Learn how medieval mariners measured time and distance at sea using lead lines, tides, lunar calculations, and memorised sailing directions.

What rules did knights follow at a medieval tournament? Explore the 1478 Bamberg regulations covering weapons, noble status, squires, clothing, and more.

For about 17 years, Twitter served as an important place for conversation and debate in the online world. This book examines how the medievalist community used the platform to exchange ideas, build connections, and engage in everything from friendly discussions to heated disputes.

Talking Classics (Standard Edition) - Signed

Domination: The Fall of the Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity (Standard Edition)

An opulent Roman villa hid a very peculiar staircase and an underground room for secret rites

Archaeologists encounter a palace of intrigues at one of medieval Asia’s most glorious capitals

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a well-preserved early medieval city in the Dakhla Oasis, complete with a church, homes, Byzantine coins, and hundreds of Coptic and Greek documents.

Is Alfred the Great under a parking lot too? In the spring of 878AD Alfred, king of the West Saxons, led a little band of men to one of the most magnificent victories of his age.

Why did people go on medieval pilgrimages? Explore the dangerous journeys to Jerusalem and Santiago de Compostela, from storms at sea to highway robbers.

A beautifully illuminated fifteenth-century Book of Hours created in Bruges will be one of the highlights of Freeman’s third annual Western Manuscripts and Miniatures sale, taking place on 9 July.

Queens and Kings: An Unusually Personal History