Sean McGlynn

Violence and the Law in Medieval England

How dangerous was life in the Middle Ages? Sean McGlynn gets to grips with the level of violent crime, and the sometimes cruel justice meted out to offenders.

Published March 12 2008

Two Centuries of European Integration

Sean McGlynn puts the present-day European Union into historical perspective.

Published December 1 1999

'Useless Mouths'

At the siege of Château Gaillard in 1204, the non-combatants caught up in the conflict were forced by the rival commanders out into the cold to endure appalling hardships. Sean McGlynn retells their story and explains the logic of war that made such things possible.

Published May 31 1998

Editor's Choice

Sean McGlynn reviews three titles on medieval chivalry and warfare.

Published February 1 1997

Warfare Under the Anglo-Norman Kings; Knights and Warhorses; & Arms, Armies and Fortifications in the Hundred Years' War

Sean McGlynn reviews three works on medieval warfare

Published February 1 1996

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Lords of the Northern Forest

The Hudson's Bay Company was one of the central forces moulding the development of the vast tracts of land that today are Canada - but as Barry Gough explains here, the circumstances of its launch in 1670 also reveal much about the commercial forces, personalities and rivalries of Restoration England.