{"product_id":"medieval-england-500-1500-a-reader-second-edition-paperback-softback-9781442634657","title":"Medieval England, 500-1500; A Reader, Second Edition (Paperback \/ softback) 9781442634657","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMedieval England, 500-1500\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Reader, Second Edition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEmilie Amt (Edited by), Katherine Allen Smith (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781442634657\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 January 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e448 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new edition of \u003cem\u003eMedieval England, 500-1500\u003c\/em\u003e, edited by Emilie Amt and Katherine Allen Smith, spans several centuries in 102 documents that present the social and political history of England. The documents include constitutional highlights and records such as the Magna Carta and Froissart's \u003cem\u003eChronicles\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as narrative sources describing the lived experiences of a range of historical actors. These narratives fit into thematic clusters covering topics such as the Anglo-Saxon monarchy, lay piety, later medieval commercial life, queenship, and Jewish communities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThirty-nine new sources discuss significant events like the conquest of Wales, the Gregorian mission, and the Viking invasions. They also allow for multiple examples of particular genres, such as wills and miracle collections, to facilitate comparative analysis. Introductions and questions situate each source in the historical landscape and facilitate engagement with the text, inspiring readers to delve into the medieval past. The book also features 40 illustrations, a map, and an index of topics. Additional resources, including essay questions, web resources, and a timeline, can be found on the History Matters website (www.utphistorymatters.com).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eA Note on Medieval English Money \u003cbr\u003eMap of Medieval England and its Neighbors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter One: The Anglo-Saxon World, ca 500–1066\u003cbr\u003e1. Gildas on the Coming of the Anglo-Saxons (*)\u003cbr\u003e2. Letters on the Gregorian Mission (*)\u003cbr\u003e3. Laws of Æthelbert of Kent (*)\u003cbr\u003e4. Bede on the Conversion of King Edwin of Northumbria (*)\u003cbr\u003e5. An Anglo-Saxon Burial: The Ely \"Princess\" (*)\u003cbr\u003e6. Riddles from the Exeter Book (*)\u003cbr\u003e7. Slavery in Anglo-Saxon England (*)\u003cbr\u003e8. Treaty between King Alfred the Great and Guthrum (*)\u003cbr\u003e9. Alfred the Great\u0026amp;#x2019;s Preface to the \u003cem\u003ePastoral Care\u003c\/em\u003e (*)\u003cbr\u003e10. The Battle of Maldon (*)\u003cbr\u003e11. Labor and Daily Life from Ælfric of Eynsham\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003cem\u003eColloquy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e12. Anglo-Saxon Wills \u003cbr\u003e13. The Cotton Anglo-Saxon World Map (*)\u003cbr\u003e14. The Wolf\u0026amp;#x2019;s Sermon to the English (*)\u003cbr\u003e15. Laws of Cnut \u003cbr\u003e16. Cnut\u0026amp;#x2019;s Letter to the English People \u003cbr\u003e17. \u003cem\u003ePraise of Queen Emma \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e18. \u003cem\u003eThe Life of King Edward Who Rests at Westminster \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Two: The Norman Era, 1066–1154 \u003cbr\u003e19. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle on the Norman Conquest \u003cbr\u003e20. The Text of the Bayeux Tapestry \u003cbr\u003e21. Doing Penance for the Norman Victory (*)\u003cbr\u003e22. Castles in Norman England (*)\u003cbr\u003e23. Domesday Book \u003cbr\u003e24. Orderic Vitalis\u0026amp;#x2019;s Account of His Life \u003cbr\u003e25. Anselm of Canterbury on His Feud with William Rufus (*)\u003cbr\u003e26. Gilbert Crispin\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003cem\u003eDisputation of a Jew with a Christian\u003c\/em\u003e (*)\u003cbr\u003e27. Church Reform: The Council of Westminster (*)\u003cbr\u003e28. Henry I\u0026amp;#x2019;s Coronation Charter \u003cbr\u003e29. Eadmer\u0026amp;#x2019;s Account of Queen Edith-Matilda \u003cbr\u003e30. The Founding of the Gilbertine Order (*)\u003cbr\u003e31. William of Malmesbury on the Civil War between Stephen and Matilda \u003cbr\u003e32. The Battle of the Standard (*)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Three: The Angevin Era, 1154–1216\u003cbr\u003e33. Gerald of Wales\u0026amp;#x2019;s Description of Henry II\u003cbr\u003e34. The Constitutions of Clarendon\u003cbr\u003e35. The Murder and Miracles of Thomas Becket \u003cbr\u003e36. Glanville\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003cem\u003eTreatise on the Laws and Customs of the Kingdom of England\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e37. Jocelin of Brakelond on the Misfortunes of Henry of Essex \u003cbr\u003e38. The Political Career of Eleanor of Aquitaine (*)\u003cbr\u003e39. The Cult of King Arthur (*)\u003cbr\u003e40. Town Charters \u003cbr\u003e41. William fitzStephen\u0026amp;#x2019;s Description of London \u003cbr\u003e42. Thomas of Monmouth\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003cem\u003eLife of Saint William of Norwich\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e43. Reginald of Durham\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003cem\u003eLife of Saint Godric, Hermit of Finchale\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e44. \u003cem\u003eThe History of William Marshal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e45. John of Salisbury\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003cem\u003ePolicraticus\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e46. Richard of Devizes on the Third Crusade \u003cbr\u003e47. Enforcing the Forest Law (*)\u003cbr\u003e48. Letters of Innocent III and King John \u003cbr\u003e49. Roger of Wendover\u0026amp;#x2019;s Account of the Rebellion against King John \u003cbr\u003e50. Magna Carta \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Four: The Thirteenth Century, 1216–1299 \u003cbr\u003e51. Letters of Queen Isabella of Angoulême \u003cbr\u003e52. Henry de Bracton\u0026amp;#x2019;s Notebook: Cases from the Royal Courts \u003cbr\u003e53. Persecution and Expulsion of English Jews (*)\u003cbr\u003e54. The \u003cem\u003eAncrene Wisse \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e55. Thomas of Eccleston on the Coming of the Friars Minor to England \u003cbr\u003e56. The Baronial Cause: \u003cem\u003eThe Song of Lewes\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e57. The Miracles of Simon de Montfort (*)\u003cbr\u003e58. The Household Roll of Countess Eleanor of Leicester (*)\u003cbr\u003e59. Summonses to Parliament \u003cbr\u003e60. London Coroners\u0026amp;#x2019; Rolls\u003cbr\u003e61. Plan of the Village of Wharram Percy (*)\u003cbr\u003e62. Manorial Life, from the Hundred Rolls \u003cbr\u003e63. The Statutes of Merton College, Oxford \u003cbr\u003e64. Roger Bacon\u0026amp;#x2019;s Account of His Academic Career \u003cbr\u003e65. The Conquest of Wales (*)\u003cbr\u003e66. Edward I\u0026amp;#x2019;s Confirmation of Charters \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Five: An Age of Disasters, 1300–1399 \u003cbr\u003e67. Parish Life in the Diocese of Exeter (*)\u003cbr\u003e68. Correspondence of the Queen with London \u003cbr\u003e69. \u003cem\u003eThe Manner of Holding Parliament\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e70. A Chronicle of the Great Famine \u003cbr\u003e71. The Royal Response to the Famine \u003cbr\u003e72. Manor Court Rolls \u003cbr\u003e73. A Proof of Age Inquest (*)\u003cbr\u003e74. London Craft Guild Ordinances \u003cbr\u003e75. Urban Environmental Problems and Regulations \u003cbr\u003e76. Articles of Accusation against Edward II (*)\u003cbr\u003e77. Dispute between an Englishman and a Frenchman (*)\u003cbr\u003e78. Jean Froissart on the Battle of Crécy \u003cbr\u003e79. Thomas Bradwardine\u0026amp;#x2019;s Victory Sermon after Crécy (*)\u003cbr\u003e80. The Black Death (*)\u003cbr\u003e81. Post-Plague Wage and Price Regulations \u003cbr\u003e82. Chronicle Accounts of the Peasants\u0026amp;#x2019; Revolt \u003cbr\u003e83. A Peasants\u0026amp;#x2019; Revolt Trial\u003cbr\u003e84. Ordinances of the Guild of Saint Katharine at Norwich \u003cbr\u003e85. Robert Manning of Brunne\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003cem\u003eHandlyng Synne \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e86. The Growth of Lollardy (*)\u003cbr\u003e87. The Deposition of Richard II\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Six: The Fifteenth Century, 1399–1500 \u003cbr\u003e88. Chronicle of the Reign of Henry V \u003cbr\u003e89. Statutes of the Order of the Garter (*)\u003cbr\u003e90. Financing the Agincourt Campaign (*)\u003cbr\u003e91. Order of the Pageants of the York Corpus Christi Play \u003cbr\u003e92. Poems about Raising Children \u003cbr\u003e93. London Wills (*)\u003cbr\u003e94. Apprenticeship Documents \u003cbr\u003e95. Visitations of Monasteries \u003cbr\u003e96. A London Chronicle on the Wars of the Roses \u003cbr\u003e97. The Cely Letters \u003cbr\u003e98. The Accession of Richard III (*)\u003cbr\u003e99. The Battle of Bosworth \u003cbr\u003e100. The Rediscovery of Richard III\u003cbr\u003e101. Polydore Vergil\u0026amp;#x2019;s Account of Henry VII\u003cbr\u003e102. 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