This article investigates the minimum level of religious observance expected of lay
Christians by church authorities, and the degree to which legislation and procedures …

The hospital was brought to England by the Normans and rapidly absorbed into pre-
Conquest frameworks of land-tenure, custom and alms. These charitable houses became a …

This ground-breaking study explores welfare institutions in western law in the middle ages
and establishes, for the first time, a legal model for the hospital. On Hospitals takes us …

The mass suicide and murder of the men, women and children of the Jewish community in
York on 16 March 1190 is one of the most scarring events in the history of Anglo-Judaism …

This chapter argues that innovations in urban charity were closely intertwined with the
political emergence of towns. As urban government was developed, the political space of …

As an author's doctoral supervisor, Henrietta Leyser impressed upon him how the high
middle ages, widely recognized for its emerging institutions, was also very much a peopled …

Anaemia in intensive care is common, with approximately 50% of patients receiving a red
cell transfusion. Recognised complications from transfusion include 9transfusion associated …

Jocelin of Wells was a local man whose family networks and rapid career rise were both
firmly rooted in the Somerset diocese, and most particularly in the up-and-coming borough …

136 BOOK REVIEWS at material evidence, both architecturally and archaeologically. In the
former, Renzo Baldasso notes how ideals of clean air were expressed in waste design in the …

Employers have a legal responsibility to provide a safe environment for employees. 2.
Shielding doctors and doctors at higher risk have a responsibility to mitigate risks to …