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    1066: A New History of the Norman Conquest

    £9.89 £10.99
    A radical retelling of the most important event in English history - the Norman invasion of 1066.

    1066: The Year of the Three Battles

    £15.29 £16.99
    Everyone knows what William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings in 1066, but it has become customary to assume that the victory was inevitable, given the alleged superiority of Norman military technology. With biographical sketches of the great warriors who fought for the crown of England in 1066, this work shows that this view is mistaken.

    A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women

    £17.09 £18.99
    Putting the Women Back into Roman History

    A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes

    £17.09 £18.99

    Anglo-Saxon England

    £19.34 £21.49
    Covers the emergence of the earliest English kingdoms to the establishment of the Anglo-Norman monarchy in 1087. Professor Stenton examines the development of English society, from the growth of royal power to the establishment of feudalism after the Norman Conquest.

    Basilisks and Beowulf: Monsters in the Anglo-Saxon World

    £9.89 £10.99
    A fascinating look at the Anglo-Saxons' obsession with monsters.

    Berezina 1812: Napoleon's Hollow Victory

    £14.39 £15.99

    Brief History of the Crusades

    £9.89 £10.99
    Islam and Christianity and their ancient struggle for world supremacy

    Carole Hillenbrand's The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives

    £5.85 £6.50
    The story of the crusades has been told and retold in Western histories-but invariable from Western perspectives. Carole Hillenbrand's fresh interpretation drew on Islamic sources that describe the crusades from a Muslim point of view.

    Chronicles of the Crusades

    £9.89 £10.99
    In the first years of the thirteenth century Villehardouin served as an envoy in the Fourth Crusade. Half a century later, Joinville accompanied the French king, Louis IX, on crusade to Egypt and the Near East. This book offers narratives of these campaigns and provides insights into the characters and beliefs of the crusaders.

    Conquest and Colonisation 2ed

    £29.69 £32.99
    Golding investigates the Norman Conquest from a number of perspectives, examining the dynamics of colonisation and the wide-ranging effects of the Norman settlement. Revised, updated and expanded, this new edition of an established text now incorporates the latest research and contains more on key areas such as towns, gender and the peasantry.

    Contesting the Crusades

    £30.56 £33.95
    In this book Norman Housley, one of the most distinguished historians of the medieval period, provides an introduction to the complex history of crusading. * Steers readers through the key debates in this popular area of medieval history. * Draws on the author's 30 years' experience of crusading scholarship.

    Crusades 2ed

    £44.54 £49.49
    Crusading was a central theme in early medieval European history and this book covers all the expeditions which took place between the First Crusade in 1096 and the final retreat from Palestine in 1291.

    Crusades, 1095- 1204 2ed

    £35.99 £39.99
    "First published 2002 by Pearson Education."

    Crusades: The War for the Holy Land

    £11.69 £12.99
    An astonishingly assured, convincing and gripping one-volume history of the Crusades to the Holy Land

    Crusades:a History 3ed

    £29.69 £32.99

    Debate On The Norman Conquest

    £14.39 £15.99
    The debate on the Norman Conquest is still ongoing. Because of the interest that has been shown in the subject of conquest and its aftermath, interpretations have been numerous and conflicting; students bewildered by controversies may find this book a useful guide through the morass of literature.

    Domesday Quest: In search of the Roots of England

    £13.49 £14.99
    In 1806, Domesday Book, perhaps the most remarkable historical document in existence, was compiled. This tremendous story of England and its people was made at the behest of the Norman king William the Conqueror. It was called Domesday, the day of judgement, because 'like the day of judgement, its decisions are unalterable'.

    Early Medieval Britain: The Rebirth of Towns in the Post-Roman West

    £23.39 £25.99
    This book focuses on what archaeology can tell us about the development of towns in early medieval Britain. Beginning with the decline of many Roman towns in the fourth and fifth centuries, the books examines the conditions that led to the development of new Anglo-Saxon towns between the seventh and eleventh centuries CE.

    Edward the Confessor

    £31.50 £35.00
    This biography of Edward the Confessor, first published in 1970, aims to rescue the image of the King from what the author sees as myth and bogus scholarship. Disentangling fact from legend, the text recreates the final years of the Anglo-Danish monarchy and examines England before the Normans.

    God's War: A New History of the Crusades

    £19.80 £22.00
    A story of how a group of warriors, driven by faith, greed and wanderlust, carved out new Christian-ruled states in the Middle East. The crusaders' stunning initial success started a sequence of great Crusades, each with its own story, that shaped the Christian and Muslim worlds for centuries, until the Crusader castles were finally expunged.

    God's Wolf: The Life of the Most Notorious of All Crusaders, Reynald de Chatillon

    £18.00 £20.00
    The sweeping story of one of the most notorious crusader knights, Reynald de Chatillon - a great Christian hero of the Second Crusade and one of the most hated figures in Islamic history.

    God's Wolf: The Life of the Most Notorious of All Crusaders: Reynald de Chatillon

    £8.99 £9.99
    The sweeping story of one of the most notorious crusader knights, Reynald de Chatillon - a great Christian hero of the Second Crusade and one of the most hated figures in Islamic history.

    Post-Classical History c.500 CE to c.1500 CE

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