A complete collection of articles published by K B McFarlane on the Fifteenth Century, with an introduction by G L Harriss.

England in the Fifteenth Century: Collected Essays

History

McFarlane, K.B.

Europe

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A Century of Grace

Humor & Entertainment

Furniss, Harry

Humor

This second volume of "Crusader Warfare" focuses on those non-Christian cultures which were most directly involved in the Crusades. Centering on the Islamic world, the Mongol "World Empire", its fragmented successor states and certain other non-Christian cultures David Nicolle presents many fascinating aspects of warfare and the historical, cultural and economic background of the Islamic military during a much neglected period. In reality the Crusades, and the parallel but separate clash between the Islamic World and the Mongols, resulted from a remarkable variety of political, economic, cultural and religious factors. These campaigns involved an extraordinary array of states, ruling dynasties, ethnic, linguistic and cultural groups as well as the fighting forces associated with these disparate participants. Much current interest in the Crusades reflects the perceived threat of a so-called "clash of civilisations" and, while warnings of such a supposed clash in our own times are based upon a misunderstanding of the natures of both "Western" and "Islamic" civilisations, certain commentators have looked to the medieval Crusades as an earlier example of such a clash. Some have even interpreted the "third force" of the Mongols as somehow prefiguring the role of China, Japan or the Far East as a whole in the today's world.

Crusader Warfare Volume II: Muslims, Mongols and the Struggle against the Crusades

Nicolle, David

Asia

R.C. Van Caenegem is one of the few legal historians to have crossed national boundaries successfully. His knowledge of the various codes and customs of the European Continent in general and the Low Countries in particular enables him to bring a fresh eye to the English Common law. Four of these nine essays have not been published in English before.

Legal History: A European Perspective

Literature & Fiction

Van Caenegem, R. C.

History & Criticism

The Culture of Christendom brings together original essays by distinguished historians on medieval European history. Their range reflects the breadth of Denis Bethell's own interests, which though centred on the high medieval church encompassed the culture of the middle ages as a whole.

The Culture of Christendom: Essays in Medieval History in Commemoration of Denis L.T. Bethell

Meyer, Marc A.

The history of Hereford Cathedral is one of dramatic events, colourful characters and an ever changing building both inside and out. The building is perhaps most famous for its library, the late 13th century Mappa Mundi and its 8th century Gospel book. This authoritative history includes 36 essays on all aspects of the cathedral: the history of its foundation before 1056 to the present day; architecture and furnishings; music and worship; library and archives; school and hospitals. Illustrated with photographs of the building and its furnishings, plans and drawings this is truly a comprehensive work.

Hereford Cathedral: A History

Arts & Photography

Tiller, John

Aylmer, Gerald

James Campbell's work has established the impressive powers of the Anglo-Saxon state, with its ability to impose laws, raise revenue, undertake major works and consult the interests and wishes of its subjects. This collection of essays looks at the state and its successors from a number of angles. Contents: James Campbell as historian, Patrick Wormald; James Campbell as tutor, David Hargreaves; "Off to do Good" James Campbell as colleague, H.G.Pitt; Peculiaris patronus noster, Alan Thacker; two frontier states - Northumbria and Wessex c650-750, J.R.Maddicott; the construction of the early Scottish state, Alexander Grant; the Battle of Hastings and the military system of the late Anglo-Saxon state, M.K.Lawson; Eadmer, his archbishops and the English state, Mark Philpot; Henry I and counsel, John Hudson; towns and the English state, 1066-1500, D.M. Pallister; a 12th-century view of the Spanish past, Richard Fletcher; anti-semitism an the medieval English state, Robert C. Stacey; from Rex Wallie to princeps Wallie - charters and state formation in 13th-century Wales, Charles Insley; the English state and the Plantagenet Empire, 1259-1360 - a fiscal perspective, W.M. Ormrod; politics, sanctity and the Breton state - the case of the Blessed Charles de Blois, Duke of Brittany (d.1364), Michael Jones; the empire of Tamerlane - an unsuccessful re-run of the Mongol Empire?, david Morgan; Brittany and the French crown - the legacy of the English attack upon Fougeres (1449), C.D. Taylor.

The Medieval State: Essays Presented To James Campbell

Maddicott, J. R.

Palliser, D.M.

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