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  • An Archaeological Study of the Bayeux Tapestry

    The Landscapes, Buildings and Places

    by Trevor Rowley ...
    An analysis of the famed medieval English tapestry through examination of the depicted landscapes, towns, castles, and other structures.An Archaeological Study of the Bayeux Tapestry provides a unique re-examination of this famous piece of work through the historical geography and archaeology of the tapestry. Trevor Rowley is the first author to have analyzed the tapestry through the landscapes, ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Landscapes of the Norman Conquest

    by Trevor Rowley ...
    For a long time, the Norman Conquest has been viewed as a turning point in English history; an event which transformed English identity, sovereignty, kingship, and culture. The years between 1066 and 1086 saw the largest transfer of property ever seen in English History, comparable in scale, if not greater, than the revolutions in France in 1789 and Russia in 1917. This transfer and the means to ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Normans

    A History of Conquest

    by Trevor Rowley ...
    A powerful and evocative portrait of the Norman Conquest of Europe, revealing the permanent cultural and political legacy that resulted in their ascendency.The Norman’s conquering of the known world was a phenomenon unlike anything Europe had seen up to that point in history.They emerged early in the tenth century but had disappeared from world affairs by the mid-thirteenth century. Yet in that ... Read more

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  • The Norman Heritage

    1055-1200

    by Trevor Rowley ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World
    Originally published in 1983, The Norman Heritage looks at the Norman Conquest as a turning point in English history. The book argues that not only was this the last time that England was successfully invaded, but it followed a complete change in the ruling dynasty, the introduction of military feudalism, the reform of the church and the rapid spread of monasticism. The book suggests that such ... Read more

    $71.44 CAD

  • The High Middle Ages

    1200-1550

    by Trevor Rowley ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World
    Originally published in 1986, The High Middle Ages begins in the late twelfth century and ends, not with the arrival of the Tudor monarchs in 1485, but with the destruction of the wealth and power of the Church in the 1530s. The book looks at how the passing of the monasteries marked the transition from an economic and social system based on a balance – however shifting and uneasy – between the ... Read more

    $71.44 CAD

  • The Origins of Open Field Agriculture

    Edited by Trevor Rowley ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World
    Originally published in 1981, The Origins of Open Field Agriculture looks at the problems connected with open field agriculture – the origins of strip cultivation, the three-field system, the adaptation of ‘Celtic’ fields, and the development of ploughing techniques. The book looks at the challenges to traditional ideas on the origins of settlement and their associated economy, and casts new light ... Read more

    $71.44 CAD

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    Steam Planes & Radiophones

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  • Rome, Blood & Politics

    Reform, Murder and Popular Politics in the Late Republic, 133–70 BC

    by Gareth C. Sampson ...
    This in-depth chronicle examines the series of political upheavals that led to division, violence, and civil war in the ancient Roman Republic.The last century of the Roman Republic saw the consensus of the ruling elite shattered by a series of high-profile politicians who proposed political or social reform programs, many of which culminated in acts of bloodshed on the streets of Rome itself. ... Read more

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  • Decoding the Bayeux Tapestry

    The Secrets of History's Most Famous Embroidery Hidden in Plain Sight

    by Arthur Colin Wright ...
    For the first time, a scholar reveals the meaning of the marginal images on the Bayeux Tapestry, unlocking a completely new meaning of the work.The story of the Norman Conquest and the Battle of Hastings as shown in the Bayeux Tapestry is arguably the most widely-known in the panoply of English history, and over the last 200 years there have been hundreds of books on the Tapestry seeking to ... Read more

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  • Chance in Evolution

    Edited by Grant Ramsey, Charles H. Pence ...
    This illuminating volume explores the effects of chance on evolution, covering diverse perspectives from scientists, philosophers, and historians.The evolution of species, from single-celled organisms to multicellular animals and plants, is the result of a long and highly chancy history. But how profoundly has chance shaped life on earth? And what, precisely, do we mean by chance? Bringing ... Read more

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  • King Stephen and The Anarchy

    Civil War and Military Tactics in Twelfth-Century Britain

    by Chris Peers ...
    "[The] epic story of the struggle for the throne and the woman who was almost the first queen of England . . . historically accurate . . . entertaining." — Tudor HistoryThe Anarchy, the protracted struggle between Stephen of Blois and the Empress Matilda for the English crown between 1135 and 1154, is often seen as a disastrous breakdown in one of the best-governed kingdoms of medieval Europe. But ... Read more

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    A noted linguist examines extinct languages, from Egyptian hieroglyphs to the mysteries of as-yet undeciphered writings, in this scholarly work.While certain ancient languages were passed down continuously through the ages, many others were ignored for centuries. When scholars began to decipher these extinct languages in the early nineteenth century, they uncovered previously inaccessible riches ... Read more

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