Edward II is, in a sense, Bertolt Brecht's only tragedy.
Pugh, T. B., 'The Marcher Lords of Glamorgan and Morgannwg, 1317– 1485', Glamorgan County History, III: The Middle Ages, ed. T. B. Pugh (1971). Rastall, Richard, 'Secular Musicians in Late Medieval England', Univ. of Manchester PhD ...
The evidence remains controversial to this day, and here Paul Doherty examines it in his fascinating detective study, set in one of the most turbulent and exciting periods of English history.
This edition of Edward the Second by Christopher Marlowe is now presented in an easy-to-read font and features a striking new cover decision, creating an accessible reading experience.
In chess, the queen is the most powerful and feared piece on the board. Paul Doherty explains that this is an inheritance from the reign of Queen Isabella of England,...
Following in the Footsteps of Edward II presents a new take on this most unconventional and puzzling of kings, from the magnificent Caernarfon Castle where he was born in 1284 shortly after his father conquered North Wales, to his favorite ...
This book provides the first account of how this reputation developed, providing new insights into the processes and priorities that shaped narratives of sexual transgression in medieval and early modern England.
T.B. Pugh, 'The Marcher Lords of Glamorgan and Morgannwg, 1317–1485', in T. B. Pugh (ed.), Glamorgan County History, III: The Middle Ages (1971), 603; CFR 1319–27, 69; CCR 1318–23, 543-4. Morris, Bigod Earls, 125. CCR 1288–96, 134.
Pugh, R. B., 'A Fragment of an Account of Isabel of Lancaster, Nun of Amesbury, 1333–4', in ed. L. Santifaller, Festschrift zur Feier des Zweihundertjährigen Bestandes des Haus-, Hof- und Staatsarchivs, vol. 1 (1949), 487–98.
Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers.