Endorsements

"The Devil’s Historians should be read by every teacher and student of medieval studies. Timely and hard-hitting, the book is unapologetic in its condemnation of modern groups who use a whitewashed version of the Middle Ages to promote their own agendas of hatred and discrimination. Kaufman and Sturtevant skillfully balance a frank acknowledgment of medieval atrocities and bigotries with an enthusiastic exploration of the diversity and complexity of the medieval period. A well-researched book written with journalistic ease and pageturning appeal."

Kathy Cawsey, Dalhousie University, President of the Canadian Society of Medievalists

"The Devil’s Historians is a learned study that manages to be both lucid and incisive. The book does necessary, ground-clearing work in looking at how the past has been constructed. Kaufman and Sturtevant demonstrate their characteristic desire to make the political and historiographical issues behind medieval studies intelligible to the widest possible audience. Perhaps the most impressive part of the book is the seamless way the authors move between multiple timeframes to chart the complex, paradoxical, baffling, and at times dangerous repurposing of the past. It is a timely and timeless book."

Matthew Vernon, University of California, Davis

"Kaufman and Sturtevant have produced a book that is equal parts familiar, terrifying, and hopeful. With great expertise, they uncover the complexities of how medieval history has been weaponized as a tool to promote racist, sexist, and homophobic agendas while simultaneously highlighting the nuances and contradictions of the medieval past. This book is essential reading for all who love history: academic historians, university students, and the broader public. It will make you think deeply about our engagement with the medieval world and why it is crucial that we challenge its misrepresentations forcefully in order to create hope for a better future."

Dana Wessell Lightfoot, University of Northern British Columbia