In a representative novel rich in fabrics of Arab and Islamic history, the writer weaves an amazing story that embodies the details of the golden eras in the annals of time, as he chooses the cities of Egypt, Iraq, the Levant, Cyrenaica, and Africa as theaters for its dramatic events.
In these four lectures, the author takes us on a journey through the history of economic theories from ancient civilizations until the seventeenth century, where he deals with the beginnings of political economy in the countries of the East and its impact on the development of nations.
Henry V - William Shakespeare - The legendary Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans.
Heartbreak House Bernard Shaw - This vintage book contains George Bernard Shaw's 1919 play, "e;Heartbreak House: A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes"e;.
Walther und Hildegund Unbekannt - Als Etzel, der König der Hunnen, mit seinen Heerscharen die Völker unter seine Macht zwang, stellten viele Könige ihm Geiseln, damit er ihr Land verschone.
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.
This volume is a collection based on the contributions to witchcraft studies of Willem de Blecourt, to whom it is dedicated, and who provides the opening chapter, setting out a methodological and conceptual agenda for the study of cultures of witchcraft (broadly defined) in Europe since the Middle Ages.
This volume is a collection based on the contributions to witchcraft studies of Willem de Blecourt, to whom it is dedicated, and who provides the opening chapter, setting out a methodological and conceptual agenda for the study of cultures of witchcraft (broadly defined) in Europe since the Middle Ages.
Written in aid of the crucial restoration work to restore Paris's great cathedral, Notre-Dame: A Short History of the Meaning of Cathedrals is a moving, short piece of non-fiction celebrating the stunning history of this beloved building, from Ken Follett, author of the multi-million copy selling Kingsbridge series.
Exiled from court, distrusted and indebted, Richard de Clare is a man whose past is greater than his prospects and whose once-great name overshadows his deeds.
'An author who makes history come gloriously alive'The Times Elizabeth Chadwick's bestselling, award-winning first novel, and the start of the beloved Wild Hunt series.
Sharon Penman's Here Be Dragons is an absorbing historical novel of power and betrayal, loyalty and political intrigue in thirteenth-century England, Wales and France.
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.
HEINRICH DER LÖWE IDOL SEINER ZEITGehasst und verehrt, ein moderner Politiker, ein erfolgreicher Geschäftsmann, Rechner und Planer, ein skrupelloser Stratege, der seine Rivalen in zahllosen Kriegen in Schach hält: Dieses in seinen Höhen und Tiefen einmalige Leben bestimmen die wichtigsten Strömungen seiner Epoche und kreuzen die interessantesten Persönlichkeiten seiner Zeit: Kaiser Friedrich Barbarossa, Englands König Heinrich II.
Das Leben eines bedeutenden mittelalterlichen Fürsten – das Bild einer bewegten Epoche und ihrer MenschenDer Welfe Heinrich der Löwe war eine politische Größe und der reichste Mann im Europa des 12.
Ein farbenprächtiger, deftig sinnlicher Roman einer EpocheSie schrieben Geschichte und prägten das Mittelalter: Friedrich Barbarossa und Heinrich der Löwe.
Cymbeline - William Shakespeare - Cymbeline, also known as Cymbeline, King of Britain or The Tragedy of Cymbeline, is a play by William Shakespeare, set in Wales and based on legends concerning the early Celtic British King Cunobeline.
The story of the Middle Ages is told through the lives of such men as Attila the Hun, Charlemagne, William the Conqueror, Edward the Black Prince, and Joan of Arc.
A New York Times columnist and one of America's leading conservative thinkers considers Pope Francis's efforts to change the church he governs in a book that is ';must reading for every Christian who cares about the fate of the West and the future of global Christianity' (Rod Dreher, author of The Benedict Option).
Beginning with their introduction in the eleventh century, and ending with their widespread abandonment in the seventeenth, Marc Morris explores many of the country s most famous castles, as well as some spectacular lesser-known examples.
