Elizabeth M. Hallam

Tessa Clark

A comprehensive survey of the most significant deities from every major world tradition is organized by their individual realms of influence, such as good and evil, heaven and earth, love and fecundity, war and peace, or prosperity and home life.

A Treasury of Deities and Tales from World Mythology

Gods and Goddesses

The Wars of the Roses

Examines the reigns of Henry II, Richard I, and King John, and discusses the Magna Carta, the Crusades, and life in twelfth-century England

The Plantagenet Chronicles

Chronicles of the Age of Chivalry

Judith Everard

In 987, when Hugh Capet took the throne of France, founding a dynasty which was to rule for over 300 years, his kingdom was weak and insignificant. But by 1100, the kingdom of France was beginning to dominate the cultural nd religious life of western Europe. In the centuries that followed, to scholars and to poets, to reforming churchmen and monks, to crusaders and the designers of churches, France was the hub of the universe. La douce France drew people like a magnet even though its kings were, until about 1200, comparatively insignificant figures. Then, thanks to the conquests and reforms of King Philip Augustus, France became a dominant force in political and economic terms as well, producing a saint-king, Louis IX, and in Philip IV, a ruler so powerful that he could dictate to popes and emperors. Spanning France's development across four centuries, Capetian France is a definitive book. This second edition has been carefully revised to take account of the very latest work, without losing the original book's popular balance between a compelling narrative and an fascinating examination of the period's main themes.

Capetian France, 987-1328

The Itinerary of Edward II and His Household, 1307-1328

Groups saints according to their patronages and specialties, offering information about saints' histories, and including pilgrimage sites and a feast-day calendar

Who They are and how They Help You

Saints

David Bates

This book challenges the orthodox views of William I's great census of 1086, to give an intriguing story of the origins of England’s greatest historical record, as well as new insights into its contents.

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