Medieval England, 1000 - 1500: A Reader (Readings in Medieval Civilizations and Cultures, 6) [Paperback]

Emilie Amt (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1551112442 | ISBN-13: 978-1551112442 | Publication Date: October 1, 2000 | Edition: 1

This anthology brings together medieval documents and narratives illustrative of the political, social, economic, and cultural history of England during the Middle Ages. Authors and subjects included are both secular and clerical, male and female, mighty and low. Along with classic texts, such as the Domesday Book and Magna Carta, the collection also contains materials on less frequently addressed topics, such as the persecution of Jews, and the writings of a number of women, such as Margery of Kempe and Queen Isabella of Angoulême.

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"...an impressive collection of documents that will be useful to teachers and students alike and of interest to general readers." -- Scott Waugh, U.C.L.A.

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Medieval England 1000-1500 is an impressive collection of documents that will be useful to teachers and students alike and of interest to general readers. The documents have been carefully selected to give the reader a broad overview of life in Medieval England, from religion and politics to law and daily life. The collection contains well-known documents, such as Magna Carta, but also brings together less widely-read texts such as chronicles, religious, and intellectual writings, and local documents. The excerpts are notably long, giving the full flavor of the original and providing an opportunity for intensive study.

(Scott Waugh, UCLA )

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Product Details

• Paperback: 520 pages
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Higher Education Division; 1 edition (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1551112442
• ISBN-13: 978-1551112442
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,240,602 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Emilie Amt is a medieval historian specializing in the experience of religious women and in twelfth- and thirteenth-century English government, finance, and war. She teaches history at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland. Her interest in history began at the age of fourteen, when she read Josephine Tey's classic murder mystery The Daughter of Time. She earned her B.A. at Swarthmore College and her doctorate at Oxford University.