The Literature and History of Anglo-Dutch Relations, Medieval to Modern

Ranging from c. 1050 to c. 1600, The Literature and History of Anglo-Dutch Relations, Medieval to Modern crosses chronological, linguistic, geographical, and disciplinary boundaries to explore the cultural history of relations between English and Dutch speakers. The evidence consists of many different types and genres, taking account of the range of languages spoken and written in England and the Low Countries. Contributors move beyond source study to consider other ways in which speakers of Dutch and English took notice of each other in their writing. This book attempts to join up the study of literary transfer with historical evidence of contact situations. Stories, ideas, and 'memes' in our period did not travel without people to carry them.

Elisabeth van Houts, University of Cambridge,Ad Putter, University of Bristol,Sjoerd Levelt, University of Bristol,Moreed Arbabzadah, University of Bristol

Elisabeth van Houts is Emeritus Honorary Professor of European Medieval History at the University of Cambridge and a Life Fellow of Emmanuel College. She has written widely on medieval Anglo-Continental European history, gender and memory, and medieval women.


Ad Putter is a Fellow of the British Academy and Professor of Medieval English at the University of Bristol, where he is the Co-Director of the Centre for Medieval Studies.



Sjoerd Levelt is Honorary Senior Research Associate of the English Department at the University of Bristol.


Moreed Arbabzadah is currently a Research Associate at the University of Oxford.

List of Figures and TablesNotes on ContributorsAbbreviationsPreface and AcknowledgementsIntroduction, Elisabeth van Houts & Ad PutterPart I Monks and Clerks - Religious Networks as Conduits for Literary Exchange in the Central Middle Ages1. The Serf from St-Truiden, his English Wife and their Bilingual Sons: Non-Elite Anglo-Dutch Relations in their Literary Context, c. 1000 - c. 1200, Elisabeth van Houts2. Godfrey of Winchester: Religious Networks and Anglo-Dutch Literary Exchange in the Central Middle Ages, Moreed Arbabzadah3. Reading English Poetry at St Peter's Abbey in Ghent: The Mortuary Roll of Matilda of Ste-Trinité at Caen (1113/14) in Context, Steven Vanderputten4. Goscelin of St-Bertin and the Authorship of the Vita and Inventio Amelbergae (c. 1058-73): a Stylometric Re-investigation, Jeroen De GussemPart II Literature in Context - Flanders, Brabant, Guelders and England in the Later Middle Ages5. Chroniclers from the Duchy of Brabant on the English Royal Dynasty, c. 1300, Remco Sleiderink6. The Performance of Festive Revenge: King Edward I and King Arthur in Lodewijk van Velthem's Continuation, Thea Summerfield7. Liés en sont Engliskeman': Later Medieval Lyric and Song between England and the Low Countries in French, Dutch, and German, David Murray8. From Ruusbroec to Mary of Nemmegen: The Particularities of Dutch Mysticism and Devotion in Late-Medieval English, Steven Rozenski9. Master Brundyche of Brabant and 15th-Century Anti-Flemish Sentiment, Charlotte SteenbruggePart III Courts and Cities - Urban Cultures and Literary Exchange in the Tudor Period10. Henry VII and Henry VIII in the Verse and Visual Art of Early 16th-Century Antwerp: Propaganda, Polemic, and Evasion, Ad Putter11. The Masters of the Dark Eyes in England: Forgotten Tutor Court Artists, Kathleen Kennedy12. Strangers in Early Tudor London: Dutch Artisans and the Evil May Day Riot of 1517, Shannon McSheffrey13. The Dutch Church Library in London, 1550-1600, Marja KingmaPart IV Chronicles, Bibles and Psalters - the Politics and Logistics of Literary Exchange, Medieval to Modern14. Medieval Memes in Early Modern Anglo-Dutch Historical Writing, Sjoerd Levelt15. The Politics of Production: English, Danish, and Dutch Bible Editions, Esther Van Raamsdonk16. Anglo-Dutch Literary Relations in the First Quarter of the 16th century: Jan van Doesborch's Publishing Policy, Peter J. A. Franssen17. Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts and Modern Cultural Identities in England and Flanders, Laura CleaverIndex