Bridge.
Eadric the Grasper – Sons of Mercia vol. 1
Eadric the Grasper- Sons of Mercia vol. 1 By Jayden Woods Publisher: Create Space ISBN:978-1452862866 Release: October 5th, 2010 Eadric the Grasper is…
A Guide to the Domesday Book
A guide to the Domesday Book, one of the most fascinating set of records from the Middle Ages.
National Income in Domesday England
National Income in Domesday England By James T. Walker Paper from Henley Business School, Reading University (2008) Abstract: The Domesday Survey provides the…
A Comparison of Agricultural Production on the Estates of King, Church and Laity in 1086
A Comparison of Agricultural Production on the Estates of King, Church and Laity in 1086 By John McDonald Flinders Business School Research Paper…
Deddington Castle, Oxfordshire, and the English honour of Odo of Bayeux
Deddington Castle, Oxfordshire, and the English honour of Odo of Bayeux By R.J. Ivens Oxoniensia, Vol.49 (1984) Summary: From an examination of Odo…
The Gloucestershire section of Domesday Book: geographical problems of the text
The Gloucestershire section of Domesday Book: geographical problems of the text By J.S. Moore Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, Vol. 105…
The Domesday Economy of England, 1086
Some 900 years ago, a remarkable survey was undertaken. The survey, which has become known as the Domesday Survey, was ordered by the King of England, William (the Conqueror).
Domesday Book as an Example of Embryonic Weberian Administration in a Patrimonial State
Domesday Book as an Example of Embryonic Weberian Administration in a Patrimonial State By Michael Jones Sixth Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference…
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.
Domesday Book: The most important document in English history?
Domesday Book: The most important document in English history? By Robert Bartlett BBC History Magazine, July 2010 Introduction: What is the background to…
Domesday database launched online
An online database which promises to change our understanding of English society on the eve and in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest…
The campaigns of the Norman dukes of southern Italy against Byzantium, in the years between 1071 and 1108 AD
I intend to examine all the main campaigns conducted by the Normans in the Byzantine Empire’s western Balkan provinces, in the period from the fall of Bari, the capital of Byzantine Longobardia (Italy) and the seat of the Byzantine governor of Italy in 1071, to the Treaty of Devol that marked the end of Bohemond of Taranto’s Illyrian campaign in 1108.
Reputation and Coalitions in Medieval Trade: Evidence on the Maghribi Traders
Reputation and Coalitions in Medieval Trade: Evidence on the Maghribi Traders By Avner Greif The Journal of Economic History, Vol.49:4 (1989) Abstract: This…
Norman Imposition: The Medieval Castle and the Urban Space, 1050–1150
Norman Imposition: The Medieval Castle and the Urban Space, 1050–1150 Session: New Directions in European Castle Research – May 14, 2010 By Michael…
The Decline of the Aristocracy in Eleventh and Twelfth Century Sardinia
Beginning in the eleventh century, Pisa and Genoa — both as communes and in the persons of individual Pisans and Genovese, — followed by Catalans and Aragonese, exhibited an increasing, and increasingly covetous, interest in Sardinia and (especially) its resources; and, already during the twelfth century, the island had fallen largely under continental domination.
Rewriting history in the cult of St Cuthbert from the ninth to the twelfth centuries
Rewriting history in the cult of St Cuthbert from the ninth to the twelfth centuries Crumplin, Sally University of St Andrews, 2005 Abstract…
Grasping schemer or hostage to fortune: the life and career of Stigand, last Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury
Stigand occupied a place in or near power for at least fifty years and yet has only been studied very peripherally and in reference to others.
The Battle of Clontarf in Irish History and Legend
Like all good stories, this stereotypical account of the battle is a blend of fact and fiction. Clontarf was undoubtedly a significant event. Nevertheless, the celebration of this event in literature, over the centuries, is a fascinating topic in its own right.
Reconstructing the Image of an Empress in Middle Byzantine Constantinople: Gender in Byzantium, Psellos’ Empress Zoe and the Chapel of Christ Antiphonites
Reconstructing the Image of an Empress in Middle Byzantine Constantinople: Gender in Byzantium, Psellos’ Empress Zoe and the Chapel of Christ Antiphonites By…
Gregory the Great as ‘Apostle of the English’ in Post-Conquest Canterbury
This article re-examines the history of a saint’s cult that has been taken as a crucial test case in discussions of Norman attitudes towards Anglo-Saxon culture.
Out of the Dawn Light
Out of the Dawn Light By Alys Clare Publisher: Severn House ISBN: 9780727867636 England, 1087. On her sister’s wedding day, Lassair meets an…
The Art of Reform in a Bavarian Nunnery Around 1000
The Art of Reform in a Bavarian Nunnery Around 1000 By Adam S. Cohen Speculum, Vol. 74, No. 4. (1999) Introduction: That an efflorescence…