Christopher Heath teaches at the Manchester Metropolitan University. His interests include historiography, and socio-economic and religious change between 450 and 950. His monograph The Narrative Worlds of Paul the Deacon was published in 2017 by AUP. Currently he is working on a study of the Lombard king Liutprand.

• List of Figures, Tables & Diagrams, Acknowledgements, List of Abbreviations, Introduction, 1. 'Vir Valde Peritus': Paul the Deacon and his Contexts, 2. The Early Narratives, 3. The Historia Langobardorum: The Structure of Paul's World, 4. The Historia Langobardorum: The Six Books in Detail, 5. Conclusion, Bibliography, Index, Endnotes

Christopher Heath teaches at the Manchester Metropolitan University. His interests include historiography, and socio-economic and religious change between 450 and 950. His monograph The Narrative Worlds of Paul the Deacon was published in 2017 by AUP. Currently he is working on a study of the Lombard king Liutprand.

• List of Figures, Tables & Diagrams, Acknowledgements, List of Abbreviations, Introduction, 1. 'Vir Valde Peritus': Paul the Deacon and his Contexts, 2. The Early Narratives, 3. The Historia Langobardorum: The Structure of Paul's World, 4. The Historia Langobardorum: The Six Books in Detail, 5. Conclusion, Bibliography, Index, Endnotes

Christopher Heath teaches at the Manchester Metropolitan University. His interests include historiography, and socio-economic and religious change between 450 and 950. His monograph The Narrative Worlds of Paul the Deacon was published in 2017 by AUP. Currently he is working on a study of the Lombard king Liutprand.

• List of Figures, Tables & Diagrams, Acknowledgements, List of Abbreviations, Introduction, 1. 'Vir Valde Peritus': Paul the Deacon and his Contexts, 2. The Early Narratives, 3. The Historia Langobardorum: The Structure of Paul's World, 4. The Historia Langobardorum: The Six Books in Detail, 5. Conclusion, Bibliography, Index, Endnotes