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1	Two Lives of Charlemagne more books like this by Einhard, Notker the Stammerer, David Ganz (Translator) add to wishlist Einhard's "Life of Charlemagne" is an absorbing chronicle of one of the most powerful and dynamic of all medieval rulers, written by a close friend and adviser. In elegant prose it describes Charlemagne's personal life, details his achievements in reviving learning and the arts, recounts his military successes and depicts one of the defining ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Defenders of the Faith: Charles V, Suleyman the Magnificent, and the Battle for Europe, 1520-1536 more books like this by James Reston, Jr. add to wishlist A bestselling historian recounts 16 years that shook the world--the epic clash between Europe and the Ottoman Turks that ended the Renaissance and brought Islam to the gates of Vienna. see all copies from $11.06! new only from $11.06! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Charlemagne: The Formation of a European Identity more books like this by Rosamond McKitterick add to wishlist Charlemagne is often claimed as the greatest ruler in Europe before Napoleon. In this magisterial new study, Rosamond McKitterick re-examines Charlemagne the ruler and his reputation. She analyses the narrative representations of Charlemagne produced after his death, and thereafter focuses on the evidence from Charlemagne's lifetime concerning the ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $17.95!
4	The Making of Late Antiquity more books like this by Peter Brown add to wishlist In this work, Peter Brown presents a history of Roman society in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th centuries. He interprets the changes in social patterns and religious thought in an attempt to break away from conventional modern images of the period. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $14.89! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Habsburg Monarchy, 1618-1815 more books like this by Charles W Ingrao add to wishlist This is a revised and updated edition of a highly acclaimed history of the early modern Habsburg monarchy. Charles W. Ingrao challenges the conventional notion of Habsburg state and society as peculiarly backward by tracing its emergence as a military and cultural power of enormous influence. The Habsburg monarchy was undeniably different from ... see all copies from $10.73! new only from $26.13! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Claudius more books like this by Barbara Levick add to wishlist This study is the first major work in English in 50 years on the subject of the Emperor Claudius and, with the aid of modern research, the author is able to build on the work of Momigliano, Graves and Scramuzza. Far from seeing Claudius as a reluctant emperor, wedded to Republican ideals, who could hardly tear himself away from his books, Dr ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	A Mankind Witch more books like this by Dave Freer add to wishlist In Freer's superior heroic fantasy novel, set in 16th-century Scandinavia, allies of a demon try to thwart Christian missionary-magicians from the Holy Roman Empire. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.99! \| first editions
8	Charlemagne more books like this by Matthias Becher, David Stewart Bachrach (Translator) add to wishlist "Becher succeeds in combining a masterful account of the life stages of the 'powerful figure' and the myth of Charlemagne with a precise and impressive representation of his era." Die Zeit "A remarkably informed, informative, and admirably up-to-date 'personal interpretation' of the Frankish emperor's character, reign, and legacy...Highly ... see all copies from $5.19! new only from $10.84! \| SVS
9	Tuscan Countess: The Life and Extraordinary Times of Matilda of Canossa more books like this by Michele Spike add to wishlist This is a fast-paced and colorful exploration of the life of Matilda of Canossa (c. 10461115), the woman who loved a pope and was loved by him, successfully defied the Holy Roman Emperor, and changed the map of Europe. A new kind of history, this biography also carries the flavor of present-day Italy. Matilda of Canossa, the Great Countess see all copies from $14.08! new only from $14.08! \| signed copies \| SVS
10	Women in Late Antiquity: Pagan and Christian Lifestyles more books like this by Gillian Clark add to wishlist Although there are many books on women in the ancient world, this is the first to explore in depth what life was like for women in the period of late antiquity (3rd to 6th centuries AD) once Christianity became the dominant religion. It is also unique in focusing on both pagan and Christian lifestyles. Dr Clark provides a fascinating and ... see all copies from $4.95! new only from $4.95! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Roman Myths more books like this by Jane F Gardner add to wishlist The myths of the Romans are stories not about the gods but about the Romans themselves. Writers such as Livy, Virgil and Ovid presented myths as if they were actual histories of the origins and early days of Rome. The stories of Aeneas, Romulus and Remus and the "Seven Kings" give varying accounts of the founding of the city; Rome's destiny - her ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $11.45! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Holy Roman Empire more books like this by James Bryce Bryce add to wishlist Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY Of those who in August, 1806, read in the newspapers Chap. I. that the Emperor Francis II had announced to the Germanic ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $16.50! \| first editions
13 view cover	Gibbon's the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire more books like this by Edward Gibbon, Professor Moses Hadas (Editor) add to wishlist A modern abridgment of what is perhaps the greatest history ever written, Edward Gibbon's "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| first editions
14	Charlemagne: the legend and the man. more books like this by Harold Lamb add to wishlist see all copies from $3.00! first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Later Roman Empire more books like this by Averil Cameron add to wishlist Marked by the shift of power from Rome to Constantinople and the Christianization of the Empire, this pivotal era requires a narrative and interpretative history of its own. Averil Cameron, an authority on later Roman and early Byzantine history and culture, captures the vigor and variety of the fourth century, doing full justice to the enormous ... see all copies from $7.91! new only from $21.95! \| first editions
16 view cover	The Roman Empire more books like this by C. M. Wells add to wishlist This history of the Roman Empire, from 44 BC to AD 235, has three purposes: to describe what was happening in the central administration of the Empire; to indicate how life went on in Italy and the provinces, in the towns, in the countryside, and in the army camps; and to show how these two different worlds impinged on each other. The book ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.65! \| first editions
17 view cover	Tacitus: Annals I more books like this by Norma Miller (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $11.75! new only from $22.50! \| SVS
18 view cover	Augustan Rome more books like this by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill add to wishlist This well illustrated introduction to Rome in the age of Augustus provides a fascinating insight into the social and physical contexts of Augustan politics and poetry, taking a detailed look at the impact of the new regime of government on society. The ideas and environment manipulated by Augustus are explored, along with reactions to that ... see all copies from $9.50! new only from $21.22! \| SVS
19 view cover	The Romans more books like this by Roy Burrell, Peter Connolly (Illustrator) add to wishlist Particularly appropriate for Key Stage 3 of the National Curriculum, this history textbook covers 2000 years from the origins of Rome to the downfall of the Byzantine Empire. The text is illustrated with numerous maps and a wide range of sources used to determine historical accuracy. The author has also written "The Legend of Odysseus", winner of ... see all copies from $1.99!
20	Rudolf II and his world : a study in intellectual history 1576-1612 more books like this by R. J. W. Evans add to wishlist Rudolf II of Hapsburg, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia and Hungary, was an extraordinary ruler, a monarch whose court occupied a central position in 16th-century Europe - yet he remained a shadowy and fugitive figure. The decades around 1600 saw sweeping cultural changes in Europe, with the waning of an old-world view and the beginnings of the ... see all copies from $40.49! new only from $91.01! \| first editions
21 view cover	Frederick II: A Medieval Emperor more books like this by David Abulafia add to wishlist This biography overturns the myths and reveals Frederick II as neither the Beast of the Apocalypse nor the Universal Hero adopted by pre-Nazi Germany. Instead we are shown a man very much of his time, an emperor whose reign coincided with the great turning-points of the high Middle Ages. see all copies from $10.78! new only from $77.50!
22	Frederick Barbarossa: A Study in Medieval Politics more books like this by Peter Munz add to wishlist see all copies from $18.19! first editions
23 view cover	Late Roman Infantryman Ad 236-565 more books like this by Simon Macdowall, Gerry Embleton (Illustrator), Gerry Embleeton (Illustrator) add to wishlist This is a description of the uniforms, weaponry, military practices and daily life of the Roman soldier during the twilight years of the Empire, a time which saw the army increasingly influenced by German troops and the rise of private armies. The book is illustrated with contemporary images, diagrams and colour plates. see all copies from $7.93! new only from $11.34!
24 view cover	The Thirty Years War: The Holy Roman Empire and Europe, 1618-48 more books like this by Ronald G Asch add to wishlist The Thirty Years War provides the reader with not just with an analysis of the origins of the conflict and of the structure of warfare but also with a succinct narrative account concentrating on the key dates and major turning points of the war. see all copies from $41.68! new only from $41.68! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Works of William Robertson more books like this by William Robertson add to wishlist Alongside Gibbon and Hume, William Robertson was the most popular British historian of the eighteenth century. A key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, Robertson was both leader of the Moderate Party in the Church of Scotland and principal of the University of Edinburgh. A prominent debater Robertson's importance has emerged again in the light ... see all copies from $12.56! new only from $23.88! \| first editions

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