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81) Heart of a Lion
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She has once been a beautiful noblewoman called lady Isabeau, betrothed at birth to the handsome squire Jared de Navarre. But, all that changed when the Crusades began, and Isabeau was abducted, transported to the torrid climes of the Mideast, and sold...
Jared had journeyed east, vowing to stay until he found his lady...but there his hopes died and his heart hardened. Now called the Black Lion, he is a fierce mercenary, about to begin a dangerous...
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Did you know that the world's oldest football was found in a room at Stirling Castle? Do you know what the person in charge of a castle's buttery is called? What is the difference between a trebuchet and a mangonel? And what is an oubliette? The answers to all of these questions and more can be found in the excellent quick-read guide to castles. Whether you're King Richard the Lionheart himself, or just some unlucky peasant, this book containing over...
83) Court of Blades
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They say hope is the last thing lost.Charlotte Livingston might be a descendent of the last Prince of Wales, but she is every bit English born and raised. So when her father informs her that she is to go Dinefwr Castle and play the role of Welsh royalty, she thinks he has lost his mind. The castle has a reputation for consuming its English occupants, and wastelanders can smell deceit a mile away. Cross the border, win hearts, and stay alive. It is...
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First appearing as an anonymous serial in "Harper's Magazine" in 1895, "Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc" was Mark Twain's final novel and was published as a complete work under his name in 1896. The novel is a stark departure from Twain's usual comic and satirical writings, which is why Twain insisted it initially be published anonymously so that the public would take it seriously. The work is told from the perspective of a fictionalized version...
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Return to the days of the Norman invasion of England and fight alongside a nobleman serving the last of England's Anglo-Saxon monarchs. Wulf of Steyning, a Saxon thane loyal to King Harold Godwinson, boldly captures a castle in the Welsh wars, risks his life to rescue his shipwrecked sovereign, and combats Norsemen at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. Wulf and his comrades resolutely stand by King Harold in a series of adventures that climax at the Battle...
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The patron saint of animals, birds, and the environment, Francis of Assisi led the rediscovery of nature in the Christian West. This magnificent spiritual biography by the phenomenally popular G. K. Chesterton-a convert to Catholicism-chronicles the beloved saint's calling, his extraordinary life, and his influence in the Church. Its charm and wit will appeal to even the most secular-minded readers. How fitting that Francesco Bernardone was born just...
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In the winter of 1282, snow and ice ravage East Anglia while Prioress Eleanor awaits the decision of her young maid, Gracia, found starving on the streets some years ago, whether to take vows or to leave Tyndal Priory to make her way in the world. But a far greater problem arrives at the priory gate. Seven abbots are riding to meet a papal legate in Norfolk. This is not a pilgrimage-each abbot hopes to make a case for being raised to a bishopric at...
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Enthralling, well-documented, and vivid account by a leading authority on the subject chronicles the activities of those bold sea raiders of the North who terrorized Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries. Abundantly illustrated, the volume will be invaluable to scholars and students of Nordic history. 12 plates and 40 black-and-white illustrations.
89) The Anarchy
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1121. The trail of a mass murderer and a hunt for a runaway nun. King Henry I has lost his heir in the sinking of The White Ship and his reign is fraught with the succession crisis. The king is obsessed with relics and prophecies. He summons his daughter, the Empress Maud, to return to England, and considers putting a woman on the English throne. King Henry's former mistress, Nest ferch Rhys, is unhappily married to the Norman constable of Cardigan...
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Isabella Queen of England, often called the 'She-wolf of France' has been compared to Cercei in Game of Thrones. Persecuted by her husband Edward II and his 'favourite' the infamous Hugh Despenser, she escaped only when she was sent to France to negotiate a peace treaty. No longer prepared to be a victim of corrupt men, Isabella took her destiny into her own hands and refused to return unless Despenser was banished from her husband's side. While in...
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Patrick J. Geary is Professor of History at the University of Florida.
To obtain sacred relics, medieval monks plundered tombs, avaricious merchants raided churches, and relic-mongers scoured the Roman catacombs. In a revised edition of Furta Sacra, Patrick Geary considers the social and cultural context for these acts, asking how the relics were perceived and why the thefts met with the approval of medieval Christians. "[This] is a superb book,...
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Conozca la caballería medieval con sus grandes aventuras, intrigas, batallas, sus armas y personajes más famosos, así como la heráldica, las cruzadas, torneos y combates míticos. La historia de unos guerreros con un código de honor propio desde su formación y su investidura hasta su fin con la aparición del arco, la pica y la pólvora. La obra cubrirá todos los aspectos relacionados con la caballería en la Edad Media, haciendo lógicamente...
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You know his name. Now, learn hers. One thousand years ago, a noble's daughter came of age in the county of Flanders. Intelligent and ambitious, Maud would rise to become queen of England at the side of her husband. Driven by love and loyalty, destined to alter the course of history, her life was charmed by faith and circumstance, but not without sacrifice. Abby Simpson's The Dragon and the Butterfly follows Matilda of Flanders, wife to William the...
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Prompted by the murder of his legate, in 1209 Pope Innocent III launches a crusade – not against the infidels of the East, but against fellow Christians living peaceably in the south of France. They are the Cathars, regarded as heretics by the Roman Church, and the sect is flourishing. Thousands of knights, landless younger sons, mercenaries and assorted riff-raff pour south with Christian zeal to exterminate men, women and children of the same...
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Los trabajos reunidos en esta obra estudian la formación de nuevos órdenes agrarios que acompañó a la colonización cristiana de los territorios ibéricos conquistados a al-Andalus, desde finales del siglo XI hasta los inicios de la Época Moderna. La apropiación de los espacios agrarios creados por los musulmanes fue seguida por reorientaciones profundas que alteraron los ecosistemas agro-pastorales en función del éxito de las migraciones...
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From the early settlers after the last Ice Age, and the myth and ritual that surrounds that prehistoric period, Fiona Watson charts the evolution of the Scottish people - as Scots, Picts and Angles - and their interaction with the world abroad, from invasions by the Romans and Vikings and the medieval wars of independence with England right through to Devolution.
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"Est-il possible d'abandonner complètement un passé tumultueux qui tourmente, même si dans le présent, on a trouvé le bonheur le plus sublime ?" Après son mariage, Edwin aspirait uniquement à fonder une famille. Cependant, tout s'effondre lorsque des fantmes qu'il pensait depuis longtemps oubliés reviennent le hanter. Il doit maintenant retourner là d'o il vient pour tenter de les enterrer une fois pour toutes. Diana a lutté ardemment pour...
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Virrey es el que hace las veces del rey. En los siglos XVI y XVII los reyes de la Casa de Austria poseyeron un conjunto de Estados cuya característica común era que el rey debía gobernarlos como si sólo fuera soberano de cada uno de ellos. Por tal motivo, en sus títulos, disposiciones y manifestaciones públicas los Austrias no se presentaban como reyes de España sino como reyes de Castilla, Aragón, Nápoles, Sicilia, Valencia y un largo etcétera....
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The natural desire to visit places which have been the scene of memorable actions, or the abode of distinguished personages, had from a very early period drawn pious pilgrims from the east and the west to view those spots which had been hallowed by the presence of the Son of God. The toils and the dangers of the journey were unheeded, when set in comparison with the bliss of pouring forth prayer on Calvary, and bathing in the waves of Jordan, whose...
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Lo maravilloso y el poder analiza toda una serie de historias de naturaleza maravillosa que, según la Historia Augusta, anunciaron el futuro poder de Aureliano y Tácito. Su estudio permite comprobar que nos encontramos ante reflejos deformados y adaptados a la cultura popular de las manifestaciones oficiales del programa ideológico de cada emperador y, en definitiva, ha facilitado la reconstrucción de los procesos y mecanismos de pensamiento de...
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