Product Description: The thirteenth century saw major developments in England's administration, as the procedures and processes of government expanded rapidly, The principles enshrined in Magna Carta became embedded, knights and burgesses were summoned to Parliament for the first time, and nothing short of a political revolution took place...read more

Product Description: This book offers the first regional study of women in thirteenth-century England, making pioneering use of charters, chronicles, government records and some of the earliest manorial court rolls to examine the interaction of gender, status and life-cycle in shaping women's experiences in Lincolnshire...read more

Product Description: The Middle Ages, 800–1400 were a rich and vibrant period in the history of European culture, society, and intellectual thought. Emerging state powers, economic expansion and contraction, the growing influence of the Christian Church, and demographic change all influenced the ideals and realities of childhood and family life...read more

Sukhothai, meaning "Dawn of Happiness," is the name of a Thai city, a kingdom, and an era that stretched from the mid-13th to the mid-15th century. This generously illustrated volume brings together the major achievements in architecture, sculpture, painting, and ceramics of this period, revealing Sukhothai's unique artistic legacy and placing Thai art firmly within its historical and cultural context.

Product Description: This collection explores the ways in which the late medieval and early modern queen was a pivotal, if often controversial, figure. Contents include: R. Allinson (Oxford), Letters of Elizabeth I and James VI . S. Bell (U New Brunswick), George Buchanan reading Mary, Queen of Scots ...read more