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The youngest Templar volume 3
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Young Squire Tristan, Robard, Maryam and Angel make one last desperate push to deliver the Holy Grail to safety in 1191 Scotland, but the way is full of danger as new enemies are met and Sir Hugh attempts to thwart them at every turn.
43) The Renaissance
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"The rebirth of knowledge, art, and philosophy, and a rejuvenation of banking and business, mark the period known as the Renaissance. Follow the important events in this flourishing of Western culture through the words spoken and the works done by the people of this period."--
45) A king's guide
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"Read this book to learn all about medieval castles and battles--and what it would be like to be king"--Provided by publisher.
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Medieval Europe is a dark and dangerous place. In 1054, the Church tears itself in two, setting the scene for nearly 500-years of turmoil. Empires will collide and dynasties will rise and fall; marriages will be made and alliances broken. It is a place, where love clashes with ambition, and violence rules, enemies are, blinded, rivals are murdered, and heretics are, burnt at the stake. As the Black Death sweeps the continent and the Mongol hordes...
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This program looks at the history of Europe's wandering Germanic tribes, including their migrations in search of land, their ensuing battles with the Romans and the Huns, and their adoption, over time, of Christianity. Maps, historical artifacts and insights from leading scholars create a picture of life in early Germanic Europe and of the endurance of Germanic tribes against Roman assaults.
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"In 1346, a catastrophic plague beset Europe and its neighbours. The Black Death was a human tragedy that abruptly halved entire populations and caused untold suffering, but it also brought about a cultural and economic renewal on a scale never before witnessed. The World the Plague Made is a panoramic history of how the bubonic plague revolutionized labour, trade, and technology and set the stage for Europe's global expansion. James Belich takes...
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"The Middle Ages have just begun when Vigdis Adelaïs, a young woman from a prosperous French family, falls in love with David Todros, a student at the city's yeshiva, and the son of a rabbi. To be together, they must flee their city, Vigdis renouncing a life of privilege and comfort. Pursued by her father's knights and in constant danger of betrayal, the lovers embark on a dangerous journey to the south of France, only to find their brief happiness...
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Who are the Europeans? Where did they come from? In recent years scientific advances have yielded a mass of new data, turning accepted ideas upside down. In this highly readable account, Jean Manco skilfully weaves the multiple strands of the very latest genetic evidence with archaeology, history and linguistics to produce a startling new history of Europe. Her fast-paced narrative is illustrated with numerous specially commissioned maps and diagrams...
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History (Zak Books (Firm)) volume 10
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English
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"A detailed overview of the history of Europe during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, when the cultural movement known as the Renaissance made great advances in intellectual and artistic traditions"--Provided by publisher.