Freelance journalist Jenny Bradshaigh feels she is flogging a dead horse when her story about a raid on a Crusader's grave is rejected by newspaper editors. But a mysterious murder and a burglary at a second vault thrusts the reporter toward the biggest story of her career as she leads the hunt for thieves using trafficked children to find the most valuable treasure trove since the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.

Debating medieval Europe serves as an entry point for studying and teaching medieval history. Rather than simply presenting foundational knowledge or introducing sources, it provides the reader with frameworks for understanding the distinctive historiography of the period, digging beneath the historical accounts provided by other textbooks to expose the contested foundations of apparently settled narratives. It opens a space for discussion and debate, as well as providing essentia...