Medieval Women: A Reading List
Explore this collection of books foregrounding medieval women as active leaders in political, religious, and cultural history. MatildaCatherine Hanley Matilda was a daughter, wife,…
Medieval history
Henry III – 50 Years in 50 Books
Writing in The Times, Dan Jones said, “Taken together, the two volumes of Henry III are more than just the fruits of four decades…
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….
Henry III’s Westminster Abbey as a Coronation Church
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,…
Candlemas: An Extract from ‘The Stripping of the Altars’
In The Stripping of the Altars, Eamon Duffy recreates lay people’s experience of religion in the pre-Reformation church, showing that late-medieval Catholicism was neither…
Two Houses, Two Kingdoms by Catherine Hanley: an extract
Two Houses, Two Kingdoms is an exhilarating, accessible chronicle of the ruling families of France and England, showing how two dynasties formed one extraordinary…
Staff Pick: Medieval History
This month, Yale University Press London staff voted for their favourite book on the theme of ‘Medieval History‘. Find out which books they recommended…
Celebrating 50 years of the Wolfson History Prize
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the esteemed Wolfson History Prize, we are taking a trip down the memory lane to revisit all…
Queens of the Wild by Ronald Hutton: An extract
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…
‘What the did Crusades ever do for us?’ by Roger Crowley
What did the crusades ever do for us? This clash of medieval civilizations is defined by warfare, but over the course of its two hundred…
Matilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior – Catherine Hanley
Was Matilda a power-hungry she-wolf, as history portrays her, or a woman ahead of her time, fighting for the continuation of her family line?…
The 2017 Heffers Medieval Festival, in partnership with Yale University Press
We at Heffers, Cambridge booksellers for 140 years, are great fans of Yale’s books, and we enjoy working with the team there very much….
‘Otherness’ – Inside the International Medieval Congress 2017
This year the International Medieval Congress will focus on ‘otherness’. This focus has been chosen for its wide application across all centuries and regions and…
Like Grandmother, like granddaughter: Eleanor of Aquitaine and Blanche of Castile
Arguably the most successful woman to wield political power in the middle ages, Blanche of Castile is today not so well known as her…
William the Conqueror: 950 years on by David Bates
October 14th 2016 marks the 950th anniversary of 1066, the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest. The defeat of England’s last Anglo-Saxon king, King Harold, changed the…
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