The History of the Kings of Britain, Paperback

Reducere. Little is definitively known of the life and schooling of Geoffrey of Monmouth, but his extraordinary literary works have survived centuries as a t...

An authoritative and accessible guide to the British monarchy from pre-conquest rulers to the present day House of Windsor. Maps, photos, paintings...

Reducere. For more than 1, 000 years the British monarchy has dramatically shaped national and international history. Kings and queens have conquered territo...

Reducere. Just as much as kings and queens, battles and empire, Britain's great themes have been the liberty of the individual, the rule of law, and the parl...

Reducere. From William the Conqueror and the Normans, through Henry VIII and the Tudors, and all the way up to Elizabeth II and the house of Windsor, this be...

Reducere. A compilation of essays from the English Historical Fiction Authors blog, this book provides a wealth of historical information from Roman Britain ...

Reducere. Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote his Historia Regum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Britain) in about 1136 AD. His book includes the first account of...

In the early middle ages Wales was composed of a variety of independent kingdoms with varying degrees of power, influence, and stability, each rule...

This series gives readers their first chance to explore British history and learn about some of the most important kings, queens and battles that s...

The 3rd volume in the trilogy set in 7th century Britain, as Oswiu struggles to hold on to the throne against the onslaught of the last great pagan...

Reducere. Throughout the chronicle of Britain's history, one factor above all others has determined the fate of kings, the security of trade, and the integri...

DescriptionWritten in 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth, the Historia Regum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Britain) purported to chronicle the Brit...

Updated in 2017. Celtic Christianity is as exciting as it is intriguing, from the first native Christians in the British Isles, through to the grea...

This series gives readers their first chance to explore British history and learn about some of the most important kings, queens and battles that s...

Reducere. This imaginative history of the Britons, written in the twelfth century, is the first work to recount the woes of Lear and the glittering career of...

Reducere. DescriptionClan Sinclair has played an important role in the history of Scotland, Europe, Christianity and the discovery of the America's. They hav...

Reducere. Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall's "Our Island Story" is a history of England up to Queen Victoria's death, with some myths and legends mixed in. Marsh...

'With God's help, I, Bede ... have assembled these facts about the history of the Church in Britain ... from the traditions of our forebears, and f...

Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires charts in vivid detail the largely forgotten history of European corpse medicine, which saw kings, ladies, gentleme...

Reducere. This children's history of the British Isles begins with the early tribal legends of Albion, and takes us through the Roman period, the Dark Ages, ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Mark Amaru PinkhamThe origin, history, and rites of the enlightened masters of many ancient countries worldwide who were kn...

Reducere. ``An extraordinary book . . . Peter Ackroyd is arguably the most talented and prolific writer working in Britain today.`` --Daily Express (UK)In Fo...

When the Romans occupied the southern half of Britain in AD 43, the Iceni tribe quickly allied themselves with the invaders. Having paid tribute to...

Reducere. From the author of The Merlin Prophecy, a trilogy that Kirkus Reviews proclaimed, will "appeal to those who thrill to Game of Thrones, " the first ...