Languedoc is among the most varied and beautiful parts of France, but eight centuries ago it was far from certain that it would become part of France at all. The rich, semi-independent principality on the Mediterranean, ruled by the house of Toulouse, seemed far apart from the world of the feudal north. It was here that a persuasive heresy of eastern origin challenged the orthodoxy of Catholicism. For more than fifty years the Church retreated in the face of a rival whose teaching appeared to question the very foundations of Christian thought.
Languedoc is among the most varied and beautiful parts of France, but eight centuries ago it was far from certain that it would become part of France ...
This text is the first volume in a series that details the long and violent endeavour of the English to dismember Europe's strongest state, a succession of wars that is one of the seminal chapters in European history.
This text is the first volume in a series that details the long and violent endeavour of the English to dismember Europe's strongest state, a successi...
This second volume on the Hundred Years War traces Edward III's increasing domination of France, from the fall of Calais in 1347 up to 1369. The period is dominated by a succession of crises in French affairs of state; crises that brought it to the verge of ruin.
This second volume on the Hundred Years War traces Edward III's increasing domination of France, from the fall of Calais in 1347 up to 1369. The perio...
In the last decade of his reign, Edward III was condemned to see his conquests overrun by the armies of his enemies. When he died, in 1377, he was succeeded by a vulnerable child, who grew into an unstable adult presiding over a divided nation. Meanwhile, France entered one of the most glittering periods of her history.
In the last decade of his reign, Edward III was condemned to see his conquests overrun by the armies of his enemies. When he died, in 1377, he was suc...
In 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 of France by the madness of its king and the greed and violence of his family.
In the early fifteenth century, France had gone from being the strongest and most populous nation state of medieval Europe to suffering a complete int...
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER In the past few decades, legislatures throughout the world have suffered from gridlock. In democracies, laws and policies are just as soon unpicked as made. It seems that Congress and Parliaments cannot forge progress or consensus. Moreover, courts often overturn decisions made by elected representatives. In the absence of effective politicians, many turn to the courts to solve political and moral questions. Rulings from the Supreme Courts in the United States and United Kingdom, or the European court in Strasbourg may seem to end the debate but the division...
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER In the past few decades, legislatures throughout the world have suffered from gridlock. In democracies, laws and policies...
En las últimas décadas las democracias de todo el mundo han acusado cierto anquilosamiento. Muchas veces la ley y la política se perciben como ajenas y las cámaras legislativas, congresos y parlamentos, tienen dificultades para lograr consensos. Además, a menudo los tribunales anulan las decisiones tomadas por los representantes electos.Ante la ausencia de líderes políticos competentes, se ha tendido a recurrir a los tribunales para resolver cuestiones políticas y morales. Sin embargo, los fallos que puedan emitir los tribunales supremos de países democráticos, o el propio Tribunal...
En las últimas décadas las democracias de todo el mundo han acusado cierto anquilosamiento. Muchas veces la ley y la política se perciben como ajen...
