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Originally published in 1978 this book assesses the Medici achievements as they appear to the 21st Century reader. As well as discussing individuals from the Medici clan, Medicean politics, bloodshed and conspiracies are also examined and relations with the other city states.
This book explores the contribution of southern Italy and Sicily to the crusades and crusader states. By adopting the theme of identity as a tool of analysis, it argues that the kingdom was a leading participant in crusading.
The history of the medieval towns of northern and central Italy opens a window onto the concerns of urban elites throughout... Læs mere
A collection of papers in English by one of the foremost historians of the social and economic structure of rural medieval communities, who here examines local societies in rural northern Spain and Portugal in the early middle ages.
Tracing women’s actions in legal practice through more than 6,000 original charters, this book describes and seeks to explain married women’s agency in the Swedish realm 1350-1450.
The Wendish Crusade of 1147, one of the Northern Crusades and a part of the Second Crusade, took place at a critical phase in the evolution of crusading rhetoric.
In the early Middle Ages Italy became the target of Muslim expansionist campaigns. By examining how Muslims and Christians perceived each other and how they communicated, this book brings the relationship between Muslims and Christians in early medieval Italy into clearer focus.
This book examines money use in the Bay of Bengal world. Using the case of medieval... Læs mere
Nordic Elites in Transformation, c. 1050-1250, Volume II explores the structures and workings of social networks within the elites of medieval Scandinavia to reveal the intricate relationship between power and status.
Unique in placing Jewish experience in the context of Christian society, John Edwards' book brings together Christian and Jewish historiography in order to enrich our understanding of the social relationship between the two religions.
An analytical record of all plays, extinct or lost, chronologically arranged and indexed by authors, titles and dramatic companies.
This is the first book devoted to the social history of people with learning disabilities in Britain. Spanning the Medieval period to the establishment of the National Health Service, this volume illuminates and informs current debates.