Medieval Britain: A Very Short Introduction

• Most comprehensive and authoritative short guide to Medieval Britain
• Highly acclaimed text, first published in the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain
• Revised and updated for this edition
• Indispensable for students and general readers

Readership: The general reader or student interested in the medieval period in British history.

John Gillingham, Emeritus Professor, London School of Economics, and Ralph A. Griffiths, Professor of Medieval History, University of Wales, Swansea

1: The Norman kings
2: The Plantagenet kings
3: Politics, law, and religion in the early Middle Ages
4: The economy in the early Middle Ages
5: England at war, 12901390
6: Wealth, population, and social change in the later Middle Ages
7: Still at war, 1390-1490
8: Towards a nation
Further reading
Chronology
Genealogies of royal lines
Index