A lively reimagining of how the distant medieval world of war functioned, drawing on the objects used and made by crusaders

A controversial and illuminating new study of the Templars and the Crusader States.

The very first collection of essays written about the role of trees in early medieval England, bringing together established specialists and new voices to present an interdisciplinary insight into the complex relationship between the early English and their woodlands.

Drawing on sources from archaeology and written texts, the author brings out the full significance of trees in both pagan and Christian Anglo-Saxon religion.

From royalty to minstrels, troubadours sang of medieval love, war and society.

How the Vikings dominated one of the most important stretches of water surrounding the British Isles

First published in 1999, this edition of Walter the Chancellor's account of the wars of the Antiochenes against the Muslims in the early twelfth century is a vivid first-hand account of a dramatic yet less well-known period in the history of the northern Crusader states, and an important balance to the more usual focus on Jerusalem.

A history written in the period after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. Contains unique information about the family of the earls of Warenne and unique details on the commemoration of Queen Edith/Matilda, her husband Henry I's rule in Normandy, and the first use of the adjective 'Norman-English' for English inhabitants of Norman origin.

An enjoyable, accessible exploration of the legacy of ancient Greece today, across our daily lives and all forms of popular culture

Fifteen years in the making, a landmark reinterpretation of the life of a pivotal figure in British and European history

William the Conqueror

Analyzes the causes and the character of the Norman impact upon England in the eleventh century. This work is a study of Anglo-Norman history.

A beautifully observed journey through the cycle of the year in Anglo-Saxon England.

A detailed investigation of the place of women in thirteenth-century society, using individual case studies to reappraise orthodox opinion.