The rich variety of the English vocabulary reflects the vast number of words it has taken from
other languages. These range from Latin, Greek, Scandinavian, Celtic, French, Italian …

This book has its genesis in the research project 'England's Immigrants, 1330–1550'(2012–
15), funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom. The …

The Hundred Years War was a struggle for control over the French throne, fought as a series
of conflicts between England, France, and their respective allies. The Soldier in Later …

What life was like for ordinary French and English people, embroiled in a devastating
century-long conflict that changed their world The Hundred Years War (1337-1453) …

It is now some thirty years since the researches of John H. Fisher and Malcolm Richardson
highlighted the importance of the records of the central government in the process of English …

The first full-length examination of the medieval Charlemagne tradition in the literature and
culture of medieval England, from the Chanson de Roland to Caxton. The Matter of France …

This paper discusses the role of prestige in the contact of English with its most important
donor languages, Celtic, Old Norse, French, and Latin, in this order. It shows that the …

Frontcover--Contents--List of Illustrations--List of Contributors--List of Abbreviations--
Foreword:'The Light I Never Left Behind': Jocelyn Wogan-Browne--Introduction: Recognizing …

Le traité politique en prose de William Worcester, The Boke of Noblesse, achevé en 1475,
est accompagné d'un Codicille réunissant des informations et des documents historiques …

The development of the indenture system over bonds of military obligation as the primary
mechanism through which the English sought to raise royal armies from the fourteenth …