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  • Bishops and the Politics of Patronage in Merovingian Gaul

    par Gregory I. Halfond ...
    Following the dissolution of the Western Roman Empire, local Christian leaders were confronted with the problem of how to conceptualize and administer their regional churches. As Gregory Halfond shows, the bishops of post-Roman Gaul oversaw a transformation in the relationship between church and state. He shows that by constituting themselves as a corporate body, the Gallic episcopate was able to ... En savoir plus

    $47.99 CAD

  • The Medieval Way of War

    Studies in Medieval Military History in Honor of Bernard S. Bachrach

    par Gregory I. Halfond ...
    Few historians have argued so forcefully or persuasively as Bernard S. Bachrach for the study of warfare as not only worthy of scholarly attention, but demanding of it. In his many publications Bachrach has established unequivocally the relevance of military institutions and activity for an understanding of medieval European societies, polities, and mentalities. In so doing, as much as any scholar ... En savoir plus

    $100.99 CAD

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  • A Brief History of the Knights Templar

    par Professor in Medieval History Helen Nicholson ...
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    Much has been written about the Knights Templar in recent years. A leading specialist in the history of this legendary medieval order now writes a full account of the Knights of the Order of the Temple of Solomon, to give them their full title, bringing the latest findings to a general audience. Putting many of the myths finally to rest, Nicholson recounts a new history of these storm troopers of ... En savoir plus

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  • The Knight in History

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    A magisterial history of the origins, reality, and legend of the knight“A carefully researched, concise, readable, and entertaining account of an institution that remains a part of the Western imagination.” —Los Angeles TimesBorn out of the chaos of the early Middle Ages, the armored and highly mobile knight revolutionized warfare and quickly became a mythic figure in history. From the Knights ... En savoir plus

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  • Blood in the Arena

    The Spectacle of Roman Power

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  • How to Plan a Crusade

    Reason and Religious War in the High Middle Ages

    par Christopher Tyerman ...
    'Wonderfully written and characteristically brilliant' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads'Elegant, readable ... an impressive synthesis ... Not many historians could have done it' - Jonathan Sumption, Spectator'Tyerman's book is fascinating not just for what it has to tell us about the Crusades, but for the mirror it holds up to today's religious extremism' - Tom Holland, SpectatorT... ... En savoir plus

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  • Lionheart and Lackland

    King Richard, King John and the Wars of Conquest

    par Frank McLynn ...
    Anyone who has seen The Lion in Winter will remember the vicious, compelling world of the Plantagenets and readers of the romance of Robin Hood will be familiar with the typecasting of Good King Richard, defending Christendom in the Holy Land, and Bad King John who usurps the kingdom in his absence. But do these popular stereotypes correspond with reality?In this sweeping narrative, celebrated ... En savoir plus

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  • Blondel's Song

    The capture, Imprisonment and Ransom of Richard the Lionheart

    par David Boyle ...
    On his way back from the crusades, one of England's most famous and romantic medieval kings was ship-wrecked and stranded near Venice. Trying to make his way home in disguise, he was arrested and imprisoned and effectively disappeared. He didn't return home for another fifteen months, and at enormous cost - a quarter of the entire wealth of England was paid to win his release.The extraordinary ... En savoir plus

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  • Galerius and the Will of Diocletian

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  • The Second Crusade: Extending the Frontiers of Christendom

    par Jonathan Phillips ...
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