Henry Royston Loyn 1922–2000

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Brooks
Keyword(s):  
Medieval History ◽  
Early Medieval ◽  
English History ◽  
English Culture

Henry Loyn conveyed his enthusiasm for early medieval history and English culture to generations of Cardiff and London students. He had a wonderful gift for friendship and for bringing out the best in people. His scholarship was devoted to transmitting understanding of English history, rather than to changing interpretations of it. It is as a teacher and a wonderful friend that he will be remembered. He left a positive mark on all the institutions he served.

Anticipating Sin in Medieval Society

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Vanessia Abraham
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Sexual Relationships ◽  
Medieval History ◽  
Early Medieval ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Moral Accountability ◽  
Multiple Contexts ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Relationship

Composed between the sixth and ninth centuries, penitentials were little books of penance that address a wide range of human fallibility. But they are far more than mere registers of sin and penance: rather, by revealing the multiple contexts in which their authors anticipated various sins, they reveal much about the ways those authors and, presumably, their audiences understood a variety of social phenomena. Offering new, more accurate translations of the penitentials than what has previously been available, this book delves into the potentialities addressed in these manuals for clues about less tangible aspects of early medieval history, including the innocence and vulnerability of young children and the relationship between speech and culpability; the links between puberty, autonomy, and moral accountability; early medieval efforts to regulate sexual relationships; and much more.

The place of Gordon Luce in research and education in Burma during the last decades of British rule

1986 ◽  
Vol 118 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-190
Author(s):  
Hugh Tinker
Keyword(s):  
Good Deal ◽  
Medieval History ◽  
Early Medieval ◽  
British Occupation ◽  
British Rule ◽  
Deep Sympathy ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
Complete History

There is a good deal that is tantalizing and rather sad about the life and work of G. H. Luce who has a claim to be considered the most distinguished British scholar to explore Burma's past, with only Sir Arthur Phayre as his peer. Both were pioneers. Both explored Burma's history with deep sympathy and insight. Phayre left as his monument a complete history from the earliest times to the British occupation. In certain respects, for example in his scheme of periodization, this remains the model for his successors. Luce produced a corpus of specialized studies which greatly extended knowledge of the sources of Burma's early medieval history and the details of its infrastructure - far beyond the range of Phayre's researches. Yet he did not nurture his work to full fruition.

J. M. Wallace-Hadrill, Early Medieval History

1980 ◽  
Vol XXXIII (suppl) ◽  
pp. 610-611
Author(s):  
W. Rothwell
Keyword(s):  
Medieval History ◽  
Early Medieval
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