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"Now available in trade paper from New York Times bestselling author Melanie Dickerson comes a reimagining of the beloved "Sleeping Beauty" tale. In the mountains near France, the medieval Princess Elyce is being forced to marry, thus forming an alliance that will enrich her father but enslave her kingdom. Instead, she chooses to feign her death and flee to Prague to beg King Wenceslaus to help save her people. In England, the young knight Sir Gerard...
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Mariel, the granddaughter of Robin Hood, tries to prove herself to her father while suspecting a mole in the Merry Men's ranks but mistakenly kidnaps cheerful healer Clem, and together they embark on a dangerous rescue mission and grow closer along the way.
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La Edad Media: Crónicas de una era inolvidable, ofrece un viaje fascinante a través de los siglos de la Edad Media, un período a menudo incomprendido, pero cuyo legado sigue definiendo el mundo moderno. Desde la caída del Imperio Romano hasta el amanecer del Renacimiento, este libro desentraña cómo la fe, la guerra, la economía y la cultura medieval influyeron en las universidades, el derecho, la ciencia y la política actual. Con una narrativa...
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In this intriguing book, best-selling author Alf Mapp, Jr. explores three periods in Western history that exploded with creativity: Elizabethan England, Renaissance Florence, and America's founding. What enabled these societies to make staggering jumps in scientific knowledge, develop new political structures, or create timeless works of art?
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The title refers to the fact that the authors were Christian scholars who furnished spiritual light to the seventh century A.D. They also furnished intellectual light through their writings.Many eastern theologians are treated, such as Babai the Great, Sophronius of Jerusalem, Anastasius Sinaïta, Isaac of Nineveh, Maximus the Confessor, John Moschus, Timothy of Constantinople, etc.The western theologians are represented by the Venerable Bede, Pope...
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Descubre la cara oculta de la Edad Media en este fascinante recorrido por sus aspectos más oscuros y olvidados. Desde la crueldad de la Inquisición y los horrores de la Peste Negra, hasta la persecución de brujas y el miedo a la magia, este libro te llevará a lo profundo de una época llena de supersticiones, abusos y violencia. Ideal para quienes desean conocer la historia real, más allá de los mitos románticos y las imágenes idealizadas,...
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Bajo las garras verdes es la cita dantesca de una batalla épica, que acabó con una matanza hacia finales del siglo XIII, entre un ejército franco-güelfo, enviado por el papa Martín IV, y los últimos gibelinos italianos que quedaban tras la muerte de Federico II. Estos habían venido de toda Italia a Forlí, para defenderla como última ciudad gibelina que mantenía las leyes imperiales y con una impactante salida sorprendieron y masacraron al...
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Pennine Dragon tells the true story of the legendary King Arthur. On the 1500th anniversary of Arthur's greatest battle at Badon, his whole life, family history and exploits are finally identified with those of a real historic ruler. Arthur Pendragon was actually a ruler recorded in history as Arthwys of the Pennines. He and his father ruled from the old Roman garrisons of Hadrian's Wall and the City of York and his base was Camulod (Camelot) in the...
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Un mini ebook promocional que anima el lector a comprar la Historia de los Longobardos y la Historia Langobardorum. El mini ebook está compuesto por un breve prólogo, el texto en latín y el texto traducido que incluye imágenes, mapas y notas a pie de página. La cantidad de texto a traducir es de 4/5 carpetas. El precio a la venta por lo general es de 1 euro, pero a menudo se encuentra con descuento. El objetivo del libro es promocionar la historia...
10) Conquered Shores
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Shannon has visions--dark visions of the future. She dismisses them as memories from the last Viking raid that happened years ago. After seeing the dreaded dragon's head appear from the mists, she knows that the barbarians have returned to rob her village once again. Her life will change forever when she is captured by a handsome Viking, Gunnar Ravenshield. Ravenshield captures a strong-willed Irish woman from her village and whisks her away to Dublin,...
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A History of Kenfig tells the story of Kenfig and its neighbouring villages, Cefn Cribwr, Cornelly, Kenfig Hill, Pyle, Stormy Down and Sker from prehistoric times to the 20th century. In A History of Kenfig you can discover what really happened to Elizabeth Williams, the `Maid of Sker', how a Roman road still dominates the village of Cornelly, whether the medieval town of Kenfig is under the pool or under the sand, how a famous sportsman helped to...
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IT is known that the expedition conducted by Charles and his son Pepin made a halt of only one week at Ravenna and proceeded to Ancona, whence Pepin, by command of his father, led it through the duchy of Spoleto and invaded Benevento, while Charles, with whom we are now concerned, continued the journey in the direction of Rome. On the twenty-third day of November he was met at Nomentum (the modern Mentana), situated at the fourteenth mile-stone from...
13) Fragile Peace
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Dr. Borko B Djordjevic, M.D., Ph.D., born in Belgrade, has made a notable career as a plastic surgeon in the USA, and he continues to work actively in Serbia and Montenegro. His autobiography is very interesting, exciting, and shows the dilemmas, decisions, and adaptations of a young man to life in an entirely new environment. His book points to the many possibilities for achieving optimal results in plastic surgery and life. This book will provide...
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A compelling new study of conflicts in Genoa surrounding the 12th century. This book takes on the established orthodoxy about the extent, nature and effects of family conflicts and other civil disputes in medieval Genoa. As Emanuele Ferragina writes in the Foreword, Inguscio "brings history and its complexity back in, and he does so in a clear and empirically informed way. For this reason, Inguscio's analysis sheds a light on the study of conflict...
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With "Vikings in America: And other historical events" we embark on an exciting journey through history:We started in the Upper Paleolithic, accompanying a tribe of Cro-Magnon Man, which penetrates the cave of Lascaux (France), in full glaciation, uniquely and exclusively... to capture animal signs and figures!We moved to Ancient Egypt, towards the 14th century. C., to attend the moment when Tutankhamun, a teenage pharaoh who rules one of the most...
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Con "La Historia de actualidad 1" emprendemos un apasionante viaje a través de la Historia:Comenzamos en el Paleolítico Superior, acompañando a una tribu de Homo Sapiens Cro-Magnon, que penetra en la cueva de Lascaux (Francia), en plena glaciación, única y exclusivamente... ¡para plasmar signos y figuras de animales!Nos desplazamos hasta el Antiguo Egipto, hacia el s. XIV a. C., para asistir al momento en que Tutankamon, un faraón adolescente...
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The Templars, the Knights Hospitallers, the Teutonic Knights – the chivalric orders founded during the Crusades evoke romantic images of warrior monks who were fierce but spiritual, chaste and pious yet battle-ready. But what were they really like? How did their organisations form, rise and decline? And how much of what we think about them is myth? The Knights Templar tells the stories of the major and minor military orders from the 11th century...
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Discover the Legacy of Serbia's Royal Heritage in "Serbian Kings and Dynasties"Embark on a journey through time with "Serbian Kings and Dynasties," a meticulously researched and captivating account of the Serbian monarchy's profound influence on the nation's history, culture, and identity. This comprehensive volume provides a deep dive into the lives and legacies of Serbia's rulers, from the early chieftains who unified the Serbian tribes to the powerful...
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The identity of the Moors who invaded and occupied parts of present-day Spain and Portugal from 711 AD until the reconquest in 1492 AD is still a matter of intense debate.When the Arabs conquered North Africa, it was the Black African Moors who led the invasion of Spain, or Al-Andalus on behalf of the Arabs. That these Moors or Berbers, as they have sometimes been called, were Blacks will be made clear in this work. Early Arab historians have referred...
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Estudios de pensamiento medieval hispanojudío es un recorrido panorámico por algunos de los hitos fundamentales del pensamiento judío medieval en tierras peninsulares. A modo de jalones en un camino histórico y cultural, la historiografía, la teología política, la mística, la escritura, la tradición y, de forma privilegiada, la filosofía, se presentan en esta obra como estímulo intelectual para una sugerente historia cultural del judaísmo....
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