Ancient History
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Text and Image in René d'Anjou's Livre de Tournois: Constructing Authority and Identity in Fifteenth-Century Court Culture - Three Volume set [Hardback]
Justin Sturgeon(Author)
$340.00ISBN: 9781783272693
Published by : Boydell Press
René d'Anjou's Livre des tournois is famous as the most substantial account of the organisation of a medieval tournament that has come down to us. It survives in eight manuscripts, most of which have an almost identical layout; the b... .... Learn More -
The Papers of the Elland Society, 1769-1818 [Hardback]
John Walsh(Editor); Stephen Taylor(Editor)
$120.00ISBN: 9781843834441
Published by : Boydell Press
Series: Church of England Record Society
The Elland Society is one of the leading Evangelical clerical societies established in the eighteenth century. It provides a forum in which a group of like-minded clergymen are able to discuss matters of common interest and concern, and plays an i... .... Learn More -
A History of the County of Somerset: Dunster, Minehead and Carhampton [Hardback]
M.C. Siraut(Editor)
$165.00ISBN: 9781904356486
Published by : Victoria County History
Series: Victoria County History
This volume describes the history of the eastern part of Carhampton Hundred. Bounded by the Bristol Channel and Exmoor, with steep hills forming a backdrop to a coastal plain, the area has at its heart the picturesque village of Dunster, one of th... .... Learn More -
Edge of Empire, Rome's Scottish Frontier: The Antonine Wall [Paperback]
David J. Breeze(Author)
$21.95ISBN: 9781839830037
Published by : Origin
Two thousand years ago, southern Scotland was part of a great empire, the Roman Empire. About AD 140, a Roman army marched north from what is now Northumbria and, 20 years after and over 100 miles further north than Hadrian’s Wall, built a n... .... Learn More -
Henry VIII and Martin Luther: The Second Controversy, 1525-1527 [Hardback]
Richard Rex(Editor)
$115.00ISBN: 9781783275816
Published by : Boydell Press
This book presents a modern critical edition of Henry VIII's second published work against Martin Luther. This open letter to Luther, printed at the king's command in December 1526, was in reply to a private letter addressed to him by Luther the p... .... Learn More -
Ancient Arms Race: Antiquity's Largest Fortresses and Sasanian Military Networks of Northern Iran: A joint fieldwork project by the Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handcraft and Tourism Organisation and the Universities of Edinburgh and Durham (2014-2016) [Hardback]
Eberhard Sauer(Editor); Jebrael Nokandeh(Editor); Hamid Omrani Rekavandi(Editor)
Regular Price: $130.00
Special Price: $97.50
ISBN: 9781789254624
Published by : Oxbow Books
Which ancient army boasted the largest fortifications, and how did the competitive build-up of military capabilities shape world history? Few realise that imperial Rome had a serious competitor in Late Antiquity. Late Roman legionary bases, normal... .... Learn More -
Elite Participation in the Third Crusade [Hardback]
Stephen Bennett(Author)
$99.00ISBN: 9781783275786
Published by : Boydell Press
Series: Warfare in History
Volume: Volume 50
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The Household Knights of Edward III: Warfare, Politics and Kingship in Fourteenth-Century England [Hardback]
Matthew Hefferan(Author)
$99.00ISBN: 9781783275649
Published by : Boydell Press
Series: Warfare in History
Volume: Volume 49
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The Letters of Edward I: Political Communication in the Thirteenth Century [Hardback]
Kathleen Neal(Author)
$99.00ISBN: 9781783274154
Published by : Boydell Press
As formulaic in appearance as they are abundant in the archives, it is easy to underestimate the power of the letters generated by medieval governments, but these acts of communication were more than mere containers of information. Operating at th... .... Learn More -
Human Agency in Medieval Society, 1100-1450 [Hardback]
Ionut Epurescu-Pascovici(Author)
$99.00ISBN: 9781783275762
Published by : Boydell Press
"Of fundamental importance for any discipline dealing with past societies and cultures. One of the most wide-ranging, sophisticated and imaginative books on medieval history that I have read in a very long time. The way in which the author de... .... Learn More
