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Fruits of the most recent research into the "e;long"e; thirteenth century.The idea of uncertainty forms a major theme throughout the essays collected here; they tackle aspects of religious, intellectual, political and social history, highlighting how uncertainty, in many and varied forms, was conceptualized, negotiated and exploited in the particular conditions of the long thirteenth century. A number of the contributions explore understandings of the cosmos and personal salvation, probing the search for certainties on the partof ecclesiastical reformers, practitioners of scriptural exegesis and writers of confessional handbooks; there is also an investigation of the exploitation of ambiguities around the fate of excommunicates. Other pieces turn to politics and society, examining strategies of political legitimation and resistance, the unstable politics of identity, gendered experience and means used to regulate social order. As a whole, the collection thus opens up diverse perspectives on, and approaches to, the experience of uncertainty during a period of rapid and often disorienting change. Andrew M. Spencer is an Affiliated Lecturer in Medieval History at Cambridge University and a Fellowof Murray Edwards College; Carl Watkins is University Senior Lecturer in Central Medieval History at Cambridge University. Contributors: Emily Corran, Kenneth Duggan, Lucy Hennings, Felicity Hill, Adrian Jobson, Frederique Lachaud, Amanda Power, Jessica Nelson, Andrew Spencer, Alice Taylor,

Essays looking at the links between England and Europe in the long thirteenth century.The theme running through this volume is that of "e;England in Europe"e;, with contributions tackling aspects of political, religious, cultural and urban history, placing England in a European context, exploring connections between the insular world and continental Europe, and using England as a case study of broader patterns of change in the long thirteenth century. A number of authors consider the long-term response of the English crown and polity to the Angevin empire's demise, examining kingship, historical memory, dynastic relationships and the influx of ideas and people to England from overseas. They look not only at connections between England and western Europe but also at others extending to northern Europe too. Many engage with larger trends that are European in scale, whether in the institutional life of the Church or in patterns of religious practice and belief, whilst others examine more confinedgeographical spaces, reminding us of distinctive political structures and identities lodged at the regional level. ANDREW SPENCER is Senior Tutor at Gonville & Caius College and an Associate Lecturer in History at the University of Cambridge; CARL WATKINS is Reader in British History at cambridge University and a Fellow of Magdalene College. Contributors: Rodolphe Billaud, Lars Kjaer, Philippa Mesiano, Amicie Pelissie du Rausas, Antonia Shacklock, Thomas W. Smith, Andrew M. Spencer, Rebecca Springer, Ian Stone, Anais Waag

This series is home to scholarship of the highest order covering a wide range of themes: from politics and warfare to administration, justice and society. The topics of the papers in this book range from the sublime to the macabre: romance, rape, money, politics and religion.

`An indispensable series for anyone who wishes to keep abreast of recent work in the field'. WELSH HISTORY REVIEW

Studies on the cultural, social, political and economic history of the age.

Studies in economic, political and social history in 13c England.

Contains studies of aspects of English society and politics. Among the subjects covered are the nature of lordship in the period, propaganda under Edward I, ecclesiastical patronage, Gothic architecture, the crusades, and leperhouses.

Continues the series which began in 1986 with the publication of the first volume of the biannual Newcastle upon Tyne conferences on thirteenth-century England. These volumes presents studies of aspects of English society and politics.

Set to become an indispensible series for anyone who wishes to keep abreast of recent work in the field. WELSH HISTORY REVIEW

`Set to become an indispensible series for anyone who wishes to keep abreast of recent work in the field.' WELSH HISTORY REVIEWImportant papers playing a key role in re-awakening scholarly interest in a comparatively neglected period of English history.

Aspects of the political, social, cultural, economic and ecclesiastical history of medieval England re-examined.

[The series is] a necessary addition for any scholar working in this field. NOTTINGHAM MEDIEVAL STUDIES

An indispensable series for anyone who wishes to keep abreast of recent work in the field. WELSH HISTORY REVIEW

Fruits of the most recent research into the "long" thirteenth century.