European history: medieval period, middle ages

Die Normannen gelten zu Recht als eines der Völker, das die mittelalterliche Geschichte entscheidend geprägt hat.

Der staufische Kaiser Friedrich II.

Nur wenige Dynastien der europäischen Geschichtesind in Wissenschaft und öffentlicher Diskussion so umstritten wie die Hohenzollern.

Über die Königin im frühen Mittelalter wird hier erstmals eine zusammenhängende Darstellung vorgelegt.

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Das frühe Mittelalter war eine Epoche des beschleunigten politischen und kulturellen Wandels.

Karl Martell blieb der Nachwelt vor allem durch seine militärischen Erfolge im Gedächtnis.

Der Name Sachsen ist seit mehr als anderthalb Jahrtausenden lebendig, wenn er seinerzeit auch für andere Gebiete gegolten hat als den heutigen Freistaat.

Der Vandalenname ist im davon abgeleiteten Begriff "Vandalismus" in den europäischen Sprachen präsent und von ungebrochener Aktualität.

The Franks, for the first time labelled as such by roman authors, were initially no homogenous people, but formed at the end of the 3rd century out of various small Germanic tribes settling between the Rhine, the Weser and the Ijsselmeer.

Die Burgunder gehörten zu den Barbarenvölkern, die innerhalb des Imperium Romanum ihre Reiche gründeten, genauer gesagt: Sie gründeten sogar zwei Reiche: das eine am Rhein (413-436), das andere an der Rhône (443-534).

The Jagiellon dynasty is part of the most significant dynasties in mid-eastern Europe.

Lebendig und allgemeinverständlich schildert der Autor die Geschichte der Alemannen von der ersten Bezeugung ihres Namens im 3.

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Der spannende, prämierte Mittelalter-Topseller der spanischen Star-Autorin Eva Garcia SáenzDas Jahr 1137: Der Herzog von Aquitanien, der umkämpftesten Region Frankreichs, wird in Santiago de Compostela tot aufgefunden.

A unique and fascinating look at Victorian society through the remarkable lives of an enlightened and philanthropic aristocratic couple, the Marquess and Marchioness of Aberdeen, who tried to change the world for the better but paid a heavy price.

In this illustrated book Celtic myths are retold and explained for the modern reader, with personalities and their mythologies described.

When Sybella arrived at the doorstep of St Mortain half mad with grief and despair, the convent was only too happy to offer her refuge - but at a price.

Young, beautiful and deadly.

In 1485 the Battle of Bosworth marked an epoch in the lives of two great houses: the house of York fell to the ground when Richard III died on the field of battle; and the house of Tudor rose from the massacre to reign for the next hundred years.

Previously published as The King's Grave.

Malcolm Lambert investigates the histories of Christianity and Islam to trace the origins and development of crusade and jihad.

The Medici are famous as the rulers of Florence at the high point of the Renaissance.

In the twenty-first century, religion is making a comeback, bringing in its wake extremism of all kinds.

Eight hundred years ago, the Cathars, a group of heretical Christians from all walks of society, high and low, flourished in what is now the Languedoc in Southern France.

The war on heresy obsessed medieval Europe in the centuries after the first millennium.

An order of warrior monks founded to protect pilgrims to Jerusalem, the Templars were among the wealthiest and most powerful bodies in the medieval world.

When Sybella accompanies the Duchess of Brittany to France, she expects trouble, but she isn't expecting a deadly trap.

Stanley Lane-Poole's 'The History of Moors in Spain: From the Islamic Conquest until the Fall of Kingdom of Granada' is a comprehensive exploration of the Moors' influence on Spain during the Islamic rule.

Discover the diversity and depth of German culture and identityCultural roots and national identities are becoming increasingly important.

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An entertaining collection of strange, delightful and unexpectedly apt words from the origins of English, which illuminates the lives, beliefs and habits of our linguistic ancestors.

In 1482, Abu Abdallah Muhammad XI became the twenty-third Muslim King of Granada.

The trial of the Knights Templar is one of the most infamous in history.

Heimskringla is a collection of sagas about the Norwegian kings, beginning with the saga of the legendary Swedish dynasty of the Ynglings, followed by accounts of historical Norwegian rulers from Harald Fairhair of the 9th century up to the death of the pretender Eystein Meyla in 1177.

Sir William Wallace of Ellerslie is one of history's greatest heroes, but also one of its greatest enigmas - a shadowy figure whose edges have been blurred by myth and legend.

A short but powerful study of one of the great watersheds of European historyAlthough for generations the Reformation was regarded as a major turning point in European history, in recent years its significance has been downgraded.

In einer Welt, die von ständiger Veränderung geprägt ist, bleiben die Heiligen Jahre der katholischen Kirche ein kraftvolles Symbol für Besinnung, Buße und Erneuerung.

Dieses eBook: "Volkssagen: Die Legenden der Stadt Freiburg im Breisgau und ihrer Umgegend" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.

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.

In The Real Middle-Earth, explore the magically enchanting early-English civilization on which Tolkien based his world of The Lord of the Rings.

'A treasure of a book' - The New YorkerNow with an exclusive new introduction from the author, Ken Follett, who will donate all royalties to the charity La Fondation du Patrimoine.

The Confessions of Saint Augustine outlines Augustine''s sinful youth and his conversion to Christianity.

'She imagines the experiences of the sisters with empathy and patience .

'Alive with human detail and acute political judgement, this book marks the arrival of a formidably gifted historian.