Research
My research interests focus on north-western Europe in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. I am particularly interested in social history, power, and the law.

Current Research
I am beginning research on new project, which will explore the problem of forgery and historical consciousness in medieval France, England, and Flanders, which is provisionally titled "'Twice Told Tales: Monastic Forgers and Their Histories."

Web Projects
I'm always trying to keep up with new developments on the web, particularly as they relate to the field of history. I welcome suggestions from any source. I particularly find comments about this website useful and helpful, especially if something does not work or a link becomes outdated. Please email me and I will try to fix/improve it as soon as I can.

Publications
My book Day of Reckoning: Power and Accountability in Medieval France was published in May 2004.

If you are interested, you can consult the University of Pennsylvania Press online catalogue.

In Spring 2005, a volume I helped edit was published called "The Experience of Power in Medieval Europe, 950-1350."

If you are interested, you can consult Ashgate Publishing's online catalogue.

My article "Marriage, Lordship, and the 'Greater Unfree' in Twelfth-Century France," was published in Past and Present 173, no. 1 (2001), 3-27. In 1997, I participated in a round table at the Ecole des Chartes in Paris devoted to the written word and administration in eleventh-century France. My paper, "L'Ecrit de Gestion" was subsequently published in a special volume (no. 155) of the Bibliothèque de l' Ecole des Chartres.