Offers an account of one of the most turbulent periods in English history, from the last years of Edward III (1376-77) to the death of Henry V (1422). This book describes the many dramas of this period, including the Peasants' Revolt (1381), the deposition and murder of Richard II (1399-1400), and the Welsh revolt of Owain Glyn Dwr (1403).

Many domestic plant remedies were used within living memory in rural East Anglia - and indeed survive today. This book covers the apparent accuracy of oral testimony, when compared with written information on the subject of plant remedies.

Seamus Heaney's engagement with medieval literature constitutes a significant body of work by a major poet that extends across four decades, including a landmark translation of Beowulf . This book looks at this engagement, and examines both Heaney's direct translations and his adaptation of medieval material in his original poems.

Anglo-Saxon elves (Old English aelfe) are one of the best attested non-Christian beliefs in early medieval Europe, but modern interpretations of the evidence derive directly from outdated nineteenth- and early twentieth-century scholarship. This book traces continuities and changes in medieval non-Christian beliefs with a degree of reliability.

A selection of Samuel Pepys' letters that focuses on his life and early career. It enables the reader to follow Pepys' early career on the staff of the Earl of Sandwich, his rise to greatness as Secretary of the Admiralty, and his retirement after the Glorious Revolution.

When Sir Reginald Goodall died in 1990, at the age of 88, he had already acquired cult status and was considered one of the greatest Wagner conductors of our times. This book examines the mysteries of Goodall's early career, his Fascist sympathies, his remarkable late flowering and the renewed fame of his last 20 years.

St Francis of Assisi is one of the admired figures of the Middle Ages. From 1217 Francis sent communities of friars throughout Christendom and launched missions to several countries, including India and China. This book explores the first 250 years of the order's history and charts its growth, pastoral ministry, internal tensions and divisions.

The first sailors braved the North Sea and the Baltic in open wooden boats: their aims were varied - to fish, to trade, to conquer and plunder. Without maps or compasses, they steered by the sun or by landmarks on the coast. This work presents the history of seafaring in the Middle Ages based on archaeological evidence and contemporary accounts.

Nineteenth-century photographs, juxtaposed with the same scenes taken in today's world, bring the building of a Lincolnshire railway vividly to life.

'a great teaching tool for every aspect of medieval history... a remarkable book'. JOURNAL OF MILITARY HISTORY

Features essays that reveal broader implications for the study of English literature and history through a series of studies that demonstrate the wide-ranging influence of Lollard writings and ideas on later medieval English culture. This book is suitable for those wishing to learn about or research in the field of Wycliffite and Lollard studies.

Aldhelm was the first Latin poet of Europe who was not a native speaker of Latin. The ingenuity and originality which he brought to the task of composing Latin poetry ensured that his poems would be widely read everywhere, but they were studied especially in England during the early medieval period. This book presents translations of his works.

Features translation with notes of Aldhelm's famous treatise on virginity, and his less well-known letters.

How did people travel in the middle ages? Evidence shows that despite all the likely deterrents - danger from man and beast, uncertainty of lodging and food, even the basic matter of finding the way - our medieval ancestors moved about far more than we might expect. This book intends to build up a picture of what travel was really like.

Runes, a unique functional writing system were used for some 1300 years in Scandinavia, from about AD 200 till around the end of the fourteenth century, when the runic alphabet finally gave way to the modern writing system. This book presents an account of the Norwegian examples throughout the period of their use.

A classic guide to Rome. It incomparable array of classical, renaissance and baroque masterpieces which will enthral visitors to the Eternal City and also delight the persistent returnee with fresh inspiration and stimulation.

Presents a picture of the life and work of the Church of England in the second half of the 20th century, tracing the evolution of the Church at a time of upheaval. This book also gives a portrait of the work of its archbishops and bishops; and tackles the controversial questions raised by financial matters and the administration of property.

Presents the surviving letters originating from long-vanished Suffolk mansion, an important part of the correspondence of one of England's most powerful families. This book, through the letters, reveals the lives and preoccupations of English provincial magnates and their often uneasy relationship to the great political figures of the realm.

The English Civil War has been depicted as a struggle between Cavaliers and Roundheads in which technology played little part. This book argues that this romantic picture is deeply flawed - revealing a reality of gunpowder, artillery, and a grinding struggle of siege and starvation.