Medieval category: 3965 books
by Maurice DeWulf
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2012
This classic study by a distinguished scholar surveys the major philosophical trends and thinkers of a vital period in Western civilization. Based on Maurice DeWulf's celebrated Princeton University lectures, it offers an accessible view of medieval history, covering scholastic, ecclesiastic, classicist,...
Medieval Philosophy
A New History of Western Philosophy, Volume 2
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2007
Sir Anthony Kenny continues his magisterial new history of Western philosophy with a fascinating guide through more than a millennium of thought from 400 AD onwards, charting the story of philosophy from the founders of Christian and Islamic thought through to the Renaissance.The middle ages saw a...
by David Jacobs
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2018
Today, the great cathedrals of Europe stand as beautiful, imposing monuments - the pride of parishioners and the wonder of tourists. It is difficult for us now, even with all our engineering and architectural skills, to imagine the extraordinary ways these medieval houses of worship were constructed....
The Greatest Knight
The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, the Power Behind Five English Thrones
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
A renowned scholar brings to life medieval England’s most celebrated knight, William Marshal—providing an unprecedented and intimate view of this age and the legendary warrior class that shaped it.
Caught on the wrong side of an English civil war and condemned by his father to the gallows...
Clash of Thrones
The Power-Crazed Medieval Kings, Popes and Emperors of Europe
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2015
An approachable and engaging account of 450 years of savagery, treachery, triumph, and disaster Starting with the Great Schism in 1053 and ending with the discovery of the New World in 1492, A Clash of Thrones shows how kings relied on military campaigns and political intrigue while the Popes exploited...
The Fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans
Context and Consequences
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2014
The fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans in 1453 marked the end of a thousand years of the Christian Roman Empire. Thereafter, world civilisation began a process of radical change. The West came to identify itself as Europe; the Russians were set on the path of autocracy; the Ottomans were transformed...
by C.W.C. Oman
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2012
This quick read is a fascinating look at the evolution of military from after the fall of the Roman Empire to the introduction of gunpowder in Europe. A number of civilizations such as the Byzantines, English, and Swiss are discussed along with their military innovations. This edition is hand formatted, and not OCRd. A table of contents is included for easier navigation.
The Cambridge Medieval History - Book II
The Triumph of Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2016
THE old or official religions of Greece and of Rome had lost most of their power long before Constantine first declared that Christianity was henceforth to be recognized as a religio licita and then proceeded to bestow the Imperial favor on the faith which his predecessors had persecuted. Hellenism...
The Swordsman's Companion
A modern training manual for Medieval Longsword
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
A ground-breaking and enduringly popular guide to medieval Italian knightly combat. This book, first published in 2004, started a generation of swordsmen along their path to martial expertise. It includes instruction on both theory and practice, background material about the great swordsmen Fiore...
by Marc Morris
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
**A rousing and authoritative new biography of the notorious King John, by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Marc Morris. **
King John is familiar to everyone as the villain from the tales of Robin Hood—greedy, cowardly, despicable, and cruel. But who was the man behind the legend?...
King John
And the Road to Magna Carta
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
From a renowned medieval historian comes a new biography of King John, the infamous English king whose reign led to the establishment of the Magna Carta and the birth of constitutional democracy
King John (1166-1216) has long been seen as the epitome of bad kings. The son of the most charismatic...
by J.B. Bury, Charles River Editors
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2013
*Includes Table of ContentsBurys The Rise of the Saracens and the Foundation of the Western Empire is an expansive history of the Dark Ages. Curated by the famous historian J.B. Bury, The Rise of the Saracens and the Foundation of the Western Empire chronicles the history of the former Western Roman...
The Last Duel
A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2004
The gripping, atmospheric true story of the “duel to end all duels” in medieval France: a trial by combat pitting a knight against a squire accused of violating the knight’s beautiful young wife, soon to be a major motion picture.
When Jean de Carrouges, a Norman knight, returns from...
The Riddle and the Knight
In Search of Sir John Mandeville, the World's Greatest Traveler
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Part travelogue/part historical mystery about the most famous traveler--and chronicler-- in medieval Europe.
Giles Milton's first book, The Riddle and the Knight, is a fascinating account of the legend of Sir John Mandeville, a long-forgotten knight who was once the most famous writer in medieval...