Miracles, Political Authority and Violence in Medieval and Early Modern History, Paperback - ***

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdIllustration(s): 8 Halftones, black and white; 8 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 260Collection: Theme...

Reducere. Medieval and early modern literature was fascinated with the material remains of the past. Scenes involving the discovery, description, circulation...

This study will appeal to students and scholars of literature, history, and culture who are interested in Rome's persistence in medieval and early ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. For many years scholars have sought to explain why the European states that emerged in the period before the French Revolution developed along such...

An examination of the role of Winchester as the heart of royal power in early medieval England.Publisher: Oxbow BooksIllustration(s): B/wNumber of ...

Drawing on a wealth of sources from different disciplines, the essays here provide a nuanced picture of how medieval and early modern societies vie...

This volume brings together environmental and human perspectives, engages with both historians and scientists, and, being mindful that environments...

Publisher: Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, WydawnictwoAuthor(s): Adam Izdebski And JaNumber of pages: 310Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 240 x 164 x 17...

The region called Livonia (corresponding to modern Estonia and Latvia) emerged out of the rapid transformation caused by the conquest, Christianisa...

This is the first broad study of large-scale violence and the methods of its restraint in the early modern world. Its case studies range from the e...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

This book explores attempts by church, state, and medical authorities to regulate and professionalize the practice of midwifery in Italy from the l...

This volume explores the theme of religious and political practices in early modern Britain. -- .Publisher: Manchester University PressIllustration...

Provocative new investigation into the shadowy figure of Gildas, his influence and representation.Publisher: Boydell & Brewer LtdAuthor(s): Stephen...

Reducere. In noting that political violence was the product of choices made by political actors rather than the result of irresistible forces ...Schumann iss...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Drawing on a wide range of archives, from Lisbon to Vienna to Berlin, this detailed comparative study shows how recorded political knowledge was un...

The articles in this volume, by scholars all pursuing careers in the United States, concern the theoretical approaches and methods of early medieva...

This book explores rural societies in western Europe from 700-1050. It focuses on the bottom of the social hierarchy, rejectingviews that see rural...

DescriptionThis edited volume explores how (what is today) Scotland can be compared with, contrasted to, or was connected with other parts of Early...

The Rule of Moderation: Violence, Religion and the Politics of Restraint in Early Modern England - Ethan H. Shagan

This book explores the relationship between Shakespeare's most famous tragedies and the genre of 'domestic tragedy': plays about murder and adulter...

Prophecy, Fate and Memory in the Early and Medieval Celtic World brings together a collection of studies that closely explore aspects of culture an...

The early Middle Ages witnessed many innovations in European architecture including the medieval castle, church spire and monastic cloister. Avoidi...

A leading scholar in the United States on Chinese archaeology challenges long-standing conceptions of the rise of political authority in ancient Ch...

This book presents essays that exemplify key themes including the interdependence of conservation, research and access; the need for a 21st-century...

First full-length study of the notion and concept of old age in early medieval England.Publisher: Boydell & Brewer LtdAuthor(s): Thijs PorckIllustr...

DescriptionSwords were special in Anglo-Saxon England. Their names, deeds and pedigrees were enshrined in writing. Many were curated for generation...

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of medieval battles *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading In the time period betw...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Alexandra (Appalachian State University, USA) Sterling-HellenbrandIllustration(s): 15 bw illusNumber...

Reducere. Medicine and Society in Early Modern Europe offers students a concise introduction to health and healing in Europe from 1500 to 1800. Bringing toge...

A timely and coherent collection on conversion studies of the Early Modern period, considering themes of conversion, materiality, embodiment and ea...

Witchcraft in Early Modern England provides a fascinating introduction to the history of witches and witchcraft in England from the sixteenth to th...

Reducere. The table constitutes a kind of tie between the bargainer and the bargained-with, and makes the diners more willing to receive certain impressions,...

The Ancient Ways of Wessex tells the story of Wessex's roads in the early medieval period, at the point at which they first emerge in the historica...

Studies the work of the Anglo-Welsh poet and artist David Jones (1895-1974) to explore how modern British poetry has engaged with the early medieva...

Reducere. A Medieval Book of Magical Stones is the first translation of the longest and most comprehensive medieval English treatise on the occult powers of ...

Pigs were an integral part of society in the medieval West. Historian Jamie Kreiner demonstrates how the working relationships between humans and p...

Examines the often graphic depictions of violence which are characteristic of many genres of Latin literature, from Plautine comedy to the Christia...

This book explores the phenomenon of firsting in primary and secondary sources about the early modern Atlantic world, while proposing ways through ...

DescriptionA groundbreaking book that puts early and medieval West Africa on the map of global historyPick up almost any book on early and medieval...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 48 bw illusNumber of pages: 280Collection: The Cultural Histories SeriesPublication date: 2022...

Bringing together intellectual history, international political thought and international law, Schroeder explores the extent to which seventeenth-c...

"A rich cultural history of smells that sheds new light on an under-appreciated sense"--