The technological relationship between the three main civilizations of the Western world - Byzantium, the Islamic world and the West - most particularly in the area of arms, armour and military technology is a field of research for which Dr Nicolle is noted.
In August 1347 six bare footed men knelt before King Edward III with nooses around their necks to beg for their lives and present him with the keys to Calais.
Originally published in 1929, this volume discusses the early effects of the industrial revolution - the condition of the cotton spinners, the hardships for labouring children, the overcrowded prisons and other brutal punishments.
'Between France and England' characterises the role played by most rulers of the duchy of Brittany during the late Middle Ages, before it was finally united with Valois France.
This book brings together literary critics, political historians, historians of literature, cinema and theatre and cultural sociologists, to elucidate a fundamental area of enquiry into modern Italian history: the nature and scope of relations between the state and the cultural sphere.
Im Jahr 843 legte der Vertrag von Verdun den Grundstein für die Entstehung des Ostfränkischen Reiches, eines der wichtigsten politischen Gebilde des europäischen Mittelalters.
In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, artificial intelligence is no longer a distant concept; it's a powerful tool that has become essential for any successful sales strategy.
Engaging the Crusades is a series of concise volumes (up to 50,000 words) which offer initial windows into the ways in which the crusades have been used in the last two centuries, demonstrating that the memory of the crusades is an important and emerging subject.
First published in 1963, The Irish in Britain tells the story of the many facets of the Irish migration and discusses some of its economic, demographic and social implications.
In the spring of 1757, the Augustinian friar Leopoldo di San Pasquale was tried in Naples by the hierarchies of his own religious order on charges of financial fraud, heresy, and sexual immorality.
The book offers articles by scholars from three disciplines (literary studies, TEFL methodology, history) and three universities in three European countries: Ireland, Belgium, Germany.
First published in 1986, Humanism in the Age of Henry VIII is concerned with the flourishing humanism outside the religious and political spheres in many different fields and its intellectual and cultural impact on the schools and universities and in the realm of private study, paying particular attention to English contacts with European humanists.
