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1AmanteLibros
am looking for everyon's opinion on "Top 10's" in the following subjects:
Medieval Europe
The Inquisition
Medieval Spain and the Spanish inquisition
Witchcraft and demonology (history, not practice)
The Reformation
Hundred Years War
Thirty Years War
The Crusades
The Black Death
I know I'm asking a lot but I have to both cull my collection and get the essential works. Thanks for your help.
Medieval Europe
The Inquisition
Medieval Spain and the Spanish inquisition
Witchcraft and demonology (history, not practice)
The Reformation
Hundred Years War
Thirty Years War
The Crusades
The Black Death
I know I'm asking a lot but I have to both cull my collection and get the essential works. Thanks for your help.
3AmanteLibros
Preferably English but spanish french and latin sources will work in a pinch.
4erilarlo
OK, I'll look at my bibliography and skip the German ones, probably tomorrow. Of course, you could look at what I have listed in my librarything catalog; I have most of them rated. Those are just the ones I own, however.
5erilarlo
Well, there's The New Cambridge Medieval History, Vol. 5: c. 1198-c. 1300 by David Abulafia. Cambridge University Press (1999), Hardcover, 1071 pages, but you don't want to know what it costs 8-)
Medieval civilization, 400-1500 by Jacques Le Goff, is a standard. Another really good one is The making of the Middle Ages by R. W. Southern.
If you believe there's such a thing as a monolithic "feudalism", you need Fiefs and vassals : the medieval evidence reinterpreted by Susan Reynolds.
Lynn White's Medieval technology and social change is excellent.
The Oxford illustrated history of the Crusades is a good one on the Crusades.
Most of my books that I think are really good are devoted to specific areas, not general ones, and my interests are well before the time of several items on your list. I have a book on the Cathars, for instance, but nothing on the Inquisition, much less the Reformation with any depth. As for "witchcraft": it was heresy they burned people for in medieval times, not "witchcraft".
Go to my library and search "medieval history" and they'll turn up.
Medieval civilization, 400-1500 by Jacques Le Goff, is a standard. Another really good one is The making of the Middle Ages by R. W. Southern.
If you believe there's such a thing as a monolithic "feudalism", you need Fiefs and vassals : the medieval evidence reinterpreted by Susan Reynolds.
Lynn White's Medieval technology and social change is excellent.
The Oxford illustrated history of the Crusades is a good one on the Crusades.
Most of my books that I think are really good are devoted to specific areas, not general ones, and my interests are well before the time of several items on your list. I have a book on the Cathars, for instance, but nothing on the Inquisition, much less the Reformation with any depth. As for "witchcraft": it was heresy they burned people for in medieval times, not "witchcraft".
Go to my library and search "medieval history" and they'll turn up.
6Nicole_VanK
As for "witchcraft": it was heresy they burned people for in medieval times, not "witchcraft".
True, but witchcraft was interpreted as a heresy - or perhaps better an apostasy. The great witch hunts were of the early modern period, but the phenomenon did start during the middle ages.
On this subject I would recommend Magic in the Middle Ages by Richard Kieckhefer and Europe's Inner Demons by Norman Cohn. I have also heard good things about Witchcraft in the Middle Ages by J.B. Russell, but I haven't actually read that one myself yet.
True, but witchcraft was interpreted as a heresy - or perhaps better an apostasy. The great witch hunts were of the early modern period, but the phenomenon did start during the middle ages.
On this subject I would recommend Magic in the Middle Ages by Richard Kieckhefer and Europe's Inner Demons by Norman Cohn. I have also heard good things about Witchcraft in the Middle Ages by J.B. Russell, but I haven't actually read that one myself yet.
7Nicole_VanK
p.s: for Spain I think Spain in the Middle Ages: From Frontier to Empire by Angus McKay is a great introduction.
8Essa
In regards to Spain, I find Convivencia: Jews, Muslims, and Christians in Medieval Spain to be quite interesting. It is devoted primarily to cultural history, though (and also accompanied an art museum exhibit of the same name), so I'm not sure if it is what you are seeking.
9cemanuel
For Spain Joseph O'Callaghan's A History of Medieval Spain is, I believe, still considered the best overview in English. Not sure if that's good or sad. He also has a new book, Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain which I haven't read but has good reviews. I have 3 other books on Spain. Of those I'd wholly recommend two; Constable's Trade and Traders in Muslim Spain and The Contest of Christian and Muslim Spain by Reilly are both very good. I have another by Roger Collins which I'd call OK, not great.
As for Crusades, are you looking for all Crusades or just those to the East? In any case, I'd certainly recommend Allen's Crusades: A Reader as a starting point - boatloads of primary sources. Beyond that there are dozens of choices. Runciman's the most entertaining I've read, Riley-Smith the most informative. And for the Black Death I'd start with Horrox's reader. From there it seems that everyone's written about it.
As for Hundred Years' War, Sumption seems to be the hot ticket right now - one of these days I'll have to buy those. Cliff Rogers' War Cruel and Sharp is excellent IMO, but obviously limited in scope.
I don't have a ton on Witchcraft however for heresy/inquisition I find Regine Pernoud's Joan of Arc, By Herself and Her Witnesses fascinating mainly because it provides the perfect example of how The Inquisition could be used for political purposes but when "approved" Inquisitorial procedures were used, as when Joan was rehabilitated (I always found that funny - how rehabilitated can you be when you've been burned?) the result could be very different. I have Edward Peters Inquisition but I found it tedious, which is rare for me.
Another good book, while not specifically about The Inquisition, is Malcolm Lambert's Medieval Heresy. It's an excellent overview and covers the origins of The Inquisition in some depth.
As for Crusades, are you looking for all Crusades or just those to the East? In any case, I'd certainly recommend Allen's Crusades: A Reader as a starting point - boatloads of primary sources. Beyond that there are dozens of choices. Runciman's the most entertaining I've read, Riley-Smith the most informative. And for the Black Death I'd start with Horrox's reader. From there it seems that everyone's written about it.
As for Hundred Years' War, Sumption seems to be the hot ticket right now - one of these days I'll have to buy those. Cliff Rogers' War Cruel and Sharp is excellent IMO, but obviously limited in scope.
I don't have a ton on Witchcraft however for heresy/inquisition I find Regine Pernoud's Joan of Arc, By Herself and Her Witnesses fascinating mainly because it provides the perfect example of how The Inquisition could be used for political purposes but when "approved" Inquisitorial procedures were used, as when Joan was rehabilitated (I always found that funny - how rehabilitated can you be when you've been burned?) the result could be very different. I have Edward Peters Inquisition but I found it tedious, which is rare for me.
Another good book, while not specifically about The Inquisition, is Malcolm Lambert's Medieval Heresy. It's an excellent overview and covers the origins of The Inquisition in some depth.
10EduardoT
Medieval Europe
Gente de la Edad Media by Robert Fossier
Inventions of the Middle Ages by Chiara Frugoni
Medieval Spain and the Spanish inquisition
The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision by Henry Kamen look for more of his works on the Spanish Empire and Phillip II era.
Casadas, Monjas, Rameras Y Brujas
El Cid Historico, not so new work but complete on the mytical life of El Cid, only in Spanish
La torre y el caballero, life of the last knights on Medieval Spain.
The quest for el cid, classic work of the subject
La cruzada del Sur, this is an old work, it's cover all the main battles from the begining to the end of the Reconquista.
Witchcraft and demonology (history, not practice)
A History of Witchcraft by JB Russell
Hundred Years War
Agincourt: Henry V and the Battle That Made England
to be continue...............
Gente de la Edad Media by Robert Fossier
Inventions of the Middle Ages by Chiara Frugoni
Medieval Spain and the Spanish inquisition
The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision by Henry Kamen look for more of his works on the Spanish Empire and Phillip II era.
Casadas, Monjas, Rameras Y Brujas
El Cid Historico, not so new work but complete on the mytical life of El Cid, only in Spanish
La torre y el caballero, life of the last knights on Medieval Spain.
The quest for el cid, classic work of the subject
La cruzada del Sur, this is an old work, it's cover all the main battles from the begining to the end of the Reconquista.
Witchcraft and demonology (history, not practice)
A History of Witchcraft by JB Russell
Hundred Years War
Agincourt: Henry V and the Battle That Made England
to be continue...............
11erilarlo
I haven't read Cliff Rogers' War Cruel and Sharp, but I know he is a really good military historian, so I'm sure it's a good one 8-)
12erilarlo
I belong to The Medieval Review mailing list, and this review of a book that might be of interest just turned up:
d'Abrera, Anna Ysabel. The Tribunal of Zaragoza and Crypto-Judaism.
1484-1515. Europa Sacra, vol. 3. Turnhout: Brepols, 2008. Pp. x,
242. €60.00. ISBN: 978-2-503-52472-6.
In The Tribunal of Zaragoza and Crypto-Judaism. 1484-1515, Anna
d'Abrera performs a useful service in turning scholars' attention to
the inquisitorial records available for the Crown of Aragon. These
records--scattered in the provincial archive of Zaragoza, the
Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris, and the historical archive
of the seminario conciliar--have long been underutilized, and
her sustained attention and comparative perspective is useful.
There's more to the review--this is just the first paragraph.
d'Abrera, Anna Ysabel. The Tribunal of Zaragoza and Crypto-Judaism.
1484-1515. Europa Sacra, vol. 3. Turnhout: Brepols, 2008. Pp. x,
242. €60.00. ISBN: 978-2-503-52472-6.
In The Tribunal of Zaragoza and Crypto-Judaism. 1484-1515, Anna
d'Abrera performs a useful service in turning scholars' attention to
the inquisitorial records available for the Crown of Aragon. These
records--scattered in the provincial archive of Zaragoza, the
Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris, and the historical archive
of the seminario conciliar--have long been underutilized, and
her sustained attention and comparative perspective is useful.
There's more to the review--this is just the first paragraph.
13AmanteLibros
Wow, thank you so much. All of the posts are very helpful. I am making my lists now and having readers like you and all the others weigh in on my subjects of intrest is invaluable. Thanks again and I look foward to reading more opinions.
