Results for: books tagged ‘Medieval’
The Albigensian Crusade: Jonathan Sumption
In twelfth century Languedoc a subversive heresy of Eastern origin flourished to an extraordinary degree. The Albingenses believed that the world was created by an evil spirit, and that all ... More
Sweeney Astray: Seamus Heaney
Sweeney Astray is Seamus Heaney's version of the medieval Irish work Buile Suibhne - the first complete translation since 1913. Its hero, Mad Sweeney, undergoes a series of purgatorial adventures ... More
Hundred Years War Vol 2: Jonathan Sumption
In the second volume of his celebrated history of the Hundred Years War, Jonathan Sumption examines the middle years of the fourteenth century and the succession of crises that threatened ... More
Dogs of God: James Reston
In 1492, seeking to consolidate their power and free themselves from the Vatican, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain turned to the Dominican priest Tomás de Torquemada, who proposed ... More
Hundred Years War Vol 3: Jonathan Sumption
Divided Houses is a tale of contrasting fortunes. In the last decade of his reign Edward III, a senile, pathetic symbol of England's past conquests, was condemned to see them ... More
The Testament of Cresseid & Seven Fables: Robert Henryson / Seamus Heaney
An exciting new translation of a classic poem from the greatest of late medieval Scottish writers by Nobel Laureate, Seamus Heaney. More