Books published by York Medieval Press

A strikingly original approach to the inquisition movement in Italy, examining the roles of the protagonists.

A new approach to the study of Old English Poetry, featuring close reading of the text, its form and style.

The crucial first years of Henry IV's reign examined, to discover how he met and overcame the challenges created by his usurpation of the throne.

First English translation of seminal essays on heresy and other aspects of medieval religious history.

A radical re-interpretation of the chivalric biography of Boucicaut.

A range of approaches (literary, historical, art-historical, codicological) to this mysterious but hugely significant manuscript.

Offers a revisionist angle to the question of sacral kingship, showing the continued importance of liturgical ceremonial in the twelfth century and onward.

First major survey of the German inquisitor Petrus Zwicker, one of the most significant figures in the repression of heresy.

New essays on the burgeoning of pastoral and devotional literature in medieval England.

A wideranging and groundbreaking investigation of the sibling relationship as shown in European literature, from 500 to 1500.

An important new contribution to the emerging field of late medieval supplicatory cultures.

The cult of St Edmund was one of the most important in medieval England, and further afield, as the pieces here show.

The question of the reality of Cathars and other heresies is debated in this provocative collection.

Medicine and religion were intertwined in the middle ages; here are studies of specific instances.

Pioneering investigation of the royal pardon, at a time of major change in the system of English justice, showing the important part it continued to play.

A look at the competing notions of time in the middle ages, from the spiritual - death, the Last Judgement - to the practical - lawyers' calculations, clocks and calendars.

Fresh examinations of the activities of Henry V, looking at how his reputation was achieved.

Examination of text concerning the vikings reveals much about their origin myth and legend.

Fresh examinations of the manuscript which is one of the chief compendiums of literature in the Middle English period.

An investigation into a variety of texts providing guidance for teachers, parents, and children themselves.

Essays demonstrating the importance and inflence of Italian culture on medieval Britain.

New research into petitions and petitioning in the middle ages, illuminating aspects of contemporary law and justice.

A new review of the most significant issues of Edward II's reign.

Fresh perspectives on many facets - political, social, legal, military, and diplomatic - of the reign of one of the most important late medieval kings.

The shocking massacre of the Jews in York, 1190, is here re-examined in its historical context along with the circumstances and processes through which Christian and Jewish neighbours became enemies and victims.

A new way of looking at the medieval castle - as a cultural reflection of the society that produced it, seen through art and literature.

Attitudes towards `labour', in the wake of the Black Death, shown to range from early protest literature to repressive authoritarianism.

New essays on late medieval manuscripts highlight the complicated network of their production and dissemination.