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Preaching, Building, and Burying: Friars in the Medieval City

Preaching, Building, and Burying: Friars in the Medieval City

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Friars transformed the relationship of the church to laymen by taking religion outside to public and domestic spaces. Mendicant commitment to apostolic poverty bound friars to donors in an exchange...
From Memory to Written Record: England, 1066-1307

From Memory to Written Record: England, 1066-1307

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The second edition of Michael Clanchy's widely-acclaimed study of the history of the written word in the Middle Ages is now, after a much lamented absence, republished in an entirely...
The Lady in Medieval England 1000-1400

The Lady in Medieval England 1000-1400

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This text explores the role of the lady within medieval society, describing what she actually did rather than the romantic ideal. It covers the English lady in the 11th and...
Northmen: The Viking Saga 793-1241

Northmen: The Viking Saga 793-1241

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'Haywood's lucid explanations of the cultures of the Danes, Swedes, and Norwegians are vital to understanding the motivations for their movements' KIRKUS REVIEWS . The violent and predatory society of...
Factastic Millennium Facts

Factastic Millennium Facts

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An insight into the milestone and events that have shaped our world over the last 1000 years. Packed with key political, social and cultural developments, it charts the march of...
Grampian Battlefields

Grampian Battlefields

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Grampian Battlefields covers a time-span of 1,661 years. It forms an exercise in historical reasoning an d historical imagination. '
Mastering the Sky: A History of Aviation from Ancient Times to the

Mastering the Sky: A History of Aviation from Ancient Times to the

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Here, James P. Harrison has chronicled mankind's determination to fly, with accounts of various devices and machines throughout the centuries.
Early Mediaeval Art

Early Mediaeval Art

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Although Charlemagne's Chapel Royal at Aachen is one of the few buildings left from this period, the surviving gems of the allied architectural arts of mosaic, carving and fresco give...
The Prince: Deluxe silkbound edition

The Prince: Deluxe silkbound edition

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'It is far better to be feared than loved if you cannot be both.' - Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) The Prince is one of the most influential books ever written. Published...
Rome, 1300: On the Path of the Pilgrim

Rome, 1300: On the Path of the Pilgrim

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Pope John Paul II declared the year 2000 a Jubilee year. This book looks at the first holy year in 1300, and the route of a prospective pilgrim, guiding the...
The Flame Bearer (The Last Kingdom Series, Book 10)

The Flame Bearer (The Last Kingdom Series, Book 10)

$49.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
The brand new novel in Bernard Cornwell's number one bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. BBC2's major TV show...
The Western Wind

The Western Wind

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An ingenious medieval mystery with an unforgettable narrator, by one of the UK's most acclaimed and daring writers. **FROM THE AUTHOR OF 2024 BOOKER PRIZE WINNING ORBITAL** **SHORTLISTED FOR THE...
House of Lilies: The Dynasty that Made Medieval France

House of Lilies: The Dynasty that Made Medieval France

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A universally praised, richly enjoyable new history of medieval France One of the great epics of Europe's history, the story of the rise and rise of the Capetian dynasty dominates...
Out of Love for My Kin: Aristocratic Family Life in the Lands of the

Out of Love for My Kin: Aristocratic Family Life in the Lands of the

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In Out of Love for My Kin, Amy Livingstone examines the personal dimensions of the lives of aristocrats in the Loire region of France during the eleventh and twelfth centuries....
The Middle Ages: 1154-1485

The Middle Ages: 1154-1485

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The "British History Series" tells the story of the people and changing landscape of Britain. It aims to bring people and events to life and set them in a historical...
Sword of Kings (The Last Kingdom Series, Book 12)

Sword of Kings (The Last Kingdom Series, Book 12)

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*A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred's Feast, is available to pre-order now*The 12th book in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions.An oath of...
A Season Most Unfair

A Season Most Unfair

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Perfect for fans of The Beatryce Prophecy and Catherine, Called Birdy , this "spirited" ( Booklist ) historical middle grade coming-of-age story set in medieval times follows a strong-minded girl...
Agincourt: The King, the Campaign, the Battle

Agincourt: The King, the Campaign, the Battle

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Agincourt took place on 25 October 1415 and was a turning-point not only in the Hundred Years War between England and France but also in the history of weaponry. Azincourt...
Mamerot, Les Passages D'Outremer: A Chronicle of the Crusades

Mamerot, Les Passages D'Outremer: A Chronicle of the Crusades

$225.00 AUD$150.00 AUD
This book features the clash of the crusaders. It presents a rare 15th-century account of French crusades and pilgrimages to the Holy Land. Completed around 1474, Sebastien Mamerot's "Expeditions Made...
Restoring Notre-Dame de Paris: Rebirth of the Legendary Gothic

Restoring Notre-Dame de Paris: Rebirth of the Legendary Gothic

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Magnum photographer Patrick Zachmann was on the scene when the disastrous fire erupted in Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral on the evening of April 15, 2019. At the time he did...
I am a Bird from Paradise

I am a Bird from Paradise

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90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books May I remember always when, Your glance in secrecy met mine, And in my face your love was like A visibly...
The Bone Chests: Unlocking the Secrets of the Anglo-Saxons

The Bone Chests: Unlocking the Secrets of the Anglo-Saxons

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A TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A diligent historian and a superb writer' THE TIMES A gripping new history of the making of England as a nation. In December...
A Concise History of Bolivia

A Concise History of Bolivia

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In its first Spanish edition, Herbert Klein's A Concise History of Bolivia won immediate acceptance within Bolivia as the new standard history of this important nation. Surveying Bolivia's economic, social,...
Viking Worlds: Things, Spaces and Movement

Viking Worlds: Things, Spaces and Movement

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Fourteen papers explore a variety of inter-disciplinary approaches to understanding the Viking past, both in Scandinavia and in the Viking diaspora. Contributions employ both traditional inter- or multi-disciplinarian perspectives such...
Sixtus IV and the Basso Della Rovere D'Aragona Overdoor: Architecture

Sixtus IV and the Basso Della Rovere D'Aragona Overdoor: Architecture

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November 19, 1479: a dynastic alliance, two noble scions, a regal wedding, short-lived and with an unhappy ending. These pages reconstruct the story of the magnificent bas relief in the...
The Genius of: The Benin Kingdom: Clever Ideas and Inventions from

The Genius of: The Benin Kingdom: Clever Ideas and Inventions from

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Which genius ideas and inventions began in the Benin Kingdom? What did the people of the Benin Kingdom develop that we use to this day? Find out how a collection...
Banners of Hell: Hugh Corbett 24

Banners of Hell: Hugh Corbett 24

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Summer 1312. The brutal murder of King Edward II's favourite, Peter Gaveston, unleashes a horde of demons . . . Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the Secret Seal, hastens to...
From the Material to the Mystical in Late Medieval Piety: The

From the Material to the Mystical in Late Medieval Piety: The

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The German mystic Gertrude the Great of Helfta (c.1256-1301) is a globally venerated saint who is still central to the Sacred Heart Devotion. Her visions were first recorded in Latin,...
Blood Royal: Dynastic Politics in Medieval Europe

Blood Royal: Dynastic Politics in Medieval Europe

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Throughout medieval Europe, for hundreds of years, monarchy was the way that politics worked in most countries. This meant power was in the hands of a family - a dynasty;...
The Cambridge Economic History of China: Volume 1, To 1800

The Cambridge Economic History of China: Volume 1, To 1800

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China's rise as the world's second-largest economy surely is the most dramatic development in the global economy since the year 2000. But China's prominence in the global economy is hardly...
The Idea of Europe: From Antiquity to the European Union

The Idea of Europe: From Antiquity to the European Union

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The creation of the European Union and the progressive integration of the European states has raised serious questions about the existence of a distinctive European identity. Do the British share...
Botticelli's Apprentice: A Graphic Novel

Botticelli's Apprentice: A Graphic Novel

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This funny, empowering graphic novel from rising star Ursula Murray Husted is a gorgeously illustrated glimpse into the forgotten history of Renaissance Italy, following an ambitious young girl's quest to...
Dark Earth

Dark Earth

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'Superb ... radically new and beautiful' Observer 'Magical and evocative' Imogen Hermes Gowar, author of The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock 'Heartachingly poignant' Lucy Holland, author of Sistersong 'An ancient tapestry...
James I

James I

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IMAGES OF TUDOR KINGSHIP

IMAGES OF TUDOR KINGSHIP

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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...
History Heroes: Christopher Columbus

History Heroes: Christopher Columbus

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Christopher Columbus sailed the seas in search of the perfect trade route - find out how his life and explorations helped to change the world! Discover the stories of people...
Beating Napoleon: How Britain Faced Down Her Greatest Challenge

Beating Napoleon: How Britain Faced Down Her Greatest Challenge

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'If it had not been for you English, I should have been Emperor of the East; but wherever there is water to float a ship, we are sure to find...
Chronicles of the Crusades

Chronicles of the Crusades

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The Wolves of Savernake: A gripping medieval mystery from the bestselling author

The Wolves of Savernake: A gripping medieval mystery from the bestselling author

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A man's body is found mutilated in Savernake Forest and the residents of Bedwyn sleep uneasy at night, fearing a monster stalking the town. When Ralph Delchard and Gervase Bret...
The Habsburgs: The Rise and Fall of a World Power

The Habsburgs: The Rise and Fall of a World Power

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The definitive history of the dynasty that dominated Europe for centuries In The Habsburgs, Martyn Rady tells the epic story of a dynasty and the world it built - and...
Now She is Witch: 'Myth-making at its best' Val McDermid

Now She is Witch: 'Myth-making at its best' Val McDermid

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Some of what they say about witches is true. A witch story unlike any other, from one of the UK's most outstanding LGBT writers. She dug her mother's grave in...
The Private Lives of the Saints: Power, Passion and Politics in Anglo-Saxon England

The Private Lives of the Saints: Power, Passion and Politics in Anglo-Saxon England

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Skulduggery, power struggles and politics. A fascinating re-examination of Anglo-Saxon England told through the secret lives of the saints. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Femina 'Ramirez blasts a...
A Brief History of Khubilai Khan

A Brief History of Khubilai Khan

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His grandfather was the bloodthirsty Mongol leader Genghis Khan, his mother a Christian princess. Groomed from childhood for a position of authority, Khubilai snatched the position of Great Khan, becoming...