Everyone knows that life in later medieval England was somewhat chaotic and uncertain. First there was the plague, followed by popular uprisings, religious reform movements, and then two different wars threatening upheaval in the lives of ordinary English people—not to mention the regular calamities of illness, injury, or bad weather that often struck unexpectedly. This talk explores a set of unusual astrological and medical manuscripts created in later fourteenth- and
Read All About It! Do you have a favorite fiction genre? Mystery? Romance? Adventure? The latest additions to our fiction library include examples of these types—all with a Ricardian flavor. These and every other book in our fiction collection are free for American Branch members to borrow! Find out how to borrow and see our complete library holdings here. If you aren’t familiar with Toni Mount’s mystery series, you are
New Additions to the Fiction Library The latest additions to the fiction library include two novels about Cecily Neville which take very different approaches in telling her story as well as the latest (and last?) installment in J.P. Reedman’s I, Richard Plantagenet series. If you are in the mood for a rousing adventure story, you may be interested in The King’s Son by Darren Harris. Cecily by Annie Garthwaite
Looking for a juicy, non-fiction book to immerse yourself in during the last days of Winter? We have the perfect recommendation: “Household Goods and Good Households in Late Medieval London: Consumption and Domesticity After the Plague”, our newest addition to the Non-Fiction Library. Written by Katherine French, Professor of History at the University of Michigan, this book is a fascinating look at how every-day people lived and set up their
