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The Emperors of Byzantium

A compelling and vivid narrative history of one of the founding civilizations of the modern world, the Byzantine empire, evocatively told...

The Medieval Clothier

A clear and accessibly written guide to the medieval cloth-making trade in England.

Frisians and their North Sea Neighbours - From the Fifth Century to the Viking Age

An investigation into the mysterious Frisians, drawing together evidence from linguistic, textual and archaeological sources.

The Medieval Tournament as Spectacle - Tourneys, Jousts and 'Pas d'Armes', 1100-1600

Fresh insights into the development of the tournament as an opportunity for social display.

"The Book of Horsemanship" by Duarte I of Portugal

First full translation of an important treatise on chivalric horsemanship.

Conquered - The Last Children of Anglo-Saxon England

"Outstanding." - The Sunday Times "Beautifully written." The Times "Superbly adroit." The Spectator "Excellent." BBC History Magazine The...

Frisians of the Early Middle Ages

Multi-disciplinary approaches shed fresh light on the Frisian people and their changing cultures.

A Short History of the Byzantine Empire

Incorporating the latest scholarly developments to offer an in-depth account of the history of the Byzantine Empire, this revised edition...

Women and the Crusades

Helen Nicholson surveys women's involvement in medieval crusading from the 11th century to the 16th, arguing that medieval women were dee...

Materialität, Inschriftlichkeit und schrifttragende Artefakte im mittelalterlichen Rom

Im Vergleich zum epigraphischen Erbe der antiken Tibermetropole steckt die systematische Erforschung der ebenso reichhaltigen Inschriften...

Justice and mercy - Moral theology and the exercise of law in twelfth-century England

This study investigates justice and mercy in twelfth-century England, using theological texts, sermons, legal treatises and letter collec...

Galloglass - From the Western Isles to Ireland

From their appearance in the 13th century to the 16th century wars of the Tudor age, the so-called galloglas determined the manner in whi...

Children of Ash and Elm - A History of the Vikings

"The Viking Age--between 750 and 1050--saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples. As traders and raiders, explorers and ...

Infima Aetas Pannonica - Studies in Late Medieval Hungarian History

Infima Aetas Pannonica: Tanulmányok a késő középkori magyar történelemről (angol nyelvű) A 2008-as "Reneszánsz Évben" született meg...

Medieval Siege Warfare

Siege tactics an weaponry are discussed and illustrated. Sieges were far more numerous than pitched battles. Castles controlled the count...

1066 and all that

England in the Nineteenth Century 8.

Henry V and the Conquest of France 1416-53

The ottoman empire (the classical age 1300-1600)

Medieval European Armies

Witchcraft

Witchcraft in the middle ages

The illuminated books of the middle ages

Italian Medieval Armies 1300-1500

The Árpáds and Their People

The aim of this book is to present the history of the Árpád era. The method applied here differs significantly from the traditional appro...

Hungary and the Teutonic Order in the Middle Ages

Although the Teutonic Order was only present in medieval Hungary for a mere 22 years, and the focus of its activity was in Prussia, by th...

Hungarian History in the ninth Century

This book was written as a result of a request from, and with the purpose to be published in, the United States. The manuscript has been ...

Anne Frank-The Diary of a Young Girl

THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL When Anne Frank was thirteen, she received a diary for her birthday. It was her favourite present and she cou...

Koloman the Learned, King of Hungary

If we were to make a survey most people could hardly say precisely when King Koloman reigned. However "the Learned" adhered to his name w...

1000-1100 years ago… Hungary in the Carpathian Basin

Megjelent a Zrínyi Média újdonsága – az 1000–1100 évvel ezelőtt… című, Magyarország a Kárpát-medencében alcímet viselő kötet –, amely ang...

German Voyages to the North Atlantic Islands - (1400-1700)

This edited volume aims to highlight every day life and the history of thought of the Hanse merchants that undertook the dangerous journe...

Biblical Translation and Christianization in Medieval Nubia

Little is known about the precise nature of Christianity in the Medieval Nubian kingdoms. The opinions about the type of Christian faith ...

Henry V - The Astonishing Rise of England's Greatest Warrior King

When Henry V became king of England in 1413 he inherited an exhausted realm. The coup d'etat in which Henry's father deposed his uncle Ri...

From Digital to Distant Diplomatics - Digital Diplomatics 2022

The Digital Diplomatics 2022 conference took place from the 28th to 30th of September 2023. It was the fourth instance of an internationa...

Medieval Women

A jewel of a book, this latest release from one of Pen & Sword's women historians, contains a treasure trove of medieval dramatis persona...

Women in the Middle Ages - Illuminating the World of Peasants, Nuns, and Queens

A magnificently illustrated oversize book that uses art to illuminate the lives of medieval women, from peasants to queens

The Teutonic Knights - Rise and Fall of a Religious Corporation

A gripping account of the rise and fall of the last great medieval military order. This book provides a concise and incisive introduction...

The Eagle and the Hart - The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV

From an acclaimed historian and author comes an epic history: the dual biography of Richard II and Henry IV, two cousins whose lives play...

Marco Polo and His World

A lavishly illustrated tour of the famed adventurer's globetrotting travels, written by a celebrated translator of Polo's writings. At th...

The Art of Medieval Falconry

A beautifully illustrated tour of the visual culture of medieval falconry in Europe and beyond. Medieval falconry was not just about hunt...

The Medieval Scriptorium - Making Books in the Middle Ages

Illuminated with illustrations, an exploration of medieval manuscript production that offers insight into both the early history of the b...

Richard III

An in-depth perspective offering a fresh new look at King Richard III

The Troubadours

An engaging and accessible introduction to the music, poetry, and lives of the medieval singer-songwriters. Composing songs of love and w...

Land and Trade in Early Islam - The Economy of the Islamic Middle East 750-1050 CE

Land and Trade in Early Islam discusses the latest developments in the field of early Islamic economic and social history, focusing on th...

Standardization in the Middle Ages - Volume 1: The North

We live in a world riven through with standards. To understand more of their deep, rich past is to understand ourselves better. The two v...

New Research on the Abbey of Le Bec in the Middle Ages - Sources, History, Archaeology

This book presents the latest research on Le Bec Abbey: the results of recent archaeological excavations and investigations into the text...

The Observations of Gilles Le Bouvier - A Medieval Herald's View of Europe and Its Neighbouring Lands

Translated from the medieval French, this book is a landmark English-language version of the work of Gilles le Bouvier. As the senior her...

The Northwomen - Untold Stories From the Other Half of the Viking World

For fans of provocative history and "Game of Thrones" alike, this revisionist narrative reveals how the little-known women of the Viking ...

The Making of Lay Religion in Southern France, C. 1000-1350

A rich study of what medieval Christianity meant for ordinary people, and how it changed across the middle ages, arguably as profound as ...

Stephen I, the First Christian King of Hungary - From Medieval Myth to Modern Legend

Stephen I, the first Christian king of Hungary analyses the often seamless flow that has turned medieval myth into modern history, showin...

Symbolic Reproduction in Early Medieval England - Secular and Monastic Households

Katharine Sykes examines a new type of household to emerge in early medieval England: the monastic household. Reproducing through educati...

Fixing the Liturgy - Friars, Sisters, and the Dominican Rite, 1256-1516

A new history of the medieval Dominican liturgy, from the perspective of women's communities In Fixing the Liturgy, Claire Taylor Jones o...

The Birth and Evolution of Islamic Political Theory - Political Rationalism from Ibn Al-Muqaffa to Ibn Khaldun

Offers provocative re-readings of five political rationalists in Islamic political thought between the eighth and the fifteenth century.

Between Rebels and Rulers in the Early Islamicate World - Power, Contention and Identity

Studies rebellion as historical phenomenon and literary construct in early Islamicate contexts.

Tawātur in Islamic Thought - Transmission, Certitude and Orthodoxy

Traces the development of tawātur theories and explores their role in defining Islamic orthodoxy.

War with Byzantium - Legitimation, Consequences and Reception

The Great Roll of the Pipe for the 43rd Year of King Henry III (Michaelmas 1259)

Critical insights into the period of baronial reform and rebellion in England (1258-67) and the evolution of parliament.

A Companion to Josephus in the Medieval West

This volume establishes the fundamentals of the reception history of Flavius Josephus in the Latin Middle Ages (c. 500-1300).

Anglo-Norman Studies XLVI - Proceedings of the Battle Conference 2023

"A series which is a model of its kind": Edmund King

Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford and Duke of Ireland (1362-1392) - The Rise and Fall of a Royal Favourite

The first full-length study of one of the most controversial figures of later fourteenth century England.