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1	Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman add to wishlist The author looks into the history of Western Europe between 1300 and 1450, drawing parallels with the 20th century and looks into Chaucer, Boccaccio, The Hundred Years' War, pilgrimages, plagues and revolts against a poll tax, amongst other things. Tuchman has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for "August 1914" and "Sand Against Wind" and her other ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age more books like this by William Manchester add to wishlist From tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity of trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source of awe, horror, and wonder than the Middle Ages. In handsomely crafted prose, and with the grace and authority of his extraordinary gift for narrative history, William Manchester leads us from a civilization tottering on the brink of collapse to ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.15! \| first editions
3	The Truth about Muhammad: Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion more books like this by Robert Spencer add to wishlist New York Times" bestselling author and Islam expert Spencer offers an honest and telling portrait of the founder of Islam--a portrait that is unbounded by fear and political correctness, unflinching, and willing to face the hard facts about Muhammads life that continue to affect the world today. see all copies from £1.89! new only from £1.89! \| first editions
4	The Middle Ages: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance more books like this by Susan Wise Bauer add to wishlist A storybook-format guide which is designed as a read-aloud project for parents and children to share. see all copies from £8.81! new only from £8.81!
5	The Templars: The Secret History Revealed more books like this by Barbara Frale, Gregory Conti (Translator), Umberto Eco (Foreword by) add to wishlist Templar historian Frale pens an explosive new history of the medieval world's most powerful military order, the Templars--and the momentous discovery that finally allows the full story to be told. see all copies from £2.65! new only from £4.58! \| first editions
6	In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made more books like this by Norman F Cantor add to wishlist This history of the outbreak of bubonic plague that devastated the population of Europe in the 14th century examines a wide range of historical events and social changes that the author attributes to the Black Death. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.06! \| first editions
7	Antigone more books like this by Sophocles add to wishlist Sophocles' Antigone is among the greatest and most famous of all works of Greek literature, and it is often the play that is read first, whether in Greek or in translation, by those who are beginning to study Greek tragedy. But it is by no means an easy play, and the reader requires careful guidance if he is to appreciate its subtleties and come ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	The Inheritance of Rome: A History of Europe from 400 to 1000 more books like this by Chris Wickham add to wishlist Prize-winning historian Wickham defies the conventional view of the Dark Ages in European history with a work of remarkable scope and rigorous yet accessible scholarship. see all copies from £13.51! new only from £14.15! \| first editions
9	The discarded image; an introduction to medieval and Renaissance literature more books like this by C. S. Lewis add to wishlist C. S. Lewis's The Discarded Image paints a lucid picture of the medieval world view, as historical and cultural background to the literature of the middle ages and renaissance. It describes the 'image' discarded by later ages as 'the medieval synthesis itself, the whole organisation of their theology, science and history into a single, complex, ... see all copies from £8.42! new only from £11.34! \| first editions
10	The adventures of Ibn Battuta, a Muslim traveler of the fourteenth century more books like this by Ross E. Dunn add to wishlist Known as the greatest traveler of premodern times, Abu Abdallah ibn Battuta was born in Morocco in 1304 and educated in Islamic law. At the age of twenty-one, he left home to make the holy pilgrimage to Mecca. This was only the first of a series of extraordinary journeys that spanned nearly three decades and took him not only eastward to India and ... see all copies from £6.47! new only from £10.60! \| first editions
11 view cover	The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time more books like this by John Kelly, B.A. add to wishlist John Kelly's history of the Black Death is a colorful, compulsively readable, and very complete look at the subject, including his theory of what caused it (the rapid growth of trade, i.e. ships spreading disease from port to port) and also of what sprang from it: the middle class, property law, and the persecution of the Jews (who, of course, ... see all copies from £3.21! new only from £6.22! \| first editions
12 view cover	Iliad of Homer more books like this by Homer add to wishlist Pope spent his formative years as a poet translating Homer, beginning with "The Iliad", his translation of which Samuel Johnson called "the greatest version of poetry the world has ever seen". This edition makes available for the first time in paperback Pope's notes in their entirety, enabling us to listen in as one poetic genius illuminates the ... see all copies from £1.56! new only from £9.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	The Templars: The Dramatic History of the Knights Templar, the Most Powerful Military Order of the Crusades more books like this by Piers Paul Read add to wishlist Read explores the history and legacy of the Knights Templar, a military monastic order of 11th-century Christendom that held considerable political and economic sway during its documented existence. Read, author of ALIVE, supplies copious detail and fills many blanks in the political history of this enigmatic religious order. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.87! \| first editions
14 view cover	Crusades Through Arab Eyes more books like this by Amin Maalouf add to wishlist Maalouf's account of the Crusades relies on Arabic testimonies of the event--some contemporary chronicles, others historical eyewitnesses to the invasion--effectively giving Western readers the other side of the Crusades story. see all copies from £7.48! new only from £10.27! \| first editions
15 view cover	Traditions & Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past more books like this by Jerry H Bentley add to wishlist Over a million students at thousands of schools have learned about world history with the best selling book for the course, "Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past". Using the twin themes of traditions and encounters, the text emphasizes both the distinctive patterns of historical development within individual societies and ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £17.82! \| first editions
16 view cover	Beowulf: A Verse Translation more books like this by Seamus Heaney (Translator), Daniel Donoghue (Editor) add to wishlist This text presents a faithful rendition of "Beowulf", a poem written in Old English sometime before the tenth century A.D., which describes the adventures of a great Scandinavian warrior of the sixth century. The translation is combined with detailed annotations, with no reading knowledge of Old English assumed. Heaney's introduction discusses ... see all copies from £7.11! new only from £10.45! \| first editions
17 view cover	Medieval Europe: A Short History more books like this by Judith M Bennett, C Warren Hollister, Warren Hollister C add to wishlist Marked by C. Warren Hollister's clear historical vision and engaging teaching style, this classic text has been judiciously revised by Judith Bennett; the tenth edition includes greater coverage of Byzantium and Islam, a revised map program, a new essay program on medieval myths, and more. In his preface to the eighth edition, Professor Hollister ... see all copies from £20.32! new only from £32.10!
18 view cover	Oedipus Rex more books like this by Sophocles add to wishlist 'Sophocles, in a play that won only second prize, created a masterpiece that in the eyes of posterity has overshadowed every other achievement in the field of ancient drama. In it he played on certain latent terrors that are part of man's nature in all kinds of societies and at all epochs; terrors whose influence may pervade our lives in ways we ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| first editions
19 view cover	Eleanor of Aquitaine and the four Kings more books like this by Amy Ruth Kelly add to wishlist This account of Queen Eleanor and her century is offered as a study of individuals who set their stamp upon the events of their time, rather than as a study of developing systems of politics, economics, or jurisprudence. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
20 view cover	The Year 1000: What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium: An Englishman's World more books like this by Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger add to wishlist In light of late-20th-century interest in the end of the second millennium, the authors of this title present a portrait of what life was like at the end of the first millennium. Included are descriptions of daily life, clothing trends, medical practices, and more, all related to life in 10th-century medieval Europe, and organized around ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	The Humanistic Tradition, Book 2: Medieval Europe and the World Beyond: Medieval Europe and the World Beyond more books like this by Gloria K Fiero, Fiero Gloria add to wishlist ""The Humanistic Tradition" is quite simply the finest book of its type. Fiero manages to integrate the political, cultural, and social history of the world into one coherent and fascinating whole. It is a masterpiece of scholarship . . . balanced, interesting, easy to read, and consummately beautiful. Our professors praise its accuracy and scope ... see all copies from £18.96! new only from £24.35!
22 view cover	Heritage of World Civilizations more books like this by Albert M Craig add to wishlist For courses in World History I (to 1500) and World History II (since 1500). This highly visual, brief text provides a thoughtful history of human civilizations while maintaining a balance between the Western world and other societies. The Teaching & Learning Classroom edition of the highly successful Heritage of World Civilizations provides your ... see all copies from £4.98! new only from £6.33! \| first editions
23	Story of Civilization more books like this by Will Durant, Ariel Durant add to wishlist see all copies from £3.64! new only from £16.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Medieval Life more books like this by Andrew Langley add to wishlist Part of the "Eyewitness Books" series, this book explores the Middle Ages in text and color photographs. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.77!
25 view cover	Civilization of the Middle Ages more books like this by Norman F Cantor add to wishlist Now completely revised and expanded, this comprehensive general history of the Middle Ages centers on medieval culture and religion rather than on political history, and retains the powerful narrative flow that made the earlier edition so accessible and exciting. see all copies from £6.39! new only from £7.54! \| first editions

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