Ryan Lavelle

Katherine Weikert

Simon Roffey

Winchester’s identity as a royal centre became well established between the ninth and twelfth centuries, closely tied to the significance of the religious communities who lived within and without the city walls. The reach of power of Winchester was felt throughout England and into the Continent through the relationships of the bishops, the power fluctuations of the Norman period, the pursuit of arts and history writing, the reach of the city’s saints, and more. The essays contained in this volume present early medieval Winchester not as a city alone, but a city emmeshed in wider political, social, and cultural movements and, in many cases, providing examples of authority and power that are representative of early medieval England as a whole.

Communities, Authority and Power in an Urban Space, c.800-c.1200

Early Medieval Winchester

Matthew Bennett

This volume explores the issues of taking, using and being hostages in the Middle Ages. It brings together recent research in the areas of hostages and hostageships, looking at the act of hostage-taking and the hostages themselves through the lenses of political and social history. Building upon previous work, this volume in particular critically examines not only the situations of hostages and hostageships but also the broader social and political context of each situation, developing a more complete picture of the phenomenon.

Hostage, Captive, Prisoner of War, Guarantee, Peacemaker

Medieval Hostageship c.700-c.1500

Ground-breaking interdisciplinary approach to the medieval manor pre- and post-Conquest.

Katherine Weikert

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