Historical Inquiries
Historical Inquiries

Author: Paul Maurice Clogan

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9780847686742

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Since its founding in 1943, Medievalia et Humanistica has won worldwide recognition as the first scholarly publication in America to devote itself entirely to medieval and Renaissance studies. Since 1970, a new series, sponsored by the Modern Language Association of America and edited by an international board of distinguished scholars and critics, has published interdisciplinary articles. In yearly hardbound volumes, the new series publishes significant scholarship, criticism, and reviews treating all facets of medieval and Renaissance culture: history, art, literature, music, science, law, economics, and philosophy.

The Welsh Princes
The Welsh Princes

Author: Roger K Turvey

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-06-06

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1317883977

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The Welsh princes were one of the most important ruling elites in medieval western Europe. This volume examines their behaviour, influence and power in a period when the Welsh were struggling to maintain their independence and identity in the face of Anglo-Norman settlement. From the mid-eleventh century to the end of the thirteenth, Wales was profoundly transformed by conquest and foreign 'colonial' settlement. Massive changes took place in the political, economic, social and religious spheres and Welsh culture was significantly affected. Roger Turvey looks at this transformation, its impact on the Welsh princes and the part they themselves played in it. Turvey's survey of the various aspects of princely life, power and influence draws out the human qualities of these flesh and blood characters, and is written very much with the general reader in mind.

State and Status
State and Status

Author: Samuel Clark

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 1995-06-14

Total Pages: 517

ISBN-13: 0773564950

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Arguing that states emerged in Western Europe as powerful political-geographical centres rather than nation-states or national states, Samuel Clark examines and compares the centres and peripheries of these two large regional zones, focusing not only on England and France but also on Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Savoy, and the Southern Low Countries. This wide-ranging and multifaceted work shows how the state shaped the aristocracy and transformed its political, economic, cultural, and status power. From a theoretical perspective, State and Status is both innovative and significant; Clark is the first to link the anti-functionalist historical sociology of Western Europe with the functionalist or neofunctionalist tradition in sociology.

The Grounds of English Literature
The Grounds of English Literature

Author: Christopher Cannon

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2004-12-09

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 0199270821

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Using an innovative theory of literary form applied to a series of detailed readings of the more important early Middle English works, Christopher Cannon shows how the many and varied texts of the period laid the foundations for the project of English literature.

Looking Westward
Looking Westward

Author: Ordelle G. Hill

Publisher: Associated University Presse

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 9780874130492

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A study of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight from the perspective of the poetry, landscape, and politics of late thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Wales and the Welsh March.

The British Isles, 1100–1500
The British Isles, 1100–1500

Author: Sir Rees Davies

Publisher: Birlinn Ltd

Published: 2021-11-01

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 1788854381

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Academic writing in Britain and Ireland has tended to treat the histories of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales as discrete subjects of study. This approach is understandable but it does lead to the creation of artificial boundaries within the historical study of the British Isles and, in particular, overlooks the often close links between the different countries and societies within these islands. Equally, it inhibits the opportunity to compare and contrast the countries and societies and explain where and why their paths have diverged or merged. This book is a pioneering attempt to show how the historical understanding of the period 1100–1500 may be enriched by adopting a 'British Isles' approach. Some of the chapters approach general issues such as political structures, aristocracies, law and literacy; others focus on more particular problems both between the countries and within them.

Urban Culture in Medieval Wales
Urban Culture in Medieval Wales

Author: Helen Fulton

Publisher: University of Wales Press

Published: 2012-05-15

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 0708323529

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This collection of twelve essays describes aspects of town life in medieval Wales, from the way people lived and worked to how they spent their leisure time. Drawing on evidence from historical records, archaeology and literature, twelve leading scholars outline the diversity of town life and urban identity in medieval Wales. While urban histories of Wales have charted the economic growth of towns in post-Norman Wales, much less has been written about the nature of urban culture in Wales. This book fills in some of the gaps about how people lived in towns and the kinds of cultural experience which helped to construct a Welsh urban identity.

Henry V
Henry V

Author: Christopher Allmand

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2014-11-01

Total Pages: 507

ISBN-13: 0300212933

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Thanks in part to Shakespeare, Henry V is one of England's best-known monarchs. The image of the king leading his army against the French, and the great victory at Agincourt, are part of English historical tradition. Yet, though indeed a soldier of exceptional skill, Henry V's reputation needs to be seen against a broader background of achievement. This sweepingly majestic book is based on the full range of primary sources and sets the reign in its full European context. Christopher Allmand shows that Henry V not only united the country in war but also provided domestic security, solid government, and a much needed sense of national pride. The book includes an updated foreword which takes stock of more recent publications in the field. "A far more rounded picture of Henry as a ruler than any previous study."--G.L. Harris, The Times

An Imperial Possession
An Imperial Possession

Author: David Mattingly

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2008-05-27

Total Pages: 709

ISBN-13: 1101160403

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Part of the Penguin History of Britain series, An Imperial Possession is the first major narrative history of Roman Britain for a generation. David Mattingly draws on a wealth of new findings and knowledge to cut through the myths and misunderstandings that so commonly surround our beliefs about this period. From the rebellious chiefs and druids who led native British resistance, to the experiences of the Roman military leaders in this remote, dangerous outpost of Europe, this book explores the reality of life in occupied Britain within the context of the shifting fortunes of the Roman Empire.