Titoli in Medievale

Mr. Henty weaves a story of the life and times of King Richard the Lion-hearted that is yet to be equaled. Cuthbert de Lance, the hero of the story, is of Norman blood on his father's side and Saxon by his mother. By providing timely aid to the Earl of Evesham, Cuthbert is rewarded by being allowed to go to the Crusade as his page. He gains a reputation for valor and prowess due to gallant deeds, and his resourcefulness not only helps King Richard but aids Cuthbert in many a 'hairbreadth escape'.

The Goths are the most enigmatic of all the ancient German tribes. Their name today is still widely in use for a variety of cultural and artistic movements. But unlike other famous German tribes whose names are still descriptive of nations they founded - the Franks, the Lombards, the Angles, the Saxons and the Alemanni - the Goths simply disappeared. The subject of Henry Bradley's splendid short history is tracing the rise, the migrations, and the impact of the Goths on European history along with their spectacular fall.

Looking into the past, the Crusades seem incomprehensible. What combination of religious fervor, hatred of people of different faiths, and gall led Europeans of AD 1100 to make their way thousands of miles to conquer the Holy Land? Why did they continue for 200 years? How did the Crusades change the world? The intriguing story is peppered with colorful characters. Over the centuries crusaders saw - and participated in - the evolution of warfare and the transformation of society from feudal fiefdoms to nations and empires.

First published in 1864, this is a comprehensive history of the Holy Roman Empire by James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce, a British academic, jurist, historian, and politician.

The Crusades is an authoritative, accessible single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the Holy Land in the Middle Ages. Thomas Asbridge—a renowned historian who writes with “maximum vividness” (Joan Acocella, The New Yorker)—covers the years 1095 to 1291 in this big, ambitious...

The Mongol queens of the thirteenth century ruled the greatest empire the world has ever known. Yet sometime near the end of the century, censors cut a section from The Secret History of the Mongols, leaving a single tantalizing quote from Genghis Khan: “Let us reward our female offspring.”...

The Song of Roland is acknowledged today as the first masterpiece of French vernacular literature and one of the world’s greatest epic poems. Written down around the year 1090, The Song of Roland finely crafted verses tell of the betrayal and defeat of Charlemagne’s beloved nephew at the Pass of Roncevaux in the Pyrenees and of the revenge subsequently sought on his behalf.

The millennium between the breakup of the western Roman Empire and the Reformation was a long and hugely transformative period - one not easily chronicled within a single book. Yet distinguished historian Chris Wickham has taken up the challenge in this landmark book, and he succeeds in producing the most riveting account of medieval Europe in a generation.

The Sagrat militiamen suspend their hunt for Alejandro and return to Valencia to discover that they have become the prey. When Rafael Perato is abducted at the Inquisitor’s funeral, he finds himself facing a new and dangerous enemy. What his captor wants with him is unclear, but as the days turn to weeks, Rafael is plunged deeper and deeper into a web of deceit and betrayal.

A fines del siglo IX los vikingos atacaron París como parte de la gran campaña del Sena que habían iniciado por esos tiempos. Los saqueadores escandinavos, valiéndose de poderosos navíos para realizar sus devastadoras incursiones en territorio francés. Pero los vikingos no se esperaban la respuesta de los francos, quienes ofrecieron su vida en defensa de su ciudad. Sea testigo de la feroz batalla entre el poderío vikingo y el pueblo parisino en esta impresionante crónica histórica.

Fueron una serie de campañas militares realizadas bajo orden del Papado, que impulsó a los países de Europa Occidental a ir tras la conquista de Tierra Santa. Esta guerra religiosa tuvo lugar entre los siglos XI y XII a lo largo de tres cruzadas en donde los turcos perdieron su territorio en un inicio a mano de los europeos y luego fueron en busca de la reconquista de Jerusalén.

En la Europa del siglo XIII, los más nefastos presagios se habían hecho realidad. El agotamiento de las tierras de cultivo, la hambruna y los millones de seres humanos muertos a causa de las pestes, agotaron el modelo social caduco y que imperiosamente, necesitaba reformarse: El feudalism.

After helping to murder Becket, King Henry II is haunted by memories of their passionate friendship. Appointing Becket as Archbishop was the King's greatest mistake, for Becket finds his allegiance shifting from king and country to God and Church.

This magnificent story of 1,000 years of English history is told through the lives and deeds of Kings and Queens, from the Normans to the Windsors. Understand how the power of the crown has changed as a result of both the character and ability of each monarch and evolving historical circumstances. Eight specialist contributors depict the whole spectrum of royal life in a succinct and fascinating way. Newly revised in 1998, this edition offers expanded coverage of the House of Windsor, including recent events that have greatly affected the Royal Family.

The Civilization of the Middle Ages incorporates current research, recent trends in interpretation, and novel perspectives, especially on the foundations of the Middle Ages and the Later Middle Ages of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. A sharper focus on social history, Jewish history, women’s roles in society, and popular religion and heresy distinguish the book.

From tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity of trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source of awe, horror, and wonder than the Middle Ages. In handsomely crafted prose and with the grace and authority of his extraordinary gift for narrative history, William Manchester leads us from a civilization tottering on the brink of collapse to the grandeur of its rebirth, the Renaissance.

Originally published in the 16th century, this is the classic history of the lives, sufferings, and deaths of the early Christian martyrs. As interesting as fiction, it is written with both passion and tenderness, telling the dramatic story of some of the most thrilling periods in Christian history.

In this classic of social history, the author describes the lives of six obscure men and women of the Middle Ages. She draws on account books, records, letters, diaries, and wills to make the life of those times as concrete and comprehensible as our own.

رحلة فكرية تعبر الفجوة بين ثقافتين، يسعى فيها أحمد أمين إلى كشف أوجه التشابه والاختلاف بين العالمين. يصف أحمد أمين الشرق بروحه الأصيلة المترعة بالتقاليد والدين، ويتناول الغرب بعقله المبتكر المندفع نحو العلم والتجديد. ويرى أمين أن كلاً من الشرق والغرب يحمل من الخير والشر نصيبًا، وأن التواصل بينهما سبيلٌ لتجاوز الصراعات، هذا الكتاب دعوة للتفاهم، يقدمها أحمد أمين برؤية حكيمة، لجعل القارئ يدرك أهمية الحوار الثقافي وأثره في بناء حضارة إنسانية مشتركة تستند إلى قيم العدل والعلم.

La Orden del Temple y sus caballeros, su historia y su mitología siguen constituyendo a día de hoy uno de los grandes episodios de nuestra historia. Su vinculación con algunas de las reliquias sagradas, su origen o su abrupto final continúan encandilando a historiadores, buscadores de enigmas y aficionados al misterio, los cuales recorren los antiguos parajes que llevan a los castillos de la Hermandad Blanca buscando las huellas de un saber oculto que, quizás con suerte, el tiempo haya guardado.