A study of the prophetic tradition in medieval England brings out its influence on contemporary politics and the contemporary elite.

The nature of political prophecy in the middle ages analysed, confirming its importance in the discussion of public affairs.

Thornton also sheds light on areas where popular culture and politics were uneasily interlinked: the powerful political influence of those outside elite groups;

By tapping into the vast reservoir of undertreated early English documents and texts, the collected studies explore how individuals living in the late tenth thr

Shows the general history of the political prophecy in England with reference to Continental activity in the same field.