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  • The Hollow Crown

    A History of Britain in the Late Middle Ages

    by Miri Rubin ...
    Series series Penguin History of Britain
    There is no more haunting, compelling period in Britain's history than the later middle ages. The extraordinary kings - Edward III and Henry V the great warriors, Richard II and Henry VI, tragic inadequates killed by their failure to use their power, and Richard III, the demon king. The extraordinary events - the Black Death that destroyed a third of the population, the Peasants' Revolt, the Wars ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Cities of Strangers

    Making Lives in Medieval Europe

    by Miri Rubin ...
    Series series The Wiles Lectures
    Cities of Strangers illuminates life in European towns and cities as it was for the settled, and for the 'strangers' or newcomers who joined them between 1000 and 1500. Some city-states enjoyed considerable autonomy which allowed them to legislate on how newcomers might settle and become citizens in support of a common good. Such communities invited bankers, merchants, physicians, notaries and ... Read more

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  • The Middle Ages

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Miri Rubin ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The Middle Ages is a term coined around 1450 to describe a thousand years of European History. In this Very Short Introduction, Miri Rubin provides an exploration of the variety, change, dynamism, and sheer complexity that the period covers. From the provinces of the Roman Empire, which became Barbarian kingdoms after c.450-650, to the northern and eastern regions that became increasingly ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD

  • The Middle Ages

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Miri Rubin ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The Middle Ages is a term coined around 1450 to describe a thousand years of European History. In this Very Short Introduction, Miri Rubin provides an exploration of the variety, change, dynamism, and sheer complexity that the period covers. From the provinces of the Roman Empire, which became Barbarian kingdoms after c.450-650, to the northern and eastern regions that became increasingly ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD

  • Audiobook

    The Middle Ages

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Miri Rubin ...
    Narrated by Jen Austen ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 50 min

    The Middle Ages is a term coined around 1450 to describe a thousand years of European History. In this Very Short Introduction, Miri Rubin provides an exploration of the variety, change, dynamism, and sheer complexity that the period covers. From the provinces of the Roman Empire, which became Barbarian kingdoms after c.450-650, to the northern and eastern regions that became increasingly ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Cambridge History of Christianity: Volume 4, Christianity in Western Europe, c.1100–c.1500

    Edited by Miri Rubin, Walter Simons ...
    Series series Cambridge History of Christianity
    During the early middle ages, Europe developed complex and varied Christian cultures, and from about 1100 secular rulers, competing factions and inspired individuals continued to engender a diverse and ever-changing mix within Christian society. This volume explores the wide range of institutions, practices and experiences associated with the life of European Christians in the later middle ages. ... Read more

    $49.59 CAD

  • Religious Conversion

    History, Experience and Meaning

    Religious conversion - a shift in membership from one community of faith to another - can take diverse forms in radically different circumstances. As the essays in this volume demonstrate, conversion can be protracted or sudden, voluntary or coerced, small-scale or large. It may be the result of active missionary efforts, instrumental decisions, or intellectual or spiritual attraction to a ... Read more

    $82.44 CAD

  • The Life and Passion of William of Norwich

    Translated by Miri Rubin ...
    A fascinating surviving chronicle from 12th-century England which holds a unique and terrible place in the history of anti-SemitismThe Life and Passion of William of Norwich gives a remarkable insight into life in a medieval cathedral city, brilliantly capturing the everyday concerns of ordinary people and focussing on the miraculous cures carried out at a shrine. But this was no ordinary shrine; ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Medieval Christianity in Practice

    Edited by Miri Rubin ...
    Series series Princeton Readings in Religions
    Medieval Christianity in Practice provides readers with a sweeping look at the religious practices of the European Middle Ages. Comprising forty-two selections from primary source materials--each translated with an introduction and commentary by a specialist in the field--the collection illustrates the religious cycles, rituals, and experiences that gave meaning to medieval Christian individuals ... Read more

    $52.79 CAD

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    The Renaissance

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    More than ever before, the Renaissance stands out as one of the defining moments in world history. Between 1400 and 1600, European perceptions of society, culture, politics, and even humanity itself emerged in ways that continue to affect not only Europe but the entire world.In this wide-ranging exploration of the Renaissance, Jerry Brotton shows the period as a time of unprecedented intellectual ... Read more

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