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English
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In this hilarious book that takes history seriously, a British actor and comedian introduces England's earliest kings and queens, who were mostly as silly and weird in real life as they appear today in their portraits, revealing a story of narcissists, inadequate self-control, excessive beheadings, uncivil wars and more.
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Series
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Language
English
Description
England, 1381. Delia's quiet life as the daughter of an earl is shattered when her seven brothers are betrayed by their father and falsely arrested for treason and murder. With the Peasants' Revolt threatening the peace of the kingdom, King Richard II is executing anyone who poses a threat to his throne. Delia infiltrates the palace as a seamstress for the new queen so she can be near her brothers. She discovers Sir Geoffrey, the guard captain who...
Author
Series
Dericott tale volume 2
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Language
English
Description
In medieval England, nineteen-year-old Audrey, the daughter of English nobility and facially scarred by her abusive, mentally ill sister, seeks God's protection when she runs away from an arranged marriage proposal, to find true love, safety, and a purpose to her life.
Author
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
With 1066, Professor Jennifer Paxton's exciting and historically rich six-lecture course, experience the drama of this dynamic year in medieval history-centering on the Norman Conquest of England that would dramatically reshape both English and Western history. Taking viewers from the shores of Scandinavia and France to the battlefields of the English countryside, this course plunges them into a world of fierce Viking warriors, powerful noble families,...
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Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Explores what life was like inside castles and describes the education, armor, and weapons of knights.
"Raise the drawbridge, man the battlements, and find out what castle life was really like. See lavish banquets, thrilling jousts, and entertaining jesters! Train to become a knight, visit a castle city in China, and discover the tricks used to keep enemies out. Test your knowledge and have hours of fun with eight pages of awesome activities!" --...
Publisher
Springer
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
This book illustrates how literature, history and geographical analysis complement and enrich each others disciplinary endeavors. The Hun-Lenox Globe, constructed in 1510, contains the Latin phrase 'Hic sunt dracones' ('Here be dragons'), warning sailors of the dangers of drifting into uncharted waters. Nearly half a millennium earlier, the practice of 'earth-writing (geographia) emerged from the cloisters of the great library of Alexandria, as a...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Enter what historians sometimes call Japan's "medieval period," in which military governors known as "shoguns" commanded the state. Look at the Kamakura, Muromachi, and Tokugawa Shogunate periods, as well as the famous samurai warriors who played a distinctive role in Japanese life. Then turn to the era's entertainment culture.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Originating in the medieval period, polemical essays are the form for writers who wish to focus on a topic from one perspective only. They are often written to be deliberately polarizing. Refusing to shy away from volatile issues, it takes a strong writer to turn an antagonistic rant into a persuasive, polemical argument. Professor Cognard-Black shares examples of both well-written and overly strident polemical essays from authors such as Jonathan...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A compelling celebration of more than 90 of the world's most influential composers from the medieval period to the present day, Composers reveals the fascinating stories of their lives, loves, and works. Biographical entries - introduced with a stunning portrait of each featured composer - trace the friendships, loves, and rivalries that inspired each musical genius. Profiles offer revealing insights into what drove each individual to create the...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In Declassified, Warsaw-Fan Rauch blows through the cobwebs of elitism and exclusion and invites everyone to love and hate this music as much as she does. She offers a backstage tour of the industry and equips you for every listening scenario, covering: the 7 main compositional periods (even the soul-crushingly depressing Medieval period), a breakdown of the instruments and their associated personality types (apologies to violists and conductors),...
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The legend of King Arthur is one of the most evocative stories in British mythology. We think of the romantic King, with his beautiful wife Guinivere by his side and the trusty sword Excalibur in his hand. The truth, we discover, is very different. The story was written in the medieval period but it was set hundreds of years earlier, in the Dark Ages.
Publisher
Empty Mind Films
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The Japanese sword ... prized as much for its exceptional beauty as for it’s deadly cutting ability. It has endured for a thousand years as the pinnacle of Japanese culture. Now you can enter a world rarely seen by outsiders. To experience the true story of the Art of the Samurai Sword. A story told in the swordsmiths own words that separate the myth from the fact. Follow the swordsmiths dream of creating a masterpiece. From the quest to making...
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