'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.
"e;The Original Blue-Beard - The History of Gilles De Retz"e; is Thomas Wilson's 1899 biography of Gilles de Rais (1405-1440), a French knight and lord who led the French army and was one of Joan of Arc's companion-in-arms.
For half a millennium, throughout almost the entire medieval period, the Catholic church sanctioned military campaigns against what it perceived as its enemies.
For half a millennium, throughout almost the entire medieval period, the Catholic church sanctioned military campaigns against what it perceived as its enemies.
"e;A fascinating account of formal gardens during the middle ages,"e; including plants and their uses, features, tools, cultivation techniques, and more (Books Monthly).
"e;A fascinating account of formal gardens during the middle ages,"e; including plants and their uses, features, tools, cultivation techniques, and more (Books Monthly).
An up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the history of the Arthurian phenomenon - the imaginary and historical world of the great British warlord and one of the huge historical mysteries of early and medieval Britain.
An up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the history of the Arthurian phenomenon - the imaginary and historical world of the great British warlord and one of the huge historical mysteries of early and medieval Britain.
This ninth century history of Alfred the Great's leadership is "e;a work of extraordinary scholarship that reads with all the narrative style of a novel"e; (Midwest Book Review).
This ninth century history of Alfred the Great's leadership is "e;a work of extraordinary scholarship that reads with all the narrative style of a novel"e; (Midwest Book Review).
This examination of six usurper kings of England, and the people and circumstances surrounding them, is "e;a masterpiece of academic scholarship"e; (Midwest Book Review).
The Middle Ages covers a span of roughly one thousand years, and through that time people were subject to an array of not only deadly diseases but deplorable living conditions.
The Middle Ages covers a span of roughly one thousand years, and through that time people were subject to an array of not only deadly diseases but deplorable living conditions.
For the medieval period that was witness to a legion of political and natural disasters, the rise and fall of empires across the globe and one of the most devastating and greatest pandemics human kind has ever experienced, the fourteenth century was transformative.
An in-depth guide to life in medieval England, including class, housing, spirituality, fashion, grooming, food, commerce, jobs, health, law, war, and more.
An in-depth guide to life in medieval England, including class, housing, spirituality, fashion, grooming, food, commerce, jobs, health, law, war, and more.
This sweeping history of thirteenth century England examines how the successive reigns of two very different kings established the English way of life.
For a long time, the Norman Conquest has been viewed as a turning point in English history; an event which transformed English identity, sovereignty, kingship, and culture.
For a long time, the Norman Conquest has been viewed as a turning point in English history; an event which transformed English identity, sovereignty, kingship, and culture.
This story of the greatest villain of the 14th century is "e;a fascinating account of a tangled web of deceit, turmoil, courtly life, war and rebellion"e; (Britain Express).
This landmark book, the product of years of research by a team of two dozen historians, reveals that resistance to occupation by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy during the Second World War was not narrowly delineated by country but startlingly international.
