Medieval History 400-1500

A pioneering account of the dynastic struggle between the kings of Aragon and the Angevin kings of Naples, which shaped the commercial as well as the political map of the Mediterranean and had a profound effect on the futures of Spain, France, Italy and Sicily. David Abulafia does it full justice, r..

A pioneering account of the dynastic struggle between the kings of Aragon and the Angevin kings of Naples, which shaped the commercial as well as the political map of the Mediterranean and had a profound effect on the futures of Spain, France, Italy and Sicily. David Abulafia does it full justice, r..

Theophylact of Ochrid..

Theophylact of Ochrid..

Viewing the late Middle Ages (1250-1550) through the lens of what he calls the "historical structure of war", Andrew Latham provides a fresh conceptualization of the geopolitics of late medieval Latin Christendom, emphasizing neither "feudalism" nor "heteronomy", but rather the emergence of the "cor..

Viewing the late Middle Ages (1250-1550) through the lens of what he calls the "historical structure of war", Andrew Latham provides a fresh conceptualization of the geopolitics of late medieval Latin Christendom, emphasizing neither "feudalism" nor "heteronomy", but rather the emergence of the "cor..

Through the Looking Glass: Byzantium through British Eyes..

Interdisciplinary in approach, this book provides a fresh perspective on J. R. R. Tolkien's medievalism. Fifteen essays explore how professor Tolkien responded to a modern age of crisis - historical, academic and personal...

Trade, Commodities and Shipping in the Medieval Mediterranean..

Analysing the narration of the translatio of the body of Saint James from Palestine to Santiago de Compostela and its impact on the historical and biblical construction of Jacobean pilgrimages, this book presents an interdisciplinary approach to the two cities at the centre of the legend: Jerusalem ..

This collection of studies, the eighth by David Jacoby, covers a period witnessing intensive geographic mobility across the Mediterranean - from the eleventh century to the fifteenth - illustrated by a growing number of Westerners engaging in pilgrimage, crusade, trading, shipping and settlement. Ja..

Travels to Tana and Persia, by Josafa Barbaro and Ambrogio Contarini..