The medieval world

This groundbreaking collection brings the Middle Ages to life and conveys the distinctiveness of this diverse, constantly changing period. From the contributions of 38 scholars, one medieval world, from Connacht to Constantinople and from Tynemouth to Timbuktu, emerges from many disparate worlds. This extraordinary set of reconstructions presents the reader with the future of the medieval past, offering fresh appraisals of the evidence and modern historical writing.Chapters are thematically linked in four sections:* identities* beliefs, social values and symbolic order* power and power-structures* elites, organizations and groups.This remarkable volume is packed full of original scholarship and is set to become essential reading for anyone studying medieval history.