Part of The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain , this book covers the establishment of the Anglo-Norman monarchy in the early Middle Ages, through to England's failure to dominate the British Isles and France in the later Middle Ages.

Explores the everyday lives of people across the centuries: both the ordinary people and the extraordinary rulers, reformers, rebels, thinkers, scientists and artists who have been the pioneers of change. This book charts the great moments of social change, of discovery and invention, since the days of the earliest settlers.

On 15 June 1215, rebel barons forced King John to meet them at Runnymede. They did not trust the King, so he was not allowed to leave until his seal was attached to the charter in front of him. This work explores what it was like to be alive in that momentous year. It interweaves political power struggles with other issues.

Considers European integration from a historical perspective, and speculates on where it might be headed.

At its greatest extent, the Angevin Empire stretched from the Scottish border to the Pyrenees. It was the dominant political entity and 'English' and 'French' history were inextricably woven together. This study looks at how these disparate territories came together, how they were ruled, and whether they truly constituted an empire.

Helps to find out how the Magna Carta came about, what it was like to work in a medieval town, and how the Black Death reached the British Isles. This work explores the everyday lives of people across the centuries charting the moments of social change and of discovery and invention.

The Battle Conference celebrated its quarter-centenary in 2002 in Glasgow, and this volume has a particular focus on Scottish themes. It includes six papers on aspects of Scottish history from the eleventh to the early thirteenth century: on kings and their followers, on the building of burghs, and on the border abbey churches.

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.

A large-scale historical investigation of the critical first stage of European integration.

Considers European integration from a historical perspective, and speculates on where it might be headed.

Analyzes six great twelfth-century historians - William of Malmesbury, Henry of Huntingdon, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Geoffrey Gaimar, Roger of Howden, and Gerald of Wales focusing on their attitudes to inter-related aspects of English history. This book covers the rise of the perception which regarded the Irish, Scots and Welsh as barbarians.

Features topics that range from tenth-century Marchiennes, to three castles c1300 in Co Carlow, via Toulouse in 1159. This title focuses on England in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. It also deals with the late Anglo-Saxon earls and their followers as consumers and politicians.

A large-scale historical investigation of the critical first stage of European integration.

Containing papers that deal with England and northern and western France, this volume focuses on the endowment and building of churches in England from the late Anglo-Saxon period to the early thirteenth century. It also looks at war, rebellion and castle-building in Normandy and Poitou.

Features papers by pupils and associates of John Prestwich, which reflects his own rigorous questioning of the sources to elicit a clear picture of the realities of the wars that so concerned the medieval state.

Provides insights into why the treaty organization was formed, how it developed, and what it has contributed both to the security and to the integration of Europe. The authors examine NATO as a defensive bulwark against Soviet invasion as well as a guarantor of free world stability.

Analyses six of the greatest twelfth-century historians - William of Malmesbury, Henry of Huntingdon, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Geoffrey Gaimar, Roger of Howden, and Gerald of Wales. This book focuses on their attitudes to three inter-related aspects of English history.