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A lively exploration of the medieval world, conveyed through intimate biographies by an eminent historian.

Experience life as a medieval knight in this hilarious graphic novel based on a real chivalric manual.

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Brings to life the world of the medieval knight in a witty yet informative guide.

The conflict that swept over France from 1337 to 1453 remains the longest military struggle in history. A bitter dynastic fight between Plantagenet and Valois, The Hundred Years War was fought out on the widest of stages while also creating powerful new nationalist identities. In his vivid new history, Michael Prestwich shows that it likewise involved large and charismatic individuals: Edward III, claimant to the French throne, his son Edward ...

The conflict that swept over France from 1337 to 1453 remains the longest military struggle in history.

In this thorough and illuminating work, Michael Prestwich provides a comprehensive study of Plantagenet England, a dramatic and turbulent period which saw many changes. In politics it saw Simon de Montfort's challenge to the crown in Henry II's reign and it witnessed the deposition of EdwardI. In contrast, it also saw the highly successful rules of Edward I and his grandson, Edward III. Political institutions were transformed with the developm...

A rich and revelatory exploration of the medieval world, conveyed through intimate biographies by an eminent historian.

An insider s guide: how to become a knight, wield a sword, join a Crusade, and make your fortune.

Michael Prestwich's study of Edward I, first published in 1988 and now reissued with a new introduction and updated bibliographic guide, is the definitive full-length account of one of the leading monarchs of the Middle Ages. A king who pioneered legal and parliamentary change, conquered Wales and came close to conquering Scotland, Edward I presents many contradictions. A pious man who built his reputation during the greatest chivalric adventu...

Michael Prestwichs Leitfaden für Ritter in spe ist voll von authentischen Tipps zum Rittertum und zu mittelalterlichen Karrierechancen. Wir erfahren, wie man in höhere Ränge aufsteigt (Tapferkeit), wo man seine Rüstung kaufen soll (Italien), wie man Frauen behandelt (ergeben und mit Vorsicht), Schlachten gewinnt ("spielen Sie nicht den Helden") und vieles mehr.»Großartigerweise ist dieses Werk, verfasst durch einen verdienten Professor für Mit...

Dieser Band stellt die Geschichte von 70 Persönlichkeiten des Mittelalters vor und beschreibt, wie Könige und Königinnen, Päpste und Politiker, Krieger und Kaufleute, Künstler und Visionäre zwischen 800 und 1500 lebten. Bekannten Köpfen wie Karl dem Großen, Hildegard von Bingen, Thomas von Aquin, Jeanne d'Arc, Dante Alighieri, Filippo Brunelleschi und Johannes Gutenberg ist jeweils ein Kapitel gewidmet. Der Leser erfährt: Das Mittelalter war e...

Aspects of the political, social, cultural, economic and ecclesiastical history of medieval England re-examined.

Studies on the cultural, social, political and economic history of the age.

This series is home to scholarship of the highest order covering a wide range of themes: from politics and warfare to administration, justice and society. The topics of the papers in this book range from the sublime to the macabre: romance, rape, money, politics and religion.

This book is an excellent introduction to this eventful period in history, offering students of history and the Middle Ages a fascinating insight into the reigns of three very different sovereigns: * Edward I a " a confident and masterful conqueror of Wales* Edward II a " defeated by the Scots, humiliated and deposed* Edward III a " triumphant against the French, but reigned through the ravages of plague. The book focuses on each king's approa...

The dramatic period 1225-1360 in Britain witnessed Simon de Montfort's challenge to the crown, Edward II's deposition and death, great English victories in France, and the disaster of the Black Death. It also saw the development of the state, with the emergence of parliament a key element. Michael Prestwich provides a comprehensive study of this period, illuminating themes of politics, economics, war, and society.

In-depth examinations of the role played by liberties across the British Isles.