The shocking massacre of the Jews in York, 1190, is here re-examined in its historical context along with the circumstances and processes through which Christian and Jewish neighbours became enemies and victims.
Offers a revisionist angle to the question of sacral kingship, showing the continued importance of liturgical ceremonial in the twelfth century and onward.
A new exploration of the secular manuscripts and medieval medical texts associated with the York Guild and its members.
The first full survey of crucial witnesses to the reception of Piers Plowman.
New interdisciplinary essays on the treatment of the body in medieval theology.
Explores the practices and processes by which manuscripts were crafted, mended, protected, marked, gifted and shared.
The crucial first years of Henry IV's reign examined, to discover how he met and overcame the challenges created by his usurpation of the throne.
The first comprehensive study of the Roman papacy during the Great Western Schism.