Read, The Tudors: ... Sixteenth Century England (1969)

Conyers Read.
The Tudors: Personalities and Practical Politics in Sixteenth Century England.
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1969.

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First published: New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1936.

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Author Information:

• Conyers Read (1881–1959), Wikipedia.
• Conyers Read. England and America. The University of Chicago War Papers, No. 6. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1918.
  [Google Books; Archive.org.]
• Conyers Read. Mr. Secretary Walsingham and the Policy of Queen Elizabeth. Three Volumes. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1925.
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• Conyers Read. Mr. Secretary Cecil and Queen Elizabeth. London: Jonathan Cape, 1955. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955.
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• Conyers Read. Lord Burghley and Queen Elizabeth. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1960.
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Wikipedia Articles:

• Early modern Britain, Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries.
• Tudor period, 1485-1603.
• English Renaissance, late Fifteenth Century to early Seventeenth Century.
• Henry VII of England (1457–1509), Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond 1456–1509; King of England 1485–1509.
• House of Tudor.
• Henry VIII of England (1491–1547), King of England 1509–1547.
• English Reformation, Sixteenth Century.
• Dissolution of the Monasteries, 1536–1541.
• Edward VI of England (1537–1553), King of England 1547–1553.
• Mary I of England (1516–1558), Mary Tudor, "Bloody Mary"; Queen of England 1553–1558.
• Elizabethan era, 1558–1603.
• Elizabeth I of England (1533–1603), The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess; Queen of England 1558–1603.

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Previous volumes in The Norton Library History of England series:

• Blair, Roman Britain and Early England: 55 B.C. - A.D. 871 (1966).
• Brooke, From Alfred to Henry III, 871-1272 (1966).
• Holmes, The Later Middle Ages, 1272-1485 (1966).

Read's book The Tudors is not officially a member of The Norton Library History of England series. But the series has a gap for the years 1485-1603. The lists of books in the series variously announce "Forthcoming" volumes to include M.E. James, The Tudor Age, 1485-1603 (this appears in my copy of Holmes) and Margaret Bowker, The Tudor Age, 1485-1603 (this appears in my copy of Read). However, neither of those books were ever published, as far as I can discover. Read's book somewhat fills that gap and was published by Norton during the 1960s during the same period as the official books of the series. Read's book is not so detailed or scholarly as the other books in the series, so perhaps one should turn to other texts for a more rigorous introduction to the Tudor period. Elton's book on the Tudors first appeared in 1955; perhaps its success discouraged the publication of another textbook on the topic for a generation.

• G.R. Elton (1921–1994). England under the Tudors. Abingdon: Routledge, 2018.
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• John Guy (b. 1949). Tudor England. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988 (paperback 1990).
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• Susan Brigden (b. 1951). New Worlds, Lost Worlds: The Rule of the Tudors, 1485-1603. The Penguin History of Britain. London: Penguin Books, 2000 (paperback 2002).
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I suspect that one's time might be better spent with Elton, Guy or Brigden instead of with Read's The Tudors.

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Holmes, The Later Middle Ages, 1272-1485 (1966)

George Holmes.
The Later Middle Ages, 1272-1485.
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1966.

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Book Series: The Norton Library History of England.

Originally published: Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 1962.

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Author Information:

• George Holmes (1927–2009), Wikipedia.
• George Holmes. Europe: Hierarchy and Revolt, 1320-1450, Second Edition. Oxford: Blackwell, 2000.
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• George Holmes. Florence, Rome, and the Origins of the Renaissance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988.
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• George Holmes, editor. The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988, 1990, 2001.
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• George Holmes, editor. The Oxford History of Medieval Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992, 2001.
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• George Holmes, editor. The Oxford Illustrated History of Italy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997, 2001.
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Wikipedia Articles, In Our Time, Books, etc.:

• England in the Middle Ages, Fifth Century to Fifteenth Century.
• England in the Late Middle Ages, from the Thirteenth Century, the end of the Angevins, and the accession of Henry III until the accession to the throne of the Tudor dynasty in 1485.
• Historians of England in the Middle Ages.
• Economy of England in the Middle Ages.
• Feudalism.
• Feudalism in England.
• Bastard feudalism, a Nineteenth Century historian's description of English feudalism as it decayed in the Late Middle Ages.
• Medieval English wool trade.
• The Staple.
• Merchants of the Staple, English exporters, especially of wool.
• Company of Merchant Adventurers of London.
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• Crisis of the Late Middle Ages (famine, plague, social unrest).
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• Oxford Franciscan school.
• Robert Grosseteste (c.1175–1253), Bishop of Lincoln 1235–1253.
• European science in the Middle Ages.
• Roger Bacon (c.1219/20–c.1292).
• Melvyn Bragg, Jack Cunningham, Amanda Power, Elly Truitt, "Roger Bacon," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 20 Apr 2017.
• Duns Scotus (c.1266–1308).
• William of Ockham (c.1287–1347).
  • William of Ockham. A Short Discourse on Tyrannical Government. Translated by John Kilcullen. Edited by Arthur Stephen McGrade. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992.
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  • William of Ockham. 'A Letter to the Friars Minor' and Other Writings. Translated by John Kilcullen. Edited by Arthur Stephen McGrade and John Kilcullen. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995.
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• Sentences of Peter Lombard, mid Twelfth Century.
• Melvyn Bragg, Anthony Kenny, Marilyn Adams, Richard Cross, "Ockham's Razor," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 31 May 2007.
• Medieval university.
• Melvyn Bragg, Miri Rubin, Ian Wei, Peter Denley, "The Medieval University," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 17 Mar 2011.

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Henry III:

• Henry III of England (1207–1272), King of England 1216–1272.
• Parliament in the reign of Henry III.
• Provisions of Oxford, 1258.
• Second Barons' War, 1264–1267.
• Ninth Crusade, 1271–1272.

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Edward I:

• Edward I of England (1239–1307), The Lord Edward, Edward Longshanks, Hammer of the Scots; King of England 1272–1307.
• The emergence of parliament as an institution.
• Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (c.1223–1282), Price of Wales 1246–1282.
• Conquest of Wales by Edward I of England, 1277–1283.
• Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd.
• First War of Scottish Independence, 1296-1328.

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Edward II:

• Edward II of England (1284–1327), King of England 1307–1327.
• Ordinances of 1311, barons restricted the power of Edward II; repealed May 1322.
• Robert the Bruce (1274–1329), King of Scots 1306–1329.
• Battle of Bannockburn, June 1314.
• Melvyn Bragg, Matthew Strickland, Fiona Watson, Michael Brown, "The Battle of Bannockburn," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 3 Feb 2011.
• Great Famine of 1315–1317.
• Crisis of the Late Middle Ages.
• Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster (c.1278–1322), a leader of the baronial opposition to Edward II.
• Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (1287–1330), a leader of the baronial opposition to Edward II.
• Isabella of France (1295–1358), Queen of England as the wife of Edward II; regent of England 1327–1330.
• Despenser War, 1321–1322, baronial revolt against Edward II.
• Invasion of England (1326) led by Roger Mortimer and Isabella of France.
• Parliament of 1327, deposed Edward II.
• Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton, 1328.

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Edward III:

• Edward III of England (1312–1377), King of England 1327–1377.
• Hundred Years' War, 1337–1453.
  Major phases:
  • the Edwardian War, 1337–1360.
  • the Caroline War, 1369–1389.
  • the Lancastrian War, 1415–1453.
• William de la Pole (d. 1366), wool merchant, financier, royal moneylender, Chief Baron of the Exchequer 1339–13##.
• Battle of Crécy, 26 August 1346. [Hundred Years' War]
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• Black Death, peak years 1347–1351.
• Black Death in England, reached England in June 1348; recurred in England 1361−1362 ("Second Pestilence" or "Pestilence of the Children"), 1369, 1375, 1471, 1479–1480, 1603-1611, 1665–1666. (Second plague pandemic.)
• Consequences of the Black Death.
• Crisis of the Late Middle Ages.
• Statute of Labourers 1351.
• Deserted medieval village.
• Melvyn Bragg, Miri Rubin, Samuel Cohn, Paul Binski, "The Black Death," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 22 May 2008.
• Richard Evans, "The Great Plagues: The Black Death," Gresham College, 25 September 2012.
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• Battle of Poitiers, 19 September 1356. [Hundred Years' War]
• Treaty of Brétigny, drafted at Brétigny on 8 May 1360, ratified on 24 October 1360 as the Treaty of Calais. [Hundred Years' War]
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• Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (c.1310–1361).
• Edward the Black Prince (1330–1376), Edward of Woodstock, the Black Prince; eldest son of King Edward III.
• John of Gaunt (1340–1399), Duke of Lancaster; son of King Edward III; patron of Geoffrey Chaucer.
• Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (1355–1397), son of King Edward III.
• Blanche of Lancaster (1342–1368), daughter of Henry of Grosmont; first wife of John of Gaunt; mother of Henry Bolingbroke (Henry IV of England).
• Hundred Years' War (1369–89), the Caroline War.

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Richard II:

• Richard II of England (1367–1400), King of England 1377–1399; deposed in 1399.
• Western Schism, 1378–1417.
• Peasants' Revolt, 1381, also named Wat Tyler's Rebellion or the Great Rising.
  • John Ball (c.1338–1381).
  • Wat Tyler (d. 1381).
• Melvyn Bragg, Miri Rubin, Caroline Barron, Alastair Dunn, "The Peasants' Revolt," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 16 November 2006.
• Crisis of the Late Middle Ages.
• Wonderful Parliament, November 1386; imposed restrictions on the rule of Richard II.
• Lords Appellant.
• Merciless Parliament, February to June 1388; members of Richard II's court convicted of treason; most were executed.
• Truce of Leulinghem, effective 18 July 1389. [Hundred Years' War]
• Wilton Diptych, c.1395–1399.
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• The Tyranny of Richard II, 1397–1399:
  • Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester (1355–1397), murdered on 8/9 September 1397 presumably on behalf of Richard II.
  • Richard FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel (1346–1397), arrested on 12 July 1397, beheaded on 21 September 1397.
  • Thomas Arundel (1353–1414), Bishop of Ely 1373-1388; Archbishop of York 1388-1396; Lord Chancellor 1386-1389 and 1391-1396; Archbishop of Canterbury 1396-1414; exiled by Richard II in 1397.
  • Bolingbroke and Mowbray exiled by Richard II, October 1398.
  • Parliament of Shrewsbury, 1398; declared all the acts of the Merciless Parliament to be null and void; made Richard II an absolute ruler.
• Downfall of Richard II, August 1399.

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Fourteenth Century Literature, Religion:

• Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343–1400), bureaucrat, courtier, diplomat, poet.
  • The Book of the Duchess, composed 1368 to early-1370s.
  • Troilus and Criseyde, composed mid-1380s.
  • The Canterbury Tales, composed late-1380s to 1400.
• Melvyn Bragg, Carolyne Larrington, Helen Cooper, Ardis Butterfield, "Chaucer," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 9 Feb 2006.
• William Langland (c.1332–c.1386). Piers Plowman, c.1370–1390.
  Piers Plowman tradition.
• Gawain Poet (Fourteenth Century).
• Melvyn Bragg, Laura Ashe, Ad Putter, Simon Armitage, "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 13 Dec 2018.
• John Wycliffe (1320s–1384).
  Wycliffe's Bible, 1382–1395.
• Lollardy, the Lollard movement, mid-Fourteenth Century.
• Melvyn Bragg, Anthony Kenny, Anne Hudson, Rob Lutton, "Wyclif and the Lollards," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 16 Jun 2011.

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Henry IV:

• Henry IV of England (1367–1413), Henry Bolingbroke, King of England 1399–1413.
• House of Lancaster (Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI).
• Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (1341–1408).
• Owain Glyndŵr (c.1359–c.1415), Prince of Wales 1404–c.1415; led Welch revolt 1400–1415.
• Glyndŵr Rising, 1400–1415.
• Melvyn Bragg, Huw Pryce, Helen Fulton, Chris Given-Wilson, "Owain Glyndwr," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 31 Jan 2019.
• Henry Percy (Hotspur) (1364–1403).
• Battle of Shrewsbury, 21 July 1403.

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Henry V:

• Henry V of England (1386–1422), Henry of Monmouth, King of England 1413–1422.
• Oldcastle Revolt, 1414.
  John Oldcastle (c.1360/78–1417).
• John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford (1389–1435), brother of Henry V.
• Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390–1447), brother of Henry V.
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• Hundred Years' War (1415–53), the Lancastrian War.
• Battle of Agincourt, 25 October 1415. [Hundred Years' War]
• Melvyn Bragg, Anne Curry, Michael Jones, John Watts, "Agincourt," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 16 Sep 2004.
• Helen Castor, "Agincourt or Azincourt?: Victory, Defeat and the War of 1415," Gresham College, 22 October 2015.
• Treaty of Troyes, 21 May 1420. [Hundred Years' War]

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Henry VI:

• Henry VI of England (1421–1471), King of England 1422–1461 and 1470–1471.
• Regency government, 1422–1437; this article lists the members of the Regency Council.
• Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390–1447), uncle of Henry VI, Lord Protector of England during the minority of his nephew.
• Henry Beaufort (c.1375–1447).
• Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428–1471), Warwick the Kingmaker, "the wealthiest and most powerful English peer of his age."
• Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset (c.1406–1455).
• Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (1411–1460), Richard Plantagenet, father of Edward IV and Richard III.
• William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1396–1450), a favourite of Henry VI.
• Wars of the Roses, 1455–1487.
• House of York.
• House of Lancaster.
• Margaret of Anjou (1430–1482), Queen of England by marriage to King Henry VI 1445–1461 and 1470–1471.
• Melvyn Bragg, Katherine Lewis, James Ross, Joanna Laynesmith, "Margaret of Anjou," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 24 May 2018. (Includes a reading list.)
• Battle of Towton, 29 March 1461.
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• Siege of Orléans, October 1428 – May 1429. [Hundred Years' War]
• Yolande of Aragon (1384–1442), mother-in-law of Charles VII.
• Charles VII of France (1403–1461), Dauphin of France 1418–1422; King of France 1422–1461.
• Joan of Arc (c.1412–1431), "The Maid of Orléans".
• Melvyn Bragg, Anne Curry, Malcolm Vale, Matthew Bennett, "The Siege of Orléans," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 24 May 2007.
• Michael Portillo, "Joan of Arc," Things We Forgot to Remember, BBC Radio 4, 02 Oct 2012.
• Fall of Constantinople, 6 April – 29 May 1453.
• Battle of Castillon, 17 July 1453. [Hundred Years' War]

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Edward IV:

• Edward IV of England (1442–1483), King of England 1461–1470 and 1471–1483; the first Yorkist King of England.
• House of York.
• Elizabeth Woodville (c.1437–1492), Queen consort of England, as the spouse of King Edward IV from 1464 until his death in 1483; mother of the "Princes in the Tower" and Elizabeth of York, who married Henry VII.
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• Readeption of Henry VI, "the restoration of Henry VI of England to the throne of England in 1470."
• Battle of Barnet, 14 April 1471.
  Deaths of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick and John Neville, Marquess of Montagu.
• Battle of Tewkesbury, 4 May 1471.
• Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (1453–1471), only son of King Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou; died at the Battle of Tewkesbury.
• Restoration of Edward IV, May 1471.

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Edward V:

• Edward V of England (1470–c.1483), son of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville.
• Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (1473–c.1483), son of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville.
• Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester (1452–1485), Duke of Gloucester 1461–1485; Lord Protector of the realm for Edward V in 1483.
• Princes in the Tower, imprisoned May and June 1483.

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Richard III:

• Richard III of England (1452–1485), King of England 1483–1485.
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• Battle of Bosworth Field, 22 August 1485.
• Wars of the Roses, 1455–1487.
• Melvyn Bragg, Helen Castor, Colin Richmond, Steven Gunn, "The Wars of the Roses," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 18 May 2000.
• Paston Letters, 1422–1509.
  • The Paston Letters. Edited by Norman Davis. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.
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• Melvyn Bragg, Emma Smith, Gordon McMullan, Katherine Lewis, "Is Shakespeare History? The Plantagenets," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 11 Oct 2018.

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Henry VII:

• Henry VII of England (1457–1509), Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond 1457–1509; King of England 1485–1509.
• House of Tudor.
• Elizabeth of York (1466–1503), daughter of King Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville; wife of Henry VII, and thus the first Tudor queen; mother of Henry VIII.

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Literature, Religion, Philosophy, etc.:

• Gustav Milne, "The Growth of London as a Port from Roman to Medieval Times," Gresham College, 17 October 2016.
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• William Caxton (c.1422–c.1491), produced the first book printed in England in 1476.
• Melvyn Bragg, Richard Gameson, Julia Boffey, David Rundle, "Caxton and the Printing Press," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 18 Oct 2012. (Includes a reading list.)
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• Laura Ashe, editor. Early Fiction in England: From Geoffrey of Monmouth to Chaucer. London: Penguin Classics, 2015.
  [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
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• John Mandeville (Fourteenth Century).
  • John Mandeville. The Book of Marvels and Travels. Translated by Anthony Bale. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012.
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• Julian of Norwich (late 1342 – after 1416). Revelations of Divine Love, early Fifteenth Century.
  • Julian of Norwich. Revelations of Divine Love. Translated by Barry Windeatt. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015.
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• Margery Kempe (c. 1373 – after 1438). The Book of Margery Kempe, Fifteenth Century.
  • Margery Kempe. The Book of Margery Kempe. Translated by Anthony Bale. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015.
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• Melvyn Bragg, Miri Rubin, Katherine Lewis, Anthony Bale, "Margery Kempe and English Mysticism," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 2 Jun 2016. (Includes a reading list.)
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• John Fortescue (c.1394–1479). De Laudibus Legum Angliae (Commendation of the Laws of England), c.1543.
  • Sir John Fortescue. On the Laws and Governance of England. Edited by Shelly Lockwood. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997.
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• Christine de Pizan (1364–c.1430). The Book of the City of Ladies, 1405.
  • Christine de Pizan. The Book of the City of Ladies. Translated by Rosalind Brown-Grant. Harmondsworth: Penguin Classics, 1999.
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  • Christine de Pizan. The Treasure of the City of Ladies. Translated by Sarah Lawson. London: Penguin Classics, 2003.
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• Melvyn Bragg, Helen Swift, Miranda Griffin, Marilynn Desmond, "Christine de Pizan," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 8 Jun 2017. (Includes a reading list.)
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• Mabinogion, compiled in Middle Welsh in the 12th–13th centuries from earlier oral traditions.
  • The Mabinogion. Translated by Sioned Davies. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007.
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• Wales in the Middle Ages.
• Melvyn Bragg, Sioned Davies, Helen Fulton, Juliette Wood, "The Mabinogion," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 10 May 2018. (Includes a reading list.)
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• Tristan and Iseult.
• Melvyn Bragg, Laura Ashe, Juliette Wood, Mark Chinca, "Tristan and Iseult," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 31 Dec 2015. (Includes a reading list.)
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• Matter of Britain.
• Thomas Malory (c.1415–1471). Le Morte d'Arthur, 1485.
  • Thomas Malory. Le Morte Darthur. Edited by Helen Cooper. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.
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• Melvyn Bragg, Helen Cooper, Helen Fulton, Laura Ashe, "Le Morte d'Arthur," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 10 Jan 2013. (Includes a reading list.)
• Fisher King.
• Melvyn Bragg, Carolyne Larrington, Stephen Knight, Juliette Wood, "The Fisher King," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 17 Jan 2008.
• Holy Grail.
• Melvyn Bragg, Carolyne Larrington, Jonathan Riley-Smith, Juliette Wood, "The Holy Grail," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 15 May 2003.
• Merlin.
• Melvyn Bragg, Juliette Wood, Stephen Knight, Peter Forshaw, "Merlin," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 30 Jun 2005.
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• Marco Polo (1254–1324). The Travels of Marco Polo, c.1300.
• Melvyn Bragg, Frances Wood, Joan Pau Rubies, Debra Higgs Strickland, "Marco Polo," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 24 May 2012.
• Genghis Khan (c.1162–1227).
• Kublai Khan (1215–1294).
• Mongol Empire, Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries.
• Golden Horde, 1240s–1502.
• Marco Polo. The Travels of Marco Polo. Translated by Ronald Latham. Harmondsworth: Penguin Classics, 1958.
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• Marco Polo. The Travels of Marco Polo. Translated by Nigel Cliff. Harmondsworth: Penguin Classics, 2015.
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• Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406). Muqaddimah, 1377.
• Melvyn Bragg, Robert Hoyland, Robert Irwin, Hugh Kennedy, "Ibn Khaldun," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 04 Feb 2010.
• Ibn Khaldun. The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History, Abridged Edition. Translated by Franz Rosenthal. Edited by N. J. Dawood. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1967.
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• Al-Andalus, Muslim Spain.
• Black Death, mid Fourteenth Century.
• Ibn al-Khatib (1313–1374).
• Mamluk.
  Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo), 1250–1517.
• Timur (1336–1405), known as Tamerlane.
  Timurid Empire, 1370–1507.
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• Dante Alighieri (c.1265–1321).
• Divine Comedy, begun c.1308, completed in 1320.
• Inferno.
• Melvyn Bragg, Margaret Kean, John Took, Claire Hones, "Dante's Inferno," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 23 Oct 2008.
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• Polydore Vergil (c.1470–1555). Anglica Historia, drafted by 1513; printed 1534.

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Previous volumes in The Norton Library History of England series:

• Blair, Roman Britain and Early England: 55 B.C. - A.D. 871 (1966).
• Brooke, From Alfred to Henry III, 871-1272 (1966).

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Brooke, From Alfred to Henry III, 871-1272 (1966)

Christopher Brooke.
From Alfred to Henry III, 871-1272.
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1966.

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Book Series: The Norton Library History of England.

Originally published: Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 1961.

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Author Information:

• Christopher N. L. Brooke (1927–2015), Wikipedia.
• Christopher Brooke. The Dullness of the Past: An Inaugural Lecture. Liverpool: University Press, 1957.
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• Christopher Brooke. The Saxon and Norman Kings, Third Edition. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2001.
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• Christopher Brooke. The Twelfth Century Renaissance. London: Thames and Hudson, 1969.
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• Christopher Brooke. Medieval Church and Society: Collected Essays. London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1971.
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• Christopher Brooke. Europe in the Central Middle Ages, 962-1154, Third Edition. Abingdon: Routledge, 2000.
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• Christopher Brooke. The Medieval Idea of Marriage. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989.
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• Christopher Brooke. Jane Austen: Illusion and Reality. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell & Brewer, 1999.
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• Christopher Brooke. The Age of the Cloister: The Story of Monastic Life in the Middle Ages. Mahwah, New Jersey: Paulist Press, 2002.
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Wikipedia Articles, In Our Time, Books, etc.:

• England in the Middle Ages, Fifth Century to Fifteenth Century.
• Historians of England in the Middle Ages.
• List of English chronicles.
• Medieval Warm Period, c.950 – c.1250.

Anglo-Saxon England, Fifth Century to 1066:

• Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
• History of Anglo-Saxon England, Fifth Century to Eleventh Century.
• For more Wikipedia articles, etc. on the early part of the Anglo-Saxon period, see my post for Blair, Roman Britain and Early England: 55 B.C. - A.D. 871 (1966).
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• Viking Age, Eighth to Eleventh Centuries; in the English context, based on particular events, the era is dated 793–1066.
• Viking expansion.
• Invasions of the British Isles: Viking raids and invasions.
• Norse activity in the British Isles.
• Melvyn Bragg, Carolyne Larrington, Heather O’Donoghue, John Hines, "The Norse Gods," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 11 Mar 2004.
• The Poetic Edda, Second Edition. Translated by Carolyne Larrington. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014.
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• Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241), historian, wrote down Icelandic oral sagas.
• Norse Saga.
• Sagas of Icelanders.
• Melvyn Bragg, Carolyne Larrington, Elizabeth Ashman Rowe, Emily Lethbridge, "Icelandic Sagas," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 9 May 2013.
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• Wessex.
• Kingdom of Northumbria.
• Kingdom of East Anglia.
• Mercia.
• Alfred the Great (847/849–899), King of the West Saxons 871–c.886; King of the Anglo-Saxons c.886–899.
• Guthrum (died c.890), King of the Danish Vikings.
• Battle of Edington, May 878, Wessex versus "the Great Heathen Army" of Guthrum.
• Treaty of Wedmore, 878.
  Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum, 878–890.
• Melvyn Bragg, Richard Gameson, Sarah Foot, John Hines, "Alfred and the Battle of Edington," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 07 April 2005.
• Danelaw, Ninth to Eleventh Centuries, "the part of England in which the laws of the Danes held sway and dominated those of the Anglo-Saxons."
• Scandinavian York, Jórvík or Danish/Norwegian York, late Ninth century through first half of Tenth Century.
• Melvyn Bragg, Judith Jesch, John Hines, Jane Kershaw, "The Danelaw," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 28 Mar 2019. (Includes a reading list.)
• Alfred the Great: Asser's Life of King Alfred and Other Contemporary Sources. Translated by Simon Keynes and Michael Lapidge. London: Penguin Classics, 1983.
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• Asser (died c.909).
• Michael Portillo, "Alfred the Great," Things We Forgot to Remember, BBC Radio 4, 18 Sep 2012.
• Edward the Elder (c.874–924), King of the Anglo-Saxons 899–924.
• Æthelred (d. 910), Lord of the Mercians c.881–910.
• Æthelflæd (c.870–918), eldest daughter of Alfred the Great, sister of Edward the Elder; wife of Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians; Lady of the Mercians 911–918.
• Battle of Tettenhall, 05 August 910.
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• Æthelstan (c.894–939), King of the Anglo-Saxons 924–927, King of the English 927–939.
• Battle of Brunanburh, 937.
• Battle of Brunanburh, Old English poem.
• Melvyn Bragg, Sarah Foot, John Hines, Richard Gameson, "Æthelstan," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 1 Jul 2010.
• Kingdom of England, established 927.
• Edmund I (921–946), King of the English 939–946.
• Eadred (923–955), King of the English 946–955.
• Eadwig (d.959), King of the English 955–959.
• Edgar the Peaceful (c.943–975), King of the English 959–975.
• Dunstan (909–988), Archbishop of Canterbury 9##–988.
• Edward the Martyr (c.962–978), King of the English 975–978.
• Æthelred Unræd (c.966–1016), Æthelred II or Æthelred the Unready, King of the English 978–1016.
• Battle of Maldon, 991.
• Edmund Ironside (c.990–1016), King of the English 1016.
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• Cnut the Great (c.995–1035), King of England 1016–1035; King of Denmark 1018–1035; King of Norway 1028–1035.
• Edward the Confessor (c.1003–1066), King of England 1042–1066.
• Godwin, Earl of Wessex (d. 1053), "one of the most powerful earls in England under the Danish king Cnut the Great and his successors."
• Harold Godwinson (c.1022–1066), Earl of East Anglia 1045–1066; Earl of Wessex 1053–1066; Earl of Hereford 1058–1066; King of England, January–October, 1066.
• Tostig Godwinson (c.1026–1066), Earl of Northumbria 1055–1065.
• Morcar (died after 1087), Earl of Northumbria 1065–1066.
• Malcolm III of Scotland (1031–1093), King of Scots 1058–1093.
• Harald Hardrada (c.1015–1066), King of Norway 1046–1066.
• Battle of Fulford, 20 September 1066.
• Battle of Stamford Bridge, 25 September 1066.
• Melvyn Bragg, John Hines, Elizabeth Rowe, Stephen Baxter, "The Battle of Stamford Bridge," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 2 Jun 2011.
• Battle of Hastings, 14 October 1066.
• Michael Portillo, "King Harold," Things We Forgot to Remember, BBC Radio 4, 15 Nov 2010.
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• The Anglo-Saxon World: An Anthology. Translated by Kevin Crossley-Holland. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.
  [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
• Beowulf, first written down 975–1025, probably composed much earlier.
• Melvyn Bragg, Laura Ashe, Clare Lees, Andy Orchard, "Beowulf," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 5 Mar 2015.

Norman England, 1066–1154:

• England in the High Middle Ages, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the death of King John in 1216.
• Economy of England in the Middle Ages.
• Medieval English wool trade.
• Feudalism.
• Feudalism in England.
• Chivalry.
• Melvyn Bragg, Miri Rubin, Matthew Strickland, Laura Ashe, "Chivalry," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 13 Feb 2014.
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• William the Conqueror (c.1028–1087), Duke of Normandy 1035–1087; King of England 1066–1087.
• Norman conquest of England, 1066.
• Bayeux Tapestry.
• Harrying of the North, 1069–1070.
• Melvyn Bragg, Sarah Foot, Richard Gameson, Matthew Strickland, "The Norman Yoke," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 10 Apr 2008.
• Domesday Book, compiled 1086.
• Melvyn Bragg, Stephen Baxter, Elisabeth van Houts, David Bates, "The Domesday Book," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 17 Apr 2014.
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• Lanfranc (1005/1010–1089), Archbishop of Canterbury 1070–1089.
• First Crusade, 1095–1099.
• William II of England (c.1056–1100), William Rufus, King of England 1087–1100.
• Henry I of England (c.1068–1135), King of England 1100–1135.
• Exchequer in England and Wales.
• Pipe rolls.
• White Ship disaster, 1120.
  Victims of the White Ship disaster.
• William Adelin (1103–1120), William Ætheling; expected heir to Henry I, but he died in White Ship disaster.
• Empress Matilda (1102–1167), daughter of Henry I.
• Stephen of Blois (c.1092/6–1154), King of England 1135–1154.
• Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester (before 1100–1147), supported Matilda's claim to the throne.
• The Anarchy, 1135–1153.
• Melvyn Bragg, John Gillingham, Louise Wilkinson, David Carpenter, "The Anarchy," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 1 Nov 2012.
• Second Crusade, 1147–1149.

Renaissance of the Twelfth Century:

• Renaissance of the 12th century.
• Boethius (c.477–524). The Consolation of Philosophy, 524.
  • Boethius. The Consolation of Philosophy. Translated by P. G. Walsh. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.
    [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
• Melvyn Bragg, AC Grayling, Melissa Lane, Roger Scruton, "The Consolations of Philosophy," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, New Year's Day 2009.
• Arabic Translation Movement.
• Latin translations of the 12th century.
• Melvyn Bragg, Peter Adamson, Amira Bennison, Peter Pormann, "The Translation Movement," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 02 Oct 2008.
• Dimitri Gutas. Greek Thought, Arabic Culture: The Graeco-Arabic Translation Movement in Baghdad and Early 'Abbasaid Society (2nd-4th/5th-10th c.). Abington: Routledge, 1998.
  [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
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• Science in the medieval Islamic world.
• Al-Farabi (c.872–950/951).
• Al-Biruni (973–1050).
• Melvyn Bragg, James Montgomery, Hugh Kennedy, Amira Bennison, "Al-Biruni," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 10 Jun 2010.
• Avicenna (c.980–1037), Ibn Sina, Abu Ali Sina, Pur Sina.
• Melvyn Bragg, Peter Adamson, Amira Bennison, Nader El-Bizri, "Avicenna," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 08 Nov 2007.
• Al-Ghazali (c.1058–1111).
• Melvyn Bragg, Peter Adamson, Carole Hillenbrand, Robert Gleave, "Al-Ghazali," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 19 Mar 2015. (Includes a reading list.)
• Averroes (1126–1198), Ibn Rushd.
• Melvyn Bragg, Amira Bennison, Peter Adamson, Anthony Kenny, "Averroes," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 05 Oct 2006.
• Maimonides (1135/1138–1204).
• Melvyn Bragg, John Haldane, Sarah Stroumsa, Peter Adamson, "Maimonides," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 17 Feb 2011.
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• Spain in the Middle Ages.
• Al-Andalus, Muslim Spain, Muslim Iberia, or Islamic Iberia; 711–1492.
• Emirate of Córdoba, 756–929.
• Caliphate of Córdoba, 929–1031.
• Córdoba, Spain: Umayyad rule.
• Reconquista, 711–1492.
• Melvyn Bragg, Tim Winter, Martin Palmer, Mehri Niknam, "Muslim Spain," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 21 Nov 2002.
• Almoravid dynasty, 1040–1147.
• Almohad Caliphate, 1121–1269.
• Almohad reforms.
• El Cid (c.1043–1099).
• Cantar de mio Cid, composed during the Twelfth Century or soon thereafter.
• Melvyn Bragg, Amira K Bennison, Nicola Clarke, Hugh Kennedy, "The Almoravid Empire," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 03 May 2018.
• Abbasid Caliphate, 750–1258 and 1261–1517.
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• History of science: Post-classical science: Western Europe.
• European science in the Middle Ages.
• List of medieval European scientists.
• Islamic world contributions to Medieval Europe.
• Medieval university.
• Cathedral school.
• Monastic school.
• Scholasticism.
• Medieval technology.
• Melvyn Bragg, Laura Ashe, Elisabeth van Houts, Giles Gasper, "The 12th Century Renaissance," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 20 Oct 2016.
• Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153).
• Peter Abelard (1079–1142).
• Héloïse (c.1090/1101 –1164).
• Melvyn Bragg, Anthony Grayling, Henrietta Leyser, Michael Clanchy, "Abelard and Heloise," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 05 May 2005.
• Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179).
• Holy Roman Empire, 962–1806.
• Melvyn Bragg, Miri Rubin, William Flynn, Almut Suerbaum, "Hildegard of Bingen," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 29 March 2018.
• Concordat of Worms, September 1122.
• Melvyn Bragg, Henrietta Leyser, Kate Cushing, John Gillingham, "The Concordat of Worms," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 15 Dec 2011.
• See below for Thirteenth Century religious figures, e.g., Thomas Aquinas.
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• Anselm of Canterbury (1033/4–1109), Archbishop of Canterbury 1093–1109.
  • Anselm of Canterbury. The Major Works. Edited by Brian Davies and G. R. Evans. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998.
    [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
• William of Malmesbury (c.1095–c.1143), monk, historian.
  • William of Malmesbury. Chronicle of the Kings of England. From the earliest period to the reign of King Stephen. Translated by J. A. Giles. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1847.
    [Archive.org.]
• Henry of Huntingdon (c.1088–c.1157). Historia Anglorum, 1129–1154.
  • Henry of Huntingdon. The History of the English People, 1000–1154. Translated by Diana Greenway. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002.
    [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
• Geoffrey of Monmouth (c.1095–c.1155). Historia Regum Britanniae (or De gestis Britonum), c.1136.
  • Geoffrey of Monmouth. The History of the Kings of Britain. Translated by Lewis Thorpe. London: Penguin Classics, 1977.
    [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
• Christina of Markyate (c.1096/1098–c.1155).
  • The Life of Christina of Markyate. Translated by C.H. Talbot, Samuel Fanous, Henrietta Leyser. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.
    [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
• Thomas of Monmouth (Twelfth Century). The Life and Miracles of St. William of Norwich, 1173.
  • Thomas of Monmouth. The Life and Passion of William of Norwich. Translated by Miri Rubin. London: Penguin Classics, 2014.
    [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
• John of Salisbury (late 1110s–1180). Policraticus, 1159.
  • John of Salisbury. Policraticus. Translated and Edited by Cary J. Nederman. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
    [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
• Jocelyn de Brakelond (Twelfth Century). Chronica Jocelini de Brakelonda de Rebus Gestis Samsonis Abbatis Monasterii Sancti Edmundi.
  • Jocelin of Brakelond. Chronicle of the Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds [1173-1202]. Translated by Diana Greenway and Jane Sayers. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989.
    [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
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• Gerald of Wales (c.1146–c.1223).
  • Topographia Hibernica ("Topography of Ireland"), 1187.
  • Expugnatio Hibernica ("Conquest of Ireland"), 1189.
  • Itinerarium Cambriae ("The Itinerary Through Wales"), 1191.
  • Descriptio Cambriae ("Description of Wales"), 1194.
  • Gerald of Wales. The History and Topography of Ireland. Translated by John O'Meara. London: Penguin Classics, 1982.
    [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
  • Gerald of Wales. The Journey Through Wales and The Description of Wales. Translated by Lewis Thorpe. Harmondsworth: Penguin Classics, 1978.
    [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
• Wales in the Middle Ages.
• History of Ireland (800–1169).
• History of Ireland (1169–1536).
• Melvyn Bragg, Henrietta Leyser, Michelle Brown, Huw Pryce, "Gerald of Wales," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 4 Oct 2012.

Angevin Period in England, 1154–1216:

• Angevin kings of England (Henry II, Richard I, John).
• Angevin Empire, Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries.
• House of Plantagenet.
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• Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122/1124–1204), Duchess of Aquitaine 1137–1204; Queen consort of France 1137–1152; Queen consort of England 1154–1189.
• Louis VII of France (1120–1180), King of the Franks 1137–1180; Duke of Aquitaine 1137–1152.
• Second Crusade, 1147–1149.
• Raymond of Poitiers (c.1099–1149), uncle of Eleanor of Aquitaine; Prince of the Principality of Antioch 1136–1149.
• Henry II of England (1133–1189), Henry Curtmantle, Henry FitzEmpress, Henry Plantagenet; King of England 1154–1189.
• Henry the Young King (1155–1183), son of Henry II and Eleanor; Junior King of England 1170–1183.
• William Marshal: Service to Young King Henry.
• Revolt of 1173–74.
• Melvyn Bragg, Lindy Grant, Nicholas Vincent, Julie Barrau, "Eleanor of Aquitaine," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 28 Jan 2016.
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• Richard FitzNeal (c.1130–1198). Dialogus de Scaccario (Dialogue concerning the Exchequer), 1176.
• Ranulf de Glanvill (c.1112–1190). Tractatus de legibus et consuetudinibus regni Anglie (The Treatise on the Laws and Customs of the Kingdom of England), 1187–1189.
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• Thomas Becket (1119/1120–1170), Lord Chancellor 1155–1162; Archbishop of Canterbury 1162–1170.
• Michael Staunton, editor and translator. The Lives of Thomas Becket. Manchester Medieval Sources. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2001.
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• Theobald of Bec (c.1090–1161), Archbishop of Canterbury 1138–1161.
• 1159 papal election.
• Becket controversy, 1163–1170.
• Melvyn Bragg, Laura Ashe, Michael Staunton, Danica Summerlin, "Thomas Becket," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 14 Dec 2017.
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• Richard I of England (1157–1199), Richard Cœur de Lion or Richard the Lionheart; King of England 1189–1199.
• Eleanor of Aquitaine: Widowhood.
• Fontevraud Abbey.
• Third Crusade, 1189–1192.
• Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (1122–1190), Frederick Barbarossa; Holy Roman Emperor 1155–1190.
• Philip II of France (1165–1223), Philip Augustus; King of France 1180–1223.
• Saladin (1137–1193), founder of the Ayyubid dynasty.
  Saladin: Wars against Crusaders.
• Siege of Acre (1189–1191).
• Melvyn Bragg, Jonathan Riley-Smith, Carole Hillenbrand, Tariq Ali, "Third Crusade," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 29 Nov 2001.
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• John, King of England (1166–1216), John Lackland, King of England 1199–1216.
• William Marshal: King John and Magna Carta.
• First Barons' War, 1215–1217.
• Magna Carta, 1215.
  • Magna Carta. Translation and Commentary by David A. Carpenter. London: Penguin Classics, 2015.
    [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
• King John: Failure in France and the First Barons' War (1215–1216).
• Stephen Langton (c.1150–1228), Archbishop of Canterbury 1207–1228.
• Robert Fitzwalter (d. 1235), baronial rebel.
• Eustace de Vesci (1169–1216), baronial rebel.
• William d'Aubigny (d. 1236), baronial rebel.
• Melvyn Bragg, Nicholas Vincent, David Carpenter, Michael Clanchy, "The Magna Carta," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 07 May 2009.
• Charter of the Forest, 1217.
• Michael Portillo, "Magna Carta," Things We Forgot to Remember, BBC Radio 4, 29 Apr 2007.

Plantagenet England / Plantagenet Dynasty, 1216–1485:

• England in the Late Middle Ages, from the Thirteenth Century, the end of the Angevins, and the accession of Henry III until the accession to the throne of the Tudor dynasty in 1485.
• Henry III of England (1207–1272), King of England 1216–1272.
• William Marshal (1146/1147–1219); Regent, Protector of King Henry III 1216–1219.
• Battle of Lincoln (1217).
• Louis VIII of France (1187–1226), Louis Capet or Louis the Lion; contended for English throne 1216–1217; King of France 1223–1226.
• Thomas, the Comte du Perche (d. 1217), French commander, killed at the Battle of Lincoln, 1217.
• Nicola de la Haie (d. 1230), constable of Lincoln Castle.
• Eustace the Monk (c.1170–1217), mercenary.
• Charter of the Forest, 1217.
• Melvyn Bragg, Louise Wilkinson, Stephen Church, Thomas Asbridge, "The Battle of Lincoln 1217," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 4 May 2017. (Includes a reading list.)
• Michael Portillo, "Magna Carta Barons' French Invasion," Things We Forgot to Remember, BBC Radio 4, 28 May 2012.
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• Parliament in the reign of Henry III.
• Provisions of Oxford, 1258.
• Second Barons' War, 1264–1267.
• Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (c.1208–1265), leading antagonist of Henry III.
• Battle of Evesham, 1265.
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• Edward I of England (1239–1307), The Lord Edward, Edward Longshanks, Hammer of the Scots; King of England 1272–1307.

Thirteenth Century Literature, Religion, Philosophy, etc.:

• Matthew Paris (c.1200–1259), monk, chronicler, artist, cartographer.
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• Henry de Bracton (c.1210 –c.1268). De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliae (On the Laws and Customs of England).
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• Robert Grosseteste (c.1175–1253), Bishop of Lincoln 1235–1253.
• Oxford Franciscan school.
• Roger Bacon (c.1219/20–c.1292).
• European science in the Middle Ages.
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• Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274).
• Melvyn Bragg, Martin Palmer, John Haldane, Annabel Brett, "St Thomas Aquinas," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 17 Sep 2009.
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• Monasticism.
• Christian monasticism.
• Benedictines, the Order of Saint Benedict, founded 529.
• Rule of Saint Benedict.
• Cistercians, the Order of Cistercians, founded 1098.
• Mendicant orders.
• Saint Dominic (1170–1221).
• Dominican Order: English Province; arrived in England 1221; Friars Preacher; called Black Friars in England.
• Rule of St. Augustine, followed by the Dominicans.
• Saint Francis of Assisi (1181/1182–1226).
• Franciscans, the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor, founded 1209; arrived in England 1224; called Grey Friars in England.
• Saint Bonaventure (1221–1274), a Franciscan friar.
• Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274), a Dominican friar.
• Melvyn Bragg, Henrietta Leyser, Alexander Murray, Anthony Kenny, "Greyfriars and Blackfriars," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 10 Nov 2005.
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• East–West Schism, the Great Schism or the Schism of 1054.
• Melvyn Bragg, Henrietta Leyser, Norman Housley, Jonathan Shepard, "The Schism," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 16 Oct 2003.
• First Crusade, 1095–1099.
• Sack of Constantinople (1204).
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• Gustav Milne, "The Growth of London as a Port from Roman to Medieval Times," Gresham College, 17 October 2016.

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Other volumes in The Norton Library History of England series:

• Blair, Roman Britain and Early England: 55 B.C. - A.D. 871 (1966).
• Holmes, The Later Middle Ages, 1272-1485 (1966).

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