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This is the first book to focus on Latin epic verse saints' lives in their medieval historical contexts. Anna Taylor examines how these works promoted bonds of friendship and expressed rivalries amo……続きを見る

THE SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 WINNER OF THE POL ROGER DUFF COOPER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE Eleven years when Britain had no king. In 1649 Brit……続きを見る

"Kong Valdemar" fra 1890 er et lyrisk folkedrama om Valdemar den Store, der var konge af Danmark fra år 1157 og frem til sin død i 1182. I denne periode lykkedes det Valdemar at blive enekonge og få……続きを見る

Thousands and Thousands of Lovers examines the spiritual significance of community to the Cistercian nuns of Helftaーa concern that lies at the heart of the monastery’s literature. Focusing on a woe……続きを見る

Med et ønske om at udbrede kendskabet til kunsthistoriens store mestre blandt den brede befolkning udarbejdede forfatter og redaktør Anna Erslev i perioden 1915-19 trebindsværket "Billedkunstens mes……続きを見る

This book is a comprehensive work on the covert operations of the Spanish secret services throughout the 18th century. It is the fruit of a thorough study of what is known today as the intelligence ……続きを見る

A lo largo de su casi milenaria historia, la Orden de San Juan de Jerusalén ha procurado, según dice su tradicional oración, "promover la gloria de Dios, la paz en el mundo y todo lo que sea provech……続きを見る

Questo volume, dedicato a Alfio Cortonesi in occasione dei suoi settant’anni, raccoglie i contributi di colleghi e amici con i quali lo storico, nel corso della sua lunga attività di docenza e di st……続きを見る

A lo largo de su casi milenaria historia, la Orden de San Juan de Jerusalén ha procurado, según dice su tradicional oración, "promover la gloria de Dios, la paz en el mundo y todo lo que sea provech……続きを見る

In the period following the collapse of the Carolingian Empire up to the Fourth Lateran Council (1215), the episcopate everywhere in Europe experienced substantial and important change, brought abou……続きを見る

The history of relations between Jews and Christians has been a long, complex and often unsettled one; yet histories of medieval Christendom have traditionally paid only passing attention to the rol……続きを見る

A revised edition of Anna Komnene's Alexiad, to replace our existing 1969 edition. This is the first European narrative history written by a woman - an account of the reign of a Byzantine emperor th……続きを見る

This is the first scholarly art-historical appraisal of Anglo-Saxon coinage, from its inception in the late sixth century to Offa's second reform of the penny c.792. Outside numismatic circles, this……続きを見る

Chi si accosta ai manoscritti di Frate Elia e li ascolta parlare, rimane stupito e pieno di meraviglia: c’è un messaggio che viene da lontano, attraverso la storia, una storia ancora viva. Nel silen……続きを見る

How the medieval church drove state formation in Europe Sacred Foundations argues that the medieval church was a fundamental force in European state formation. Existing accounts focus on early moder……続きを見る

This innovative book reassesses the history of musicology, unearthing the field’s twentieth-century German and global roots. In the process, Anna Maria Busse Berger exposes previously unseen histori……続きを見る

An examination of the uses, meanings, and social impact of Viking Age textiles. This volume offers the first full study of archaeological fabrics and their decoration found in the North Atlantic reg……続きを見る

The Anglo-Saxon influence on the Carolingian world has long been recognised by historians of the early medieval period. Wilhelm Levison, in particular, has drawn attention to the importance of the A……続きを見る

Her name is undoubtedly less familiar than that of her grandmother, Eleanor of Aquitaine, or that of her famous conqueror son, Fernando III, yet during her lifetime, Berenguela of Castile (1180-1246……続きを見る

A gripping novel of love, passion, betrayal and heartbreak. Katherine Parr survived Henry VIII to find true love with Thomas Seymour – only to realise that her love was based on a lie. Clever, sensi……続きを見る

A queen brought low by love compromised and power abused – the tragedy of Mary Tudor. These are desperate times for Mary Tudor. As England’s first ruling queen, her joy should be complete when she m……続きを見る

Æthelflæd, eldest daughter of Alfred the Great, has gone down in history as an enigmatic and almost legendary figure. To the popular imagination, she is the archetypal warrior queen, a Medieval Boud……続きを見る

Nationalism, like medieval romance literature, recasts history as a mythologized and seamless image of reality. Living in the Future analyzes how the anachronistic nationalist fantasies in Geoffrey ……続きを見る

Adel verpflichtet - Ein Leben zwischen Thron und Wochenbett Was weiß man über das Leben einer österreichischen Adeligen im Mittelalter? So gut wie nichts. Um diese Wissenslücke zu schließen, hat die……続きを見る

This is a history of the process of embalming dead bodies, something that people have been doing for thousands of years. From the preface: “I have considered it my duty to give here the details of t……続きを見る

King Alfonso VIII of Castile: Government, Family and War brings together a diverse group of scholars whose work concerns the reign of Alfonso VIII (1158–1215). This was a critical period in the hist……続きを見る

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE Valkyries: the female supernatural beings that choose who dies and who lives on the battlefield. They protect some, but guide spears, arrows and sword b……続きを見る

This sweeping yet succinct new survey introduces readers to the history of the crusades from the eleventh to the twenty-first century. By synthesizing a variety of historical perspectives, the book ……続きを見る

From the Cloister to the State examines the French order of Fontevraud, one of the largest monastic networks under female leadership in medieval and early modern Europe. Founded in 1100 and comprise……続きを見る

Este libro reúne once artículos elaborados con motivo de la jubilación, en 2015, del profesor Paulino Iradiel, catedrático de Historia Medieval de la Universitat de València. Los autores de los estu……続きを見る