The relations between medieval East Anglia and countries across the North Sea examined from a variety of perspectives. East Anglia was a distinctive English region during the Middle Ages, but it was one that owed much of its character and identity to its place in a much wider "North Sea World" that stretched from the English Channel to Iceland, the Baltic and beyond. Relations between East Anglia and its maritime neighbours have for the most part been peaceful, involving migration and commercial, artistic, architectural and religious exchanges, but have also at times beencharacterised by violence and contestation. All these elements have played a significant role in processes of historical change that have shaped the history both of East Anglia and its North Sea world. This collection of essays discusses East Anglia in the context of this maritime framework and explores the extent to which there was a distinctive community bound together by the shared frontier of the North Sea during the Middle Ages. It brings together the work of a range of international scholars and includes contributions from the disciplines of history, archaeology, art history and literary studies. David Bates is Professorial Fellow in History at the Universityof East Anglia, Robert Liddiard is Professor of History at the University of East Anglia. Contributors: Anna Agnarsdottir, Brian Ayers, Wendy R. Childs, Lynda Dennison, Stephen Heywood, Carole Hill, John Hines, David King, Robert Liddiard, Rory Naismith, Eljas Oksanen, Richard Plant, Aleksander Pluskowski, Christopher Scull, Tim Pestell, Charles West, Gareth Williams, Tom Williamson.

About the Author
JOHN HINES is Professor of Archaeology at Cardiff University.

Reviews
The list of authors is a roll-call for senior British scholarship on medieval landscapes, history and archaeology.... An excellent volume. * MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY *
[This] book represents an interesting model of looking at East Anglia and the North Sea world. . . . Researchers and students can hope that more studies like this will be published in the future. * NAUTICAL RESEARCH JOURNAL *
T]he editors have produced a collection that is both interesting and stimulating; maritime historians will find it well worth their attention. * INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MARITIME HISTORY *
Those in search of information on maritime trade in the Middle Ages will find this book an intriguing examination of one region in England and its connections to the world at large. * PIRATES AND PRIVATEERS *
This volume is handsomely produced, with a striking cover photograph. * NORTHERN HISTORY *
[T]his is one of those books which will appeal almost as much to the inquisitive general history lover as to those in the leafy groves of academe, at which it is obviously aimed. * EASTERN DAILY PRESS *



Book Information
ISBN 9781783270361
Author David Bates
Format Paperback
Page Count 363
Imprint The Boydell Press
Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Weight(grams) 1g