Los trabajos reunidos en esta obra estudian la formación de nuevos órdenes agrarios que acompañó a la colonización cristiana de los territorios ibéricos conquistados a al-Andalus, desde finales del siglo XI hasta los inicios de la Época Moderna. La apropiación de los espacios agrarios creados por los musulmanes fue seguida por reorientaciones profundas que alteraron los ecosistemas agro-pastorales en función del éxito de las migraciones...

Patrick J. Geary is Professor of History at the University of Florida. To obtain sacred relics, medieval monks plundered tombs, avaricious merchants raided churches, and relic-mongers scoured the Roman catacombs. In a revised edition of Furta Sacra, Patrick Geary considers the social and cultural context for these acts, asking how the relics were perceived and why the thefts met with the approval of medieval Christians. "[This] is a superb book,...

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?

Step back in time to the heart of one of England's most pivotal conflicts with "1471: The Battle of Barnet." Immerse yourself in the tumultuous era of the Wars of the Roses, where loyalty, ambition, and betrayal shaped the fate of kingdoms. This meticulously researched historical account transports readers to the spring of 1471, a time when England teetered on the brink of chaos, torn apart by the rival factions of Lancaster and York. Through vivid...

Imagine being trapped on a swing during a windstorm. Your anger and frustration propels you back and forth. Faster and faster. You want to get off, but you're not strong enough, big enough or quick enough. Holding on becomes impossible, draining you of any energy you have left.' These are all emotions young Molly feels - and more - as she tries to navigate her way as a middle child with ADHD (Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) and ODD (Oppositional...

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...

First mentioned by William Langland in the late fourteenth century, Robin Hood comes down to us through ballads and folksongs, old chronicles and plays, medieval allusions, folklore and place-names. Today Robin Hood folksongs are found in the USA as well as in England and Scotland, and place-names and traditions are widely located in England. The earliest stories are centred on Barnsdale in Yorkshire, but later the emphasis shifts to Nottingham and...

Pocos periodos condensan más cambios que el otoño de la Edad Media. Lo que eran certezas y convicciones en las postrimerías del siglo xiv apenas si eran reseñables como tales a mediados del xv. Tan es así que entre 1320 y 1450 no hubo institución –política o religiosa–, creencia o espacio social que no estuviera sujeto a transformaciones. Entre medias, Europa vivió un cisma en el seno del catolicismo y la irrupción de herejías de amplio...

This is a comprehensive account of the eight religious wars between the Christian West and the Muslim East that dominated the Middle Ages. Calling themselves "pilgrims of Christ," thousands of Europeans from all stations in life undertook the harsh and bloody quest to reclaim Jerusalem, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and Christ's tomb for Christendom. Robert Payne brings to life every step of the Crusaders' thousand-mile journey: the deprivation;...

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...