
Going to Church in Medieval England by Nicholas Orme – 50 Years in 50 Books
Going to Church in Medieval England is a detailed account of parish churches and churchgoers in England, from the Anglo-Saxons to the mid-sixteenth century….
Going to Church in Medieval England is a detailed account of parish churches and churchgoers in England, from the Anglo-Saxons to the mid-sixteenth century….
Henry III rebuilt Westminster Abbey during his reign. He designed it from the start as a Coronation church. This extract from Henry III, Volume 2: Reform, Rebellion,…
This extract from Sarah Foot’s book, Aethelstan: The First King of England, looks at the early life of King Æthelstan. You can find out…
Two Houses, Two Kingdoms is an exhilarating, accessible chronicle of the ruling families of France and England, showing how two dynasties formed one extraordinary…
This month, Yale University Press London staff voted for their favourite book on the theme of ‘Medieval History‘. Find out which books they recommended…
Ronald Hutton, author of Pagan Britain and The Witch, returns with Queens of the Wild, a history of the goddess-like figures who evade both…
David Carpenter, the author of, Henry III: The Rise to Power and Personal Rule, 1207-1258, recounts his search for the reason why a rare…
In this extract from Going to Church in Medieval England, author Nicholas Orme discusses the customs, feasts and ceremonies that occurred in church during…
When I was asked to consider writing Why Food Matters, I was told that this was not supposed to be an introduction to the…
July is the month of both the International Medieval Congress and the Harlaxton Medieval Symposium and we are running a 30% discount on selected…
Parish churches were at the heart of English religious and social life in the Middle Ages and the sixteenth century. In Going to Church…
Escape Into Art, Look Through the Lens of History, Seek Certainty in Science … To help us all keep on reading over the coming…
As an aid to students, teachers and parents, we have constructed an A–Z of the World taken from E. H. Gombrich’s, A Little History of…
As an aid to students, teachers and parents, we have constructed an A–Z of the World taken from E. H. Gombrich’s, A Little History…
As an aid to students, teachers and parents, we have constructed an A–Z of the World taken from E. H. Gombrich’s, A Little History…