Medieval Britain
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The Role of the Hospital in Medieval England: Gift-giving and the Spiritual Economy [Hardback]
Sheila Sweetinburgh (Author)
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ISBN: 9781851827947
Published by : Four Courts Press
Hospitals in medieval England gave and received gifts as part of the spiritual economy, engaging in an ongoing process of gift-exchange and reciprocity with the rich, as hospital patrons and benefactors. Those inside the hospital, the poor, inf... .... Learn More -
Tower Menagerie: Being the Amazing True Story of the Royal Collection of Wild and Ferocious Beasts [Hardback]
Roger Hahn (Author)
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ISBN: 9781585423354
Published by : Simon & Schuster
An entertaining and enlightening history of Britain's first zoo: the Tower of London menagerie. When King Henry III was given three leopards by his new brother-in-law, Frederick, the Holy Roman Emperor, he ordered -- in desperation -- that they... .... Learn More -
The Exercise of Power in Medieval Scotland c.1200-1500 [Hardback]
Alasdair Ross (Author); Steve Boardman (Author)
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ISBN: 9781851827497
Published by : Four Courts Press
Through detailed case studies this volume re-evaluates the notion that the Scottish kingdom experienced a rapid and revolutionary change in government and aristocratic society in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Despite the emphasis on the... .... Learn More -
Scottish Queens 1034-1714 [Hardback]
Rosalind K Marshall (Author)
$31.95Out of stock
ISBN: 9781862322714
Published by : Tuckwell Press
From Lady Macbeth of evil repute to the tragic Anne, Queen of a united Engand and Scotland, this accessible book provides `lively and revealing miniature portraits' of these largely forgotton women. Rosalind Marshall's aims are to discuss the natu... .... Learn More -
The Declaration of Abroath: History, Significance, Setting [Paperback]
Geoffrey Barrow (Author)
$50.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9780903903271
Published by : Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
The Declaration of Arbroath took the form of a letter or petition sent from the Scottish nobles to Pope John XXII, dated April 6th 1320. In it the nobles argued for their claim to independence and sovereignty under Robert the Bruce, promising obed... .... Learn More -
Stone of Destiny: Artefact and Icon [Hardback]
David J. Breeze (Author); Richard Welander (Author); Thomas Owen Clancy (Author)
$60.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9780903903226
Published by : Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
The Stone of Destiny, Stone of Scone or Coronation Stone, is a relatively unattractive and unappealing slab of stone but it is also a unique symbol in Scottish history, linked to royal inaugurations. At a conference organised by the Society of Ant... .... Learn More -
Galloglas: Hebridean and West Highland Mercenary Warrior Kindreds in Medieval Ireland [Paperback]
John Marsden (Author)
$34.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9781862322516
Published by : Tuckwell Press
This new account of the galloglas-mercenary warriors from the Hebrides and West Highlands who settled in Ireland in the later 13th century and achieved extraordinary prominence on Irish battlefields throughout the 300 years following-is written... .... Learn More -
Yr Hen Iaith: Studies in Early Welsh [Paperback]
Paul Russell (Author)
$39.95ISBN: 9781891271106
Published by : Celtic Studies Publications
Series: CENTRE FOR HELLENISTIC STUDIES COLLOQUIA
Volume: 7
A collection of 10 essays on Early Welsh. Contents: The etymology of Welsh chwith and the semantics and morphology of PIE *k(w)sweibh- ( Peter Schrijver ); Rowynniauc , Rhufoniog : the orthography and phonology of /m/ in Early Welsh ( Paul ... .... Learn More -
Arthurian Myths and Alchemy: The Kingship of Edward IV [Hardback]
Jonathan Hughes (Author)
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ISBN: 9780750919944
Published by : Sutton Publishing Ltd
This is a controversial new study of the life of one of the most charismatic and neglected late medieval English kings. Everyone seems to have heard of Richard III, but here for the first time Jonathan Hughes reveals reveals the emotional and s... .... Learn More -
The Knights Templar in Britain [Paperback]
Evelyn Lord (Author)
$11.95Out of stock
ISBN: 9781405801638
Published by : Addison Wesley Longman
This powerful military Order arrived in Britain in 1128 to recruit crusaders for wars in the east and it was not long before they became major landowners and took an active part in British life. Arranged geographically, Lord takes us around Britai... .... Learn More