Medieval in History & Nonfiction eBooks

Shopping Cart

Item(s) unavailable for purchase

Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.

itemsitem

- Unlimited access to eBooks
  
  Unlimited access to audiobooks
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Get 1 credit every month for the audiobook of your choice
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Unlimited access to eBooks
  
  Unlimited access to audiobooks
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  Audiobook
  by ,
  
  Available:
  
  . No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions.
  
  Pre-order
  1 audiobook monthly
  
  + FREE 30-day trial
  
  Special Offer
  
  Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice
  
  *No commitment, cancel anytime
  
  FREE

itemsitem

Unlimited access to eBooks

Unlimited access to audiobooks

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Get 1 credit every month for the audiobook of your choice

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Unlimited access to eBooks

Unlimited access to audiobooks

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
Audiobook
by ,

Available:
. No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions.

Pre-order
1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Special Offer

Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice

*No commitment, cancel anytime

FREE

Recommended For You

Origins of the Witches’ Sabbath

by Michael D. Bailey ...

Series series Magic in History Sourcebooks
While the perception of magic as harmful is age-old, the notion of witches gathering together in large numbers, overtly worshiping demons, and receiving instruction in how to work harmful magic as part of a conspiratorial plot against Christian society was an innovation of the early fifteenth century. The sources collected in this book reveal this concept in its formative stages.The idea that ... Read more

15,25 €

While the perception of magic as harmful is age-old, the notion of witches gathering together in large numbers, overtly worshiping demons, and receiving instruction in how to work harmful magic as part of a conspiratorial plot against Christian society was an innovation of the early fifteenth century. The sources collected in this book reveal this concept in its formative stages.The idea that
... Read more
Vlad the Impaler: A Life From Beginning to End

by Hourly History ...

The character Count Dracula is well-known throughout the world. He is a dark, seductive, pale man wearing a cape. His gaze is quite literally captivating, and he has the strength of ten men. The story, written by Bram Stoker in 1897, has been retold hundreds of times, but is there a historical figure upon whom the character is based? Is there really a Dracula? Many scholars argue that Vlad III ... Read more

Free

The character Count Dracula is well-known throughout the world. He is a dark, seductive, pale man wearing a cape. His gaze is quite literally captivating, and he has the strength of ten men. The story, written by Bram Stoker in 1897, has been retold hundreds of times, but is there a historical figure upon whom the character is based? Is there really a Dracula? Many scholars argue that Vlad III
... Read more
Vikings

by History Nerds ...

Series Book 1 - The History of the Vikings
Discover the fascinating world of the Vikings, the legendary Norse seafarers who transformed the history of Europe during the Viking Age. This engaging history book explores the daring voyages, epic battles, and rich culture of the Scandinavian warriors who sailed across the seas from the 8th to the 11th century.From their homeland in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden, Viking explorers ventured across ... Read more

Free

Discover the fascinating world of the Vikings, the legendary Norse seafarers who transformed the history of Europe during the Viking Age. This engaging history book explores the daring voyages, epic battles, and rich culture of the Scandinavian warriors who sailed across the seas from the 8th to the 11th century.From their homeland in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden, Viking explorers ventured across
... Read more
L'uomo medievale

Introduzione

by Jacques Le Goff ...

"L'uomo e gli uomini, gli uomini nella società dell'Occidente cristiano, nelle loro principali funzioni (ossia nei tratti essenziali, ma anche nella concretezza del loro status sociale, del loro mestiere, della loro professione), al tempo di un dittico medievale che nella prima faccia mostra il prodigioso sviluppo della Cristianità fra l'anno Mille e il secolo XIII, mentre la seconda rappresenta ... Read more

Free

"L'uomo e gli uomini, gli uomini nella società dell'Occidente cristiano, nelle loro principali funzioni (ossia nei tratti essenziali, ma anche nella concretezza del loro status sociale, del loro mestiere, della loro professione), al tempo di un dittico medievale che nella prima faccia mostra il prodigioso sviluppo della Cristianità fra l'anno Mille e il secolo XIII, mentre la seconda rappresenta
... Read more
A Bond Undone

Legends of the Condor Heroes Vol. 2

by Jin Yong ...

Translated by Gigi Chang ...

Series series Legends of the Condor Heroes
THE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME.THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 100 MILLION COPIES SOLD.**"Jin Yong's work, in the Chinese-speaking world, has a cultural currency roughly equal to that of "Harry Potter" and "Star Wars" combined" Nick Frisch, New Yorker"Like every fairy tale you're ever loved, imbued with jokes and epic grandeur. ... Read more

3,99 €

THE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME.THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 100 MILLION COPIES SOLD.**"Jin Yong's work, in the Chinese-speaking world, has a cultural currency roughly equal to that of "Harry Potter" and "Star Wars" combined" Nick Frisch, New Yorker"Like every fairy tale you're ever loved, imbued with jokes and epic grandeur.
... Read more
A Hero Born

the bestselling Chinese fantasy phenomenon

by Jin Yong ...

Translated by Anna Holmwood ...

Series series Legends of the Condor Heroes
****NOW A RECORD-BREAKING FILM STARRING THE UNTAMED'S XIAO ZHAN****THE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME.THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 300 MILLION COPIES SOLD..ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST FANTASY NOVELS OF ALL TIME."Jin Yong's work, in the Chinese-speaking world, has a cultural currency roughl... ... Read more

5,49 €

****NOW A RECORD-BREAKING FILM STARRING THE UNTAMED'S XIAO ZHAN****THE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME.THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 300 MILLION COPIES SOLD..ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST FANTASY NOVELS OF ALL TIME."Jin Yong's work, in the Chinese-speaking world, has a cultural currency roughl...
... Read more
Η ΚΑΤΑΓΩΓΗ ΤΩΝ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΝΩΝ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΩΝ

by EMMANOUIL N. KARAKOSTAS ...

Η μελέτη πραγματεύεται την καταγωγή των Βυζαντινών Αυτοκρατόρων, βασισμένη σε ιστορικές πηγές καθώς και βιβλιογραφία από νεώτερους ιστορικούς, κυρίως του 20ου αιώνα. Απαρτίζεται από επτά κεφάλαια, στα οποία διακρίνονται ανά ομάδες οι Αυτοκράτορες και τίθεται προς έρευνα η καταγωγή τους. Το πρώτο κεφάλαιο πραγματεύεται τους Αυτοκράτορες που κυβέρνησαν από τον Ρωμανό Γ’ Αργυρό (1028) έως το τέλος ... Read more

Free

Η μελέτη πραγματεύεται την καταγωγή των Βυζαντινών Αυτοκρατόρων, βασισμένη σε ιστορικές πηγές καθώς και βιβλιογραφία από νεώτερους ιστορικούς, κυρίως του 20ου αιώνα. Απαρτίζεται από επτά κεφάλαια, στα οποία διακρίνονται ανά ομάδες οι Αυτοκράτορες και τίθεται προς έρευνα η καταγωγή τους. Το πρώτο κεφάλαιο πραγματεύεται τους Αυτοκράτορες που κυβέρνησαν από τον Ρωμανό Γ’ Αργυρό (1028) έως το τέλος
... Read more
Robert the Bruce

Hero of Scotland

by History Nerds ...

Series series Celtic Heroes and Legends
Discover the extraordinary life of Robert the Bruce, the warrior-king who led Scotland to freedom and became one of the greatest heroes in Scottish history.This compelling historical biography explores the dramatic rise of Robert the Bruce during the turbulent Wars of Scottish Independence. From political struggle and betrayal to battlefield triumph, follow the remarkable journey of the man who ... Read more

Free

Discover the extraordinary life of Robert the Bruce, the warrior-king who led Scotland to freedom and became one of the greatest heroes in Scottish history.This compelling historical biography explores the dramatic rise of Robert the Bruce during the turbulent Wars of Scottish Independence. From political struggle and betrayal to battlefield triumph, follow the remarkable journey of the man who
... Read more
1453

The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West

by Roger Crowley ...

A gripping exploration of the fall of Constantinople and its connection to the world we live in today.The fall of Constantinople in 1453 signaled a shift in history and the end of the Byzantium Empire. Roger Crowley's comprehensive account of the battle between Mehmet II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and Constantine XI, the 57th emperor of Byzantium, illuminates the period in history that was a ... Read more

8,49 €

A gripping exploration of the fall of Constantinople and its connection to the world we live in today.The fall of Constantinople in 1453 signaled a shift in history and the end of the Byzantium Empire. Roger Crowley's comprehensive account of the battle between Mehmet II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and Constantine XI, the 57th emperor of Byzantium, illuminates the period in history that was a
... Read more
I monaci

by Giovanni Miccoli ...

Monaci e monasteri hanno cessato da tempo di far parte della comune esperienza degli abitanti d'Europa. Non hanno cessato di esistere ma non figurano più tra gli incontri ordinari e ricorrenti del suo paesaggio storico. Solo ne restano qua e là le imponenti vestigia: mascherate nelle città, dove le vecchie chiese abbaziali sono state occupate e deformate da altri officianti e gli immensi conventi ... Read more

0,99 €

Monaci e monasteri hanno cessato da tempo di far parte della comune esperienza degli abitanti d'Europa. Non hanno cessato di esistere ma non figurano più tra gli incontri ordinari e ricorrenti del suo paesaggio storico. Solo ne restano qua e là le imponenti vestigia: mascherate nelle città, dove le vecchie chiese abbaziali sono state occupate e deformate da altri officianti e gli immensi conventi
... Read more
Living with Disfigurement in Early Medieval Europe

by Patricia Skinner ...

Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
This book is open access under a CC-BY 4.0 license.This book examines social and medical responses to the disfigured face in early medieval Europe, arguing that the study of head and facial injuries can offer a new contribution to the history of early medieval medicine and culture, as well as exploring the language of violence and social interactions. Despite the prevalence of warfare and conflict ... Read more

Free

This book is open access under a CC-BY 4.0 license.This book examines social and medical responses to the disfigured face in early medieval Europe, arguing that the study of head and facial injuries can offer a new contribution to the history of early medieval medicine and culture, as well as exploring the language of violence and social interactions. Despite the prevalence of warfare and conflict
... Read more
The Black Death in the Fourteenth Century

by I.F.C. Hecker ...

The black death is thought to have started in China, and travelled along the Silk Road to reach Crimea by 1346. From there, it was probably carried by Oriental rat fleas living on the black rats that were regular passengers on merchant ships, it spread throughout the Mediterranean and Europe. The Black Death is estimated to have killed 3060 percent of Europe's population,reducing the world's ... Read more

0,88 €

The black death is thought to have started in China, and travelled along the Silk Road to reach Crimea by 1346. From there, it was probably carried by Oriental rat fleas living on the black rats that were regular passengers on merchant ships, it spread throughout the Mediterranean and Europe. The Black Death is estimated to have killed 3060 percent of Europe's population,reducing the world's
... Read more
Politics, Kingship, and Poetry in Medieval South India

Moonset on Sunrise Mountain

by Whitney Cox ...

In this compelling new study, Whitney Cox presents a fundamental re-imagining of the politics of pre-modern India through the reinterpretation of the contested accession of Kulottunga I (r.1070–1120) as the ruler of the imperial Chola dynasty. By focusing on this complex event and its ramifications over time, Cox traces far-reaching transformations throughout the kingdom and beyond. Through a ... Read more

34,55 €

In this compelling new study, Whitney Cox presents a fundamental re-imagining of the politics of pre-modern India through the reinterpretation of the contested accession of Kulottunga I (r.1070–1120) as the ruler of the imperial Chola dynasty. By focusing on this complex event and its ramifications over time, Cox traces far-reaching transformations throughout the kingdom and beyond. Through a
... Read more
Cardinal Isidore (c.1390–1462)

A Late Byzantine Scholar, Warlord, and Prelate

by Marios Philippides, Walter K. Hanak ...

A member of the imperial Palaiologan family, albeit most probably illegitimate, Isidore became a scholar at a young age and began his rise in the Byzantine ecclesiastical ranks. He was an active advocate of the union of the Orthodox and Catholic Churches in Constantinople. His military exploits, including his participation in the defence of Constantinople in 1453, provide us with eyewitness ... Read more

56,00 €

A member of the imperial Palaiologan family, albeit most probably illegitimate, Isidore became a scholar at a young age and began his rise in the Byzantine ecclesiastical ranks. He was an active advocate of the union of the Orthodox and Catholic Churches in Constantinople. His military exploits, including his participation in the defence of Constantinople in 1453, provide us with eyewitness
... Read more
Les broderies de la Cour

Les Ateliers de Dame Alix Tome 1

by Jocelyne Godard ...

Series Book 1 - Les Ateliers de Dame Alix
En ce début de Renaissance, dans l’atelier de broderie de la reine Anne, la jeune Alix rêve de devenir lissière pour tisser les tentures de la Cour. Sa rencontre avec Jacquou, que maître Coëtivy a formé dans l’art de la haute-lisse, sera décisive. Mais bien des années devront s’écouler avant qu’ils ne réalisent ensemble le projet d’ouvrir leur propre atelier pour tisser les merveilles qui ornent ... Read more

7,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

En ce début de Renaissance, dans l’atelier de broderie de la reine Anne, la jeune Alix rêve de devenir lissière pour tisser les tentures de la Cour. Sa rencontre avec Jacquou, que maître Coëtivy a formé dans l’art de la haute-lisse, sera décisive. Mais bien des années devront s’écouler avant qu’ils ne réalisent ensemble le projet d’ouvrir leur propre atelier pour tisser les merveilles qui ornent
... Read more
Donne madonne mercanti & cavalieri. Sei storie medievali

by Alessandro Barbero ...

Fra' Salimbene da Parma, il francescano che ha conosciuto papi e imperatori, vescovi e predicatori, e su ognuno ha da raccontare aneddoti, maldicenze e pettegolezzi; Dino Compagni, il mercante di Firenze che ha vissuto in prima persona i sussulti politici d'un comune lacerato dai conflitti al tempo di Dante; Jean de Joinville, il nobile cavaliere che ha accompagnato Luigi il Santo alla crociata, ... Read more

4,99 €

Fra' Salimbene da Parma, il francescano che ha conosciuto papi e imperatori, vescovi e predicatori, e su ognuno ha da raccontare aneddoti, maldicenze e pettegolezzi; Dino Compagni, il mercante di Firenze che ha vissuto in prima persona i sussulti politici d'un comune lacerato dai conflitti al tempo di Dante; Jean de Joinville, il nobile cavaliere che ha accompagnato Luigi il Santo alla crociata,
... Read more
Dante

by Alessandro Barbero ...

Un uomo del Medioevo, immerso nel suo tempo. Questo il Dante che ci racconta un grande storico in pagine di vivida bellezza. Dante è l'uomo su cui, per la fama che lo accompagnava già in vita, sappiamo forse più cose che su qualunque altro uomo di quell'epoca, e che ci ha lasciato la sua testimonianza personale su cosa significava, allora, essere un giovane uomo innamorato o cosa si provava quando ... Read more

11,99 €

Un uomo del Medioevo, immerso nel suo tempo. Questo il Dante che ci racconta un grande storico in pagine di vivida bellezza. Dante è l'uomo su cui, per la fama che lo accompagnava già in vita, sappiamo forse più cose che su qualunque altro uomo di quell'epoca, e che ci ha lasciato la sua testimonianza personale su cosa significava, allora, essere un giovane uomo innamorato o cosa si provava quando
... Read more
Kemp: Warriors in the Snow

by Jonathan Lunn ...

Series Book 6 - Arrows of Albion
Isolated, frozen to the bone and with no way out Kemp is backBurnt Candlemas. King Edward III invades Scotland in the dead of winter to punish the Scots for their recent attack on Berwick.When the fleet bringing supplies for his army is scattered by a storm, it seems God himself is punishing the English for the arson of a Scottish church. Wrongly blamed for the fire, archer Martin Kemp finds ... Read more

Was 6,99 € Now 4,49 €

Isolated, frozen to the bone and with no way out Kemp is backBurnt Candlemas. King Edward III invades Scotland in the dead of winter to punish the Scots for their recent attack on Berwick.When the fleet bringing supplies for his army is scattered by a storm, it seems God himself is punishing the English for the arson of a Scottish church. Wrongly blamed for the fire, archer Martin Kemp finds
... Read more
9 febbraio 1498. Il «Cenacolo» svelato

by Pietro C. Marani ...

Lincontro fra Leonardo e Milano è senzaltro uno dei meglio riusciti nella storia dellarte moderna, e il Cenacolo è solo uno dei capolavori che il genio fiorentino realizza negli anni della sua permanenza alla corte di Lodovico il Moro. Svelato il 9 febbraio del 1498, la pittura murale che decora il refettorio dei domenicani di Santa Maria delle Grazie diventa immediatamente oggetto di universale ... Read more

0,99 €

Lincontro fra Leonardo e Milano è senzaltro uno dei meglio riusciti nella storia dellarte moderna, e il Cenacolo è solo uno dei capolavori che il genio fiorentino realizza negli anni della sua permanenza alla corte di Lodovico il Moro. Svelato il 9 febbraio del 1498, la pittura murale che decora il refettorio dei domenicani di Santa Maria delle Grazie diventa immediatamente oggetto di universale
... Read more
La cavalière

Les chevaux de la mer Tome 2

by Jocelyne Godard ...

Series Book 2 - Les chevaux de la mer
Dans les châteaux du duché de Normandie, Bérengère la palefrenière, cachant toujours son identité de femme, se fait apprécier par ses multiples talents quand il s'agit de chevaux. C'est une cavalière audacieuse qui ne craint pas de franchir les lieux les plus hostiles pour démasquer l'ignoble comte de Chichester que son père, le baron de Lewes, veut lâchement lui faire épouser. Alors que le duc de ... Read more

7,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

Dans les châteaux du duché de Normandie, Bérengère la palefrenière, cachant toujours son identité de femme, se fait apprécier par ses multiples talents quand il s'agit de chevaux. C'est une cavalière audacieuse qui ne craint pas de franchir les lieux les plus hostiles pour démasquer l'ignoble comte de Chichester que son père, le baron de Lewes, veut lâchement lui faire épouser. Alors que le duc de
... Read more
Legenda

The Real Women Behind the Myths That Shaped Europe, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of FEMINA

by Janina Ramirez ...

From the bestselling author of FEMINA, a brilliant reappraisal of the medieval women whose lives have been exploited for political, nation-building ends.From Joan of Arc to Lady Godiva, Isabella of Castile to Catherine of Siena, famous medieval women have become national icons, their legends burnished and celebrated. But over the centuries their lives have been exploited, their stories twisted and ... Read more

Was 14,99 € Now 10,99 €

From the bestselling author of FEMINA, a brilliant reappraisal of the medieval women whose lives have been exploited for political, nation-building ends.From Joan of Arc to Lady Godiva, Isabella of Castile to Catherine of Siena, famous medieval women have become national icons, their legends burnished and celebrated. But over the centuries their lives have been exploited, their stories twisted and
... Read more
A Distant Mirror

The Calamitous 14th Century

by Barbara W. Tuchman ...

A “marvelous history”* of medieval Europe, from the bubonic plague and the Papal Schism to the Hundred Years’ War, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Guns of August*Lawrence Wright, author of The End of October, in The Wall Street JournalThe fourteenth century reflects two contradictory images: on the one hand, a glittering age of crusades, cathedrals, and chivalry; on the other, a world ... Read more

5,82 €

A “marvelous history”* of medieval Europe, from the bubonic plague and the Papal Schism to the Hundred Years’ War, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Guns of August*Lawrence Wright, author of The End of October, in The Wall Street JournalThe fourteenth century reflects two contradictory images: on the one hand, a glittering age of crusades, cathedrals, and chivalry; on the other, a world
... Read more
Carlo Magno

Un padre dell'Europa

by Alessandro Barbero ...

Ecco una biografia estremamente piacevole da leggere, dallo straordinario piglio narrativo. Chiara Frugoni I tempi lontani in cui lEuropa era priva di strade e piena di paludi, finalmente sottratti alle nebbie delle nostre memorie scolastiche, in un saggio che si fa leggere come un romanzo. Laura Lilli, la Repubblica Nel giorno di Natale dellanno 800 Carlo Magno viene incoronato imperatore. Un ... Read more

9,99 €

Ecco una biografia estremamente piacevole da leggere, dallo straordinario piglio narrativo. Chiara Frugoni I tempi lontani in cui lEuropa era priva di strade e piena di paludi, finalmente sottratti alle nebbie delle nostre memorie scolastiche, in un saggio che si fa leggere come un romanzo. Laura Lilli, la Repubblica Nel giorno di Natale dellanno 800 Carlo Magno viene incoronato imperatore. Un
... Read more
Warriors of God

Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade

by James Reston Jr. ...

Acclaimed author James Reston, Jr.'s Warriors of Godis the rich and engaging account of the Third Crusade (1187-1192), a conflict that would shape world history for centuries and which can still be felt in the Middle East and throughout the world today. James Reston, Jr. offers a gripping narrative of the epic battle that left Jerusalem in Muslim hands until the twentieth century, bringing an ... Read more

10,27 €

Acclaimed author James Reston, Jr.'s Warriors of Godis the rich and engaging account of the Third Crusade (1187-1192), a conflict that would shape world history for centuries and which can still be felt in the Middle East and throughout the world today. James Reston, Jr. offers a gripping narrative of the epic battle that left Jerusalem in Muslim hands until the twentieth century, bringing an
... Read more

Rakuten Kobo

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Medieval eBooks

Origins of the Witches’ Sabbath

Vlad the Impaler: A Life From Beginning to End

Vikings

L'uomo medievale

A Bond Undone

A Hero Born

Η ΚΑΤΑΓΩΓΗ ΤΩΝ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΝΩΝ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΩΝ

Robert the Bruce

1453

I monaci

Living with Disfigurement in Early Medieval Europe

The Black Death in the Fourteenth Century

Politics, Kingship, and Poetry in Medieval South India

Cardinal Isidore (c.1390–1462)

Les broderies de la Cour

Donne madonne mercanti & cavalieri. Sei storie medievali

Dante

Kemp: Warriors in the Snow

9 febbraio 1498. Il «Cenacolo» svelato

La cavalière

Legenda

A Distant Mirror

Carlo Magno

Warriors of God