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Heraldry & Genealogy

Almanach de Gotha 2000 I - out of print

Almanach de Gotha 2001 II - out of print

Almanach de Gotha 2003 I - out of print

Almanach de Gotha 2004 I - out of print

The Book of Knighthood and Chivalry
The most influential chivalric handbook of the middle ages.

The Brus Family in England and Scotland, 1100-1295
Survey of the activities of one of the most important cross-Border families, the ancestors of Robert the Bruce.

Burke's Landed Gentry [Fifth Edition]
Series: Burke's Landed Gentry
The first port of call for those seeking information on the Irish aristocracy.

Burke's Landed Gentry
Series: Burke's Landed Gentry
The compendium of key people in Yorkshire and an invaluable source of reference.

Burke's Landed Gentry
Series: Burke's Landed Gentry
The compendium of key people in Wales and the North West.

The Catalan Rule of the Templars
Series: Studies in the History of Medieval Religion
The first complete critical edition and English translation of Barcelona Archivo de la Corona de Aragón, Cartes Reales, MS 3344.

A Catalogue of Medieval English Rolls of Arms
Series: Aspilogia

Chivalry and Knighthood in Scotland, 1424-1513
Studies the manifestation of the chivalric ideal in medieval Scotland, casting much light on a hitherto unexplored area.

A Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases - paperback
The first dictionary of medieval terms intended for the non-specialist with an interest in the medieval world.

A Dictionary of Suffolk Crests
Series: Suffolk Records Society
A record of crests of Suffolk and Norfolk families arranged by charge or object, covering 600 years and c.8,000 names.

Domesday Descendants
The second of a two-volume prosopography of persons occurring in the sources of post-Conquest England.

Domesday Names
First-ever full index to people and place-names in Domesday in their original forms.

Domesday People
A major genealogical advance: the first authoritative and complete biographical register of persons occurring in Domesday Book.

Early Blazon
Classic study of the rise and flowering of heraldry 12-13c, with Arthurian references.

Edward III and the English Peerage
A study of Edward III's astute use of patronage to reposition the monarchy after the vicissitudes of his father's reign and his own problematic minority.

Edward III's Round Table at Windsor - paperback
Series: Arthurian Studies
A dramatic archaeological find at Windsor Castle reveals Edward III's 'House of the Round Table', designed to show off Edward's power and prestige at a crucial moment in his attempts to lay claim to the throne of France.

European Weapons and Armour
The story of arms in Western Europe from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution.

Fashion in the Age of the Black Prince - paperback
A close study of clothes worn by aristocratic families and their households at the time of the Black Prince - and of Chaucer - showing Europe-wide influences.

Heraldry, Pageantry and Social Display in Medieval England
Discussion of display through a range of artefacts and in a variety of contexts: family and lineage, social distinction and aspiration, ceremony and social bonding, and the expression of power and authority.

Heraldry, Pageantry and Social Display in Medieval England - paperback
Discussion of display through a range of artefacts and in a variety of contexts: family and lineage, social distinction and aspiration, ceremony and social bonding, and the expression of power and authority.

The Knights of the Crown - paperback
A significant contribution to the history of the political life and culture of the later medieval aristocracy. MAURICE KEEN

The Orders of Knighthood and the Formation of the British Honours System, 1660-1760
A detailed analysis of the political, social and cultural aspects of the British orders of knighthood in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Rolls of Arms of Henry III
Series: Aspilogia

Rolls of Arms of Edward I, 1272-1307 - set
Series: Aspilogia
Edition of rolls of arms compiled during the reign of Edward I, identifying c.2100 prominent figures of contemporary England and Europe.

Scotland's Historic Heraldry
Illustrated guide to Scottish medieval heraldry, the first to link heraldry to major events in Scottish history and to the families that took part in them.

Tournaments - paperback
The first serious study of tournaments throughout Europe reveals their importance - in the training of the medieval knight, the development of arms and armour, as an instrument of political patronage, and as a grand public spectacle.

Westminster Abbey: The Lady Chapel of Henry VII
An account of the history, architecture and monuments of the chapel, the final, exquisite flowering of the gothic style.