Heresy was the most feared crime in the medieval moral universe. It was seen as a social disease capable of poisoning the body politic and shattering the unity

Groundbreaking essays show the variety and complexity of the roles played by inquisition in medieval England. Inquisition in medieval and early modern England h

Vernacular writers of late medieval England were engaged in global conversations about orthodoxy and heresy. Entering these conversations with a developing vern

Fresh investigations into heresy after 1300, demonstrating its continuing importance and influence.

This thesis questions the validity of the traditional approach to religious devotion in late- . i medieval England by broadening the chronological scope of inve