Books by David Crouch

The official records of England are the focus of this volume - their origin, their use, and what they reveal.

New interpretations of the effect of Magna Carta and other aspects of the reign of King John.

Expert coverage and new assessments of the reign of King Stephen, set in social, political and European context.

Detailed investigation of the religious gild, showing its importance to all aspects of medieval life.

The tournament was a mock battle, at its height between 1100 and 1300, conducted by two arbitrary battalions over many square miles of open country. It was a one-day event, but when joined to ancillary festivals it could extend it to several days. Tournament holding had penetrated England, Germany and Austria by 1200.

Crouch provides a broad definition of aristocracy by examining the way aristocrats behaved and lived between 1000 and 1300. He analyses life-style, class and luxurious living in those years.

This book combines a simple dual biographical study of Waleran of Meulan and Robert of Leicester, the twin sons of Robert, Count of Meulan and Earl of Leicester, with an exploration of the exercise of power in twelfth-century Normandy and England.