Keine Königin des Mittelalters war so mächtig, so berühmt und zugleich so berüchtigt wie Eleonore von Aquitanien (1124–1204). Sie war erst Königin von Frankreich, dann Königin von England, Gefangene……続きを見る
Magna Carta marked a watershed in the relations between monarch and subject and as such has long been central to English constitutional and political history. This volume uses it as a springboard to……続きを見る
Eleanor of Aquitaine’s extraordinary life seems more likely to be found in the pages of fiction. Proud daughter of a distinguished French dynasty, she married the king of France, Louis VII, then the……続きを見る
Eleanor of Aquitaine’s extraordinary life seems more likely to be found in the pages of fiction. Proud daughter of a distinguished French dynasty, she married the king of France, Louis VII, then the……続きを見る
In September, 1219, as the armies of the Fifth Crusade besieged the Egyptian city of Damietta, Francis of Assisi went to Egypt to preach to Sultan al-Malik al-Kâmil. Although we in fact know very li……続きを見る
