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Saints' cults flourished in the medieval world, and the phenomenon is examined here in a series of studies.

A study of the differing views of the conscript based on evidence along the eastern border of France. The popular idea of the swaggering military folk-hero, a potent image for the peasant-conscript, contrasts with the elitist view of conscription as "the nation in arms".

Fresh approaches to how premodern women were viewed in legal terms, demonstrating how this varied from country to country and across the centuries.

Describes the voyages of East India Company's ships to India and China in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, discussing the nature of trade and the involvement of the Company's ships in maritime warfare.

A critical re-evaluation of the music of Carl Nielsen which examines its context and relationship to musical modernism.

Accessible guide to and description of the medieval poetic tradition in Scandinavia.

An exploration of the meaning and reception of "modernist" music.

A historical survey of German films as works of art from the beginnings to the present, suitable for classroom use.

The acclaimed biography of the eldest son of William the Conqueror, whose failure to secure the kingdom of England has overshadowed his role in capturing Jerusalem during the First Crusade.

New view of the crucial role of fashion discourse and practice in Weimar Germany and its significance for women.

Reassesses the role of the British Naval Staff during the First World War, challenging many widely-held views, and casting much new light on controversial issues and individuals.

A major contribution to knowledge of medieval Occitan literature.

A comprehensive guide to the medieval popular romance, one of the age's most important literary forms.

Edition and English translation of eye-witness account of Third Crusade, with emphasis on Richard the Lionheart.

The best new research on medieval clothing and textiles, drawing from a range of disciplines.

Critically acclaimed biography of one of England's best loved composers, with a full discussion and evaluation of his works.

The first book in nearly a century dedicated to a close examination of the musical works of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, first son of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Using recently opened archives, this book provides new insights into the history of the British intelligence community and helps explain Anglo-Irish relations during a time of momentous change. The lessons it draws still echo today, as Britain contends with the threat posed by violent militants, whether from Ireland or further afield.

Now available in paperback to coincide with the 50th anniversary of his death, this biography corrects many of the myths surrounding the often controversial Thomas Beecham.

An interdisciplanary collection of essays focused on Kant's work on the concept of community.

New research into medieval English literature, with a particular focus on manuscripts and writing.

More than an index to the nine volumes of letters, this volume is a concise guide to an entire cultural era seen through the lens of Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

Reveals a much neglected strand of puritan theology which emphasised the importance of inner happiness and personal piety.

Comprising a brief biography and chapters written by those who worked with him, such as Janet Baker and Alfred Brendel, this is a celebration of an exceptional, creative life.By the time of his death in 2010 at the age of 84, Sir Charles Mackerras had achieved widespread recognition, recorded extensively and developed into a conductor of major international significance. In addition to areas in which he already had forged a distinctive profile (Janacek, Mozart, Handel, Sullivan) he revisited - and rethought - much of the standard repertoire. The last thirty years were particularly momentous in the coming to fruition of so manycherished projects: not only the Janacek operas but the Gilbert and Sullivan series, the Mozart operas, the two Beethoven cycles, other projects with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra (Schumann and Brahms at Edinburgh; the outstanding late Mozart) and at the Royal Opera House and the Met. Unspoilt by fame, and undeterred by personal tragedies and increasing physical frailty, he remained productive and inventive: for him music-making, whether with world-classsingers and orchestras or with students, was a kind of joyous oxygen that kept him going right to the end. A detailed account of his life is complemented by contributions from performers and scholars who worked closely with Mackerras, as well as interviews with his family. The book is richly illustrated with photographs and documents, and includes a comprehensive discography along with listings of many of his concert and opera performances. While SirCharles's whole life is considered, emphasis is given to his final quarter century, a period in which so many important projects were realized. This book celebrates and epitomizes an exceptional life. NIGEL SIMEONE is awriter and teacher. He has published extensively on Messiaen and Janacek and recently edited The Leonard Bernstein Letters. JOHN TYRRELL is Honorary Professor of Music at Cardiff University. He has published bookson Janacek and Czech opera and, with Sir Charles Mackerras, edited two Janacek operas. CONTRIBUTORS: Janet Baker, Alfred Brendel, Ales Brezina, Alex Briger, Rosenna East, Anne Evans, Nicholas Hytner, Simon Keenlyside, David Lloyd-Jones, David Mackie, Chi-chi Nwanoku, Antonio Pappano, Nigel Simeone, John Stein, Heinz Stolba, Patrick Summers, John Tyrrell, Malcolm Walker, David Whelton, Jiri Zahradka.

Study of one of the most influential aristocratic families of medieval England.

First book to deal with de Vere's life and extraordinary career, during the Wars of the Roses and beyond.

A concise and accessible history of four of the monastic orders in the middle ages.

The Anglo-Scottish union crisis is used to demonstrate the growing influence of popular opinion in this period.

A nuanced re-evaluation of the ways in which gender affected the use of physical space in early modern England.

An account of how, in certain parts of sixteenth-century England, challenges to conventional piety anticipated the Reformation.