Europe - Medieval
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God’s Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World
$19.99 Add to cartEstablished by the Catholic Church in 1231, the Inquisition continued in one form or another for almost seven hundred years. Though associated with the persecution of heretics and Jews — and with bur
- Author: Murphy, Cullen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 22 2013
- ISBN10: 0547844581
- Language: English
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The Prince of Darkness: Radical Evil and the Power of Good in History
$24.95 Add to cartThe Devil, Satan, Lucifer, Mephistopheles – throughout history the Prince of Darkness, the Western world’s most powerful symbol of evil, has taken many names and shapes. Jeffrey Burton Russell here ch
- Author: Russell, Jeffrey Burton
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 16 1992
- ISBN10: 0801480566
- Language: English
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Life in a Medieval Village
$18.99 Add to cartMedieval history comes alive in Joseph and Frances Gies’s classic bestseller on life in medieval villages
This new reissue of Life in a Medieval Village, by respected historians Joseph and Frances Gies
- Series: Medieval Life
- Author: Gies, Frances
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: July 12 2016
- ISBN10: 0062415662
- Language: English
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1066: The Hidden History of the Bayeux Tapestry
$11.99 Add to cartA brilliant new reading of the Bayeux Tapestry that radically alters our understanding of the events of 1066 and reveals the astonishing story of the survival of early medieval Europe’s greatest treas
- Author: Bridgeford, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: November 15 2004
- ISBN10: 184115041X
- Language: English
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Richard of Saint Victor, On the Trinity
$51.00 Add to cartVery few in the history of the church have not struggled with the dogma of the Trinity. Those who have not dismissed it as incomprehensible gibberish have found it a battlefield for division and misun… [more below]
- Author: Angelici, Ruben
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 262
- Publish Date: April 06 2011
- ISBN10: 1498213367
- Language: English
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The Invention of Power: Popes, Kings, and the Birth of the West
$19.99 Add to cartIn the tradition of Why Nations Fail, this book solves one of the great puzzles of history: Why did the West become the most powerful civilization in the world?
Western exceptionalism–the idea that E- Author: Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: January 23 2024
- ISBN10: 1541774396
- Language: English
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Mediaeval Feudalism
$17.95 Add to cart“In the following pages I have tried to explain, as simply and concisely as possible, the historical significance of the feudal system…. My purpose has not been to give a comprehensive description o
- Series: Great Seal Books
- Author: Stephenson, Carl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 126
- Publish Date: October 15 1956
- ISBN10: 0801490138
- Language: English
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The Medieval Fortress: Castles, Forts and Walled Cities of the Middle Ages
$25.00 Add to cartThe castles of the Medieval world continue to interest readers, both as architectural wonders and because of their dramatic role in world history. The general public is largely unaware of just how man… [more below]
- Author: Kaufmann, J. E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 14 2004
- ISBN10: 0306813580
- Language: English
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Treasury of Medieval Illustrations
$12.95 Add to cartThe realms and reveries of the Middle Ages unfold in more than 750 black-and-white illustrations. Includes magnificent renderings of warriors, scholars, musicians, architecture, business and recreatio… [more below]
- Series: Dover Pictorial Archives
- Author: LaCroix, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 14 2008
- ISBN10: 0486460126
- Language: English
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Life in a Medieval Castle
$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, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 06 2015
- ISBN10: 0062414798
- Language: English
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Beards & Baldness in the Middle Ages: Three Texts
$12.95 Add to cartRanging from fifth-century north Africa to twelfth-century Latin Europe, the three texts translated in this book reveal the religious and social importance of beards and baldness in the Middle Ages, a… [more below]
- Author: McAlhany, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: January 08 2024
- ISBN10: 9798989699308
- Language: English
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A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance – Portrait of an Age
$28.00 Add to cartA “lively and engaging” history of the Middle Ages (Dallas Morning News) from the acclaimed historian William Manchester, author of The Last Lion.
From tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity o- Author: Manchester, William
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 06 2005
- ISBN10: 0316545317
- Language: English
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Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
$20.00 Add to cartFilled with unforgettable stories of emperors, generals, and religious patriarchs, as well as fascinating glimpses into the life of the ordinary citizen, Lost to the West reveals how much we owe to th… [more below]
- Author: Brownworth, Lars
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0307407969
- Language: English
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Medieval Cities: Their Origins and the Revival of Trade – Updated Edition
$17.95 Add to cartNearly a century after it was first published in 1925, Medieval Cities remains one of the most provocative works of medieval history ever written. Here, Henri Pirenne argues that it was not the invasi
- Series: Princeton Classics #8
- Author: Pirenne, Henri
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: July 21 2014
- ISBN10: 0691162395
- Language: English
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Empires of the Normans: Conquerors of Europe
$29.95 Read moreA brilliant global history of the Normans, who–beyond the conquest of England–spread their empire to eventually dominate Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East.
14th October 1066. As Harold- Author: Roach, Levi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 456
- Publish Date: August 02 2022
- ISBN10: 1639361871
- Language: English
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The Black Death: An Enthralling Overview of a Major Event in the Middle Ages
$24.99 Add to cartBoils, religion, and quarantines: Living with the Black Death in the Middle Ages
The Black Death, also known as the bubonic plague, was the worst pandemic in history. The Black Death was almost always
- Author: Wellman, Billy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 98
- Publish Date: October 12 2023
- ISBN10: 9798887652603
- Language: English
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The Middle Ages: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe Middle Ages is a term coined around 1450 to describe a thousand years of European History. In this Very Short Introduction, Miri Rubin provides an exploration of the variety, change, dynamism, and… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Rubin, Miri
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: December 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0199697299
- Language: English
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Knights Templar Encyclopedia
$21.99 Add to cartThis authoritative sourcebook offers comprehensive information on Knights Templar history, symbols, key figures, unanswered questions, and more.
“Knights Templar Encyclopedia offers both general reade- Author: Ralls Phd, Karen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 15 2007
- ISBN10: 1564149269
- Language: English
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Wild: Tales from Early Medieval Britain
$27.99 Add to cart- Author: Jeffs, Amy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 06 2024
- ISBN10: 152488636X
- Language: English
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The Invention of Race in the European Middle Ages
$35.00 Add to cartIn The Invention of Race in the European Middle Ages, Geraldine Heng questions the common assumption that the concepts of race and racisms only began in the modern era. Examining Europe’s encounters w… [more below]
- Author: Heng, Geraldine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 434
- Publish Date: November 28 2019
- ISBN10: 1108435092
- Language: English
