Medieval
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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 Hundred Years War: 1337-1453
$20.00 Read moreAn illustrated overview of the Hundred Years War, the longest-running and the most significant conflict in western Europe in the later Middle Ages.
There can be no doubt that military conflict between- Series: Essential Histories (Osprey Publishing)
- Author: Curry, Anne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1472857062
- 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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Saga of the People of Weapon’s Fjord (Vápnfirðinga Saga): A New English Translation with Old Norse Text, Vocabulary, and Maps
$14.99 Add to cartThe Saga of the People of Weapon’s Fjord (Vápnfirðinga Saga) is a masterpiece of saga telling. It recounts blood feud in Iceland during the Viking Age and takes the reader deep into struggles for po
- Author: Byock, Jesse
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: April 27 2023
- ISBN10: 1953947131
- Language: English
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History of Africa for Kids: A Captivating Guide to African History, from Ancient Times through the Middle Ages to the Modern Era
$34.99 Add to cartThree manuscripts in one book:
- African History for Kids: A Captivating Guide to the History of Africa
- Ancient Africa for Kids: A Captivating Guide to Ancient African Civilizations, Empires, and History
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 246
- Publish Date: September 25 2023
- ISBN10: 163716906X
- 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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On the Medieval Origins of the Modern State
$19.95 Add to cartThe modern state, however we conceive of it today, is based on a pattern that emerged in Europe in the period from 1100 to 1600. Inspired by a lifetime of teaching and research, On the Medieval Origin
- Series: Princeton Classics #21
- Author: Strayer, Joseph R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: March 29 2016
- ISBN10: 0691169330
- Language: English
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Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe
$20.00 Add to cartBoth highly praised and intensely controversial, this brilliant book produces dramatic evidence that at one time the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches not only sanctioned unions between partners … [more below]
- Author: Boswell, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: May 30 1995
- ISBN10: 679751645
- Language: English
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Dream of Reason: A History of Western Philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance
$24.95 Read moreAlready a classic, this landmark study of early Western thought now appears in a new edition with expanded coverage of the Middle Ages. This landmark study of Western thought takes a fresh look at the… [more below]
- Author: Gottlieb, Anthony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: August 30 2016
- ISBN10: 393352986
- 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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Second Space: New Poems
$18.00 Add to cartNobel laureate Czeslaw Milosz’s most recent collection Second Space marks a new stage in one of the great poetic pilgrimages of our time. Few poets have inhabited the land of old age as long or energe
- Author: Milosz, Czeslaw
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 23 2005
- ISBN10: 0060755245
- 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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Ringerike Style Essentials: How to Create Viking Age Art
$35.00 Add to cartThe Ringerike style (c. 1000-1075 CE) is one of the quintessential styles of the Viking Age. But how do you recreate the style in accordance with its original principles? Ringerike Style Essentials un
- Author: Markussen, Jonas Lau
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 108
- Publish Date: March 13 2023
- ISBN10: 8797060097
- 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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The Lives of the Heart: Poems
$16.99 Add to cartA new volume of poems by the award-winning author of October Palace.
- Author: Hirshfield, Jane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 0060951699
- Language: English
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Anselm: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartAnselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) was the outstanding philosopher-theologian of the Latin West between Augustine and the thirteenth century. As a public figure, especially as Archbishop of Canterbury, … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Williams, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: February 24 2023
- ISBN10: 0192897810
- Language: English
