Об охранной археологии и остатках античной крепости в Ростовской области, о народах, которые жили на этой территории в V веке до нашей эры, и о княжестве Тмутаракань, о найденной сбруе и воткнутом в землю мече рассказывает археолог, кандидат исторических наук, сотрудник археологической экспедиции «Гнёздово», председатель правления историко-археологического центра «Гардарика» Василий Новиков. ...
После смерти Ричарда Львиное Сердце король Англии Иоанн Безземельный стремится отомстить самым преданным вассалам брата, в число которых попадает и леди Грегари. Король Иоанн решает лишить отважную женщину не только замка и земель, но и титула лорда и звание рыцаря, дарованные ей прежним королём. Иоанн ставит условие: предоставить наследника рода Грегари по мужской линии, и тогда он не будет претендовать на владения леди Габриэллы. Но где найти ...
In this ground-breaking new study,Jacques Le Goff, arguably the leading medievalist of his generation, presents his view of the primacy of the Middle Ages in the development of European history. «[A] superb and necessary book. This provocative assessment from a lifetime of scholarship might help us to place ourselves, not just territorially, but in that other precious element of history: time.» The Guardian «A book that never fails to be informa ...
This book provides a fascinating and unique history of the Britons from the late Iron Age to the late Middle Ages. It also discusses the revivals of interest in British culture and myth over the centuries, from Renaissance antiquarians to modern day Druids. A fascinating and unique history of the Britons from the late Iron Age to the late Middle Ages. Describes the life, language and culture of the Britons before, during and after Roman rule. Ex ...
This book provides the most comprehensive examination of the Normans available, examining the emergence of the Normans, their characteristics as a group, and their various achievements in war, culture and civilization. ...
The Emergence of Monasticism offers a new approach to the subject, placing its development against the dynamic of both social and religious change. First study in any language to cover the formative period of medieval monasticism. Gives particular attention to the contribution of women to ascetic and monastic life. ...
This book illuminates Warwick's character and motivation, showing that he was an emotional, charming, and popular man with a strong sense of family loyalty. It is the first full study of this compelling figure within the context of political life in late medieval England. ...
Spain, 1157-1300 makes use of a vast body of primary and secondary source material to provide a balanced overview of a crucial period of Spanish as well as of European history. Examines the most significant phase of Spanish mainland development Considers the profound intellectual consequences of Christian advances into Islamic Spain Explores the varying fortunes of the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon, and focuses on the reign of the learned Alfon ...
Written by the late Patrick Wormald, one of the leading authorities on Bede’s life and work over a 30-year period, this book is a collection of studies on Bede and early English Christian society. A collection of studies on Bede, the greatest historian of the English Middle Ages, and the early English church. Integrates the religious, intellectual, political and social history of the English in their first Christian centuries. Looks at how Bede ...
