Essays looking at the links between England and Europe in the long thirteenth century.The theme running through this volume is that of "England in Europe", with contributions tackling aspects of political, religious, cultural and urban history, placing England in a European context, exploring connections between the insular world and continental Europe, and using England as a case study of broader patterns of change in the long thirteenth century. A number of authors consider the long-term response of the English crown and polity to the Angevin empire's demise, examining kingship, historical memory, dynastic relationships and the influx of ideas and people to England from overseas. They look not only at connections between England and western Europe but also at others extending to northern Europe too. Many engage with larger trends that are European in scale, whether in the institutional life of the Church or in patterns of religious practice and belief, whilst others examine more confinedgeographical spaces, reminding us of distinctive political structures and identities lodged at the regional level. ANDREW SPENCER is Senior Tutor at Gonville & Caius College and an Associate Lecturer in History at the University of Cambridge; CARL WATKINS is Reader in British History at cambridge University and a Fellow of Magdalene College. Contributors: Rodolphe Billaud, Lars Kjær, Philippa Mesiano, Amicie Pélissié du Rausas, Antonia Shacklock, Thomas W. Smith, Andrew M. Spencer, Rebecca Springer, Ian Stone, Anaïs Waag

Introduction - Andrew Spencer and Carl S. WatkinsRemembering the Vikings in Thirteenth-Century England and Denmark - Lars KjaerHenry III and the Native Saints - Antonia Shacklock'A Vineyard Without a Wall': The Savoyards, John de Warenne and the Failure of Henry III's Kingship - Andrew Spencer'Ad Partes Transmarinas': The Reconfiguration of Plantagenet Power in Gascony, 1242-1243 - Amicie Pélissié du RausasSimilarities and Differences: The Lord Edward's Lordship of Gascony, 1254-1272 - Rodolphe BillaudThe Letters of Eleanor and Marguerite of Provence in Thirteenth-Century Anglo-French Relations - Anaïs WaagThe Use of Friars as Envoys: Diplomatic Relations between King Henry III and Pope Alexander IV (1254-1261) - Philippa MesianoThe Italian Connection Reconsidered: Papal Provisions in Thirteenth-Century England - Thomas W. SmithConfession in England and the Fourth Lateran Council - Rebecca SpringerWriting Civic History in London, Cologne and Genoa - Ian Stone