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Richard Wadge explains what made England's longbow archers so devastating, detailing the process by which their formidable armament was manufactured and the conditions that produced men capable of continually drawing a bow under a tension of 100 pounds.
An account of the evolution of European states. It shows how interactions between the wielders of power on the one hand and the manipulators of capital... Læs mere
Splendid . . . the major overview of Anglo-Saxon clothing and textile from the 5th to 11th centuries. . . . Owen-Crocker has become the authority reconstructors call upon. . . . A wise and scholarly book. TOEBI Newsletter
Both an exposition of Eckhart's mysticism and an exemplary work of contemporary philosophy.
Norway, AD 785. A wild place, a place of blood, a place where the gods must be favoured ...Sigurd Haraldarson and his oathsworn band are winning fame and reputation. But to confront his hated enemy - the oath-breaker and betrayer King Gorm - they must win riches too.
A study in power - a fresh biography of Richard III by 'one of our brightest young historians' (David Starkey)