ilość książek w kategorii: 457
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The Reign of Stephen: Kingship, Warfare and Government in Twelfth-Century England
ISBN: 9780415014151 / Angielski / Miękka / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this up-to-date study of Stephen's reign, Keith Stringer looks at the relationship between government, warfare and the rise and fall of the medieval states. Using primary sources and the most recent research, he offers an important re-evaluation of the so-called anarchy and a radical reassessment of Stephen's ability as a ruler.
In this up-to-date study of Stephen's reign, Keith Stringer looks at the relationship between government, warfare and the rise and fall of the medieva...
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202,40 |
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War and Border Societies in the Middle Ages
ISBN: 9780415080217 / Angielski / Twarda / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The frontier or marcher societies flourished in the Middle Ages and their influence has lasted well into modern times. In this study of Anglo-Scottish relations and of border society, the contributors examine the infrastructure beneath societies which were permanently organized for war. They draw on Anglo-Scottish archival material to argue that the issues which feature in other frontier societies - acculturation and the creation of special institutions - appeared also on the Anglo-Scottish frontier. The book uses the celebrated Battle of Otterburn as a starting-point for a major reassessment...
The frontier or marcher societies flourished in the Middle Ages and their influence has lasted well into modern times. In this study of Anglo-Scottish...
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765,33 |
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The English Nobility in the Late Middle Ages: The Fourteenth-Century Political Community
ISBN: 9780415148832 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Four things dominated the life of the medieval noble: warfare, politics, land and family. It is with these central themes that this book is concerned. The author provides a comprehensive synthesis and analysis of an especially formative age in the history of England's nobility, and age which was to play such a crucial role in the centuries to come.
Four things dominated the life of the medieval noble: warfare, politics, land and family. It is with these central themes that this book is concerned....
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207,33 |
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Baronial Opposition to Edward II: Its Character and Policy
ISBN: 9780714614663 / Angielski / Twarda / 654 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First Published in 1967. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First Published in 1967. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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197,45 |
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Prejudice and Promise in Fifteenth Century England
ISBN: 9780714614885 / Angielski / Twarda / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First Published in 1962. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First Published in 1962. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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765,33 |
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1215: The Year of Magna Carta
ISBN: 9780743257787 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From bestselling author Danny Danziger and medieval expert John Gillingham comes a vivid look at the signing of the Magna Carta and how this event illuminates one of the most compelling and romantic periods in history. Surveying a broad landscape through a narrow lens, 1215 sweeps readers back eight centuries in an absorbing portrait of life during a time of global upheaval, the ripples of which can still be felt today. At the center of this fascinating period is the document that has become the root of modern freedom: the Magna Carta. It was a time of political revolution and...
From bestselling author Danny Danziger and medieval expert John Gillingham comes a vivid look at the signing of the Magna Carta and how this event ill...
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81,32 |
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The Wars Of The Roses
ISBN: 9781857284935 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A problem-focused and clearly organized survey of the dynastic strife and crisis of medieval government in 15th century England.
A problem-focused and clearly organized survey of the dynastic strife and crisis of medieval government in 15th century England.
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207,33 |
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English University Life in the Middle Ages
ISBN: 9781857285161 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work presents a composite view of medieval English university life. The author offers detailed insights into the social and economic conditions of the lives of students, their teaching masters and fellows. The experiences of college benefactors, women and university servants are also examined, demonstrating the vibrancy they brought to university life. The second half of the book is concerned with the complex methods of teaching and learning, the regime of studies taught, the relationship between the universities in Oxford and Cambridge, as well as the relationship between town and...
This work presents a composite view of medieval English university life. The author offers detailed insights into the social and economic conditions o...
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469,02 |
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Credit and Village Society in Fourteenth-Century England
ISBN: 9780197264416 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Exploring the role of credit is vital to understanding any economy. In the past two decades historians of many European regions have become increasingly aware that medieval credit, far from being the preserve of merchants, bankers, or monarchs, was actually of basic importance to the ordinary villagers who made up most of the population.
This is the first study devoted to credit in rural England in the middle ages. Focusing in particular on seven well-documented villages, it examines in detail some of the many thousands of village credit transactions of this period, identifies the people... Exploring the role of credit is vital to understanding any economy. In the past two decades historians of many European regions have become increasing...
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311,85 |
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Friars' Tales: Sermon Exempla from the British Isles
ISBN: 9780719084256 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Exempla are illustrative stories used by preachers to seize the attention of their congregations and to drive home a moral lesson. This book presents annotated translations from two collections of exempla, one Franciscan and one Dominican, put together in the British Isles around 1275.
The two collections used are amongst the earliest to survive from the British Isles. The 270 exempla translated cover a wide range of topics, both ecclesiastical and secular, and offer vivid insights into medieval life and attitudes in the broadest sense. An introduction discusses the place of preaching... Exempla are illustrative stories used by preachers to seize the attention of their congregations and to drive home a moral lesson. This book presents ...
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129,94 |
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Japan and the Pacific, 1540-1920: Threat and Opportunity
ISBN: 9780754636830 / Angielski / Twarda / 462 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume seeks to capture the rich array of images that define Japan's encounters with the Pacific Ocean. Contemporary Japanese most readily associate 'Pacific' with the devastating war that their country fought over a half century ago. The ensuing occupation realized a situation that this people had striven to avoid ever since the Portuguese first arrived in 1543 - their subjugation by a foreign power. But the Pacific Ocean also extended Japan's overseas contacts. From antiquity Japanese and their neighbours crossed it to trade ideas and products. From the mid-16th century it carried...
This volume seeks to capture the rich array of images that define Japan's encounters with the Pacific Ocean. Contemporary Japanese most readily associ...
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1308,47 |
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The Accounts of the Fabric of Exeter Cathedral 1279-1353, Part I
ISBN: 9780901853240 / Angielski / Miękka / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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129,94 |
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The Accounts of the Fabric of Exeter Cathedral 1279-1353, Part II
ISBN: 9780901853264 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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129,94 |
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The Cartulary of Launceston Priory (Lambeth Palace Ms.719): A Calendar
ISBN: 9780901853301 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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129,94 |
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The Receivers' Accounts of the City of Exeter 1304-1353
ISBN: 9780901853325 / Angielski / Miękka / 159 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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129,94 |
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The Local Customs Accounts of the Port of Exeter 1266-1321
ISBN: 9780901853363 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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129,94 |
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Charters of the Redvers Family and the Earldom of Devon 1090-1217
ISBN: 9780901853370 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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129,94 |
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Death and Memory in Medieval Exeter
ISBN: 9780901853462 / Angielski / Miękka / 372 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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129,94 |
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Tower
ISBN: 9781250038401 / Angielski / Miękka / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A dazzling history of the Tower of London, one of the world's busiest tourist attractions, and the people who populated it Castle, royal palace, prison, torture chamber, execution site, zoo, mint, home to the crown jewels, armory, record office, observatory, and the most visited tourist attraction in the UK: The Tower of London has been all these things and more. No building in Britain has been more intimately involved in the island's story than this mighty, brooding stronghold in the very heart of the capital, a place which has stood at the epicenter of dramatic, bloody and... A dazzling history of the Tower of London, one of the world's busiest tourist attractions, and the people who populated it Castle, royal pala... |
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123,98 |
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Hundred Years War Vol 3: Divided Houses
ISBN: 9780571240128 / Angielski / Miękka / 1024 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 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...
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151,67 |