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Thomas Aquinas's Disputed Questions on Evil is a careful and detailed analysis of the general topic of evil, including discussions on evil as privation, human free choice, the cause of moral evil, m……続きを見る

Women in Frankish Society is a careful and thorough study of women and their roles in the Merovingian and Carolingian periods of the Middle Ages. During the 5th through 9th centuries, Frankish socie……続きを見る

The Sinclairs descend from Tognvald "the Mighty", Earl of Moere in Norway and of the Orkneys. In 876 his son Hrolf "the Ganger" entered the River Seine and pillaged the countryside. King Charles "th……続きを見る

Originally published in 1912, Industry in England provides a complete history of industry and industrial changes in England from pre-roman times to modern England as it stood in the early twentieth ……続きを見る

La battaglia di Capo Colonna (conosciuta anche come battaglia di Stilo) fu combattuta nelle giornate del 13 o 14 luglio 982 nella zona prossima a Crotone, in Calabria, tra le forze dell’imperatore O……続きを見る

While many think of European history in terms of the major states that today make up the map of Europe, this approach tends to overlook submerged nations like the Wends, the westernmost Slavs who on……続きを見る

Dieses eBook: "Volkssagen: Die Legenden der Stadt Freiburg im Breisgau und ihrer Umgegend" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgeles……続きを見る

The late Byzantine period was a time characterized by both civil strife and foreign invasion, framed by two cataclysmic events: the fall of Constantinople to the western Europeans in 1204 and again ……続きを見る

In Clarke’s essay The Medieval City State, she argues that the natural governmental division is between central and localised governments. In this study, she focuses on the idea of the city state an……続きを見る

Drawing on the expertise of 26 distinguished scholars, this important volume covers the major issues in the study of medieval Europe, highlighting the significant impact the time period had on cultu……続きを見る

A fearless defender of the last Christian Anglo-Saxon kingdom left standing, after all other kingdoms were brutally conquered by the pagan Viking Danes, King Alfred the Great (841-899 AD) was a cour……続きを見る

The Pageant of England comprises all four volumes of Thomas B. Costain's history of the Plantagenets which includes the books, The Conquering Family, The Magnificent Century, The Three Edwards & The……続きを見る

La thèse qui a bouleversé la perception du Haut Moyen Age occidental et compte désormais parmi les classiques. Selon Henri Pirenne, l'avancée de l'islam serait à l'origine de la rupture avec l'Antiq……続きを見る

The Routledge Handbook of Identity and the Environment in the Classical and Medieval Worlds explores how environment was thought to shape ethnicity and identity, discussing developments in early nat……続きを見る

Sacré Clovis ! Cela fait 1500 ans que ce chef barbare, opportunément baptisé à Reims, nous en fait voir de toutes les couleurs. Sur ce personnage douteux, la France de la tradition royaliste a fondé……続きを見る

Le nom de Romans de la Table ronde appartient à une série de livres écrits en langue française, les uns en vers, les autres en prose,  et consacrés, soit &agr……続きを見る

The Danish medieval laws: the laws of Scania, Zealand and Jutland contains translations of the four most important medieval Danish laws written in the vernacular. The main texts are those of the Law……続きを見る

‘An exemplary work of investigative journalism that is also a wonderfully colourful book of history and travel’ Observer, Books of the Year ‘A piece of postmodern historiography of quite extraordina……続きを見る

This book revives what was unique, strange and exciting about the variety of performances that took place in the realms of the French kings and Burgundian dukes. Laura Weigert brings together a weal……続きを見る

When young children first begin to ask 'why?' they embark on a journey with no final destination. The need to make sense of the world as a whole is an ultimate curiosity that lies at the root of all……続きを見る

In antiquity and the Middle Ages, memory was a craft, and certain actions and tools were thought to be necessary for its creation and recollection. Until now, however, many of the most important vis……続きを見る

Patrick J. Geary's highly acclaimed collection of source materials on the Western medieval world is well-known for offering an excellent selection of substantial excerptsーor entire documents wherev……続きを見る

National Poetry Series Winner A collection of poems exploring religious and linguistic authority, from medieval England to contemporary Appalachiaーwith a foreword by Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith Th……続きを見る

Jean Gerson and Gender examines the deployment of gendered rhetoric by the influential late medieval politically active theologian, Jean Gerson (1363-1429), as a means of understanding his reputatio……続きを見る

This collection explores how situations of authority, governance, and influence were practised through both gender ideologies and affective performances in medieval and early modern England. Authori……続きを見る

Nature is as much an idea as a physical reality. By 'placing' nature within Byzantine culture and within the discourse of Orthodox Christian thought and practice, Landscape, Nature and the Sacred in……続きを見る

A History of Kenfig tells the story of Kenfig and its neighbouring villages, Cefn Cribwr, Cornelly, Kenfig Hill, Pyle, Stormy Down and Sker from prehistoric times to the 20th century. In A History o……続きを見る

Tannenberg non fu che la prima battaglia vinta contro l'Ordine poichè la meta ultima era in realtà la sede del Gran Maestro: il Castello di Marienburg (Malbork in polacco) e questa for……続きを見る

Egil, the Viking Poet focuses on one of the best-known Icelandic sagas, that of the extraordinary hero Egil Skallagrimsson. Descended from a lineage of trolls, shape-shifters, and warriors, Egil’s t……続きを見る

Knighthood and chivalry are commonly associated with courtly aristocracy and military prowess. Instead of focusing on the relationship between chivalry and nobility, Jesús D. Rodríguez-Velasco asks ……続きを見る