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  • 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

    15,47 €

  • 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

  • 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

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  • 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

  • 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 €

  • 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 Crusades: From Beginning to End

    by Henry Freeman ...
    The CrusadesMuch has been written and much has been omitted when it comes to the Crusades; especially in modern parlance. Many talking heads in recent times have conjured up the specter of the Crusades as if it should be a source of great shame and disgust for Western Civilization. And with even President Obama drawing odd parallels in light of the beheadings of ISIS; many are wondering once again ... Read more

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  • 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 €

  • 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

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  • 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 €

  • 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

  • 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

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  • 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

    0,90 €

  • Sea Wolves of the Mediterranean

    by Hamilton Currey ...
    There is, in the deeds of men of action, an interest which is never aroused by those persons of brains and capacity by whom the world is really ruled. The statesman in his cabinet is the god within the machine; it is he who directs the acts of nations, it is he who moves the fleets and armies as if they were pieces on the chess-board; to him, as a rule, is the man of action subordinate, obeying ... Read more

    0,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • L'Italia nel Medioevo

    by Ludovico Gatto ...
    Gli italiani e le loro cittàLa vita degli italiani nell'età di mezzoQuando nella maggior parte del continente popolazioni intere trasmigravano, venivano decimate o addirittura sparivano, non pochi centri italiani si mantennero popolosi e vivaci, divenendo un punto di riferimento della vicenda del nostro Paese lungo i dieci secoli del Medioevo. L'arte, la cultura, la lingua, la situazione economica ... Read more

    0,99 €

  • The Map of Knowledge

    How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found: A History in Seven Cities

    by Violet Moller ...
    'Violet Moller brings to life the ways in which knowledge reached us from antiquity to the present day in a book that is as delightful as it is readable.' – Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk RoadsIn The Map of Knowledge Violet Moller traces the journey taken by the ideas of three of the greatest scientists of antiquity – Euclid, Galen and Ptolemy – through seven cities and over a thousand years ... Read more

    13,03 €

  • 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

    58,61 €

  • The Pursuit Of The Millennium

    Revolutionary Millenarians and Mystical Anarchists of the Middle Ages

    by Norman Cohn ...
    The Middle Ages inherited from Antiquity a tradition of prophesy and gave it fresh and exuberant life. This tradition foretold a Millennium in which humanity would enjoy a new Paradise on earth, free of suffering and sin - a Kingdom of the Saints. Generation after generation was intermittently seized by a tense expectation of some sudden, miraculous event in which the world would be utterly ... Read more

    14,99 €

  • Storia economica e sociale del Medioevo

    by Henri Pirenne ...
    Introduzione di Ludovico GattoTraduzione di Maurizio GrassoEdizione integraleAccolta con grande entusiasmo alla sua pubblicazione, recensita da studiosi come Marc Bloch e Lucien Febvre, la Storia economica e sociale del Medioevo è una delle opere più significative di Pirenne e un modello fondamentale per tutta la successiva storiografia dell’“età di mezzo”. Il punto d’avvio della sua ricerca è da ... Read more

    1,99 €

  • The Summer Queen

    A loving mother. A betrayed wife. A queen beyond compare.

    by Elizabeth Chadwick ...
    Series Book 1 - Eleanor of Aquitaine trilogy
    'An author who makes history come gloriously alive' The Times'Meticulous research and strong storytelling' Woman & Home'A sumptuous ride' Toby Clements, Daily Telegraph**********************Eleanor of AquitaineA loving mother. A betrayed wife. A queen beyond compare.Eleanor of Aquitaine's story is lege... ... Read more

    2,99 €

  • The Coming of the Wolf

    The Wild Hunt series prequel

    by Elizabeth Chadwick ...
    Series Book 4 - Wild Hunt
    Shortlisted for the RNA Historical Romantic Novel AwardThe long-awaited prequel to Elizabeth Chadwick's beloved first novel The Wild Hunt'Picking up an Elizabeth Chadwick novel you know you are in for a sumptuous ride'Daily TelegraphThe Welsh Borders, 1069When Ashdyke Manor is attacked, Lady Christen is forced to witness her husband's murder and the pillaging of her ... ... Read more

    6,99 €

  • 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 €

  • Routledge Handbook of Premodern Japanese History

    Edited by Karl F. Friday ...
    Scholarship on premodern Japan has grown spectacularly over the past four decades, in terms of both sophistication and volume. A new approach has developed, marked by a higher reliance on primary documents, a shift away from the history of elites to broader explorations of social structures, and a re-examination of many key assumptions. As a result, the picture of the early Japanese past now ... Read more

    62,27 €

  • The Fifth Century

    by Edward Freeman ...
    The movements within and without the Empire which, in the course of a few years at the beginning of the fifth century, altogether changed the face of Western Europe have never, as far as I know, been told in our own tongue, perhaps not in any other tongue, as a connected tale. The facts are recorded by Gibbon with his usual accuracy, clearness, and careful reference to authorities; but they are ... Read more

    0,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus