The Detection of Heresy in Late Medieval England

• Shows how the Church in medieval England identified and dealt with heretics

Readership: Scholars and students of medieval history; especially ecclesiastical historians and historians of heresy.

Ian Forrest, Research Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford

"a very good and important book indeed." - John H. Arnold, Reviews in History

"This most interesting and well-written book sets out to fill a gap in the ever-growing literature about heresy in England ... This is an important book ... Illuminating ... This book will have to be read by all who want to derive maximum evidence from the records of the trials; undergraduates should find something here and their teachers more. Ian Forrest is to be congratulated." - The Journal of Theological Studies

"This book injects fresh life into discussions of late medieval English heresy ... a carefully written volume" - R.N. Swanson, History Journal

"incisive and deeply impressive academic study." - Alex Burghart, Times Literary Supplement

Note on canon law citations and bishops' registers
Introduction
I: Legislation
1: Questions of Knowledge and Ignorance
2: The Investigation of Heresy
3: The Techniques of Detection
II: Communication
4: Statutes and the Circulation of Knowledge
5: The Channels of Propaganda
6: The Content of Propaganda
III: Implementation
7: Reporting Heresy
8: The Social Contours of Heresy-Detection
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index