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Edited with a facing-page English translation from the Latin text by: Clover, Helen;

Godric of Finchdale was a hermit, merchant, and medieval saint. His life was recorded by Benedictine monk Reginald of Durham, but the work has hitherto only been available in manuscripts and in one nineteenth century edition. This translation uses the original manuscript to open up Reginald of Durham's work to a wider audience.

Volume II of 'The History of the Church of Abingdon', a valuable local history produced in the Middle Ages, contains information for historians working on the legal, monastic, and ecclesiastical affairs of the great English monasteries c.1071-c.1164. Volume I, to be published subsequently, contains the pre-1071 material.

The Historia Novella is the key source for the succession dispute between King Stephen and the Empress Matilda which brought England to civil war in the twelfth century. Edmund King has provided a major new edition, with revised translation, of the most important eyewitness account of the `anarchy' of King Stephen's reign.

Byrhtferth of Ramsey was one of the most learned scholars of late Anglo-Saxon England, and his two saints' Lives-of Oswald, a powerful bishop of Worcester and York in the tenth century, and Ecgwine, the seventh-century founder of Evesham-are among the most important historical sources for our understanding of late Anglo-Saxon England.

The "Evesham History" is one of the last important 13th-century texts to be translated. It is written as a history of the lawsuit between the monastery at Evesham and the Bishop of Worcester over the Bishop's right to visit or inspect the community.

"The Historia Ierosolimitana", attributed to Albert of Aachen, is the most detailed and colourful of the contemporary narratives of the First Crusade, and of the careers of the first generation of Latin settlers in Outremer. This English translation, with original Latin text, has been prepared from a critical study of the manuscripts.

Contains the texts and translations of two key documents in medieval English history, "The Dialogus de Scaccario", or "Dialogue of the Exchequer". This work shows details of the personnel and procedures of revenue collection for English government. It provides a window into the workings and personnel of medieval English government.

"Gesta Pontificum Anglorum (The History of the English Bishops)" is an important work by one of England's greatest historians, William, monk of Malmesbury (d c 1143). This volume contains an introduction and detailed commentary to accompany the Latin text and translation of the work.

William of Malmesbury (c.1090-c.1143) wrote 'Lives of saints: of Wulfstan II of Worcester', 'Dunstan of Canterbury', 'Patrick', and the more obscure 'Benignus and Indract', honoured at Glastonbury. This volume contains editions and translations of all these works, with an assessment of their importance as sources of information.

This is the first edition of the life of St Modwenna, an obscure Irish saint whose bones supposedly came to rest in the West Midlands abbey of Burton. Abbot Geoffrey of Burton's account of her life sheds much light on the Latinity, religious attitudes, and historical consciousness of this Benedictine author.

This volume contains comprehensive and scholarly editions of three important Anglo-Saxon saints' lives. Rosalind Love provides the Latin texts, based on all known manuscript versions, with a facing-page English translation, together with full annotation and a historical introduction which sets these works in the context of the development of hagiographical literature.

An important source for the history of Normandy and England in the 11th and 12th centuries, which contains the earliest prose account of the Norman Conquest. This edition is based on a study of all existing manuscripts of the "Gesta", including a copy from c1100, hitherto unknown.

This well-known and important work of medieval English law not only provides information on legal practices of the 12th century, but also covers such significant topics as dowry, inheritance and debt. It provides a unique insight into the medieval legal mind.

The Gesta Normannorum Ducum is one of the most important sources for the history of Normandy and England in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Elisabeth van Hout's two-volume edition is based on a study of all existing manuscripts of the Gesta, including the earliest surviving copy of c.1100, unknown until recently.

The first since 1866, this edition combines two of the 11th century monk's best known works. His "Five Books of History" reveal certain monastic views, "The Life of St William" is about his mentor, St William of Dijon and both have translations, notes and historical commentary.

Bede's 'Ecclesiastical History' was completed in 731 and still ranks among the most popular of history books. In this edition, the Latin text is accompanied by a English translation; the introduction provides an historical background and a survey of surviving manuscripts

Edited with a facing-page English translation from the Latin text by: Treharne, R. F.;

The Epistolae Vagantes of Pope Gregory VII

Peter Abelard (1079-1142) was one of the most influential writers and thinkers of the twelfth century, famed for his skill in logic as well as his romance with Heloise. His Collationes - or Dialogue between a Christian, a Philosopher, and a Jew - is remarkable for the boldness of its conception and thought.

The 'Life', written by one of Christina's chaplains largely from her own reminiscences, gives an exceptionally vivid account of the struggles of a young girl, early vowed to celibacy, to escape the matrimonial snares set by her parents and friends.

Completes the new edition of "Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People", and is prefaced by a paper characteristic of Professor Wallace-Hadrill on "Bede and Plummer". Other books by J.M. Wallace-Hadrill include "Early Medieval History" and "The Frankish Church".

William of Malmesbury's Gesta Regum Anglorum (The Deeds of the English Kings) is one of the great histories of England. Apart from its formidable learning, it is characterized by narrative skill and entertainment value. This edition, with facing-page English translation, provides for the first time a detailed commentary on all aspects of the work.

William of Malmesbury's Gesta Regum Anglorum (The Deeds of the English Kings) is one of the great histories of England. This volume provides a full historical introduction and a detailed textual commentary, to complement the text and translation which appeared in Volume I.

The "Carmen de Hastingae Proelio" is one of the most discussed sources for the Norman Conquest. The epic poem is concerned with some of the most momentous events of a remarkable year, in which Halley's comet was a disturbing portent. This edition has a new historical introduction and notes.

This "History" is a vivid and partly first-hand account of the church of York between 1069 and 1127. It illuminates the history not only of England's church and court, but also of France and the "papal curia" in these years.

The anonymous "Life of King Edward", written about the time of the Norman conquest, is an important and intriguing source for the history of Anglo-Saxon England in the years just before 1066 and provides an account of Edward the Confessor and his family.

A revised edition of a medieval manuscript, written by the ninth Abbot of Iona, which has been expanded and rewritten to include new historical notes, revision to the Latin text and English translation, and an introduction which takes account of recent research in medieval literature.