Groundbreaking surveys of the complex interrelationship between the languages of English and Fren...
Obscenity is central to an understanding of medieval culture, and it is here examined in a number...
The shocking massacre of the Jews in York, 1190, is here re-examined in its historical context al...
Penance and confession were an integral part of medieval religious life; essays explore literary ...
Offers a revisionist angle to the question of sacral kingship, showing the continued importance o...
Contemporary descriptions of objects no longer extant examined to reconstruct these lost treasures.
A fresh appraisal of late medieval manuscript culture in England, examining the ways in which peo...
The first full survey of crucial witnesses to the reception of Piers Plowman.
Offers insights into the political, social and cultural interests that informed the shaping of En...