This is the first major study in English of the reign of Philip Augustus who ruled France from 1180 - 1223. Outshone for posterity, by his flamboyant contemporaries, the ...

In 987, when Hugh Capet took the throne of France, founding a dynasty which was to rule for over 300 years, his kingdom was weak and insignificant. But by 1100, the kingdom of ...

Describes the fighting techniques of soldiers in Europe and the Near East in an age before the widespread use of gunpowder.

In medieval warfare, the siege predominated: for every battle, there were hundreds of sieges. Yet the rich and vivid history of siege warfare has been consistently neglected ...

Traces the life of Shakespeare and describes the Elizabethan and early Jacobean theatre.

A life-long fascination with the Robin Hood legend is explored in this entertaining and readable exploration of both myth and fact.