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The Medieval and Early Modern World: Primary Sources and Reference Volume
ISBN: 9780195178487 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Medieval and Early Modern World tells the colorful story of a pivotal period in human history, an era that is crucial to understanding our own times. The expansion of trade and city life, the spread and reform of religious institutions, the rise of regional empires and local feudal regimes, and revolutionary advances in science and technology laid the foundation for the modern world. Told through the words and experiences of the people who lived it kings, queens, and commoners, priests and lay people, explorers, scientists, artists, and world travelers this is a world history for a new...
The Medieval and Early Modern World tells the colorful story of a pivotal period in human history, an era that is crucial to understanding our own tim...
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140,54 |
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Bloodfeud: Murder and Revenge in Anglo-Saxon England
ISBN: 9780195179446 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A treacherous murder in northern England on an early spring day in 1016 is used to introduce readers to the world of the aristocratic men and women of Anglo-Saxon England, their violence, their piety, their assumptions and experiences, their hopes and fears. In this book, award-winning author Richard Fletcher illuminates British society and politics in the years around the Norman Conquest, threading together scanty documentary evidence to produce a rich narrative.
A treacherous murder in northern England on an early spring day in 1016 is used to introduce readers to the world of the aristocratic men and women of...
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460,15 |
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The First Crusade: A New History
ISBN: 9780195189056 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In The First Crusade, Thomas Asbridge offers a gripping account of a titanic three-year adventure filled with miraculous victories, greedy princes, and barbarity on a vast scale. Beginning with the electrifying speech delivered by Pope Urban II on the last Tuesday of November in the year 1095, readers will follow the more than 100,000 men who took up the call from their mobilization in Europe (where great waves of anti-Semitism resulted in the deaths of thousands of Jews), to their arrival in Constanstinople, an exotic, opulent city--ten times the size of any city in Europe--that...
In The First Crusade, Thomas Asbridge offers a gripping account of a titanic three-year adventure filled with miraculous victories, greedy pr...
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90,43 |
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The Struggle for Mastery: Britain, 1066-1284
ISBN: 9780195220001 / Angielski / Twarda / 615 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The years from 1066-the Norman conquest of England-to 1284-the English conquest of Wales--were momentous ones in the history of Britain. In this comprehensive synthesis canvassing the peoples, economies, religion, languages, and political leadership of medieval Britain, David Carpenter weaves together the histories of England, Scotland, and Wales. Arguing that English domination of the kingdom was by no means a foregone conclusion, Carpenter analyzes the multiple struggles for mastery of Great Britain. He explains why English monarchs focused on continental landholdings more than the island...
The years from 1066-the Norman conquest of England-to 1284-the English conquest of Wales--were momentous ones in the history of Britain. In this compr...
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586,80 |
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The Wealth of Wives: Women, Law, and Economy in Late Medieval London
ISBN: 9780195311754 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. London became an international center for import and export trade in the late Middle Ages. The export of wool, the development of luxury crafts and the redistribution of goods from the continent made London one of the leading commercial cities of Europe. While capital for these ventures came from a variety of sources, the recirculation of wealth through London women was important in providing both material and social capital for the growth of London's economy. A shrewd Venetian visiting England around 1500 commented about the concentration of wealth and property in women's hands. He reported...
London became an international center for import and export trade in the late Middle Ages. The export of wool, the development of luxury crafts and th...
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Wealth of Wives: Women, Law, and Economy in Late Medieval London
ISBN: 9780195311761 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. London became an international center for import and export trade in the late Middle Ages. The export of wool, the development of luxury crafts and the redistribution of goods from the continent made London one of the leading commercial cities of Europe. While capital for these ventures came from a variety of sources, the recirculation of wealth through London women was important in providing both material and social capital for the growth of London's economy. A shrewd Venetian visiting England around 1500 commented about the concentration of wealth and property in women's hands. He reported...
London became an international center for import and export trade in the late Middle Ages. The export of wool, the development of luxury crafts and th...
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The Old English Orosius
ISBN: 9780197224069 / Angielski / Twarda / 433 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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122,06 |
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The Poll Taxes of 1377, 1379 and 1381: Part 1: Bedfordshire-Lincolnshire
ISBN: 9780197261866 / Angielski / Twarda / 688 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The English poll taxes of 1377, 1379, and 1381 taxed householders, wives, dependents, and servants individually. The tax records therefore provide information about people who are rarely, if ever, mentioned in other documents. This massive resource is being published in three volumes.
The English poll taxes of 1377, 1379, and 1381 taxed householders, wives, dependents, and servants individually. The tax records therefore provide inf...
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The Poll Taxes of 1377, 1379 and 1381: Part 2: Lincolnshire-Westmorland
ISBN: 9780197262283 / Angielski / Twarda / 718 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The poll tax records of 1377, 1379 and 1381 form a massive resource about individuals, their occupations, and their relationships, providing a detailed picture of late 14th-century England. Part 2 of this acclaimed edition covers the counties of Lincolnshire-Westmorland. The enormous wealth of material on Norfolk is of particular significance.
The poll tax records of 1377, 1379 and 1381 form a massive resource about individuals, their occupations, and their relationships, providing a detaile...
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617,40 |
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Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles: Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg: Part IV, English, Irish and Scottish Coins, 1066-1485
ISBN: 9780197262368 / Angielski / Twarda / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The rich collections of the Hermitage Museum include a remarkable series of Norman and later medieval British coins. Unlike the Hermitage's Anglo-Saxon coins which are mainly from Russian finds, the coins in this volume come from three major private collectors of the nineteenth century, Reichel, Stroganov and Plushkin, who purchased internationally.
The rich collections of the Hermitage Museum include a remarkable series of Norman and later medieval British coins. Unlike the Hermitage's Anglo-Saxo...
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English Episcopal ACTA: Volume 26: London 1189-1228
ISBN: 9780197262818 / Angielski / Twarda / 396 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume contains the acta of three bishops of London: Richard of Ely, William de Ste. Mere-Eglise, and Eustace of Fauconberg. Both Richard and Eustace saw service as royal treasurer; indeed Richard wrote the handbook on Exchequer practice, the Dialogus de Scaccario. William on the other hand spearheaded the papal campaign against King John during the General Interdict.
" This volume contains the acta of three bishops of London: Richard of Ely, William de Ste. Mere-Eglise, and Eustace of Fauconberg. Both Richard and Eus...
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English Episcopal ACTA: Volume 27: York 1189-1212
ISBN: 9780197262931 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This edition of Geoffrey's acta, together with Dr Lovatt's introduction, provides fresh insight into the ecclesiastical and secular politics of the period in which he lived - and incidentally into the personalities of both Richard and John.
This edition of Geoffrey's acta, together with Dr Lovatt's introduction, provides fresh insight into the ecclesiastical and secular politics of the pe...
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360,15 |
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Charters of St Paul's, London
ISBN: 9780197262993 / Angielski / Twarda / 269 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. St Paul's was the principal church of London from its foundation in A. D. 604. This volume is an edition of all the surviving documentary material from St Paul's from the seventh century to 1066, with expert analysis and commentary on the history of the bishops and the cathedral community within the city and diocese, considered against the background of London's history during this period.
St Paul's was the principal church of London from its foundation in A. D. 604. This volume is an edition of all the surviving documentary material fro...
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The Poll Taxes of 1377, 1379, and 1381: Part 3: Wiltshire-Yorkshire
ISBN: 9780197263365 / Angielski / Twarda / 808 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The poll tax records of 1377, 1379 and 1381 form a massive resource about individuals, their occupations, and their relationships, and therefore provide an intriguing and detailed picture of late fourteenth-century England. Part 3 of this highly acclaimed edition covers the counties of Wiltshire - Yorkshire; the enormous wealth of material on the West Riding is of particular significance. The volume also takes advantage of the National Archives' 'E197 Project' to publish additional documents discovered since the publication of Parts 1 and 2. Indexes to all three parts conclude this major...
The poll tax records of 1377, 1379 and 1381 form a massive resource about individuals, their occupations, and their relationships, and therefore provi...
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Charters and Custumals of Shaftesbury Abbey, 1089-1216
ISBN: 9780197263754 / Angielski / Twarda / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a long-awaited edition of three twelfth-century surveys and thirty charters, relating to the estates of Shaftesbury Abbey, which was the richest nunnery in England. The documents provide a significant contribution to our understanding of economic, social and monastic life in twelfth-century England.
This is a long-awaited edition of three twelfth-century surveys and thirty charters, relating to the estates of Shaftesbury Abbey, which was the riche...
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Byzantines and Crusaders in Non-Greek Sources, 1025-1204
ISBN: 9780197263785 / Angielski / Twarda / 330 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These essays survey the range of historical sources from the peoples who collided with the Byzantine Empire during this period of dramatic upheaval. They give an overview of this often difficult material, and provide detailed bibliographies. Latin, Arabic, Jewish, Slavonic, Georgian, Armenian and Syriac sources are all discussed.
These essays survey the range of historical sources from the peoples who collided with the Byzantine Empire during this period of dramatic upheaval. T...
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A Century of British Medieval Studies
ISBN: 9780197263952 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is an authoritative guide to the complete range of medieval scholarship undertaken in twentieth-century Britain: history, archaeology, language, culture. Some of the twenty-nine essays focus on changes in research methods or on the achievements of individual scholars, while others are the personal account of a lifetime's work in a discipline. Many outline the ways in which subjects may develop in the twenty-first century.
This is an authoritative guide to the complete range of medieval scholarship undertaken in twentieth-century Britain: history, archaeology, language, ...
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Medieval Westminster 1200-1540
ISBN: 9780198201564 / Angielski / Twarda / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This unique look at the town of Westminster is a study of the nature of the urban community in the late Middle Ages. As a small town, characterized by a complex economy and society but lacking legal incorporation, Westminster typified the large yet neglected class of medieval urban centers. Rosser here examines the forces that existed to contain tensions and ensure continuity in the community. The regular expressions of shared interests and common identity--in local government, parochial life, and the activities of guilds--are shown to be essential to the survival of the town. A valuable...
This unique look at the town of Westminster is a study of the nature of the urban community in the late Middle Ages. As a small town, characterized by...
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Medieval Society and the Manor Court
ISBN: 9780198201908 / Angielski / Twarda / 728 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The records of manorial courts have been used increasingly as the principal source for the reconstruction of rural and small town society in Medieval England. They offer a unique source with which to investigate peasant demography, family patterns, the village community and economy, the characteristics and instruments of customary law and the ways in which that law was perceived and exploited by landlords and tenants.
The records of manorial courts have been used increasingly as the principal source for the reconstruction of rural and small town society in Medieval ...
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1592,25 |
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The Ecclesiastical History of Orderic Vitalis: Volume 2: Books III and IV
ISBN: 9780198202202 / Angielski / Miękka / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Ecclesiastical History of Orderic Vitalis has been called the greatest of all medieval chronicles. Written in Normandy between 1114 and 1141, it is a detailed history of the Norman people and their conquests, full of vivid portraits of the lives and characters of men and women, kings and queens, lords and bishops, simple knights and humble villagers. The chronicle offers a unique, authentic picture of feudal society during a period of rapid change in church and state which saw the emergence of the Anglo-Norman realm, the spread of new forms of monasticism, and the launching of the...
The Ecclesiastical History of Orderic Vitalis has been called the greatest of all medieval chronicles. Written in Normandy between 1114 and 1141, it i...
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