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Merevale Church and Abbey

Austin, John D

Paperback

Published: 1998

ISBN: 185858-1141

Publisher: Brewin Books

Subjects covered: Merevale Church; Merevale Abbey; Cistercian Order; stained glass; Jesse windows

Synopsis: Merevale Church was originally the gate chapel of Merevale Abbey (1148) and contains the
most important Cistercian stained glass in Britain, including the famous Jesse window. There are
chapters on how medieval stained glass was made and an iconography of Jesse windows. There are
beautiful colour plates all the stained glass windows.

 

The London Charterhouse

Barber, Bruno; Thomas Christopher

Paperback

Published: 2002

ISBN: 190-1992-233

Publisher: The Museum of London Archaeology Service

Subjects covered: Charterhouse; London; Carthusian Order; monastery; archaeology

Synopsis: Monograph on the London Charterhouse, a Carthusian monastery founded in 1371, just outside the city walls. It is a report of the 1998 dig but also reassesses other excavations between 1988 and 2000. The usage of the site is discussed and the impact of the location on the reclusive Carthusian Order. B/W illustrations.

 

Battles and Battlefields in England

Barrett, C R B

Hardback

Published: 1896

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: AD Innes & Company

Subjects covered: Battles; Battlefields; St Albans; Bosworth; Littlecote; Wars of the Roses; Towton; Barnet; Tewkesbury

Synopsis: Rather out-of-date accounts of battles from 1066 to 1685, including all the main Wars of the Roses battles from First St Albans to Bosworth.

 

York

Benson, George

Hardback

Published: 1911

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Blackie & Company Limited

Subjects covered: York

Synopsis: Story book account of the city and its buildings. Lavishly illustrated.

 

An Architectural and Historical Account of Crosby Place, London, compiled from original and unpublished sources with an appendix of illustrative documents…

Blackburn, Edward L

Hardback

Published: 1834

Synopsis: A description of the building and account of its history and ownership from the 15th to 18th
Century.

NOTE: We regret that this book is too valuable to risk sending through the post but it may be borrowed if it can be collected and returned in person.

 

Historic Notices in Reference to Fotheringhay

Bonney, H K

Hardback

Published: 1821

Synopsis: History of the castle, college and church, with an appendix on the trial and execution of Mary Queen of Scots

NOTE: We regret that this book is too valuable to risk sending through the post but it may be borrowed if it can be collected and returned in person.

 

Westminster Abbey

Bradley, M C; Bradley, E T

Paperback

Published: 1913

Paperback

Published: 1936

Publisher: Pall Mall Gazette Office; Vacher & Sons

Subjects covered: Westminster Abbey

Synopsis: Guidebook to the Abbey, old but still useful for the detailed information given.

 

Old London Illustrated: a series of drawings illustrating London in the XVIth century with descriptive notes by Herbert A Cox

Brewer, H W

Hardback

Published: 1924

Hardback

Published: 1936

Publisher: “The Builder” Limited

Subjects covered: City of London

Synopsis: Fourteen detailed drawings of areas or buildings in London, eg the Tower, London Bridge, etc., as they would have appeared before the Dissolution.

 

Visits to Fields of Battle in England of the 15th Century

Brooke, Richard

Hardback – Facsimile of 1857 book

Published: 1975

ISBN: 0904-387-038

Publisher: Alan Sutton Limited

Subjects covered: Battlefields; Wars of the Roses; Wolves; England

Synopsis: Accounts of 15th Century battles, including most of those of the Wars of the Roses.

 

English Castles

Brown, R Allen

Hardback

Published: 1977

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Book Club Associates

Subjects covered: Castles; War; Building

Synopsis: On the origins, development, construction and purpose of the English castle, illustrated with photographs and plans.

 

York

Benson, George

Hardback

Published: 1911

Publisher: Blackie & Company Limited

Subjects covered: York

Synopsis: Story book account of the city and its buildings. Lavishly illustrated.

 

Medieval Cornish Stannery Charters

Buckley, J A

Paperback

Published: 2001

ISBN: 187-167-8021

Publisher: Penhellic Publications

Subjects covered: Cornwall; tin mines; charters; Stannery Charters

Synopsis: History of the charters issued to the Cornish tin miners from the first charter issued by King John to the Cornish revolt in the reign of Henry VII.

 

Medieval Monasteries of Great Britain

Butler, Lionel; Given-Wilson, Chris

Hardback

Published: 1983

ISBN: 071-81-16-14-3

Publisher: Michael Joseph

Subjects covered: Monasteries; Abbeys; Cathedrals; Priories

Synopsis: Introduction on the history of monastic orders in England, their buildings and daily life, with a gazetteer of 80 monastic sites giving brief histories and descriptions of the remains. Photographs and drawings.

 

St Margaret’s Church, Stoke Golding

Collett, A J

Paperback

Published: 1996

ISBN: 097 278-800-4

Publisher: Jones-Sands Publishing

Subjects covered: Bosworth; Stoke Golding

Synopsis: History and description of the church, includes a chapter on the Battle of Bosworth.

 

The Story of Bisham Abbey

Compton, Piers

Hardback

Published: 1973

ISBN: 0900-29496-X

Publisher: Thames Valley Press

Subjects covered: Bisham Abbey; Hoby Family; Wars of the Roses; Earl of Warwick; Nevilles

Synopsis: History of the manor and abbey and of the families who owned them including the Nevilles.

 

The English Medieval Parish Church

Cook, G H

Hardback

Published: 1970

ISBN: 0460-076-507

Publisher: Dent

Subjects covered: Church; parish; architecture; furniture; fittings; crypts; bone holes; consecration; dedication; Reformation

Synopsis: On the origin and development of parish churches, their architecture, furnishing and decorations; illustrated with photographs and plans of many churches.

 

English Monasteries in the Middle Ages

Cook, G H

Hardback

Published: 1961

Publisher: Phoenix House Limited

Subjects covered: Monasteries; church; buildings; monks; nunneries; orders

Synopsis: On the origin and ideals of monastic life, the buildings and their functions and the various orders and their houses; illustrated with plans and photographs.

 

Medieval Chantries and Chantry Chapels

Cook, G H

Hardback

Published: 1947

Publisher: Phoenix House Limited

Subjects covered: Chantries; chapels; foundations; cathedrals; hospitals; monasteries; parishes; churches

Synopsis: On different types of chantries, their origin and purpose; with descriptions of surviving examples in cathedrals; monasteries and parish churches; illustrated with photographs and plans.

 

English Collegiate Churches

Cook, G H

Hardback

Published: 1959

Publisher: Phoenix House Limited

Subjects covered: Collegiate churches; Fotheringhay; Eton; King’s College, Cambridge

Synopsis: Difference collegiate churches in the Middle Ages, including academic colleges, examples being Eton and King’s College, Cambridge. Fotheringhay is also included.

 

The English Abbey: its life and work in the Middle Ages

Crossley, F H

Hardback

Published: 1943

Publisher: BT Batsford Limited

Subjects covered: Monasteries; abbeys; society; convents; buildings; administration

Synopsis: The monasteries: their daily life; organisation and administration and their buildings.

 

Discovering London: Vol 3 Medieval London

Derwent, Kenneth

Paperback

Published: 1968

ISBN: 356-024-806

Publisher: Macdonald

Subjects covered: City of London; Architecture; Livery Companies; Government

Synopsis: The medieval city of London, its architecture, government, livery companies, famous people and events; with suggestions for walks to discover the surviving remains of medieval London.

 

Nottingham Castle: a place full royal (Transactions of the Thoroton Society, Vol XCIII)

Drage, Christopher

Paperback

Published: 1990

ISBN: 090-2719-130

Publisher: Nottingham Civic Society

Subjects covered: Nottingham; Nottingham Castle; Castles

Synopsis: History of the castle and its buildings, with an account of the research and excavation programme. Illustrated with plans, drawings and photos.

 

Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales 1300 to 1500 Vol 1:Northern England

Emery, Anthony

Hardback

Published: 1996

ISBN: 0521-49723-X

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Subjects covered: Houses; Nobility; Crown; Northumbria; Cumbria; Lancashire; Yorkshire

Synopsis: Well-illustrated survey of surviving medieval houses, the residences of the Crown, the greater and lesser nobility and church leaders; their architectural development and historical relevance. Covers Northumbria, Cumbria, Lancashire and Yorkshire.

 

Great Medieval Castles of Britain

Forde-Johnston, James

Hardback

Published: 1979

Publisher: Book Club Associates

Subjects covered: Castles

Synopsis: Castle building from the conquest to the 15th Century, with photographs and ground plans of some 200 examples.

 

Crosby Hall: a chapter in the history of London

Goss, Charles W F

Hardback

Published: 1908

Publisher: Crowther & Goodman

Subjects covered: Crosby Hall; London

Synopsis: Traces the history and various uses of the Hall up to 1907 and the threat of demolition.

 

Yorkshire Battles

Hebden, William

Paperback

Published: 1971

Publisher: Dalesman

Subjects covered: Yorkshire; Battles; Wakefield; Towton

Synopsis: Brief accounts of battles and battlefields, including Wakefield and Towton. Illustrated with photographs.

 

Stanford-in-the-Vale: a parish record (3 volumes – 2, 3 & 4)

Howe, Violet M

Paperback

Subjects covered: Stanford-in-the Vale; Anne Neville; Wills; Accounts; Inventories

Synopsis: Very detailed history of the village with many quotations from old records – the manor belonged to Anne Neville.

 

The Palaces of Medieval England c. 1050-1550: royalty, nobility, the episcopate and their residences from Edward the Confessor to Henry VIII

James, Thomas Beaumont

Hardback

Published: 1990

ISBN: 185-264-030-8

Publisher: Seaby

Subjects covered: Palaces; Royalty; Nobility; Episcopate; Court; Henry III; Edward III; Richard II

Synopsis: Palace living and an illustrated chronological survey of the palaces of the great.

 

Strongholds of the Realm: defences in Britain from prehistory to the 20th Century

Kightly, Charles

Hardback

Published: 1979

Publisher: Book Club Associates

Subjects covered: Castles; Fortifications; Manor Houses

Synopsis: Well-illustrated survey of castles and fortifications, including the Scottish and Welsh borders and castles and fortified manors in England.

 

Discovering Battlefields of England

Kinross, John

Paperback

Published: 1974

ISBN: 085-263-223-1

Publisher: Shire Publications

Subjects covered: Battlefields; England; Wars of the Roses

Synopsis: Brief accounts of the battles with notes on the appearance of the battlefields today, including eleven Wars of the Roses ones from First St Albans to Stoke. The sections on ‘Southern England’ and on ‘Northern England and Scotland’ are available separately – see the Catalogue of Papers.

 

Discovering Castles in England and Wales

Kinross, John

Paperback

Published: 1973

ISBN: 085-263-183-9

Publisher: Shire Publications

Subjects covered: Castles; England; Wales

Synopsis: Brief accounts of about 800 castles, their history and remains. ‘Central England’ and ‘Eastern England’ sections are available separately – see the Catalogue of Papers.

 

Walking and Exploring the Battlefields of Britain

Kinross, John

Hardback

Published: 1988

ISBN: 071-53-9180-1

Publisher: David & Charles

Subjects covered: Battlefields; Walks; Wars of the Roses

Synopsis: Accounts of the battles, including twelve Wars of the Roses ones from First St Albans to Stoke, and descriptions of walks to take in their vicinity. Illustrated with colour photographs and battle plans.

 

Atlas of Medieval Europe

Matthew, Donald

Hardback

Published: 1983

ISBN: 07148-2302-3

Publisher: Phaidon

Subjects covered: Atlas; Europe; culture; society; civilisation; towns; countryside; arts; science; medicine; cathedrals; masonry; music; manuscripts

Synopsis: This large atlas surveys the history of European culture and society from the decline of the Roman Empire to the discovery of America in the late fifteenth century, with special emphasis on the fruits of civilisation divided up into urban society, rural society and the arts. Subjects covered range from science and medicine, every day life and the social structure to cathedral building, music and manuscript illumination. The maps are designed primarily to help the reader untangle the web of
medieval politics and every major region of Europe is provided with at least one map.

 

Sandal Castle Excavations 1964-73: a detailed archaeological report

Mayes, Philip; Butler, Lawrence

Hardback

Published: 1983

ISBN: 0901-869-082

Publisher: Wakefield Historical Publications

Subjects covered: Sandal Castle; Excavation; Archaeology; Castles; Pottery; Glass; Environment

Synopsis: Detailed description of the excavations and the finds, with many drawings and diagrams.

 

Crosby Place (Ninth Monographs of the Committee for the Survey of the Memorials of Greater London)

Norman, Philip

Hardback

Published: 1908

Publisher: The Committee for the Survey of the Memorials of Greater London

Subjects covered: Crosby Place, London; Architecture; Plans

Synopsis: Comprehensive and well-illustrated account of the history and architecture of Crosby Place.

 

The Tower of London

Parnell, Geoffrey

Hardback

Published: 1993

ISBN: 071-346863-7

Publisher: Batsford

Subjects covered: Tower of London; London; Armoury; Mint; Record Office; Prison; Museum; Zoo; Palace

Synopsis: comprehensive and will-illustrated history of the buildings of the Tower and how they have changed to accommodate the Tower’s different functions as royal palace, armoury, mint, record office, prison, museum and zoo.

 

The 1483 Gloucester Charter in History

Paton, David M (Editor)

Paperback

Published: 1983

ISBN: 076-299-061-0

Publisher: Alan Sutton

Subjects covered: Gloucester; Richard III; Charter

Synopsis: The text of our lectures on Gloucester and its history to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the granting of the charter, plus a translation of the full text of the charter.

 

The Castle in Medieval England and Wales

Platt, Colin

Hardback

Published: 1982

ISBN: 0436-37555-9

Publisher: Secka & Warburg

Subjects covered: Castles; England; Wales; Palaces; Administration; Prisons; Hundred Years War; Chivalry

Synopsis: Chronological account of castles and their role as strongholds, palaces, treasuries, administrative centres and prisons. Illustrated with photographs and plans.

 

The English Medieval Town

Platt, Colin

Hardback

Published: 1976

Publisher: BCA

Subjects covered: Towns; landscape; economy; boroughs; society; defences; markets; castles; abbeys; administration; suburbs; tenements; trading; wool; cloth; constitution; charters; property; church; parishes; buildings

Synopsis: Well-illustrated study of the growth and characteristics of towns in medieval England.

 

Traveller’s Guide to Medieval England: eight tours for the weekend and the short break

Platt, Colin

Hardback

Published: 1985

Publisher: Guild Publishing

Subjects covered: England; Churches; Houses; Buildings; Hotels
Synopsis: For eight areas of the country, it describes the surviving buildings of medieval England: churches, houses and village street, including suggested itineraries and notes on hotels. Lavishly illustrated.

 

York

Raine, James

Hardback

Published: 1893

Publisher: Longmans Green & Co

Subjects covered: York; Church; Education; Charities; City

Synopsis: Account of the ecclesiastical, municipal and general history of York.

 

Medieval York: a topographical survey based on original sources

Raine, Angelo

Hardback

Published: 1955

Publisher: John Murray

Subjects covered: York; Church

Synopsis: A record of the medieval streets, bridges and churches, illustrating their history by quotations from early documents.

 

St George’s Chapel, Windsor, in the Late Middle Ages

Richmond, Colin (Editor); Scarfe, Eileen (Editor)

Paperback

Published: 2001

ISBN: 0953-967611

Publisher: The Deans and Canons of Windsor

Subjects covered: St George’s Chapel; Windsor; religion; arts; masonry; Margaret of Anjou; Order of the Garter; St John Fastolph; music; establishment; chivalry; Yorkist kings

Synopsis: A collection of essays covering all aspects of St George’s Chapel and the people associated with it. St George’s’ status as a royal chapel, the religious devotion and artistic ambition which brought it into being and the magnificence of its building are all covered in this book. St George’s Chapel is a superb example of late medieval workmanship and this book is designed to give the reader an insight into the background behind it and an understanding as to what drove medieval man to build such a
grand and expensive building to the glory of God. Illustrated.

 

Saxon and Medieval Parish Churches in the City of London: a review (published in Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society Vol 45)

Schofield, John

Paperback

Published: 1996

Subjects covered: City of London; Church; Parishes

Synopsis: On the structural and decorative development of parish churches in London with a gazetteer of 63 churches described by archaeologists or antiquarians. Illustrated with plans, photographs, engravings, etc.

 

Sheriff Hutton Treasure Survey 1975

Sheriff Hutton Women’s Institute

Hardback

Published: 1979

Publisher: Sheriff Hutton Women’s Institute

Subjects covered: Sheriff Hutton

Synopsis: Survey of the buildings in the village, their history and architecture, illustrated with maps and photocopies of photographs.

 

Historical Memorials of Westminster Abbey

Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn

Hardback

Published: 1882

Publisher: John Murray

Subjects covered: Westminster Abbey; Memorials; Tombs; Coronations

Synopsis: The history of the Abbey and its role in the history of the nation. Includes details of coronations, royal tombs, etc.

 

Archaeology of Medieval England and Wales

Steane, John M

Hardback

Published: 1985

ISBN: 070-992385-6

Publisher: Croom Helm

Subjects covered: Archaeology; Buildings; Government; Fortifications; Religion; Towns; Ports; Countryside; Industries; Crafts; Houses

Synopsis: Shows how the surviving remains of buildings can extend our knowledge of medieval government, fortifications, religion, communications, towns, countryside, housing.

 

Survey of London edited with introduction, notes and index by H B Wheatley and first published in 1598

Stow, John

Hardback

Published: 1970

ISBN: 046-000-589-8

Paperback

Published: 1965

Publisher: Dent, London (1970); Dent Dutton (1965)

Subjects covered: City of London; Elizabethan Era; Survey

Synopsis: Detailed description of Elizabethan London.

 

Unknown Westminster Abbey

Tanner, Lawrence E

Hardback

Published: 1948

Publisher: Penguin Books

Subjects covered: Westminster Abbey

Synopsis: Description of some unfamiliar parts of the Abbey. Lavishly illustrated.

 

The Archaeology of Medieval London

Thomas, Christopher

Hardback

Published: 2002

ISBN: 0709-2718-6

Publisher: Sutton Publishing

Subjects covered: London; archaeology; society; layout and development; buildings; markets; docks; London Bridge; palaces; defences; religion

Synopsis: The first comprehensive summary of the modern archaeological discoveries that have changed our perception of the City and its people. Christopher Thomas gives a fascinating insight into the lives of medieval Londoners and into the fabric and structure of medieval London as a whole. B/W illustrations.

 

Collins Guide to the Ruined Abbeys of England, Wales and Scotland

Thorold, Henry

Hardback

Published: 1993

ISBN: 000-217-716-1

Publisher: Harper Collins

Subjects covered: Abbeys; England; Wales; Scotland

Synopsis: Gazetteer of the religious buildings which are no longer in use, with brief histories and descriptions. Lavishly illustrated.

 

Some Account of Sheriff Hutton Castle with brief notices of the Church of St Helen, the Ancient Forest of Galtes…

Todd, George

Hardback

Published: 1824

Publisher: J&G Todd

Subjects covered: Sheriff Hutton Castle

Synopsis: Antiquarian’s description of the castle and church and their history. We regret that this book is too rare to risk sending through the post. A photocopy of the text is available for postal loan.

 

British Battlefields: the North

Warner, Philip

Hardback

Published: 1975

ISBN: 000-633-823-2

Publisher: Fontana

Subjects covered: Warfare; Wakefield; Towton; Hedgeley Moor; Hexham; Maps

Synopsis: Where battles were fought (with battle plans overlaid on OS maps), why and how they were won and lost. Includes Wakefield; Towton; Hedgeley Moor; Hexham.

 

British Battlefields: the South

Warner, Philip

Hardback

Published: 1972

SBN: 850-450-802

Publisher: Osprey

Subjects covered: Warfare; First St Albans; Second St Albans; Northampton; Mortimer’s Cross; Barnet; Tewkesbury; Bosworth; Stoke.

Synopsis: Where battles were fought (with battle plans overlaid on OS maps), why and how they were won and lost. Includes First and Second St Albans, Northampton, Mortimer’s Cross, Barnet, Tewkesbury, Bosworth and Stoke.

 

King Richard’s Gloucester: life in a medieval town

Waters, Gwen

Paperback

Published: 1983

ISBN: 090-4586-030

Publisher: Gloucester Reprints

Subjects covered: Gloucester; Richard III; Charter

Synopsis: Describes secular and religious life in Gloucester at the time when Richard III granted a charter to the city.

 

The Golden Age of Richard III: an exhibition on the twin themes of Richard III and the medieval town

Watkins, Malcolm

Hardback

Published: 1983

Publisher: None – Facsimile

Subjects covered: Gloucester; Richard III

Synopsis: Detailed catalogue of the exhibition at Gloucester City Museum in 1983.

 

Fields of Fame in England and Scotland

Wetherell, J E

Hardback

Published: 1923

Publisher: Macmillan

Subjects covered: Warfare; First St Albans; Second St Albans; Northampton; Wakefield Green; Towton; Barnet; Tewkesbury; Bosworth

Synopsis: Accounts of battles form Hastings to Culloden, with some background history and the author’s impressions of the battlefields he visited. Includes the battles of First and Second St Albans, Northampton, Wakefield Green, Towton, Barnet, Tewkesbury and Bosworth.

 

Gloucester Story

White, Hope Costley

Hardback

Published: 1947

Subjects covered: Gloucester

Synopsis: Stories from the history of the City of Gloucester.

 

Discovering Kings and Queens

Wickham, D E

Paperback

Published: 1973

ISBN: 085-263-179-0

Publisher: Shire Publications

Subjects covered: Kings; Queens; Monarchy

Synopsis: Kings and queens from early times to the 20th Century, giving places of birth and death and other places in Britain associated with them.

 

The Tower of London

Wilson, Derek

Paperback

Published: 1989

ISBN: 009-469-330-7

Publisher: Constable

Subjects covered: Tower of London; London; Prison; Palace; Royalty

Synopsis: Chronological history of the Tower from 1078 to 1978, its development and its role in the history of the nation. Illustrated.

 

Gray Days and Gold

Winter, William

Hardback

Published: 1897

Publisher: David Douglas

Subjects covered: York; Bath; Shakespeare; Stratford-upon-Avon; Bosworth; Sir Walter Scott; Dr Samuel Johnson; Memorials

Synopsis: Essays by a 19th Century American visitor on places of literary and historic interest in England, including a chapter on Bosworth.

 

The Architectural History of King’s College Chapel and its Place in the Development of late Gothic Architecture in England and France

Woodman, Francis

Hardback

Published: 1986

ISBN: 07-100-9871-5

Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul

Subjects covered: King’s College, Cambridge; Gothic Architecture; Lancastrians; Yorkists; Tudors

Synopsis: Illustrative study of the building of the Chapel during the period 1448 to 1515.

 

 

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