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The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time
ISBN: 9780060006938 / Angielski / Miękka / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. La moria grandissima began its terrible journey across the European and Asian continents in 1347, leaving unimaginable devastation in its wake. Five years later, twenty-five million people were dead, felled by the scourge that would come to be called the Black Death. The Great Mortality is the extraordinary epic account of the worst natural disaster in European history -- a drama of courage, cowardice, misery, madness, and sacrifice that brilliantly illuminates humankind's darkest days when an old world ended and a new world was born. La moria grandissima began its terrible journey across the European and Asian continents in 1347, leaving unimaginable devastation in its ... |
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76,78 zł |
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Becoming Charlemagne: Europe, Baghdad, and the Empires of A.D. 800
ISBN: 9780060797072 / Angielski / Miękka / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. On Christmas morning in the year 800, Pope Leo III placed the crown of imperial Rome on the brow of a Germanic king named Karl--a gesture that enabled the man later hailed as Charlemagne to claim his empire and forever shape the destiny of Europe. Becoming Charlemagne tells the story of the international power struggle that led to this world-changing event, illuminating an era that has long been overshadowed by myth. For 1,200 years, the deeds of Charlemagne inspired kings and crusaders, the conquests of Napoleon and Hitler, and the optimistic architects of the European... On Christmas morning in the year 800, Pope Leo III placed the crown of imperial Rome on the brow of a Germanic king named Karl--a gesture that enab... |
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68,66 zł |
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The Knight in History
ISBN: 9780060914134 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A magisterial history of the origins, reality, and legend of the knight Born out of the chaos of the early Middle Ages, the armored and highly mobile knight revolutionized warfare and quickly became a mythic figure in history. From the Knights Templars and English knighthood to the crusades and chivalry, The Knight in History, by acclaimed medievalist Frances Gies, bestselling coauthor of Life in a Medieval Castle, paints a remarkable true picture of knighthood--exploring the knight's earliest appearance as an agent of lawless violence, his reemergence as a dynamic... A magisterial history of the origins, reality, and legend of the knight Born out of the chaos of the early Middle Ages, the armored and highl... |
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67,86 zł |
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Civilization of the Middle Ages
ISBN: 9780060925536 / Angielski / Miękka / 624 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Now completely revised and expanded, this comprehensive general history of the Middle Ages centers on medieval culture and religion rather than on political history, and retains the powerful narrative flow that made the earlier edition so accessible and exciting.
Now completely revised and expanded, this comprehensive general history of the Middle Ages centers on medieval culture and religion rather than on pol...
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76,62 zł |
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Medieval Lives
ISBN: 9780060925796 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Medieval Lives brings a unique historic perspective to the Middle Ages as it reconstructs the day-to-day conversations of eight men and women who led remarkable lives and yet were representative of their times. Cantor's innovative approach gives an immediacy to medieval life rarely encountered in conventional biographies.
Medieval Lives brings a unique historic perspective to the Middle Ages as it reconstructs the day-to-day conversations of eight men and women who led ...
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60,70 zł |
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Merlin
ISBN: 9780060971830 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Norma Goodrich's prowess as a scholar and historian proves conclusively that Merlin, the legendary wizard of King Arthur's court, was actually St. Dubricious, a talented scientist and magician and notorious ladies' man.
Norma Goodrich's prowess as a scholar and historian proves conclusively that Merlin, the legendary wizard of King Arthur's court, was actually St. Dub...
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81,23 zł |
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The Burgermeister's Daughter: Scandal in a Sixteenth-Century German Town
ISBN: 9780060977214 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In an era when women were supposed to be disciplined and obedient, Anna proved to be neither. Defying 16th-century social mores, she was the frequent subject of gossip because of her immodest dress and flirtatious behavior. When her wealthy father discovered that she was having secret, simultaneous affairs with a young nobleman and a cavalryman, he turned her out of the house in rage, but when she sued him for financial support, he had her captured, returned home and chained to a table as punishment. Anna eventually escaped and continued her suit against her father, her siblings and her home...
In an era when women were supposed to be disciplined and obedient, Anna proved to be neither. Defying 16th-century social mores, she was the frequent ...
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64,68 zł |
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The Penguin History of Medieval Europe
ISBN: 9780140136302 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A picture of the politics, society and religion of medieval Europe, the age that had as its theme the unity of Christendom.
A picture of the politics, society and religion of medieval Europe, the age that had as its theme the unity of Christendom.
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64,51 zł |
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The Penguin History of Britain: The Struggle for Mastery : Britain 1066-1284
ISBN: 9780140148244 / Angielski / Miękka / 640 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Drawing upon vast amounts of fresh research, David Carpenter's remarkable new book brings to life medieval Britain in the tumultuous period between the Norman conquest of England and the English conquest of Wales under Edward I. This epoch saw a profound reshaping of Britain, as Norman and Anglo-Saxon peoples were molded together into a new identity, and the development of a powerful parliamentary tax-based state enabled England to dominate the rest of Britain at the end of the thirteenth century. Yet as Carpenter's wide-ranging narrative makes clear, during this time England was also... Drawing upon vast amounts of fresh research, David Carpenter's remarkable new book brings to life medieval Britain in the tumultuous period between... |
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74,29 zł |
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Viking Age Iceland
ISBN: 9780140291155 / Angielski / Miękka / 447 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The popular image of the Viking Age is of warlords and marauding bands pillaging their way along the shores of Northern Europe. In this fascinating history, Jesse Byock shows that Norse society in Iceland was actually an independent one-almost a republican Free State, without warlords or kings. Combining history with anthropology and archaeology, this remarkable study serves as a valuable companion to the Icelandic sagas, exploring all aspects of Viking Age life: feasting, farming, the power of chieftains and the church, marriage, and the role of women. With masterful interpretations of the...
The popular image of the Viking Age is of warlords and marauding bands pillaging their way along the shores of Northern Europe. In this fascinating hi...
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74,29 zł |
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The Oxford History of the Crusades
ISBN: 9780192803122 / Angielski / Miękka / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. In this collection of essays, the story of the Crusades is told as never before in an engrossing and comprehensive history that ranges from the preaching of the First Crusade in 1095 to the legacy of crusading ideals and imagery that continues today. Here are the ideas of apologists, propagandists, and poets about the Crusades, as well as the perceptions and motives of the crusaders themselves and the means by which they joined the movement.
The book's coverage ranges from the elaborate social and civic systems that arose to support the Crusades to in-depth and vivid descriptions of the... In this collection of essays, the story of the Crusades is told as never before in an engrossing and comprehensive history that ranges from the preach...
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105,01 zł |
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The Anglo-Saxon Age: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN: 9780192854032 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. John Blair's Very Short Introduction to the Anglo-Saxon Age covers the emergence of the earliest English settlements to the Norman victory in 1066. This book is a brief introduction to the political, social, religious, and cultural history of Anglo-Saxon England and it is the most comprehensive and authoritative short guide to the Anglo-Saxon age available.
John Blair's Very Short Introduction to the Anglo-Saxon Age covers the emergence of the earliest English settlements to the Norman victory in 1066. Th...
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44,97 zł |
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Women in the Medieval English Countryside: Gender and Household in Brigstock Before the Plague
ISBN: 9780195045611 / Angielski / Miękka / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Unlike most histories of European women, which have typically focused on the 19th and 20th century elite, this study reconstructs the public lives of peasant women and men during the six decades before the Black Death of 1348-49. Drawing on the extensive records of the forest manor of Brigstock, Judith Bennett challenges the myth of a "golden age" of equality for medieval men and women. Instead, she ably shows that women faced profound political, legal, economic, and social disadvantages in their dealings with men. These disadvantages stemmed more from women's household status as dependents...
Unlike most histories of European women, which have typically focused on the 19th and 20th century elite, this study reconstructs the public lives of ...
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413,77 zł |
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Common Women : Prostitution and Sexuality in Medieval England
ISBN: 9780195062427 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. "Common women" in medieval England were prostitutes, whose distinguishing feature was not that they took money for sex but that they belonged to all men in common. Common Women: Prostitution and Sexuality in Medieval England tells the stories of these women's lives: their entrance into the trade because of poor job and marriage prospects or because of seduction or rape; their experiences as streetwalkers, brothel workers or the medieval equivalent of call girls; their customers, from poor apprentices to priests to wealthy foreign merchants; and their relations with those among whom...
"Common women" in medieval England were prostitutes, whose distinguishing feature was not that they took money for sex but that they belonged to all m...
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787,33 zł |
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Joan of Arc and Richard III : Sex, Saints, and Government in the Middle Ages
ISBN: 9780195069518 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Joan of Arc and Richard III loom large in the histories of their countries, but the myths surrounding them have always obscured just who they were and what they hoped to accomplish. In this book, medieval historian Charles Wood brings these fascinating figures to life through an original combination of traditional biography and wide-ranging discussion of the political and social world in which they lived. Wood draws on a range of unusual sources--from art and legal codes to chronicles and lives of saints--to present a new picture of medieval people and their concerns. Focusing on topics often...
Joan of Arc and Richard III loom large in the histories of their countries, but the myths surrounding them have always obscured just who they were and...
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447,48 zł |
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Ale, Beer and Brewsters in England : Women's Work in a Changing World, 1300-1600
ISBN: 9780195073904 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Women brewed and sold most of the ale consumed in medieval England, but after 1350, men slowly took over the trade. By 1600, most brewers in London were male, and men also dominated the trade in many towns and villages. This book asks how, when, and why brewing ceased to be women's work and instead became a job for men. Employing a wide variety of sources and methods, Bennett vividly describes how brewsters (that is, female brewers) gradually left the trade. She also offers a compelling account of the endurance of patriarchy during this time of dramatic change.
Women brewed and sold most of the ale consumed in medieval England, but after 1350, men slowly took over the trade. By 1600, most brewers in London we...
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843,05 zł |
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Of Good and Ill Repute : Gender and Social Control in Medieval England
ISBN: 9780195109498 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. To be labeled "of ill repute" in medieval society implied that a person had committed a violation of accepted standards and had stepped beyond the bounds of permissible behavior. To have a reputation "of good repute," however, was so powerful as to help a person accused of a crime be acquitted by his or her fellow peers. Labeling a person in medieval times was a complex matter. Often, unwritten codes of behavior determined who was of good repute and who was not. Members of the nobility committing a "fur-collar crime" might have considerable leeway to oppress their neighbors with violence and...
To be labeled "of ill repute" in medieval society implied that a person had committed a violation of accepted standards and had stepped beyond the bou...
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347,20 zł |
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Medieval Folklore : A Guide to Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs
ISBN: 9780195147728 / Angielski / Twarda / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Over a decade in the making, Medieval Folklore offers a wide-ranging guide to the lore of the Middle Ages--from the mundane to the supernatural. Definitive and lively articles focus on the great tales and traditions of the age and includes information on daily and nightly customs and activities; religious beliefs of the pagan, Christian, Muslim, and Jew; key works of oral and written literature; traditional music and art; holidays and feasts; food and drink; and plants and animals, both real and fantastical.
While most books on medieval folklore focus primarily on the West, this unique... Over a decade in the making, Medieval Folklore offers a wide-ranging guide to the lore of the Middle Ages--from the mundane to the supernatural. Defin...
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120,39 zł |
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The African and Middle Eastern World, 600-1500
ISBN: 9780195176735 / Angielski / Twarda / 175 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The history of the African and Middle Eastern world is, to a large extent, the story of a religion-Islam-and how it claimed millions of followers across empires and kingdoms. First proclaimed by the Prophet Muhammad in the seventh century, Islam quickly spread, through trade and conquest, from the Arabian Peninsula to vast sections of Asia and Africa and even to parts of Europe. The cast of characters in this story is fascinating: from the Prophet himself to Abu Bakr Muhammad ar-Razi, a Persian physician who compiled a multivolume medical encyclopedia; Mehmed II, an Ottomon sultan who...
The history of the African and Middle Eastern world is, to a large extent, the story of a religion-Islam-and how it claimed millions of followers acro...
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190,92 zł |
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The First Crusade: A New History : The Roots of Conflict between Christianity and Islam
ISBN: 9780195189056 / Angielski / Miękka / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 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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80,60 zł |