Books by Barbara Yorke

A detailed examination of a distinctive group of female religious communities, founded by royal families in Anglo-Saxon England, this title shows how some remarkable women were able both to run major religious houses and to intervene in contemporary family politics.

37 studies of the adoption of Christianity across northern Europe over1000 years, and the diverse reasons that drove the process.

A survey both of medieval biographical writings, and the problems of recovering medieval lives.

A survey of the six major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms - Kent, the East Saxons, the East Angles, Northumbria, Mercia and Wessex - and their royal families, examining the most recent research in this field. This work covers the strategies of rule and the dynamics of change in the office of king.

Fresh assessments of Edgar's reign, reappraising key elements using documentary, coin, and pictorial evidence.

In the past, the early medieval history of England, Wales and Scotland has been considered separately for each province and the religion of each area has been studied in isolation from its society and politics.

Wessex is central to the study of early medieval English history; it was the dynasty which created the kingdom of England. This volume uses archaeological and place-name evidence to present an authoritative account of the most significant of the English kingdoms.