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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture New book announcement from Liverpool University Press The Anarchy: War and Status in 12th Century Landscapes of Conflict<http://liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/products/80874> By Oliver H. Creighton and Duncan W. Wright The turbulent reign of Stephen, King of England (1135-54), has been styled since the late 19th century as 'the Anarchy', although the extent of political breakdown during the period has since been vigorously debated. Rebellion and bitter civil war characterised Stephen's protracted struggle with rival claimant Empress Matilda and her Angevin supporters over 'nineteen long winters' when, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, 'Christ and his Saints slept'. Drawing on new research and fieldwork, this innovative volume offers the first ever overview and synthesis of the archaeological and material record for this controversial period. It presents and interrogates many different types of evidence at a variety of scales, ranging from nationwide mapping of historical events through to conflict landscapes of battlefields and sieges. The volume considers archaeological sites such as castles and other fortifications, churches, monasteries, bishops' palaces and urban and rural settlements, alongside material culture including coins, pottery, seals and arms and armour. This approach not only augments but also challenges historical narratives, questioning the 'real' impact of Stephen's troubled reign on society, settlement, church and the landscape, and opens up new perspectives on the conduct of Anglo-Norman warfare. 'Successfully combines detailed archaeological considerations with careful historical assessment and thereby offers an important source for a range of scholars of military history, landscape studies and medieval archaeology... Certainly we learn a lot more about the 'Anarchy' and its various impacts and manifestations, and the ongoing problems with finding and reading the archaeology of the period.' Dr Neil Christie, University of Leicester Exeter Studies in Medieval Europe Hardback ISBN: 9781781382424 January 2017 288 pages £75.00 Find our other Medieval Studies titles online at liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/medievalstudies<http://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/medievalstudies> Emily Felton | Marketing Assistant Liverpool University Press | 4 Cambridge Street, Liverpool L69 7ZU Tel: +44 [0]151 794 2233 | W: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk<http://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/> twitter<https://twitter.com/LivUniPress> | instagram<https://www.instagram.com/livunipress/> | catalogue <https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0791/4263/files/LiverpoolUniversityPress_SpringSummer2016.pdf?4742329189719304200> | ebooks<http://liverpool.universitypressscholarship.com/> | journals<http://online.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/> 'Liverpool University Press is one of the great success stories in the difficult climate of modern academic publishing.' Professor Sir Jonathan Bate, Vice-President, British Academy The IPG Frankfurt Book Fair Academic and Professional Publisher of the Year The Bookseller Independent Academic, Educational and Professional Publisher of the Year Visit our catalogue at: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0791/4263/files/AW16_Catalogue_Online.pdf?724663879707988788 Recommend a Journal<http://online.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/recommend> Visit our Journals Resource<http://online.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/journalsresource> This message is confidential to the intended recipient. If you have received it by mistake, please notify the sender. Any attachment has been virus-checked, but no responsibility is accepted for any virus unintentionally transmitted. The contents of this email are not legally binding. Liverpool University Press 2004 Limited, Company Number 05113671, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the University of Liverpool ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion