John Gillingham

Anglo-Norman Studies XXV: Proceedings of the Battle Conference 2002 - Anglo-Norman Studies John Gillingham

Publisher Marketing: The Battle Conference celebrated its quarter-centenary in 2002 in Glasgow, and this volume, while ranging from Norman Sicily to Scandinavia, has a particular focus on Scottish themes. There are six papers on aspects of Scottish history from the eleventh to the early thirteenth century: on kings and their followers, on the building of burghs, and on the border abbey churches. Charters (Norman, Anglo-Norman and Scottish) represent another focus. In addition to papers discussing problems of authenticity and the implications of forgery, several others use charter evidence to shed new light on royal and aristocratic values and on critical periods in the history of William the Conqueror and the Marshal earls. Three papers take a comparative look at past and present interpretations of law and law codes in England, Scotland and Scandinavia; two investigate contemporary historians' perceptions of the Jews and Byzantium. Contributors: MICHAEL ANGOLD, G. W. S. BARROW, DAVID BATES, DAUVIT BROUN, JULIA CRICK, A. A. M. DUNCAN, RICHARD FAWCETT, J0HN HUDSON, MICHAEL H. GELTING, MICHAEL KENNEDY, RICHARD MORTIMER, BRUCE O'BRIEN, DANIEL POWER, NIGEL WEBB.

Contributor Bio:  Gillingham, John Gillingham was formerly professor of medieval history at the London School of Economics. Contributor Bio:  Angold, Michael Michael Angold was Professor of Byzantine History at the University of Edinburgh from 1996 to 2005. His publications include Church and Society in Byzantium under the Comneni 1081 1261 (1995). Contributor Bio:  Broun, Dauvit Dauvit Broun teaches medieval Scottish history from the 6th to the 15th centuries at the University of Glasgow. Contributor Bio:  Crick, Julia Julia Crick is Associate Professor in the Department of History, University of Exeter. Her research interests include property, power and gender before 1100, aspects of palaeography and the transmission of texts in the Middle Ages, monastic culture and the uses of the past. Her publications include The Uses of Script and Print, 1200 1700, edited with Alexandra Walsham (2004), and Charters of St Albans (2007).