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1	Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality: Gay People in Western Europe from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Fourteenth Century more books like this by John Boswell add to wishlist John Boswell's National Book Award-winning study of the history of attitudes toward homosexuality in the early Christian West was a groundbreaking work that challenged preconceptions about the Church's past relationship to its gay members - among them priests, bishops, and even saints - when it was first published twenty-five years ago. The ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.14! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Sword Song: The Battle for London more books like this by Bernard Cornwell add to wishlist The fourth in the bestselling Alfred series from number one historical novelist, Bernard Cornwell. The year is 885, and England is at peace, divided between the Danish kingdom to the north and Alfred's kingdom of Wessex in the south. But trouble stirs, a dead man has risen and new Vikings have arrived to occupy London. It is a dangerous time, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Sight more books like this by David Clement-Davies add to wishlist An intricately plotted fantasy featuring Vargs--talking wolves. Two prophecies promise the birth of a gifted Varg--he will be able to see the future, heal, and control others--and the revelation of the powerful secret of the marked one. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Hundred Years War: The English in France 1337-1453 more books like this by Desmond Seward add to wishlist From 1337 to 1453 England repeatedly invaded France on the pretext that her kings had a right to the French throne. Though it was a small, poor country, England for most of those "hundred years" won the battles, sacked the towns and castles, and dominated the war. The protagonists of the Hundred Years War are among the most colorful in European ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Everyman and Medieval Miracle Plays more books like this by A C Cawley (Editor) add to wishlist This book is part of the "Everyman" series which has been re-set with wide margins and easy-to-read type and includes marginal glosses and footnotes to explain difficult words and phraseology. Concentrating mainly on "Corpus Christi" pageants, this is a selection of medieval miracle plays. There is also a translation of the Cornish "Death of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.62! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist As he did in his bestselling "The Little Ice Age," anthropologist and historian Fagan reveals how subtle changes in the environment have had far-reaching effects on human life, in a narrative that sweeps from the Arctic ice cap to the Sahara to the Indian Ocean. see all copies from $4.97! new only from $5.75! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The genius of the early English theater more books like this by Sylvan Barnet (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $47.19! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Daily Life in Medieval Times: A Vivid, Detailed Account of Birth, Marriage, and Death; Food, Clothing, and Housing; Love and Labor, in the Middle Ages more books like this by Frances Gies, Joseph Gies add to wishlist Explore the fascinating world of medieval life through historic pictures, period illustrations, and detail text describing everything from castle-storming techniques to villagers' hair styles. 300 illustrations. see all copies from $3.35! new only from $27.65! \| first editions
9	In a dark wood wandering more books like this by Hella S Haasse, Anita Miller, PH.D. (Revised by) add to wishlist An historical novel of intrigues, battles and love affairs set in 14th and 15th century France and England. First published in 1949, this novel by a Dutch author has been a bestseller throughout Europe for the last 50 years. This is its' first publication in English. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Medieval Cookbook more books like this by Maggie Black add to wishlist This cookbook offers a selection of 50 recipes drawn from medieval manuscripts which have been adapted for the modern cook. Illustrated with scenes from medieval life, the dishes reflect the food eaten by many branches of society. The book ends with a section on herbs and medicines. see all copies from $5.98! new only from $8.40! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Cleopatra and Antony: Power, Love, and Politics in the Ancient World more books like this by Diana Preston add to wishlist Much mythology has grown up around the world's best-remembered celebrity couple, all of which Preston explores in her stirring history of the lives and times of a couple who--more than two millennia later--still invokes passion, curiosity, and intrigue. see all copies from $11.03! new only from $15.10! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons: A Fully Illustrated Guide to Siege Weapons and Tactics more books like this by Konstantin Nossov, Vladimir Golubev (Illustrator) add to wishlist An instructional history of the development construction and use of siege weapons see all copies from $13.00! new only from $15.13! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	From the Brink of the Apocalypse: Confronting Famine, War, Plague and Death in the Later Middle Ages more books like this by John Aberth add to wishlist Europe during the later Middle Ages was a scene of unparalleled chaos. At no time in history did so much misery, in the form of war, famine, plague and death, descend upon the earth - at times it must have seemed like the end of the world people constantly feared was truly at hand. Taking his themes from the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the ... see all copies from $5.85! new only from $25.00! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	On the Medieval Origins of the Modern State more books like this by Joseph R Strayer add to wishlist The modern state, however we conceive of it today, is based on a pattern that emerged in Europe in the period from 1100 to 1600. Written from the experience of a lifetime of teaching and research in the field, this short, clear book is the classic work on what is known about the early history of the European state. Charles Tilly's foreword shows ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.95! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Greek Fire, Poison Arrows and Scorpion Bombs more books like this by Adrienne Mayor add to wishlist With the news full of talk about bioterrorism and chemical weapons, Mayor's exploration of the origins of biological and unethical warfare is an attention-grabber that follows through with fascinating illustrative episodes. see all copies from $2.10! new only from $11.17! \| first editions
16 view cover	Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy more books like this by John R Hale add to wishlist With a scholar's insight and a storyteller's flair, Hale takes readers on an illustrated tour of the heroes and their turbulent, far-flung expeditions, and brings back to light a forgotten maritime empire and its majestic legacy. b&w insert. see all copies from $10.08! new only from $10.08! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	York Mystery Plays: A Selection in Modern Spelling more books like this by Richard Beadle, Pamela M King add to wishlist This volume offers 22 of the central pageants which make up York's famous Corpus Christi cycle. The York cycle is the oldest and best-known of the English mystery cycles, and its depth and scope are reflected in the selection printed here. The shape of the cycle was governed by subject matter of enduring spiritual significance, both to its ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.14! \| SVS
18 view cover	Framing the Early Middle Ages: Europe and the Mediterranean, 400-800 more books like this by Chris Wickham add to wishlist The Roman empire tends to be seen as a whole whereas the early middle ages tends to be seen as a collection of regional histories, roughly corresponding to the land-areas of modern nation states. As a result, early medieval history is much more fragmented, and there have been few convincing syntheses of socio-economic change in the post-Roman ... see all copies from $53.56! new only from $53.56! \| SVS
19 view cover	Mistress of the Monarchy: The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster more books like this by Alison Weir add to wishlist In her remarkable new book, Weir recounts one of history's greatest love stories: the extraordinary tale of Katherine Swynford, an exceptional woman who became the lover, mistress, and eventually the wife of John of Gaunt, one of England's most powerful medieval princes. 16-page color photo insert. see all copies from $10.79! new only from $16.71! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Jews of Medieval Western Christendom: 1000-1500 more books like this by Robert Chazan add to wishlist Between the years AD 1000 and 1500, western Christendom absorbed by conquest and attracted through immigration a growing number of Jews. This community was to make a valuable contribution to rapidly developing European civilisation but was also to suffer some terrible setbacks, culminating in a series of expulsions from the more advanced westerly ... see all copies from $7.50! new only from $26.32! \| SVS
21 view cover	The Teutonic Knights: A Military History more books like this by William Urban add to wishlist The Teutonic knights were powerful and ferocious advocates of holy war. Their history is suffused with crusading, campaigning and struggle. Feared by their enemies but respected by medieval Christendom, the knights and their Order maintained a firm hold over the Baltic and northern Germany and established a formidable regime which flourished ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $38.19!
22	Robert the Bruce's Rivals: The Comyns, 1212-1314 more books like this by Alan Young add to wishlist This volume aims to critically examine the bad reputation gained by the Comyns in post-Bruce Scotland. The name "Comyn" has long been associated in Scottish tradition with treachery: the family were involved in the infamous kidnapping of the young Alexaner III in 1257, were accused of treachery against William Wallace at the Battle of Falkirk in ... see all copies from $9.95! new only from $21.13!
23 view cover	Holy Feast and Holy Fast: The Religious Significance of Food to Medieval Women more books like this by Professor Caroline Walker Bynum add to wishlist see all copies from $10.00! new only from $20.91! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Dante more books like this by Professor R W B Lewis add to wishlist Here, the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer turns his gaze on Dante. Tracing the genius of Dante through the Florence of his childhood and later years, he describes how Dante's talent blossomed. From his first introduction to the beloved Beatrice, through his exile from Florence, and on, this portrait reveals the mind of one of the world's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
25 view cover	Grow Long, Blessed Night: Love Poems from Classical India more books like this by Martha Ann Selby add to wishlist This book presents new English translations of 150 erotic poems composed in India's three classical languages: Old Tamil, Maharastri Prakit, and Sanskrit. The poems are derived from large anthological collections that date from as early as the first centruy CE to as late as the eight century. In Martha Selby's masterful translations, the poems ... see all copies from $7.60! new only from $13.32! \| first editions \| SVS

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