... aspects of classical Arab culture in many parts of the Islamic world . Hourani , Albert . A History of the Arab Peoples . Cambridge , Mass .: Harvard University Press , 1991. A scholarly work that provides many new insights . Landay ...
Describes the life and times of the Middle Ages. Reveals the historical details of life as a knight in the 1100s, life in a royal castle in the 1200s, and life during the Black Plague in the 1300s.
Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lassieur, Allison. The Middle Ages : an interactive history adventure / by Allison Lassieur. p. cm. — (You choose: historical eras) Includes ...
Crafts and Craftworkers Wood Craftworkers made jugs and bowls out of clay , folding chairs , and jewelry boxes with strong locks . Pewter was poured into molds to make jugs and dishes . It was known as the " poor man's silver " because ...
"Follow along as the Vikings arrive in North America, Normans invade Britain, and Genghis Khan sweeps through Asia.
Includes short sections events and conditions around the world from the time of Constantinople to Columbus's voyage to America in 1492.
The Middle Ages
... 32 ( Bibliothèque Nationale Paris / Harper Collins Publishers ) , 33 ( t ) ( University Library Prague / Dagli ... 40 ( Vatican Museum Rome / Album / Joseph Martin ) , 42 ( Biblioteca Estense Modena / Harper Collins Publishers ) ...
Aimed at the middle to high school age group; 700 entries on people, places, events, culture, society and ideas; Counts as four against ordering quota, counts as one against exchange quota.
Then Beowulf spoke; bent by smith's skill the meshed rings of his mailshirt glittered. “Health to Hrothgar! I am Hygelac's kinsman and serve in his fellowship. Fame-winning deeds have come early to my hands. The affair of Grendel has ...
Thus commissioners were appointed to treat of the deliverance of the king of Scots, the duchesses of Bedford and Gloucester were made denizens, and mediators were appointed to reconcile the ... [f] This article was afterwards repealed.
Translated by Lewis Thorpe. London: Penguin, 1969. Eusebius. The History of the Church from Christ to Constantine. Translated by G. A. Williamson. New York: Penguin, 1989. Francis of Assisi. Francis and Clare: The Complete Works.
Johannes Fried gives us a Middle Ages full of people encountering the unfamiliar, grappling with new ideas, redefining power, and interacting with different societies—an era characterized by continuities and discontinuities, the vibrant ...
Join historian Eleanor Janega and illustrator Neil Max Emmanuel on a romp across continents and kingdoms as we discover the Middle Ages to be a time of huge change, inquiry and development - not unlike our own.
The Middle Ages (c.500-1500) includes a thousand years of European history. In this Very Short Introduction Miri Rubin tells the story of the times through the people and their lifestyles.
This book is the first to present fictions about the medieval world to serious students of history.
Library Friendly Edition of original- From the Battle of Hastings to the Wars of the Roses, this book tells the unique story of Medieval Britain.
This title provides an introduction to every aspect of life in medieval Britain, from the glorious reigns of kings and queens to the ordinary lives of peasants, to the extraordinary lives of knights, heroes and rebels.
This is not a who's who. Instead, each entry provides an in-depth essay on the life and career of the individual concerned. Essays commence with a quick reference section that provides basic facts on the individual's life and achievements.
The story moves on to the redrawn map of Europe, in which power players like Byzantium and the newly-established Frankish kingdom begin a precarious existence in a "sea of tribes" (in the words of a contemporary).