Series: Manchester Medieval Sources

The Towns of Italy in the Later Middle Ages presents over one hundred documents, carefully selected and coordinated from the urban civilisation of medieval Italy. By linking these translated documents to modern scholarship and current debates, the book serves as an introduction to various topics, illustrating themes through primary materials and guiding readers toward further reading. Following a general introduction,...

This sourcebook collects together for the first time in English the major documents relating to the life and contemporary reputation of Joan of Arc. Also known as La Pucelle, she led a French Army against the English in 1429, arguably turning the course of the war in favour of the French king Charles VII. The fact that she achieved all...

Monasticism in Late Medieval England, c.1300–1535 provides the first collection of translated sources on this subject. The volume covers both male and female houses of all orders and sizes, offering a range of new perspectives on the character and reputation of English monasteries in the later Middle Ages. The first section surveys the internal affairs of English monasteries, including recruitment,...

A new and accessible translation of Hariulf’s History of St Riquier, this book examines the history of a monastic community from the seventh to the eleventh century. It covers the ascetic life of the founding saint and the development of the community under the Carolingians in the late eighth and ninth centuries. There were setbacks when the house was sacked...