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Medieval Flanders
Häftad, 1992
1052 kr
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Cradle of northern Europe's later urban and industrial pre-eminence, medieval Flanders was a region of immense political and economic importance -- and already, as so often later, the battleground of foreign powers. Yet this book is, remarkably, the first comprehensive modern history of the region. …
Abbot Suger of St-Denis
Church and State in Early Twelfth-Century France
Häftad, 1998
992 kr
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Based on a fresh reading of primary sources, Lindy Grant's comprehensive biography of Abbot Suger (1081-1151) provides a reassessment of a key figure of the twelfth century. Active in secular and religious affairs alike - Suger was Regent of France and also abbot of one of the most important abbeys …
Western Mediterranean Kingdoms
The Struggle for Dominion, 1200-1500
Av David S H Abulafia, David Bates
Häftad, 1997
1052 kr
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A pioneering account of the dynastic struggle between the kings of Aragon and the Angevin kings of Naples, which shaped the commercial as well as the political map of the Mediterranean and had a profound effect on the futures of Spain, France, Italy and Sicily. David Abulafia does it full justice, …
Ambrose
Church and Society in the Late Roman World
Häftad, 1999
862 kr
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An account, and assessment, of the career of St Ambrose (339-397), from 374 bishop of Milan and one of the four Doctors of the Christian Church (with Sts. Jerome, Augustine and Gregory the Great). A key figure in the transition of the later Roman Empire into its medieval successor, Western …
Charles I of Anjou
Power, Kingship and State-Making in Thirteenth-Century Europe
Häftad, 1998
916 kr
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Charles I of Anjou (1225-85), brother of St Louis, was one of the most controversial figures of thirteenth-century Europe. A royal adventurer, who carved out a huge Mediterranean power block, as ruler of Provence, Jerusalem and the kingdom of Naples as well as Anjou, he changed for good the …
English Church 940-1154
Av H.R. Loyn
Häftad, 2000
1065 kr
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This book discusses the development of the English Church during a rich and turbulent two centuries of European history. It provides a comprehensive survey covering the late Anglo-Saxon period through the Norman Conquest and right across the Anglo-Norman period. Professor Loyn addresses major …
Welsh Princes
The Native Rulers of Wales 1063-1283
Häftad, 2002
963 kr
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The Welsh princes were one of the most important ruling elites in medieval western Europe. This volume examines their behaviour, influence and power in a period when the Welsh were struggling to maintain their independence and identity in the face of Anglo-Norman settlement. From the mid-eleventh …
Crusader States and their Neighbours
1098-1291
Av P.M. Holt
Häftad, 2004
709 kr
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The book will be welcome for tackling the Crusades from a fresh but important angle; the relations of the Crusader states with their neighbours, both Christian (the Byzantines) and, especially, Islamic – the rulers of Damascus, Aleppo, Baghdad, Cairo etc. It contributes to the very fashionable …
Godwins
The Rise and Fall of a Noble Dynasty
Av Frank Barlow
Häftad, 2003
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
664 kr
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The family of Earl Godwin of Wessex stands among the most famous in English history, whose most famous son was King Harold. Frank Barlow charts the family through to Harold the last Anglo-Saxon king and finally the crowning of William the Conqueror during the Norman Conquest. Set against the …
Violence in Medieval Europe
Häftad, 2010
918 kr
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The European Middle Ages have long attracted popular interest as an era characterised by violence, whether a reflection of societal brutality and lawlessness or part of a romantic vision of chivalry. Violence in Medieval Europe engages with current scholarly debate about the degree to which …
