Introduction Dictionary of Names, Places, and Events Appendixes: Genealogical Charts; Topical List of Entries Bibliography Index
BRADFORD B. BROUGHTON is Professor of Technical Communications at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York.
?This is a companion volume to the book of the same title by
Professor Broughton, dealing with Concepts and Terms (1986) which I
have already reviewed in this journal. Like its predecessor it is
handsomely produced and printed. . . . It covers the same period as
the earlier volume (approximately 1050-1400 A.D.) and it too is a
remarkable mine of useful information. After a helpful Introduction
on the nature of chivalry and its development in Western Europe,
supplementing that in the earlier volume, Professor Broughton
provides entries not only up the well-known historical personages
and important places which feature in th period but also on many
lesser known but interesting and significant people and places. . .
. I was gratified to find excellent entries on the castles of
Alnwick, Bamburgh, Berwick, Dunstanburgh and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. .
. . I am certain that like its predecessor, the present volume will
prove to be of immense value not only to less experienced students,
but also to scholars.?-The Durham University Journal
?This unusual dictionary should be especially valued by those with
an interest in medieval knighthood. In its coverage of the names of
places, people and events, the book runs to nearly 800 pages.
Personages covered include "rulers, earls and dukes, knights,
churchmen, women, people, individuals, authors, and fictional
characters." Castles are listed as well as important countries,
provinces, cities, battlefields, and other places. Plenty of
biographical detail is provided, with some entries running to four
pages or more. As explained in the introduction, coverage runs from
the eleventh through fourteenth centuries. Two useful appendices:
eight genealogical charts for English and French lines and a
topical list of entries by twenty subject categories. The
bibliography numbers the items to which the dictionary proper
refers at the end of each entry. Many cross-references. An
excellent volume on the subject that should prove quite helpful to
the beginning scholar in particular. Recommended for academic and
large public libraries.?-Reference Book Review
"This is a companion volume to the book of the same title by
Professor Broughton, dealing with Concepts and Terms (1986) which I
have already reviewed in this journal. Like its predecessor it is
handsomely produced and printed. . . . It covers the same period as
the earlier volume (approximately 1050-1400 A.D.) and it too is a
remarkable mine of useful information. After a helpful Introduction
on the nature of chivalry and its development in Western Europe,
supplementing that in the earlier volume, Professor Broughton
provides entries not only up the well-known historical personages
and important places which feature in th period but also on many
lesser known but interesting and significant people and places. . .
. I was gratified to find excellent entries on the castles of
Alnwick, Bamburgh, Berwick, Dunstanburgh and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. .
. . I am certain that like its predecessor, the present volume will
prove to be of immense value not only to less experienced students,
but also to scholars."-The Durham University Journal
"This unusual dictionary should be especially valued by those with
an interest in medieval knighthood. In its coverage of the names of
places, people and events, the book runs to nearly 800 pages.
Personages covered include "rulers, earls and dukes, knights,
churchmen, women, people, individuals, authors, and fictional
characters." Castles are listed as well as important countries,
provinces, cities, battlefields, and other places. Plenty of
biographical detail is provided, with some entries running to four
pages or more. As explained in the introduction, coverage runs from
the eleventh through fourteenth centuries. Two useful appendices:
eight genealogical charts for English and French lines and a
topical list of entries by twenty subject categories. The
bibliography numbers the items to which the dictionary proper
refers at the end of each entry. Many cross-references. An
excellent volume on the subject that should prove quite helpful to
the beginning scholar in particular. Recommended for academic and
large public libraries."-Reference Book Review
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