Medieval Christmas – roaring fires, Yule logs, boar's head on a platter and carols. So many of our best-loved traditions have their origins in the medieval pe

Illustrations from medieval books of hours in the British Library are accompanied by Gospel excerpts in a modernized Tyndale translation

"'Twas December 24th, and three brave knights were just settling in for the night when out on the drawbridge, there arose such a clatter! The knights try everyt

"Explores the cuisine of the Middle Ages within its historical context, examining its relationship with religion and with different classes of society. Includes

An engaging, richly illustrated account of parish churches and churchgoers in England, from the Anglo-Saxons to the mid-sixteenth century Parish churches were a