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Godric of Finchdale was a hermit, merchant, and medieval saint. His life was recorded by Benedictine monk Reginald of Durham, but the work has hitherto only been available in manuscripts and in one nineteenth century edition. This translation uses the original manuscript to open up Reginald of Durham's work to a wider audience.

Orderic's history, written in Normandy between 1114 and 1141, tells of the Normans and the part they played in promoting the interest of the Church and especially monasticism at the time when their secular exploits included the conquest and colonization of England and Sicily.

Completes the new edition of "Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People", and is prefaced by a paper characteristic of Professor Wallace-Hadrill on "Bede and Plummer". Other books by J.M. Wallace-Hadrill include "Early Medieval History" and "The Frankish Church".

Robert of Torigni's chronicle is a foremost source of information about one of the most famous centres of power of the Middle Ages: the court of King Henry II, duke of Normandy and king of England (1154-89), and his wife Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine (d. 1204).

The Continuation of the Eulogium Historiarum is one of the major contemporary narratives of the dramatic half century from 1364-1413, cataloguing the later years of the ailing Edward III, the turbulent reign and ultimate fall of Richard II, and the struggles of his supplanter, Henry IV, to establish the Lancastrian regime.

Bede's Latin Poetry is the first-ever collected edition of Bede's corpus of Latin verse, based on all surviving manuscript evidence. It includes editions of several hymns and epigrams which have not previously been attributed to Bede, and provides the first edition of an early draft of his metrical 'Life of St Cuthbert'.

Around 1283, a Dominican traveller called Burchard journeyed through the Holy Land, systematically visiting and documenting places mentioned in the Bible, leaving a full and lively account towards the end of the Crusading period for the benefit of Christian pilgrims and scholars. This is a detailed scholarly edition of the two versions of his work.

St Anselm's correspondence is a testimony to an active, cosmopolitan life in the Middle Ages, illuminating his monastic teaching, intellectual journey, leadership, and positions respective to rivalries both inside and outside the church. Volume I of this new edition of Anselm's letters comprises his correspondence from his years in Normandy.

An edition and facing English translation of all of the stories that belong to the Anglo-Latin corpus of the immensely popular and influential collection of moralized stories from the Middle Ages, known as Gesta Romanorum ('The Deeds of the Romans').

A scholarly edition of the letter collections of Nicholas of Clairvaux, 'the black sheep of the Cistercian order', which offer fascinating insights into the history of the early twelfth-century and into monastic culture of the time.

A scholarly edition of De Principis Instructione by Gerald of Wales, in which an ecclesiastic writer reports on the religious and political traditions of his time. De Principis Instructione makes a major contribution to the literary culture of the twelfth century.

Saxo, a twelfth-century canon at Lund Cathedral, was commissioned by his Archbishop to write a history of Denmark with a strong Christian bias. Volume II contains books 11-16 of Saxo's Grammaticus, mainly dealing with the history of the first Danish kings.

Saxo, a twelfth-century canon at Lund Cathedral, was commissioned by his Archbishop to write a history of Denmark with a strong Christian bias. Volume I contains an introduction from the editor, and the first ten books of Saxo's Grammaticus

Brand new edited translations of the Miracles of St Edmund; two major Latin miracle collections compiled by Herman the Archdeacon, and an anonymous hagiographer who, Licence proposes, was Goscelin of Saint-Bertin.

A history written in the period after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. Contains unique information about the family of the earls of Warenne and unique details on the commemoration of Queen Edith/Matilda, her husband Henry I's rule in Normandy, and the first use of the adjective 'Norman-English' for English inhabitants of Norman origin.

The letters of Abelard and Heloise contain a vivid account of one of the most celebrated love affairs in the western world that raised questions about love, marriage, and religious life in the Middle Ages. This much needed new edition of the Latin text contains English translation, a full introduction, extensive annotation, and detailed indexes.

"The Libellus de Diversis Ordinibus", written in the 1130s or 1140s is a description of the similarities and differences among the various orders of monks, canons, and hermits, and, though clearly a contribution to a contemporary debate, is more analytical than polemical. It is a useful source for religious life in the 12th century.

New, accessible editions, with translation and commentary, of the two most important primary sources for the life of St Dunstan, one of the principal figures of the tenth-century Anglo-Saxon church.

The History of the Church of Abingdon is one of the most valuable local histories produced in the Middle Ages. Volume I, which covers the period from the reputed foundation of the abbey and its estates to c.1071, provides vital information and insights for historians working on the legal, monastic, and ecclesiastical affairs of the great English monasteries of that period.

Thomas Walsingham, a monk of St Albans, is described as the last of the great medieval chroniclers. His work covers the years 1376 to 1420, providing an important account of English history. This book contains a part of his chronicle which can be said to be written by 1400. It is an example of the rewriting of history in late medieval England.

The only complete text of Bernard's chronicle ever published, in Latin and in English translation, and the fullest edition of his historical notes from other manuscripts which complement the chronicle.

A critical edition, translation, and study of a historical narrative compiled at the Benedictine abbey of Selby in Yorkshire in 1174 by a monk of the community. Tells the story of a runaway monk of the French monastery of Auxerre, his travels to England carrying, and his foundation of a hermitage on the banks of the River Ouse.

A scholarly and detailed but readable presentation of four key texts which shed light on the activity of the Venerable Bede (659-735) and the world of Early Medieval Northumbria.

Gervase of Tilbury's Otia Imperialia was written in the early thirteenth century for his patron, the Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV. This is the first English translation of this major medieval text which is both learned and entertaining, full of scientific and theological speculation and a wealth of accounts of folklore and popular belief.

Features letters of the Franciscan Adam Marsh, spiritual counsellor to many of the leading figures of his generation, the Latin text of the letters is accompanied by an English translation. These letters are a useful source for the history of England, the Church, and the University of Oxford in the turbulent middle years of the thirteenth century.

This volume makes available in English for the first time the shorter poems of an important medieval poet together with an improved Latin text. Scholars of the twelfth century will find a great deal of primary evidence on a wide variety of social and religious issues now accessible to them.

Thomas Walsingham has been described as the last of the great medieval chroniclers, and his St Albans Chronicle is arguably the most important account of English history to be written at this time. This is the first modern edition, and it provides a facing-page English translation, substantial historical commentary, and textual notes.

Critical edition and full translation of the Latin text of this important source for the history of Anglo-Saxon England and for religion in Western Europe in the 10th century.

This is a major new edition of the letters written and received between 1162 and 1170 by Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury and victim of the 'murder in the cathedral'. It takes the reader to the very heart of the great dispute that rocked the English kingdom in the twelfth century.

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