In den Erlassen der karolingischen Herrscher (»Kapitularien«) bewegt sich die Sprache in einer Indifferenzzone zwischen Recht, Moral, Religion und Administration.
Der erste Teilband zu den königlichen Aufenthaltsorten in Altbayern dokumentiert 37 Orte darunter Altötting, Donaustauf, Eichstätt, Ingolstadt, Passau und Waldsassen.
Für eine moderne Stadtgeschichtsforschung hat sich die Wiederaneignung von Max Webers überlegungen zum Typus der okzidentalen Stadt als besonders inspirierend erwiesen.
By the 12th century, European literature was rich with tales of a procession carrying a group of objects closely tied to the Passion of Christ--the Holy Grail, the lance that pierced Christ's side, the sword used to behead John the Baptist, and a dish from the Last Supper.
El Diccionario medieval es un compendio de términos medievales, en el que, de forma clara y concisa, se explican conceptos de las artes, las ciencias, la vida cotidiana, la religión y la política de la Edad Media.
The Middle Ages is described by Hallam himself as a series of historical dissertations, a comprehensive survey of the chief circumstances that can interest a philosophical inquirer during the period from the 5th to the 15th century.
Las doce contribuciones que integran el libro, escritas por un equipo de reconocidos expertos internacionales en la materia, plantea un ambicioso recorrido que tiene la virtud de cubrir gran parte del arco temporal que abarcó la caza de brujas europea, desde los entusiasmos iniciales de los siglos XIV y XV hasta las tardías polémicas de finales del siglo XVII.
'Whoever wishes to hear about, and to know about, kings and heirs, about who first ruled England and which kings it had, Master Wace, who is telling the truth about this, has translated this.
'An enthralling guide to one of the world's great cities - that blends history and insights into the present day from one of the most astute commentators on the politics of Istanbul' PETER FRANKOPAN'A love letter to this ancient capital' THE TIMESWalking along the crumbling defensive walls of Istanbul and talking to those he passes, Alexander Christie-Miller finds a distillation of the country's history, a mirror of its present, and a shadow of its future.
In 1135, Stephen of Blois usurped the throne, stealing it from his cousin Empress Matilda and sparking a nineteen-year civil war that would become known as the Anarchy, one of the bloodiest periods in English history.
'Whoever wishes to hear about, and to know about, kings and heirs, about who first ruled England and which kings it had, Master Wace, who is telling the truth about this, has translated this.
The Viking reputation is of bloodthirsty seafaring warriors, repeatedly plundering the British Isles and the North Atlantic throughout the early Middle Ages.
