Medieval History

Author: Ann MacMillan Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 Historians and broadcasters Peter Snow and Ann MacMillan introduce the most powerful men and women in English, and later British, society....

Author: Douglas Boyd Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 When Count Henry of Anjou and his formidable wife Eleanor of Aquitaine became king and queen of England, they amassed an...

Author: Dan Jones Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 464 A major new history of the Crusades with an unprecedented wide scope, told in a tableau of portraits of people on...

Author: Dan Jones Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 720 Dan Jones's epic new history tells nothing less than the story of how the world we know today came to be...

Author: Max Hastings Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 496 'A gripping new collection from Max Hastings that puts you at the heart of the battle ... Compelling' Daily...

Author: Jonathan Clements Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 288 His grandfather was the bloodthirsty Mongol leader Genghis Khan, his mother a Christian princess. Groomed from childhood for a...

Author: Umberto Eco Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 592 The ground-breaking first novel from Umberto Eco - a murder mystery, an enthralling chronicle of the Middle Ages, a...

The revolutionary treatise for the history of art, exploring the use of perspective in painting Artist, architect, poet and philosopher, Leon Battista Alberti revolutionized the history of art with his...

A collection of writings on the early history of the Christian Church This selection of writings from the sixth and seventh century AD provides a powerful insight into the early...

Penguin Classics relaunch Written by Europe's first professional woman writer, The Treasure of the City of Ladies offers advice and guidance to women of all ages and from all levels...

Two fascinating biographical accounts of the great medieval ruler Einhard's Life of Charlemagne is an absorbing chronicle of one of the most powerful and dynamic of all medieval rulers, written...

The volume comprises lightly annotated translation of a key medieval Arabic text that bears directly on the Crusades and Crusader society and the Muslim experience of them.

Penguin Classics relaunch Domesday Book has been described as 'the most valuable piece of antiquity possessed by any nation.' (David Hume) But a complete translation has never been available before...

A sparkling new translation of the most famous travel book ever written Marco Polo's voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kublai Khan...

One was stabbed to death in an attempted coup. Another was portrayed as a villain in one of Shakespeare's plays. They are among the kings and queens who ruled Scotland...

Explore the wonders of the past in this stunning collection of over 160 historical artefacts, from Ancient Rome to the dynasties of China. Welcome to the museum. This rich and...

THE GOLDEN LEGEND is one of the central texts of the Middle Ages One of the central texts of the Middle Ages, The Golden Legend deeply influenced the imagery of...

A textbook on the 1066 battle. This looks at the armies, arms and armour as well as the lead up to and effects of the battle.

In his new book the eminent Kant scholar Henry Allison provides an innovative and comprehensive interpretation of Kant's concept of freedom. The author analyzes the concept and discusses the role...

The book titled Letters by the author Lord Lisle. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

`A rich and varied work ...Longworth's a bold and always arresting study' - Jeremy Black, History Today. Why has the collapse of Communism resulted in so much disappointment for the...

A finalist for World Magazine's Book of the Year! "Essential reading." -Antonio Carreno, Brown University "A watershed in scholarship." -Raphael Israeli, Hebrew University of Jerusalem "Desperately, desperately needed as a...

This is a book for all those who may have wondered what the Borgias did to acquire such infamy, who the Medici were, who were the antipopes, and who was...

The book titled Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy by the author Jacob Burckhardt. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

'A very promising historical adventure' - THE TIMES 'A terrific novel' - HISTORIA MAGAZINE *** 'There is a fury in England that none shall suppress - and when it breaks...

**Now featuring an exclusive extract of part two in the duology, The Crownless Queen ** 1338: England has declared war on France, and Jeanette of Kent , cousin to King...

A brilliant new interpretation of one of the most dramatic periods of British history . The Wars of the Roses didn't end at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. Despite...

A military history of the campaigns of Belisarius, the greatest general of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emperor Justinian. He twice defeated the Persians and reconquered North Africa from the Vandals...

She is a curator, who spends her time dressing the rooms of historic buildings to bring them to life. A replica pie, half-eaten, perched on a small desk in the...