In the mid-ninth century, Francia was rocked by the first royal divorce scandal of the Middle Ages: the attempt by King Lothar II of Lotharingia to rid himself

"She declares, so the bishops will write in their report on the council, that she is unworthy to continue as a married woman. 'Before God and his angels' she ba

Brings together the latest international research on a key medieval writer and thinker

Through the eye-witness and contemporary biographical accounts, this book provides valuable insight into the late-12th century world. The extracts, many previou

This series provides texts central to medieval studies courses and focuses upon the diverse cultural, social and political conditions that affected the function