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Agincourt (1415) is an exceptionally famous battle, one that has generated a huge and enduring cultural legacy in the 600 years since it was fought. Everybody thinks they know what the battle was about.

This is an audiobook with four different topics, all related to the history of Great Britain. The topics are the following: Horatio Nelson, one of the most courageous, strategic, valiant British generals in history; the Cathars, who were different from the mainstream Catholic church in the 13th century; the British rule over India; and the Great Fire of London, a massive fire in the ominous year of 1666.

From one of the foremost medievalists of our time, a groundbreaking work on history and memory that goes well beyond the life of this influential saint.

Although it ended over 550 years ago, the Hundred Years’ War still looms large in the historical consciousness of England and France, even if the name of the famous war is a misnomer. The war was transformative in many respects, and the impact it had on the geopolitical situation of Europe cannot be overstated. While some might think of the war as being a continuation of the feudal tradition of knights and peasants, the Hundred Years’ War revolutionized Western European warfare, and it truly helped to usher in the concept of nationalism on the continent.

The Cathars were different from the mainstream Catholic church in the 13th century. They openly rebelled against some of the hypocritical behavior by priests and leaders, and they established their own deviant beliefs according to the best ability of their conscience. But when it all came down to it, what did this mean? What were those belief systems? What did they think of the crusades in the Middle East? Learn more about the Cathars, a community that made a significant impact during a time of dictatorships, massacres, and persecution of supposed heretics.

Somewhat ironically, the one aspect of the Middle Ages that has been romanticized is medieval warfare. What is generally forgotten is that medieval warfare was constantly adapting to the times as leaders adopted new techniques and technology, and common infantry became increasingly important throughout the period. The changes became most evident at the beginning of the 14th century, when the French army fought rebellious forces from Flanders in the Battle of the Golden Spurs on July 11, 1302.

Un retrato poderoso, moderno, íntimo y profundamente humano de una era de destrucción extrema y creatividad excepcional, el renacimiento italiano, un periodo que moldeó la cultura occidental y que fue mucho más extraño, oscuro y fascinante de lo que nos han enseñado.

"La Breve historia del rey Arturo" analiza uno de los romances medievales más importantes de la Europa occidental: el mito del rey Arturo, que unifica los reinos de Inglaterra y hace retroceder a los invasores sajones, persiguiéndolos hasta el continente. Arturo, junto a su mujer, Ginebra, ejerce su reinado en la magnífica ciudad de Camelot, donde reúne alrededor de una inmensa mesa redonda a formidables caballeros: Gauvain, Kay, Percival, Lancelot, Tristán.

Parliamo di donne velate e subito pensiamo allo hijab o agli altri tipi di copertura del capo, o del volto, o dell'intero corpo della donna che sono in uso nel mondo islamico e che, non senza originare polemiche, molte islamiche indossano anche nei paesi occidentali. Ma la prescrizione alle donne di coprirsi il capo appartiene in pieno anche alla storia dell'Occidente.

Sentimentale ma molto reale: in quattro navigazioni il viaggio si snoda dall'Egeo dei tempi di Ulisse alle coste romane di Ostia, da Costantinopoli all'Andalusia, da Ragusa a Cipro e infine da Alessandria d'Egitto a Ravenna. Di porto in porto, di tappa in tappa, ci ritroviamo in epoche diverse, nella Atene del V secolo a.C, a Cartagine alla vigilia della terza guerra punica, nella Valencia del Cid Campeador, nella Genova medievale, a Istanbul, e a Napoli all'inizio del Novecento.

Qual era l'aspetto di Roma all'epoca dei Templari, e quali luoghi della città furono teatro di eventi cruciali per la storia del leggendario Ordine? Lo si scoprirà attraverso una serie di tappe significative. Come guida, avremo alcune figure illustri: Hugues de Payns e Jacques de Molay, il primo Maestro e l'ultimo, e fra loro san Bernardo di Clairvaux, il grande mistico del XII secolo che a buon diritto può essere considerato la colonna ideologica e spirituale del Tempio.

Given the personalities involved, the Third Crusade is among the most famous of the Crusades, and the Battle of Jaffa occurred on August 8, 1192 on the site of an ancient port that is now the oldest part of the city of Tel-Aviv, Israel. It was the encounter that brought the Third Crusade to a conclusion, and though it is not one of the better-known battles of the Crusades and certainly not the most spectacular in terms of battle numbers, it helped shape how the Middle East would look going forward.

The Italian Wars refers to a period of prolonged conflict between 1494 and 1559 when the major European powers of the time fought for control over Italy. While it began with a French attempt to gain control over the territory of Naples, it soon expanded to a general struggle between the royal houses of Valois and Habsburg - specifically, Francis I of France and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. The Italian Wars represented a change in warfare tactics from the contract armies common in the Medieval period to full-time standing armies common in the modern era.

Ricca e opulenta capitale crociata, Acri cade nel 1291 segnando la fine della presenza latina in Terrasanta. L'Occidente accolse attonito la notizia, vedendo spegnersi la speranza di riconquistare Gerusalemme.

Many ancient civilizations have influenced and inspired people in the 21st century, and the Greeks and Romans continue to fascinate the West today, but of all the world’s civilizations, none have intrigued people more than the Mayans, whose culture, astronomy, language, and mysterious disappearance all continue to captivate people. In the past decade especially, there has been a renewed focus on the Mayans, whose advanced calendar led many to speculate the world would end on the same date the Mayan calendar ended in 2012.

Whose Middle Ages? is an interdisciplinary collection of short, accessible essays intended for the nonspecialist listener and ideal for teaching at an undergraduate level. Each of 22 essays takes up an area where digging for meaning in the medieval past has brought something distorted back into the present: in our popular entertainment; in our news, our politics, and our propaganda; and in subtler ways that inform how we think about our histories, our countries, and ourselves. Each author looks to a history that has refused to remain past and uses the tools of the academy to read and re-read familiar stories, objects, symbols, and myths.

La Edad Media abarca el espacio de tiempo comprendido desde comienzos del siglo V hasta finales del siglo XV. A lo largo de estas centurias, grandes desafíos pusieron a prueba, azotaron, y en ocasiones asolaron a las mujeres y hombres medievales. No obstante, siempre terminaron por sobreponerse a las terribles guerras, pestes, hambrunas, crisis, revueltas y demás jinetes apocalípticos que intermitentemente los persiguieron durante mil largos años de Edad Media.

Sotto la definizione di Medioevo rientra un intero millennio, nel corso del quale le armi, le tecniche, le strategie militari subirono profondi cambiamenti. Altrettanto estesa è la varietà dei fronti, dalla penisola iberica al Medio Oriente, passando attraverso l'Italia, i territori anglofrancesi e l'Europa orientale. La guerra medievale, inoltre, è contrassegnata da conflitti la cui portata ha rivestito un ruolo cruciale nella storia dell'umanità.

Vers la fin du XIème siècle, c'est au nom de Dieu et de la Religion, qu'une véritable Guerre des Civilisations fut déclenchée. Le Moyen-âge fut ainsi le théâtre de terribles affrontements que Jules Michelet nous raconte ici avec une plume remarquable.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Crusaders and a top authority on the historical events that inspired Game of Thrones, a vivid, blood-soaked account of one of the most famous rebellions in history—the first mass uprising by the people of England against their feudal masters. ...