The essential introduction to the Middle Ages by the bestselling author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England ... Zobraziť viac
In this magisterial work, Professor Paul Stephenson charts the centuries surrounding this epic shift of power. He traces the cultural, social and political forces that led to the empire being ruled from a city straddling Europe and Asia... Zobraziť viac
Autorka v této publikaci načrtává obraz Prahy z doby, kdy z českého trůnu vládli Jagellonci a první Habsburkové. <br> Od poslední třetiny 15. století a v průběhu století šestnáctého začala jednotlivá pražská města svým tempem... Zobraziť viac
Autoři statí se soustředili na podobu a tvářnost základních edičních řad, v rámci kterých byly a jsou editovány zejména listiny a listy, jejich vývoj v minulosti, současnosti a perspektivy do budoucnosti... Zobraziť viac
Long before Rome fell to the Ostrogoths in AD 476, a new city had risen to take its place as the beating heart of a late antique empire, the glittering Constantinople: New Rome... Zobraziť viac
Four great princes - Henry VIII of England, Francis I of France, Charles V of Spain and Suleiman the Magnificent - were born within a single decade. Each looms large in his country's history and, in this book, John Julius Norwich broadens the ... Zobraziť viac
Never mind the glass ceiling. In the workplace today there's a glass wall. Men and women can see each other clearly through the divide, but they don't speak the same language or have the same expectations. And as a result, women and their careers are... Zobraziť viac
A gripping account of the Knights Templar, challenging received wisdom to show how these devout medieval knights played a profound role in making modern Britain. The Knights Templar have an enduring reputation-but not one they would recognize... Zobraziť viac
A new look at the crusaders, which shows how they pursued long-term plans and clear strategic goals Medieval states, and particularly crusader societies, often have been considered brutish and culturally isolated. It seems unlikely that they... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the long... Zobraziť viac
First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, John Blair´s Very Short Introduction... Zobraziť viac
Vďaka knihe Objaviteľské plavby a kríza viery z úspešnej knižnej série Ilustrované dejiny sveta sa môžete zúčastniť slávnej Kolumbusovej cesty k brehom Ameriky a iných dobrodružných plavieb, ktoré umožnili európskym námorným národom ovládnuť... Zobraziť viac
We can unlock secrets from bones preserved for centuries in tombs, graves and crypts... Zobraziť viac
In 1187 Saladin's armies besieged the holy city of Jerusalem. He had previously annihilated Jerusalem's army at the battle of Hattin, and behind the city's high walls a last-ditch defence was being led by an unlikely trio... Zobraziť viac
What happened to the Roman Empire? Why was the Magna Carta so important? What led to the First World War? Why did the USSR collapse? World History in Minutes provides succinct answers to these questions - and many more... Zobraziť viac
Skulduggery, power struggles and politics, The Private Lives of the Saints offers an original and fascinating re-examination of life in Anglo-Saxon England. Taking them down from the clouds of their heavenly status... Zobraziť viac
The U.S. scientific community has long led the world in research on such areas as public health, environmental science, and issues affecting quality of life. Our scientists have produced landmark studies on the dangers of DDT, ... Zobraziť viac
A lively reimagining of how the distant medieval world of war functioned, drawing on the objects used and made by crusaders... Zobraziť viac
Anglicky psaná kolektivní monografie obsahuje příspěvky k dějinám antické a středověké astronomie od odborníků z několika evropských zemí. Interdisciplinární kniha propojuje odborné perspektivy historie, geometrie... Zobraziť viac
A Monika Langrock ft er the end of the Lebanese civil war (1990), the Lebanese Christian community found itself in a collective identity crisis. The term al-’ihbat al-masihi, meaning disenchantment or frustration, started to be used in order to... Zobraziť viac
