The public and political lives of the fifteenth- and early sixteenth-century gentry have been extensively studied, but comparatively little is known of their pr

Essays in this collection examine the lifestyles and attitudes of the gentry in late-medieval England. Through surveys of the gentry's military background, admi

How much does the Thomas Cromwell of popular novels and television series resemble the real Cromwell? This meticulous study of Cromwell’s early political care

This first comprehensive treatment of Arthurian literature in the English language up until the end of the Middle Ages is now available for the first time in pa

This ground-breaking, interdisciplinary volume provides an overdue assessment of how infertility has been understood, treated and experienced in different times