Sean Mcglynn: 3 books
By Sword and Fire
Cruelty And Atrocity In Medieval Warfare
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2014
A vivid and original account of warfare in the Middle Ages and the cruelty and atrocity that accompanied it.
Sean McGlynn investigates the reality of medieval warfare. For all the talk of chivalry, medieval warfare routinely involved acts which we would consider war crimes. Lands laid waste,...
Blood Cries Afar
The Magna Carta War and the Invasion of England 1215-1217
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Details an invasion that could have changed Britain as we know it, prompted by events at Runnymede where the barons brought an errant king to heel and in doing so provided an opportunity for conquestTaking advantage of the turmoil created in England by King John's inept rule and the barons' demands,...
Kill Them All
Cathars and Carnage in the Albigensian Crusade
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
The Albigensian crusade (1209-1229) by the Catholic Church against the Cathar heretics of southern France is infamous for its brutality and savagery. Marked by massacres and acts of appalling cruelty, these deeds are commonly ascribed to the role of religious fanaticism. This book is the first to...