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Most people have heard of Lady Godiva and her horseback tax protest in the 11th century and Joan of Arc who in the 15th century fought against the English for the French gaining sainthood in 1920. M……続きを見る

With its mix of family drama, sex and violence, Britain's Tudor dynasty (1485-1603) has long excited the interest of filmmakers and moviegoers. Since the birth of movie-making technology, the lives ……続きを見る

What is known of the legendary King Arthur is mostly derived from folklore and literature. Though the evidence is scant and debated, some scholars support a case for the existence of a historical fi……続きを見る

The traditions associated with a pope's death have changed from when they were buried in the catacombs of Rome. Various ceremonies, rites and rituals developed over time, but a formal procedure was ……続きを見る

The notion of Christianity as a religion of peace was severely tested during the Middle Ages, when killing in the name of God became a sanctified act. In this book, Tim Rayborn traces the developmen……続きを見る

During the medieval ages, a young girl of five, named Colette lost the only family she had left; her mother. After seeing her mother murdered before her very eyes by a man her mother trusted, Colett……続きを見る

Crusading and the Crusader States explores how the idea of holy war emerged from the troubled society of the eleventh century, and why Jerusalem and the Holy Land were so important to Europeans. It ……続きを見る

Gyeongju, the capital of the Kingdom of Silla, grew from a loose confederation of villages, called Saro, to become the capital of most of the Korean peninsula. Its relationships with Japan, the Eura……続きを見る

The Routledge Handbook of Maritime Trade around Europe 1300-1600 exploresthe links between maritime trading networks around Europe, from the Mediterranean and the Atlantic to the North and Baltic Se……続きを見る

This book compares two successful, elite women, Empress Adelheid (931-999) and Countess Matilda (1046-1115), for their relative ability to retain their wealth and power in the midst of the profound ……続きを見る

Der 13. Oktober 1307 bildet den Auftakt einer verstörenden Inquisition: Der französische König Philip IV. bezichtigt die Templer der Ketzerei und lässt über Nacht die Mitglieder des mächtigsten Ritt……続きを見る

This volume offers newly translated texts that exemplify the two most important traditions of Arthurian literature in the Middle Ages. Encompassing such key works such as Lawman's Brut and Wace's Ro……続きを見る

Dangerous and difficult for both mother and child--what was the birth experience like in the Middle Ages? Dependent, in part, on social class, what pastimes did children enjoy? What games did they p……続きを見る

La crociata contro gli albigesi ebbe luogo tra il 1209 e il 1229 contro i catari e fu bandita da papa Innocenzo III nel 1208 per estirpare il catarismo dai territori della Linguadoca. Il catarismo f……続きを見る

The Franco-Flemish region of medieval Flanders was a locus of important trade routes in the 13th and 14th centuries. Located in a prime position between the Holy Roman Empire and the North Sea (pres……続きを見る

The 21st century has seen a resurgence of popular interest in the Middle Ages. Television in particular has presented a wide and diverse array of "medieval" offerings. Yet there exists little schola……続きを見る

Medieval literature is separated from us by so many centuries that it may seem completely foreign, both in its concerns and its techniques. However, this literature has much to say to 21st century r……続きを見る

The fate of Richard III's two nephews, Edward V and Richard of York, who disappeared after his coronation in 1483, has remained controversial centuries after Thomas More's history and Shakespeare's ……続きを見る

De la prédication de la première croisade en 1095 à la chute de Saint-Jean-d'Acre en 1291, le récit documenté et enlevé des multiples tentatives pour libérer les Lieux saints. Après avoir publié sa ……続きを見る

This collection of essays by eight leading scholars is a landmark event in the study of crusading in the late middle ages. It is the outcome of an international network funded by the Leverhulme Trus……続きを見る

The five authoritive papers presented here are the product of long careers of research into Anglo-Saxon culture. In detail the subject areas and approaches are very different, yet all are cross-disc……続きを見る

Over the course of several centuries, Venice fashioned and refined a portrait of itself that responded to and exploited historical circumstance. Never conquered and taking its enduring independence ……続きを見る

A selection of papers from the 13th Viking Congress focusing on the northern, central, and eastern regions of Anglo-Saxon England colonised by invading Danish armies in the late 9th century, known a……続きを見る

How did early modern scientists interpret Galileo’s influential Two New Sciences? In 1638, Galileo was over seventy years old, blind, and confined to house arrest outside of Florence. With the help ……続きを見る

This important study of episcopal office and clerical identity in a socially and culturally dynamic region of medieval Europe examines the construction and representation of episcopal power and auth……続きを見る

Il libro presenta una nuova edizione della più antica biografia di sant'Ambrogio (339/340-397). L'opera, risalente agli inizi del V secolo, fu scritta da Paolino, testimone oculare degli ultimi anni……続きを見る

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of the Crusades in next to no time with this concise guide. 50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Crusades. In th……続きを見る

Beginning in the late twelfth century, scholastic theologians such as William of Auvergne, Thomas Aquinas and Engelbert of Admont attempted to provide a rational foundation to the Christian belief i……続きを見る

The Lavals were one of the most important families in late medieval France, rising to a position of unsurpassed eminence by the mid sixteenth century. Yet, at the very point where they reached this ……続きを見る

St Albans was one of the greatest Benedictine abbeys of medieval England, and the early 14th century was a period during which the concerns of the community and the role of the abbot emerge particul……続きを見る