Rigby (medieval social and economic history, U. of Manchester, UK) considers Chaucer's "Knight's Tale" from The Canterbury Tales, examining it in relation to medieval ideals of kingship and reading it
As literary scholars have long insisted, an interdisciplinary approach is vital if modern readers are to make sense of works of medieval literature. In particular, rather than reading the works of med
As literary scholars have long insisted, an interdisciplinary approach is vital if modern readers are to make sense of works of medieval literature. In particular, rather than reading the works of med
The arrival of the Black Death in England, which killed around a half of the national population, marks the beginning of one of the most fascinating, controversial and important periods of English soc
