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  • The French in the Kingdom of Sicily, 1266–1305

    by Jean Dunbabin ...
    Charles of Anjou's conquest of the Sicilian Regno in 1266 transformed relations between France and the kingdom of Sicily. This original study of contact and exchange in the Middle Ages explores the significance of the many cultural, religious and political exchanges between the two countries, arguing that the links were more diverse and stronger than simply the rulers' family connections. Jean ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

  • Charles I of Anjou

    Power, Kingship and State-Making in Thirteenth-Century Europe

    by Jean Dunbabin ...
    Series series The Medieval World
    Charles I of Anjou (1225-85), brother of St Louis, was one of the most controversial figures of thirteenth-century Europe. A royal adventurer, who carved out a huge Mediterranean power block, as ruler of Provence, Jerusalem and the kingdom of Naples as well as Anjou, he changed for good the political configuration of the Mediterranean world - even though his ambitions were fatally undermined by ... Read more

    $109.99 CAD

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  • Furta Sacra

    Thefts of Relics in the Central Middle Ages - Revised Edition

    by Patrick J. Geary ...
    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. ... Read more

    $49.99 CAD

  • Catherine de'Medici

    by R J Knecht ...
    Series series Profiles In Power
    Catherine de' Medici (1519-89) was the wife of one king of France and the mother of three more - the last, sorry representatives of the Valois, who had ruled France since 1328. She herself is of preeminent importance to French history, and one of the most controversial of all historical figures. Despised until she was powerful enough to be hated, she was, in her own lifetime and since, the subject ... Read more

    $98.99 CAD

  • Portraits from the French Renaissance and the Wars of Religion

    by André Thevet ...
    Translated by Edward Benson ...
    Series series Early Modern Studies
    Available for the first time in English, these thirteen selections from André Thevet’s Les vrais pourtraits et vies des hommes illustres offer a glimpse of France during a time of great upheaval. Originally published in 1584, Thevet’s collection contains over two hundred biographical sketches, detailing the lives of important persons from antiquity to the sixteenth century. Edward Benson and Roger ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • Henry IV of France and the Politics of Religion 1572 - 1596, Volume 1 & 2

    by N. M. Sutherland ...
    Henry IV's conversion to catholicism in 1593 and Papal absolution in 1595 were traversed by multiple problems and difficulties. These religious events were inseparable from concurrent political, diplomatic and military issues. The subject is therefore examined both within its civil war background and the wider, European context. This treatment is original, not least in its comprehensive coverage ... Read more

    $78.99 CAD

  • French Renaissance Monarchy

    Francis I & Henry II

    by R. J. Knecht ...
    Series series Seminar Studies
    First published in 1984, Professor Knecht's study quickly established itself as the best short account of the period. The reigns of Francis I and Henry II, spanning the first half of the sixteenth century, are one of the most colourful and formative periods of French history. In addition to examining the nature and effectiveness of their reigns, Professor Knecht also examines their foreign ... Read more

    $85.99 CAD

  • King of the World

    The Life of Louis XIV

    by Philip Mansel ...
    Winner of the Franco-British Society Book Prize 2019'The ultimate biography of the Sun King' Simon Sebag MontefioreLouis XIV dominated his age. He extended France's frontiers into Netherlands and Germany, and established colonies overseas. The stupendous palace he built at Versailles became the envy of monarchs all over Europe. In his palaces, Louis encouraged dancing, hunting, music and gambling. ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Templars

    The Secret History Revealed

    by Barbara Frale ...
    Translated by Gregory Conti ...
    Barbara Frale gives us an explosive, exhaustively researched history of the medieval world’s most powerful military order, the Templars. At its height, the Order of the Knights Templar rivaled the kingdoms of Europe in military might, economic power, and political influence. For 700 years, the tragic demise of this society of warrior-monks amid accusations of heresy has been plagued by controversy ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • A Distant Mirror

    The Calamitous 14th Century

    by Barbara W. Tuchman ...
    A “marvelous history”* of medieval Europe, from the bubonic plague and the Papal Schism to the Hundred Years’ War, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Guns of August*Lawrence Wright, author of The End of October, in The Wall Street JournalThe fourteenth century reflects two contradictory images: on the one hand, a glittering age of crusades, cathedrals, and chivalry; on the other, a world ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

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  • The Medieval Origins of the Legal Profession

    Canonists, Civilians, and Courts

    by James A. Brundage ...
    In the aftermath of sixth-century barbarian invasions, the legal profession that had grown and flourished during the Roman Empire vanished. Nonetheless, professional lawyers suddenly reappeared in Western Europe seven hundred years later during the 1230s when church councils and public authorities began to impose a body of ethical obligations on those who practiced law. James Brundage's The ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Women in Medieval Europe 1200-1500

    by Jennifer Ward ...
    Women in Medieval Europe explores the key areas of female experience in the later medieval period, from peasant women to Queens. It considers the women of the later Middle Ages in the context of their social relationships during a time of changing opportunities and activities, so that by 1500 the world of work was becoming increasingly restricted to women. The chapters are arranged thematically to ... Read more

    $91.99 CAD