Medieval Ages

Wir neigen dazu, das Mittelalter als eine dunkle, rückständige und konstante Zeit zu sehen, die von Gewalt, Unwissenheit und Aberglaube geprägt war. Im Gegensatz dazu glauben wir, dass Fortschritt auf Wissenschaft und technischer Innovation beruht und dass uns erst die Erfindungen der letzten Jahrhunderte in die Moderne geführt haben. Ian Mortimer räumt mit diesem Narrativ auf. Er skizziert die enormen kulturellen Veränderungen, die sich im Mittelalter vollzogen, und führt uns eine revolutionäre Epoche vor Augen, die von grundlegender Bedeutung für die Entwicklung der westlichen Welt war.

Es una buena pregunta, ya que existen muchas ideas erróneas sobre las causas de las cruzadas, por no hablar de lo que ocurrió realmente durante las mismas. En este libro pretendemos aclarar muchas de estas cuestiones y ofrecerle una historia concisa y precisa de las cruzadas. Gran parte de la historia de las cruzadas se ha visto oscurecida a lo largo de los años por conjeturas basadas en opiniones. Intentamos aclarar las cosas de la forma más imparcial posible.

Nicholas Swift is a determined bachelor and a skeptical historian. When he hears about a strange phenomenon in a small village, he goes to investigate it against his better judgment. Sooner than he knows, he is thrust through a magical portal, transported to the mysterious land of Tilir, and left to discover and fulfill a unique mission. Jadine is a witch torn between her thirst for power and her duty to her husband and young children. For years, she has set her abilities aside, but now that Tilir is in danger, she decides it's time for action. Leaving her home and family behind, Jadine ...

¿Alguna vez te has preguntado cómo habría sido tu vida si hubieras nacido en otro período de tiempo? ¿Qué tal si hubiera sido durante la Edad Media? ¿Habrías corrido con la suerte de vivir como caballero, como señor o señora, o incluso como rey o reina? ¿O habrías sido como la mayoría de los campesinos, con una dura vida y sometido a trabajos forzados? ¿Es que todo el mundo vivía en castillos? ¿Qué hacía la gente para trabajar? ¿Y para divertirse? Descubrirás las respuestas a estas preguntas y mucho más en este increíble libro sobre la Europa medieval.

Video games can’t prepare you to fight dragons!800+ five-star reviews. Experience it for yourself! Gamer Andy Smithson is whisked away to the magical land of Oomaldee, where fire-breathing dragons, giants, and deadly curses lurk around every corner. Trading his controller for a sword of legend, Andy embarks upon an epic quest to break a centuries-old curse oppressing the land. It isn't chance that plunges him into the adventure though, for he soon discovers his ancestors are behind the curse. Blast of the Dragon's Fury is a coming-of-age, epic fantasy adventure from USA Today Bestselling ...

Le château de Saverdun fait l'objet d'une querelle entre le comte de Toulouse et le comte de Foix, Pour initier un accord, ce dernier envoie sa sœur, Esclarmonde, négocier avec Toulouse. La rencontre a lieu lors des fêtes de Pâques de l'an de grâce 1201. Durant les festivités, des événements tragiques se succèdent, entraînant Guilhem d'Ussel dans une incroyable conspiration, où des destins que tout oppose vont s'affronter.

The book opens with Neville celebrating her 43rd birthday and contemplating middle age now that her children are grown. Her mother, in her 60s, seeks answers to her melancholy in Freudianism. Her sister, Nan, a writer who has hitherto led a single and carefree life in London, experiences the loss of love and with it her plan for the future. And Neville's principled daughter, Gerda, who is determined not to follow her mother's generation into the institute of marriage, finds herself at an impasse with the man she loves.

Born into privilege, Anabella, the daughter of the Lord of Brightshire, uncovers a secret library and the power to change her fate. But nothing works out in quite the way she wants as her future unravels and darkness is unleashed upon the land. Long-held secrets are revealed in the sixth book of the blood mage chronicles.

Dripping with blood and gold, fetishised and tortured, gateway to earthly delights and point of contact with the divine, forcibly divided and powerful even beyond death, there was no territory more contested than the body in the medieval world. In Medieval Bodies, art historian Jack Hartnell uncovers the complex and fascinating ways in which the people of the Middle Ages thought about, explored and experienced their physical selves.

When every choice he makes unleashes disaster, can a young man save his sister before he loses everything he loves? Ireland, 520. In a mystical realm where the veil between mortals and the Otherworld is thin, a young hero must navigate a treacherous journey to reclaim what he holds most dear. Conall, a courageous nineteen-year-old with a heart of gold, would defy fate itself to protect his beloved little sister. When he witnesses his wicked stepfather assaulting her, he unleashes a hidden power to enable their escape. But their flight into the untamed wilderness brings them face to face ...

The story of the countess Matilda and her Lands: The History, The Canossa (origins, family, estates), The People, Matilda of Canossa, Henry IV, Gregory VII, Henry V, The Castles, The Parish Churches, The Apennine Settlements, The Landscape, Matilda's Way, Arts and Crafts: L'ars canusina, Food and Wine.

2020, centenaire de la canonisation de Jeanne d'Arc. Ce livre audio se propose, en quelques chapitres très clairs, de couper court aux pires bêtises qui circulent encore sur Jeanne. Car depuis plusieures années, les recherches ont permis d'établir de façon scientifique et incontestable la vie de la "Pucelle d'Orléans". Face aux hypothèses sensationnalistes que l'on peut lire ou entendre encore, Colette Beaune, avec la rigueur et l'exigence d'une grande historienne, rétablit ici la vérité : Jeanne fut-elle bergère ou fille d'un roi caché?

Catherine de Medici is one of the most maligned monarchs in history: blamed for the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre in which hundreds of innocents died. What motivated this Renaissance woman who was born of Florence's most powerful family, and one day came to rule France?

The Forgotten Geniuses: Islamic Contributions to Astronomy, Medicine, and Beyond Discover the Remarkable Legacy of the Islamic Golden Age Unlock the secrets of a transformative era with The Forgotten Geniuses: Islamic Contributions to Astronomy, Medicine, and Beyond. This meticulously researched book delves into the lives and groundbreaking achievements of forty Muslim scholars whose innovations laid the foundation for modern science and technology.Unveiling Pioneers in Science and Medicine Journey through the centuries to explore the profound contributions of luminaries like Al-Khwarizmi, ...

A clan overrun by foreign raiders. A fearless huntress faces the greatest challenge of her life... Arcadia, daughter of chief of the Caerlin clan, is faced with a choice: to see her clan destroyed by invaders or to join forces with a band of outlaws. She must act quickly. The clan’s magic arrow is stolen; the protector goddess wanders far while the dreaded isks, creatures of darkness, haunt the skies. Don’t miss this exciting adventure of outlaw heroes, twists, mayhem and the rise of the underdog... "Awesome. Full of action, suspense and intrigue throughout. Loved it." - kindle reviewer...

What if reading were a capital offense? "This series is right up there with Robin Hobb’s Elderling books." -Review on Fantasy Faction FB Group In the land of Oration, magic exists only when read aloud from rare books, and only a select few are born able to cast it. To maintain their power, the wealthy elite enslave all such people from birth and never teach them to read. But when a slave named Baztian secretly becomes literate, he'll start an uprising, whether he wants to or not... The first in an epic fantasy series with five books and growing! Fans of Sanderson, Weeks, Eddings, and Hobb...

Daughter of the Wolfhead Agata, locked up in her uncle's fortress, is safe but bored and restless. Her beloved Iberia lies in the hand of General Kazan, the fierce warlord who once hunted her down. And now, his king is coming to inspect the conquered land. When Agata's loyal warrior, Viyan, scales the sheer wall of the fortress in the dead of night, Agata is bursting for action. Viyan brings news of a rift between Kazan and his king and Agata must consider a new ally - her former enemy, General Kazan. As she works with Kazan, Agata realizes that there is more to him than she had thought. He...

In 866, the city of York was captured by a ‘Great Army’ of Viking warriors. Ten years later, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the Viking army made the transition from warfare to settlement, as their leader ‘shared out the land of the Northumbrians, and they proceeded to plough and to support themselves’. This conquest and settlement marked the beginning of two centuries of Scandinavian dominance in Yorkshire, a defining period in the county’s history. Viking kings reigned in York until 954, when the last Scandinavian ruler, Eric Bloodaxe, was driven out and killed. But even...

The High Middle Ages had seen a rise in Western Europe’s population in previous centuries, but these gains were almost entirely erased as the plague spread rapidly across all of Europe from 1346-1353. Fighting the Plague in Antiquity and the Middle Ages looks at the ways past societies have striven to cope with epidemics and the various remedies - some bizarre, some desperate, others logical but nonetheless misguided - they employed. The approaches include an eclectic mix of medicine, supernatural rituals, religion, and philosophy.

In order to become a member of the Masonic fraternity, an individual must kneel before the members of a Lodge, while professing their trust in a God of their choosing. As such, while Freemasonry itself is not a religion, it is, without a doubt, spiritually tied to all religions. And, with the building of all great cathedrals and temples to honor the Great Architect of the Universe comes the science of Geometry, which the current author uses to help trace our fraternity's roots to an age when many believe we didn't yet exist.