This book addresses the critical terminologies of place and space (and their role within medieval studies) in a considered and critical manner.

One of the earliest surviving examples of 'art history', Pliny the Elder's 'chapters on art' form part of his encyclopaedic Natural History. This important study reassesses Pliny's discussion of art, revealing how art is used to expound the Roman imperial agenda which dominates the work as a whole.

This latest volume in Canterbury Archaeological Trust's Occasional Paper series describes discoveries along the route of the Whitfield-Eastry by-pass. An extensive programme of fieldwalking and evaluation investigated a number of sites: two sites were subject to full excavation.

The definitive study of humanist script in England before 1509, this book also provides an important re-interpretation of the success of Renaissance humanism. It introduces a range of Dutch, German, English and Scottish scribes in demonstrating humanism's cosmopolitanism.

The definitive study of humanist script in England before 1509, this book also provides an important re-interpretation of the success of Renaissance humanism. It introduces a range of Dutch, German, English and Scottish scribes in demonstrating humanism's cosmopolitanism.

Essays on the depiction of animals, birds and insects in early medieval material culture, from texts to carvings to the landscape itself.

An exploration of the letters from the First Crusade, yielding evidence for a number of reinterpretations of the movement.

An account of Richard the Lionheart's reign. John Gillingham scrutinizes the king's fluctuating reputation over the centuries and portrays him as neither a feckless knight-errant nor a neglectful king, but a masterful and businesslike ruler. This paperback includes an updated bibliography.

Deals with the Roman conquest and occupation within the larger context of Romano-British society and how it functioned. With nearly 300 illustrations and aerial views of Roman sites, and brimming with research and discoveries, this title intends to inform all those with an interest in this seminal epoch of British history.

Roman towns in Britain

This is the account of 'rescue' excavations undertaken during gravel quarrying between 1972 and 1974 at Ickham on the Little Stour river in Kent.

A history of the crusades, this work also offers an overview of the logistical, economic, social and biographical aspects. A compilation of facts, figures, maps, family trees, summaries of the major crusades and their historiography, it spans a chronological range from the eleventh to the eighteenth century, and gives a chronological framework.

An investigation into the myths surrounding the Knights Templar.

This interdisciplinary volume traces continuities and transformations in attitudes toward, ideas about, and experiences of religion and the senses in the pre-modern era. Spanning a broad temporal and geographic range, it challenges traditional notions of periodisation, emphasising the senses' long-standing position as agents of both sanctity and

From the author of A Tomb With a View - a celebration of the weird and wonderful churches of Britain.

The two-and-a-half centuries after 1066 were momentous ones in the history of Britain. In 1066, England was conquered. The Anglo-Saxon ruling class was destroyed and the English became a subject race, dominated by a Norman-French dynasty and aristocracy. This book shows how the English domination was by no means a foregone conclusion.

The remarkable story of the Knights Templar - the wealthiest, most powerful and most secretive of the military orders that flourished in the crusading era.

A gripping account of the Knights Templar, challenging received wisdom to show how these devout medieval knights played a profound role in making modern Britain