This study explores how the history of medieval Europe is written, as well as what national discourses shape the editing of medieval texts and their interpretat

History writing in the Middle Ages did not belong to any particular genre, language or class of texts. Its remit was wide, embracing the events of antiquity; th

In all religions, in the medieval West as in the East, ideas about the past, the present and the future were shaped by expectations related to the End. The volu

Laura E. Wangerin challenges traditional views of the Ottonian Empire’s rulership. Drawing from a broad array of sources including royal and imperial diplomas

First full examination of why and how certain locations were chosen for opposition to power, and the meaning they conveyed.