Europe - Medieval
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Conquered: The Last Children of Anglo-Saxon England
$18.95 Read more“Outstanding.” – The Sunday Times
“Beautifully written.” The Times
“Superbly adroit.” The Spectator
“Excellent.” BBC History Magazine
The Battle of Hastings and its aftermath nearly wiped out the leading- Author: Parker, Eleanor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: July 27 2023
- ISBN10: 1350383406
- Language: English
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The History of the English People 1000-1154
$14.95 Read moreHenry of Huntingdon’s narrative covers one of the most exciting and bloody periods in English history: the Norman Conquest and its aftermath. He tells of the decline of the Old English kingdom, the vi… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Henry of Huntingdon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 15 2009
- ISBN10: 0199554803
- Language: English
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Empires and Barbarians: The Fall of Rome and the Birth of Europe
$28.99 Add to cartEmpires and Barbarians presents a fresh, provocative look at how a recognizable Europe came into being in the first millennium AD. With sharp analytic insight, Peter Heather explores the dynamics of m… [more below]
- Author: Heather, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 752
- Publish Date: March 01 2012
- ISBN10: 0199892261
- Language: English
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Holy War: The Crusades and Their Impact on Today’s World
$20.00 Add to cartThe New York Times bestselling author of A History of God skillfully narrates the history of the Crusades with a view toward their profound and continuing influence.
“Holy War brings compassion, objec- Author: Armstrong, Karen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 672
- Publish Date: November 27 2001
- ISBN10: 0385721404
- Language: English
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The Art of Anatomy in Medieval Europe
$26.00 Add to cartA new history of the medieval illustrations that birthed modern anatomy.
This book is the first history of medieval European anatomical images. Richly illustrated, The Art of Anatomy in Medieval Euro- Series: Medieval Lives
- Author: McCall, Taylor
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 178914681X
- Language: English
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The Cosmos in Stone: Sacred Geometry of a Master Mason
$39.95 Add to cartThis beautiful and groundbreaking book examines the use of sacred geometry and cosmology in Gothic cathedral design. Renowned geometer and lecturer Tom Bree demonstrates how medieval Master Masons com… [more below]
- Author: Bree, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: November 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1906069212
- Language: English
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The Green Ages: Medieval Innovations in Sustainability
$35.00 Read moreA fascinating blend of history and ecological economics that uncovers the medieval precedents for modern concepts of sustainable living.
In The Green Ages, historian Annette Kehnel explores sustainab- Author: Kehnel, Annette
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 26 2024
- ISBN10: 1684582431
- Language: English
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The Monks of War: The Military Religious Orders
$16.99 Add to cartThe Templars. The Hospitallers. The Teutonic Knights.
Even after almost a thousand years, the names of the great religious orders still resonate, inspiring legends and myths in equal measure.
But this i
- Author: Seward, Desmond
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 358
- Publish Date: December 10 2021
- ISBN10: 1839013524
- Language: English
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Medieval Horizons: Why the Middle Ages Matter
$22.00 Add to cartThe essential introduction to the Middle Ages by the bestselling author of The Time Traveller’s Guide to Medieval England
We tend to think of the Middle Ages as a dark, backward and unchanging time c- Author: Mortimer, Ian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 254
- Publish Date: March 12 2024
- ISBN10: 079530109X
- Language: English
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The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time
$16.99 Add to cart“Powerful, rich with details, moving, humane, and full of important lessons for an age when weapons of mass destruction are loose among us.” — Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Mak
- Author: Kelly, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: December 13 2013
- ISBN10: 0060006935
- Language: English
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Life in a Medieval City
$18.99 Add to cart“Some particular books I found useful for A Game of Thrones and its sequels deserve mention… Life in a Medieval Castle and Life in a Medieval City, both by Joseph and Frances Gies.” –George R.R. Ma
- Series: Medieval Life
- Author: Gies, Frances
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 26 2016
- ISBN10: 0062415182
- Language: English
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Europe in the High Middle Ages
$19.00 Add to cart“The Penguin History of Europe series… is one of contemporary publishing’s great projects.”–New Statesman
It was an age of hope and possibility, of accomplishment and expansion. Europe’s High Midd- Series: Penguin History of Europe (Viking)
- Author: Jordan, William Chester
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 382
- Publish Date: February 24 2004
- ISBN10: 0140166645
- Language: English
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Famous Men of the Middle Ages
$16.95 Add to cartNot the same as other Famous Men reprints – This one is better 190+ illustrations to go with the stories, five new chapters added by historian Rob Shearer on Augustine, Patrick, St. Francis, St. Bene… [more below]
- Author: Haaren, John H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 196
- Publish Date: February 01 1992
- ISBN10: 188251405X
- Language: English
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Fragmentation and Redemption: Essays on Gender and the Human Body in Medieval Religion
$34.00 Read moreFragmentation and Redemption is first of all about bodies and the relationship of part to whole in the high Middle Ages, a period in which the overcoming of partition and putrefaction was the very ima
- Series: Zone Books
- Author: Bynum, Caroline Walker
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: February 11 1992
- ISBN10: 0942299620
- Language: English
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The Great Arab Conquests: How the Spread of Islam Changed the World We Live in
$24.99 Add to cartToday’s Arab world was created at breathtaking speed. In just over one hundred years following the death of Mohammed in 632, Arabs had subjugated a territory with an east-west expanse greater than the… [more below]
- Author: Kennedy, Hugh
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: December 09 2008
- ISBN10: 0306817403
- Language: English
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Satanism and Witchcraft: The Classic Study of Medieval Superstition
$18.00 Add to cartLong out of print, Jules Michelet’s classic study of medieval superstition has been reprinted in this edition to bring the general public’s attention to one of the truly great sociological works of mo… [more below]
- Author: Michelet, Jules
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 356
- Publish Date: February 19 1992
- ISBN10: 080650059X
- Language: English
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Mohammed & Charlemagne Revisited: The History of a Controversy
$19.95 Add to cartDuring the 1920s Belgian historian Henri Pirenne came to an astonishing conclusion: the ancient classical civilization, which Rome had established throughout Europe and the Mediterranean world, was no… [more below]
- Author: Scott, Emmet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 15 2012
- ISBN10: 0578094185
- Language: English
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The Secret History
$17.00 Add to cartA trusted member of the Byzantine establishment, Procopius was the Empire’s official chronicler, and his History of the Wars of Justinian proclaimed the strength and wisdom of the Emperor’s reign. Yet… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Procopius
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: December 18 2007
- ISBN10: 0140455280
- Language: English
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Civilization of the Middle Ages
$21.99 Add to cartNow revised and expanded, this edition of the splendidly detailed and lively history of the Middle Ages contains more than 30 percent new material.
- Author: Cantor, Norman F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: June 03 1994
- ISBN10: 0060925531
- Language: English
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Coats of Arms: An Introduction to The Science and Art of Heraldry
$34.95 Add to cartWith full-color pages accessible to readers of any age, this how and why quick-start guide explains knighthood and nobility and royalty, what coats of arms mean, how to create your own, and how to ass
- Author: Fountain, Marc
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 42
- Publish Date: September 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1615996966
- Language: English
