The fighting bishop or abbot is a familiar figure to medievalists and much of what is known of the military organization of England in this period is based on e
This study addresses three main areas: which clergy engaged in military activity in England, why and when? By what means did they do so? And how did others reac
"This monograph details the results of a major archaeological project based on and around the historic town of Wallingford in south Oxfordshire. Founded in the
Between Sword and Prayer brings together diverse studies on the involvement of medieval European clergy in warfare and military activities, spanning a broad geo