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The English Countryside Explored [Paperback]
Peter Fowler (Author)
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ISBN: 9780752450209
Published by : The History Press
A reprint for Fowler and Blackwell's 1998, The Land of Lettice Sweetapple . Peter Fowler and his team of archaeologists, historians and scientists have investigated the landscape of the parishes of West Overton and Flyfield over 39 years, not me... .... Learn More -
A Companion and Guide to the Norman Conquest [Paperback]
Peter Bramley (Author)
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ISBN: 9780752463353
Published by : The History Press
Aimed very much at the general reader this well illustrated book combines the functions of encyclopaedia and gazetteer, covering not just the conquest itself, but the Norman period in England as a whole. Sections cover the background to the conque... .... Learn More -
Suffolk in the Middle Ages [Paperback]
Norman Scarfe (Author)
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ISBN: 9781843830689
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
First published in 1986 Norman Scrafe's fascinating and meticulous study of medieval Suffolk has been made available again. In it, Scarfe draws on a wide range of evidence, including the Sutton Hoo burial, place-names, linguistics, documents, ... .... Learn More -
Hellenistic and Roman Naval Warfare, 336-31 [Hardback]
John D. Grainger (Author)
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ISBN: 9781848841611
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
The battle of Actium in 31 BC, in which Octavian defeated the forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, was the last significant naval encounter in the ancient Mediterranean world. However, before the dominance of Rome was complete, battles at sea w... .... Learn More -
William Dunbar, 'The Nobill Poyet' [Paperback]
sally mapstone (Author)
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ISBN: 9781862321960
Published by : Tuckwell Press
This collection of essays address major aspects of the literary, textual and linguistic contexts of Dunbar's poetry and assess his impact on subsequent generations of Scottish poets. .... Learn More -
The Caliph's Splendor [Hardback]
Benson Bobrick (Author)
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ISBN: 9781416567622
Published by : Simon & Schuster
A popular study of the achievements of the Caliphate at its height under Harun al-Rashid. After a summary of the rise of Islam, Bobrick outlines the impact of Islamic scholarship in such fields as astronomy, medicine, and mathematics, as well as a... .... Learn More -
The Lost City of Solomon and Sheba: An African Mystery [Hardback]
Robin Brown-Lowe (Author)
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ISBN: 9780750930338
Published by : Sutton Publishing Ltd
It sounds like something out of an Indiana Jones film - a lost civilisation, gold mines, the legendary King Solomon and his lover the Queen of Sheba - but this is the real thing. Despite being investigated by the Royal Geographical Society in 1... .... Learn More -
The Abacus and the Cross: The Story of the Pope Who Brought the Light of Science to the Dark Ages [Hardback]
Nancy Marie Brown (Author)
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ISBN: 9780465009503
Published by : Basic Books
An accessible biography of Gerbert of Aurillac (c.946-1003), and his rise from shepherd to Pope, as Sylvester II. It focuses on Gerbert's scientific and mathematically enquiries and achievements, his theological vision, and his fractious political... .... Learn More -
Texts and Traditions of Medieval Pastoral Care: Essays in Honour of Bella Millett [Hardback]
Cate Gunn (Editor); Catherine Innes-Parker (Editor)
Regular Price: £50.00
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ISBN: 9781903153291
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Pastoral and devotional literature flourished throughout the middle ages, and its growth and transmutations form the focus of this collection. Ranging historically from the difficulties of localizing Anglo-Saxon pastoral texts to the reading of wo... .... Learn More -
Frontiers of the Roman Empire [Paperback]
David J. Breeze (Author); Sonja Jilek (Author)
Regular Price: £25.00
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ISBN: 9781904966890
Published by : Historic Scotland
This volume reports on the work of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire project which aimed to inform the public on the frontiers of the Roman Empire, and to improve the data base. Papers reflect on the creation of the multi-national frontiers of the... .... Learn More
