History
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The Invisible Hand?: How Market Economies have Emerged and Declined Since AD 500 [Hardback]
Bas J. P. Van Bavel (Author)
£35.00ISBN: 9780199608133
Published by : Oxford University Press
The Invisible Hand offers a radical departure from the conventional wisdom of economists and economic historians, by showing that 'factor markets' and the economies dominated by them — the market economies — are not modern, but have existed a... .... Learn More
Encountering Islam on the First Crusade [Hardback]
Nicholas Morton (Author)
£64.99ISBN: 9781107156890
Published by : Cambridge University Press
The First Crusade (1095-9) has often been characterised as a head-to-head confrontation between the forces of Christianity and Islam. For many, it is the campaign that created a lasting rupture between these two faiths. Nevertheless, is such a cha... .... Learn More
Henry of Lancaster's Expedition to Aquitaine 1345-1346: Military Service and Professionalism in the Hundred Years War [Hardback]
Nicholas A. Gribit (Author)
Regular Price: £30.00
Special Price: £24.00
ISBN: 9781783271177
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
In 1345 Henry of Lancaster, earl of Derby - the most prominent soldier, diplomat and statesman of his generation - led an English royal army to the duchy of Aquitaine and inflicted two devastating defeats on the French royal forces. These were the... .... Learn More
Norman Naval Operations in the Mediterranean [Paperback]
Charles D. Stanton (Author)
Regular Price: £25.00
Special Price: £20.00
ISBN: 9781783271382
Published by : Boydell & Brewer
The rise of Norman naval power in the central Mediterranean in the eleventh and twelfth centuries prompted a seminal shift in the balance of power on the sea. Drawing from Latin, Greek, Jewish and Arabic sources, this book details how the House of... .... Learn More
The Black Prince: The King That Never Was [Hardback]
Michael Jones (Author)
£30.00ISBN: 9781784972936
Published by : Head of Zeus
Not yet published - available for pre-order
As a child he was given his own suit of armour; in 1346, at the age of 16 he helped defeat the French at Crecy; and in 1356 he captured the king of France at Poitiers. For the chronicler Jean Froissart 'He was the flower of all chivalry'; for the ... .... Learn More
Margaret, Queen of Sicily [Paperback]
Jacqueline Alio (Author)
£32.99ISBN: 9780991588657
Published by : Trinacria Editions
Not yet published - available for pre-order
Margaret of Navarre, Queen of Sicily, was one of the most important women of the twelfth century, acting as regent during a pivotal phase in her kingdom's history. Her life and times make for the compelling story of a wife, sister, mother and lead... .... Learn More
Medieval Dublin XVI: Proceedings of Clontarf 1014-2014 [Paperback]
Sean Duffy (Editor)
£19.95ISBN: 9781846826047
Published by : Four Courts Press
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Frederick Barbarossa: The Prince and the Myth [Hardback]
John Freed (Author)
£35.00ISBN: 9780300122763
Published by : Yale University Press
Frederick Barbarossa, born of two of Germany's most powerful families, swept to the imperial throne in a coup d'etat in 1152. A leading monarch of the Middle Ages, he legalized the dualism between the crown and the princes that endured until the e... .... Learn More
Archery and Crossbow Guilds in Medieval Flanders 1300-1500 [Hardback]
Laura Crombie (Author)
£60.00ISBN: 9781783271047
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
The notion of "guilds" in civic society might conjure images of craft guilds, the organisations of butchers, bakers or brewers set up to regulate working practises. In the towns of medieval Flanders, however, a plethora of guilds ex... .... Learn More
Medieval East Central Europe in a Comparative Perspective: From Frontier Zones to Lands in Focus [Paperback]
Gerhard Jaritz (Editor); Katalin Szende (Editor)
£32.99ISBN: 9781138923478
Published by : Routledge
Medieval East Central Europe in a Comparative Perspective draws together the new perspectives concerning the relevance of East Central Europe for current historiography by placing the region in various comparative contexts. The chapters compare co... .... Learn More
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