This book examines one of most important themes of German history: the development of the local principalities, which became the dominant governmental instituti

The history of medieval Germany is still rarely studied in the English-speaking world. This collection of essays by distinguished German historians examines one

The vast majority of studies on rulership in medieval Europe focus on one kingdom; one type of rule; or one type of ruler. This volume attempts to break that mo

In Anglophone literature, historical questions about urban, socio-economic, political, religious, and cultural development have often been answered using Anglo-

Crusades covers seven hundred years from the First Crusade (1095-1102) to the fall of Malta (1798) and draws together scholars working on theatres of war, their