This book provides students of both medieval history and political thought with an accessible and lucid introduction to the early development of certain ideas fundamental to the organisation of the modern world and contains a full bibliography to assist students wishing to pursue the subject in greater depth.

Political Thought in Europe, 1250-1450 provides a lucid and accessible introduction to the period in the round, covering both major thinkers like Aquinas, Marsiglio, Ockham, Wyclif and Cusa, and prevalent notions of church and state, Empire and local sovereignty, civic and communal self-government, kingship, 'the people', parliament, the law and the experts ('the wise'). A full bibliography is appended, to assist students wishing to pursue the subject in greater depth.