Beautifully illustrated, the book details Chaucer's service as a squire, his ambassadorial career, his Canterbury pilgrimage and his writings, never omitting the social and political realities which shaped his life.

First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First published in 1910, this book was written to appeal to the increasing body of readers who wish to get at the real Middle Ages.

First published in 1930, this delightful book by G. G. Coulton (1858 1947) was first conceived as a series of broadcast lectures dealing with social conditions in Britain during the Middle Ages. With characteristic economy and precision, Dr Coulton unlocks the mysteries of the medieval mind by studying the social habits and circumstances that defined the period. Much of medieval society centred on the Church, and a significant portion of the study focuses on the ways in which politics, law, scholasticism and trade functioned in a society dominated by Christianity. Written in a clear, simple...

A 1919 discussion of the future of Christianity, drawing comparisons between the lives of Jesus and St Francis of Assisi.

First published in 1938 and reprinted many times, this book by the distinguished medievalist G. G. Coulton (1858 1947) was described by The Times Literary Supplement as 'a triumph of presentation ... This survey is in short an achievement notable alike for its erudition and also for the grace with which such learning is here so lightly carried. ... it would be hard to discover a better introduction to the everyday life of England during those pregnant centuries between the Norman Conquest and the Reformation'. Fifty-two chapters based on a lifetime of research cover every aspect of medieval...

This still valuable 1933 work depicts the social and economic role played by the religious orders in medieval Scottish life.

This valuable 1919 work gives a fascinating insight into ordinary life in medieval Britain, from a wide range of sources.

These ten essays cover a range of aspects of the medieval church and modern interpretations of the subject.

This still valuable 1925 work examines the medieval village throughout Europe. It covers all aspects of ordinary peasant life.