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novoOld English Poems of Cynewulf(2013) CYNEWULFOther than his name, we have no biographical details of Cynewulf, not even where or when he lived. Yet his Old English poems attest to a powerfully inventive imagination, deeply learned in Christian doctrine and traditional verse-craft. He reveals an expeVezava: Trda47,68 € -
Blood Royal(2021) BARTLETT, ROBERT (UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND)This engaging history of dynastic power in medieval Europe explores the role of family dynamics and family consciousness in the politics of royal and imperial dynasties. From royal marriages and the birth of sons, to female sovereigns, mistresses and wickVezava: Mehka39,19 € -
Commentary on The Old English and Anglo-Latin Riddle Tradition(2021) ORCHARD, ANDYVezava: Trda93,44 € -
Battle of Verneuil 1424(2019) WADGE, RICHARDRemarkably, the first book about this decisive battle in the Hundred Years WarVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Cult of the Saints(2014) BROWN, PETERChallenges the long-held "two-tier" idea of religion that separated the religious practices of the sophisticated elites from those of the superstitious masses, instead arguing that the cult of the saints crossed boundaries and played a dynamic part in botVezava: Mehka32,31 € -
Vikings: Classic Histories Series(2016) MAGNUSSON, MAGNUSThey were undoubtedly pillagers, raiders and terrifying warriors, but they were also great pioneers, artists and traders - a dynamic people, whose skill and daring in their exploration of the world has left an indelible impression a thousand years on.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Great Book of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table(2022) MATTHEWS, JOHNThe most famous and influential work of English fantasy ever published, reimagined for a new generation of readers by John Matthews, one of the world’s leading Arthurian experts, and illustrated by internationally acclaimed Tolkien artist, John Howe.Vezava: Trda42,06 € -
Hundred Years War Vol 4(2016) SUMPTION, JONATHANIn the early fifteenth century, France had gone from being the strongest and most populous nation state of medieval Europe to suffering a complete internal collapse and a partial conquest by a foreign power. This book tells the story of the destruction ofVezava: Mehka42,06 € -
Dante(2018) SANTAGATA, MARCOMarco Santagata illuminates one of the world's supreme poets from many angles philosopher, father, courtier, political partisan. He brings together a vast body of Italian scholarship on Dante's medieval world, untangles a complex web of family relationshiVezava: Mehka28,58 € -
King Arthur(2021) HIGHAM, NICHOLAS J.A prominent scholar explores King Arthur’s historical development, proposing that he began as a fictional character developed in the ninth centuryVezava: Mehka24,70 € -
Immigrant England, 1300–1550(2018) ORMROD, W. MARK (PROFESSOR OF MEDIEVAL HISTORY),LAMBERT, BART,MACKMAN, JONATHANImmigrant England tells the story of thousands of people who migrated to later medieval England. The book draws on uniquely rich evidence about the lives of these men and women, and analyses the attitudes of the English to the foreigners in their midst. EVezava: Mehka44,55 € -
Constructing Kingship(2018) NAUS, JAMESThis book examines the relationship between the Capetian monarchs of France and the Crusades, and considers the challenge to political authority that confronted them following their failure to join the early crusades, and their less-than-impressive involvVezava: Mehka35,63 € -
Realm Divided(2016) JONES, DANA vivid, in-the-round portrait of English society in the year of Magna Carta.Vezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Edward III's Faithful Knight(2022) PORTER, STEPHENSir Walter Mauny (sometimes 'Manny') was described as Edward III's 'faithful knight'. He distinguished himself as a soldier, naval commander and diplomat, amassing a large fortune along the way. Beginning life as an orphaned younger son, his story is oneVezava: Trda28,04 € -
Alexander III, 1249-1286(2019) REID, NORMAN H.This is the first full-scale academic study of Alexander III’s reign since 1937 and will appeal to those interested in medieval history, English history and Scottish history.Vezava: Trda91,88 € -
Under the Hammer(2022) WATSON, FIONACovering the period 1286–1306 and written with reference to historic documents as well as the most up-to-date research, Under the Hammer examines the process of conquest and attempted colonisation of one medieval kingdom by another.Vezava: Mehka18,52 € -
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International Trade in the Middle Ages(2022) GREEN, HILARYFrom wool and leather to silks, spices and gems, a fascinating journey through early international trade.Vezava: Trda28,04 €











