European history: medieval period, middle ages

For many, the middle ages depicted in Walt Disney movies have come to figure as the middle ages, forming the earliest visions of the medieval past for much of the contemporary Western (and increasingly Eastern) imagination.

This collection of essays uncovers a wide array of medieval writings on cosmopolitan ethics and politics, writings generally ignored or glossed over in contemporary discourse.

This book reconsiders a wide array of images of Byzantine empresses on media as diverse as bronze coins and gold mosaic from the fifth through to the seventh centuries A.

The Sefer Yetsirah (the Book of Creation ) is a core text of the early kabbalah, yet scholars have struggled to establish even the most basic facts about the work.

This book is an innovative study of humour and the body in Juan Ruiz's Libro de Buen Amor (1330), using modern analytical techniques to examine the place of the Libro's bawdy and grotesque in relation to secular and sacred culture.

Exploring the relation between sexuality and cosmology in a variety of literary texts from the tenth to the sixteenth centuries, the essays reveal that medieval authors, whether lay or religious, Christian or Jewish, were grappling with the same sets of questions about sexuality as people are today.

This collection of essays in two volumes explores patterns of medieval society and culture, spanning from the close of the late antique period to the beginnings of the Renaissance.

Margaret, saint and 11th-century Queen of the Scots, remains an often-cited yet little-understood historical figure.

Explores the representation of emotions as psychological concepts and cultural constructs in Geoffrey Chaucer's narrative poetry.

This book focuses on the identity and public personae of the dogaressa, wives of the elected doges of medieval and early modern Venice.

This study re-examines Morgan le Fay in early medieval and contemporary Arthurian sources, arguing that she embodies the concerns of each era even as she defies social and gender expectations.

Market Power explores society and economy in medieval Iberia, examining the intersection of regional commercial interests, lordship, and royal authority as part of the evolution of a small village into a rural market town.

An interdisciplinary approach to the study of women and property, combining literature, history, and economics.

Mit außergewöhnlicher Schaffenskraft und immensem innovativen Gespür hat der Hamburger Historiker und Professor für mittelalterliche Geschichte Jürgen Sarnowsky die geschichtswissenschaftliche Forschung entscheidend geprägt.

Fascination with royal pomp and circumstance is as old as kingship itself.

Eine junge Adlige im römisch-deutschen Kaiserreich Friedrich Barbarossas hat den Wunsch Recht zu studieren.

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In "Mythen im Herzen der Schweizer Identität" entführt uns der Autor Peter Helfenstein in die faszinierende Welt der Schweizer Gründungsmythen und legt dar, wie diese tief verwurzelten Erzählungen die nationale Identität und das kollektive Bewusstsein der Schweiz bis heute prägen.

Acclaimed author Annette Carson continues her Richard III studies by concentrating on his brief protectorate while he was still Duke of Gloucester.

This book offers an integrated study of the English princess and Castilian queen Catherine of Lancaster (1373-1418), drawing on available archival, architectural, and poetic sources in England and Spain.

A "e;fascinating historical detective work"e; that pins down the real story of the legendary medieval king and the court of Camelot (Spectator).

The Declaration of Arbroath, 6 April, 1320, is one of the most remarkable documents to have been produced anywhere in medieval Europe.

Dive into Northern Britain's Dark Ages in "e;a book which gives a satisfying and convincing account of this little-known part of Scotland's history"e; (Undiscovered Scotland).

A scholarly review of early Christian history and its policies against heresy and lessons for today's church leaders and reformersAncient heresies have modern expressions that influence our churches and culture, creating cruel dilemmas for today's Christian in the form of error, sin, and various distortions on orthodox faith.

Die obersten Herrschergewalten der vormodernen Welt waren gleichsam auf die Unterstützung ihrer Eliten angewiesen und diese Eliten wiederum befanden sich häufig in einer ambivalenten Situation zwischen Konkurrenz und Kooperation sowohl untereinander als auch in der Beziehung zu den Herrschenden.

In Antike und Mittelalter sind im euromediterranen Raum nur vereinzelt Frauen als Herrscherinnen nachweisbar, die Regierungsgeschäfte aktiv und eigenständig führten.

Kein Herrscher regiert alleine, sondern nur im Verbund mit anderen.

Über die Epochengrenzen hinweg werden in diesem Band am Beispiel des geistlichen Kurfürstentums Köln Auswirkungen der Spannungen und Wechselwirkungen zwischen Herrschaftsnorm und -praxis untersucht.

*; Full-color, revised edition *; Plans for weddings, holiday parties, and Renaissance fairs *; Ideas for properly decorating the dining hall *; Lyrics and music for songs and dances *; Recipes for food and drink *; Patterns for period costumes *; Games and plays

During the late 11th through the early 14th centuries at least seven major expeditions were made between Western Europe and the Holy Land with the goal of ending Muslim control of Jerusalem.

Glastonbury, a small town in Somerset, England, stands at the epicenter of a longstanding tradition placing the Holy Grail in Britain.

There are three archetypal and widespread Arthurian stories--the abduction of Guinevere, the Holy Grail, and Tristan.

The author has determined in an earlier McFarland book (The Historic King Arthur, 1996, paperback 2007) that there was not a historic King Arthur during the sixth century.

While scholars have long documented the migration of people in ancient and medieval times, they have paid less attention to those who traveled across borders with some regularity.

Every generation reinvents Shakespeare for its own needs, imagining through its particular choices and emphases the Shakespeare that it values.

For three centuries, as the Black Death rampaged through Europe and the Reformation tore the Church apart, tens of thousands were arrested as witches and subjected to torture and execution, including being burned alive.

During the early Middle Ages, King Alfred (reigned 871-99) gained fame as the ruler who brought learning back to England after decades of Viking invasion.

During the Renaissance, the monarchy became the dominant ruling power in Europe.

Few scholars nursed on the literary canon would dispute that knowledge of Western literature benefits readers and writers of the superhero genre.

It has long been said that a woman's hair is her crowning glory.

The swearing of oaths is a cultural phenomenon that pervades English history and was remarkably important during the sixteenth century.

Medieval Europe was a hotbed of revolt against religious dogma.

Factual and fanciful tales of the Nordic warriors known as Vikings have proven irresistible to filmmakers for nearly a century.

Although Geoffrey Chaucer is the major author for Middle English studies, he often receives little notice in studies of children's literature.

The medieval outlaws of Britain maintain a hold on the present-day imagination, judging by their presence in literature and on film.

This analysis of how filmmakers have portrayed England's Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603), and the audience's perception of Elizabeth based upon these portrayals, examines key representations of the Tudor monarch in various motion pictures from the Silent era on and in television miniseries.

From the time the Romans first set foot on England's shore in 55 B.

The Sagas of Icelanders are enduring stories from Viking-age Iceland filled with love and romance, battles and feuds, tragedy and comedy.

The convents, asylums, and laundries that once comprised the Magdalene institutions are the subject of this work.

As a strategically located seat of European power, Paris was a prized target for invaders.