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Topography
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Synopsis: Rather out-of-date accounts of battles from 1066 to 1685, including all the main Wars of the Roses battles from First St Albans to Bosworth.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An Architectural and Historical Account of Crosby Place, London, compiled from original and unpublished sources with an appendix of illustrative documents…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.
Banner image of King Richard III’s Book of Hours (MS 474f. 7v) reproduced by kind permission of Lambeth Palace Library.