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Brian Tierney Author

Brian Tierney is Professor of Medieval History at Cornell University.

The Crisis of Church and State 1050-1300 cover

The Crisis of Church and State 1050-1300

Brian Tierney - Paperback

£23.99

Medieval Poor Law cover

Medieval Poor Law

Brian Tierney - Hardback

£80.00

Rise and Float cover

Rise and Float

Brian Tierney - Paperback

£11.99

Medieval Poor Law cover

Medieval Poor Law

Brian Tierney - Paperback

£34.00

Rights, Laws and Infallibility in Medieval Thought cover

Rights, Laws and Infallibility in Medieval Thought

Brian Tierney - Hardback

£89.99

Foundations of the Conciliar Theory cover

Foundations of the Conciliar Theory

Brian Tierney - Paperback

£32.00

Religion, Law and the Growth of Constitutional Thought, 1150-1650 cover

Religion, Law and the Growth of Constitutional Thought, 1150-1650

Brian Tierney - Paperback

£23.00