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  • Politics and Society in Mid Thirteenth-Century England

    The Troubled Realm

    par Peter Coss ...
    Despite the multidirectional nature of modern research, the interpretation of the political history of thirteenth-century England has remained locked into a traditional framework bequeathed by the mid-twentieth-century historian, R. F. Treharne, and embellished by the emphases and accentuations of his present-day successors. Characterised by its conception of community, its constitutionalism, its ... En savoir plus

    $111.99 CAD

  • The Aristocracy in England and Tuscany, 1000 - 1250

    par Peter Coss ...
    This volume examines the aristocracy in Tuscany and in England across a period of two and a half centuries (1000-1250). It deals first with Tuscany, tracing the history of the aristocracy and illustrating its nature and evolution, and observing aristocratic behaviour and attitudes, and how aristocrats related to other members of society. Peter Coss then examines the history of England in the same ... En savoir plus

    $72.99 CAD

  • A Companion to Chivalry

    Chivalry lay at the heart of elite society in the Middle Ages, but it is a nebulous concept which defies an easy definition. More than just a code of ethical behaviour, it shaped literary tastes, art and manners, as well as socialhierarchies, political events and religious practices; its impact is everywhere.This work aims to provide an accessible and holistic survey of the subject. Its chapters, ... En savoir plus

    $27.99 CAD

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  • For Honour and Fame

    Chivalry in England, 1066-1500

    par Nigel Saul ...
    The world of medieval chivalry is at once glamorous and violent, alluring yet alien. Our popular views of the period are largely inherited from the nineteenth-century romantics, for whom chivalry evoked images of knights in shining armour, competing for the attention of fair ladies - with pennons and streamers fluttering from castle battlements.But what is the reality? Were the rituals and romance ... En savoir plus

    $17.99 CAD

  • England under the Norman and Angevin Kings

    1075-1225

    par Robert Bartlett ...
    Collections series New Oxford History of England
    This lively and far-reaching account of the politics, religion, and culture of England in the century and a half after the Norman Conquest provides a vivid picture of everyday existence, and increases our understanding of all aspects of medieval society. This was a period in which the ruling dynasty and military aristocracy were deeply enmeshed with the politics and culture of France. Professor ... En savoir plus

    $60.99 CAD

  • A Great and Terrible King

    Edward I and the Forging of Britain

    par Marc Morris ...
    This is the first major biography for a generation of a truly formidable king. Edward I is familiar to millions as 'Longshanks', conqueror of Scotland and nemesis of Sir William Wallace ('Braveheart'). Edward was born to rule England, but believed that it was his right to rule all of Britain. His reign was one of the most dramatic of the entire Middle Ages, leading to war and conquest on an ... En savoir plus

    $12.99 CAD

  • Terry Jones' Medieval Lives

    Was medieval England full of knights on horseback rescuing fainting damsels in distress? Were the Middle Ages mired in superstition and ignorance? Why does nobody ever mention King Louis the First and Last? And, of course, those key questions: which monks were forbidden the delights of donning underpants... and did outlaws never wear trousers?Terry Jones and Alan Ereira are your guides to this ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Perfect King

    The Life of Edward III, Father of the English Nation

    par Ian Mortimer ...
    He ordered his uncle to be beheaded; he usurped his father's throne; he started a war which lasted for more than a hundred years, and taxed his people more than any other previous king. Yet for centuries Edward III was celebrated as the most brilliant king England had ever had, and three hundred years after his death it was said that his kingship was perhaps the greatest that the world had ever ... En savoir plus

    $12.99 CAD

  • Crown & Sceptre

    A New History of the British Monarchy from William the Conqueror to Charles III

    par Tracy Borman ...
    'Not just a brilliant compendium of biographies, but the biography of an institution: a marvellous read' - TOM HOLLANDThe perfect read for fans of UNRULY'This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle'(William Shakespeare, Richard II)The British monarchy is the one of the most iconic and enduring institutions in the world. It has weathered the storms of rebellion, revolution and war that brought ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $14.99 CAD Maintenant $4.99 CAD

  • Devil-Land

    England Under Siege, 1588-1688

    par Clare Jackson ...
    *WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2022***A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021, AS CHOSEN BY THE TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, TELEGRAPH AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT'A big historical advance. Ours, it turns out, is a very un-insular "Island Story". And its 17th-century chapter will never look quite the same again' John Adamson, Sunday TimesA ground-breaking portrait of the most turbulent century in English history* ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Greatest Traitor

    The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March

    par Ian Mortimer ...
    One night in August 1323 a captive rebel baron, Sir Roger Mortimer, drugged his guards and escaped from the Tower of London. With the king's men-at-arms in pursuit he fled to the south coast, and sailed to France. There he was joined by Isabella, the Queen of England, who threw herself into his arms. A year later, as lovers, they returned with an invading army: King Edward II's forces crumbled ... En savoir plus

    $12.99 CAD

  • Empires of the Normans

    Makers of Europe, Conquerors of Asia

    par Levi Roach ...
    'Powerful' The Economist'Fascinating, panoramic . . . Roach brings an expert eye and page-turning energy' Helen Castor, bestselling author of She Wolves'Narrated with pace, clarity, authority and style, Roach's book is a bracing tour of the world that the Normans made their own' Thomas Williams, bestselling author of Viking Britain'A fresh retelling . . . written with enthusiasm an... ... En savoir plus

    $7.99 CAD