Books written by Michael Prestwich

  • Ritter: der ultimative Karriereführer
    Ritter: der ultimative Karriereführer

    Amüsante, populärwissenschaftlich gehaltene Anleitung zur äErgreifungä des Ritterberufs. Enthält vielfältige, fundierte Informationen rund um Erziehung, Waffen, Turniere, Kreuzzüge und Alltagsleben eines Ritters.

  • Medieval People: Vivid Lives in a Distant Landscape
    Medieval People: Vivid Lives in a Distant Landscape

    in Peter R. Coss and Simon D. Lloyd (eds) Thirteenth century England: proceedings of the Newcastle upon Tyne conference 2 (Woodbridge: ... 'to maintain ... before him'; 'stooping shield ... and flame': The King's Mirror, ed. and trans.

  • Armies and Warfare in the Middle Ages: The English Experience
    Armies and Warfare in the Middle Ages: The English Experience

    ... 252 Stirling Bridge , battle of ( 1297 ) , 11 , 49 , 115 , 165 , 311 , 330 Stirling Castle , 128 sieges ( 1299 ) , 299 , 303 ; ( 1304 ) , 5 , 198 , 234 , 282 , 286-8 , 291-2 , 300 , 303 ; ( 1313 ) , 282 , 308 Stockbridge ( Hants . ) ...

  • The Three Edwards: War and State in England, 1272-1377
    The Three Edwards: War and State in England, 1272-1377

    The final chapter of Edward II's life has often been told, with the aid of an emotional and highly-coloured account written by the chronicler Geoffrey le Baker some thirty years later, which culminates in a disgusting scene in which ...

  • Plantagenet England 1225-1360
    Plantagenet England 1225-1360

    67 F. M. Stenton, The First Century of English Feudalism (Oxford, 1932), 70–1; Woolgar, The Great Household in Late Medieval England, 17–18; N. Denholm-Young, Seignorial Administration in England (Oxford, 1937), 7.

  • English Politics in the Thirteenth Century

    English Politics in the Thirteenth Century

  • A Short History of the Hundred Years War
    A Short History of the Hundred Years War

    3 Adrian R. Bell, Anne Curry, Andy King and David Simpkin, The Soldier in Later Medieval England (Woodbridge, 2013), pp. 38–9, 42. 4 A. Goodman, 'Responses to Requests in Yorkshire for Military Service under Henry V', Northern History ...

  • Edward I
    Edward I

    "J.F. Lydon, Edward I, Ireland and the War in Scotland, 1303–1304', England and Ireland in the Later Middle Ages, ed. Lydon (Dublin, 1981), 42–61. This article provides a splendid example of the complex operations involved in organizing ...

  • Plantagenet England, 1225-1360
    Plantagenet England, 1225-1360

    in J. Lydon ( ed . ) , England and Ireland in the Later Middle Ages : Essays in Honour of Jocelyne Otway - Ruthven ( Dublin , 1981 ) ; W. C. Weber , ' The Purpose of the English Modus Tenendi Parliamentum ' , Parliamentary History ...

  • Anglo-Norman Durham, 1093-1193
    Anglo-Norman Durham, 1093-1193

    Impressive... for many readers of these papers their cumulative effect will be very great indeed... Admirable collaborative volume.

  • The Three Edwards: War and State in England 1272–1377
    The Three Edwards: War and State in England 1272–1377

    The second edition of this highly acclaimed book updates the picture throughout, in the light of recent research.

  • Knight: The Medieval Warrior's (Unofficial) Manual
    Knight: The Medieval Warrior's (Unofficial) Manual

    Being a knight is a costly occupation, and many families that have been of knightly standing in the past can no longer afford the expense of knighthood. In England, where there had been perhaps 4,000 or more knights at the start of the ...

  • Edward I
    Edward I

    This book is the definitive account of a remarkable king and his long and significant reign. Widely praised when it was first published in 1988, it is now reissued with a new introduction and updated bibliographic guide.

  • Thirteenth Century England VII: Proceedings of the Durham Conference 1997
    Thirteenth Century England VII: Proceedings of the Durham Conference 1997

    An indispensable series for anyone who wishes to keep abreast of recent work in the field. WELSH HISTORY REVIEW

  • Liberties and Identities in the Medieval British Isles
    Liberties and Identities in the Medieval British Isles

    In-depth examinations of the role played by liberties across the British Isles.

  • A Short History of the Hundred Years War
    A Short History of the Hundred Years War

    In his vivid new history, Michael Prestwich shows that it likewise involved large and charismatic individuals: Edward III, claimant to the French throne; his son Edward of Woodstock, the Black Prince; wily architect of the first French ...

  • Thirteenth Century England X: Proceedings of the Durham Conference 2003
    Thirteenth Century England X: Proceedings of the Durham Conference 2003

    ... sisters of the same family in the convent of Nun Appleton to avoid discord62 this recalls an earlier case at Swine Priory , when a visitation found that three ' sisters of the flesh ' constantly combined to make life difficult for the ...

  • Thirteenth Century England VIII: Proceedings of the Durham Conference 1999
    Thirteenth Century England VIII: Proceedings of the Durham Conference 1999

    This series is home to scholarship of the highest order covering a wide range of themes: from politics and warfare to administration, justice and society.

  • Castles: A History and Guide
    Castles: A History and Guide

    A look at how castles developed and were built as well as their purpose. Wonderful book of info and pictures.