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Early Kings of Norway - Thomas CARLYLE
Early Kings of Norway - Thomas CARLYLE
- Author: Thomas CARLYLE
- Genre: War & Military / Biography & Autobiography / Middle Ages/Middle History
"The Icelanders, in their long winter, had a great habit of writing; and were, and still are, excellent in penmanship. It is to this fact, that any little history there is of the Norse Kings and their old tragedies, crimes and heroisms, is almost...
A Popular History of Ireland, Book 07 - Thomas D'Arcy McGee
A Popular History of Ireland, Book 07 - Thomas D'Arcy McGee
- Author: Thomas D'Arcy McGee
- Genre: Middle Ages/Middle History / Early Modern
Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassing twelve books; Book 7 subtitled βUnionized Crowns of England and Irelandβ, addresses the Tudor period,...
History of the Inquisition of Spain, Vol. 2 - Henry Charles Lea
History of the Inquisition of Spain, Vol. 2 - Henry Charles Lea
- Author: Henry Charles Lea
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Middle Ages/Middle History
Volume 2 of Leaβs monumental work on the Spanish Inquisition. Volume 2 discusses the organizational structure of the Inquisition, methods used to financially support the Inquisition, methods used by the Inquisition to expose heresy, and numerous...
The Thirteenth: Greatest of Centuries - James Joseph Walsh
The Thirteenth: Greatest of Centuries - James Joseph Walsh
- Author: James Joseph Walsh
- Genre: Middle Ages/Middle History
It cannot but seem a paradox to say that the Thirteenth was the greatest of centuries. To most people the idea will appear at once so preposterous that they may not even care to consider it. A certain number, of course, will have their curiosity...
A Popular History of Ireland, Book 08 - Thomas D'Arcy McGee
A Popular History of Ireland, Book 08 - Thomas D'Arcy McGee
- Author: Thomas D'Arcy McGee
- Genre: Middle Ages/Middle History / Early Modern
Thomas DβArcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassing twelve books; Book 8, subtitled βThe Era of the Reformationβ, addresses the late Tudor period, particularly...
Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England - The Venerable Bede
Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England - The Venerable Bede
- Author: The Venerable Bede
- Genre: Middle Ages/Middle History / Christianity - Other
Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England is a work in Latin by Bede on the history of the Christian Churches in England, and of England generally; its main focus is on the conflict between Roman and Celtic Christianity. It is considered to be one of...
The History of the English Bible - John Brown
The History of the English Bible - John Brown
- Author: John Brown
- Genre: Middle Ages/Middle History / Christianity - Other
The celebration of the Tercentenary of the Authorized Version of the English Bible of 1611 has called into existence the little book here presented to the reader's notice. It is the brief repetition of a story beginning in 670 A.D. and reaching on...
England In The Middle Ages - Elizabeth O'Neill
England In The Middle Ages - Elizabeth O'Neill
- Author: Elizabeth O'Neill
- Genre: Middle Ages/Middle History
A short study examining the historical framework of England from the period of the Norman Conquest to the end of the fifteenth century. The period from the Norman Conquest to the end of the fifteenth century may be conveniently and aptly labelled...
The History of Britain - John Milton
The History of Britain - John Milton
- Author: John Milton
- Genre: Antiquity / Middle Ages/Middle History
A reader of this history, encountering the frequent references to βmy author,β meaning the current source, will be reminded of DON QUIXOTE and of THE MORTE D'ARTHUR, for Milton employs a style that might be called dissertational rather than...
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 7 - Charles F. Horne
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 7 - Charles F. Horne
- Author: Charles F. Horne
- Genre: Middle Ages/Middle History
A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 7 of 22, covering from 1300-1438 AD ....
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 5 - Charles F. Horne
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 5 - Charles F. Horne
- Author: Charles F. Horne
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Middle Ages/Middle History
A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 5 of 22, covering from 843-1161 AD. -...
The waning of the middle ages: a study of the forms of life, thought and art in France and the Netherlands in the XIVth and XVth centuries - Johan Huizinga
The waning of the middle ages: a study of the forms of life, thought and art in France and the Netherlands in the XIVth and XVth centuries - Johan Huizinga
- Author: Johan Huizinga
- Genre: Art / Design & Architecture / Middle Ages/Middle History
The Waning of the Middle Ages (also known as The Autumn of the Middle Ages, or Autumntide of the Middle Ages), subtitled A study of the forms of life, thought and art in France and the Netherlands in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, is Johan...
The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History - Martin A. S. Hume
The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History - Martin A. S. Hume
- Author: Martin A. S. Hume
- Genre: Middle Ages/Middle History
King Henry VIII is so often depicted as a far-seeing statesman, pressing forward through a lifetime with his eyes firmly fixed upon the goal of Englandβs religious freedom. Similarly, the lives of each of Henryβs six wives are often described as...
The Crusades - George William Cox
The Crusades - George William Cox
- Author: George William Cox
- Genre: War & Military / Middle Ages/Middle History / Christianity - Other
The Crusades were a series of religious wars fought between 1096 and 1272 to recover the Holy Land from Islamic rule. According to the Latin Church, Crusaders were penitent pilgrims whose sins were forgiven. British historian, George Cox, writes of...
Selections of the History of the Franks - Gregory of Tours
Selections of the History of the Franks - Gregory of Tours
- Author: Gregory of Tours
- Genre: Middle Ages/Middle History
The Historia Francorum is the most important contemporary source for the Merovingian age. It is written in ten books, of which one to four recount the world's history from the Creation and move on to the Christianization of Gaul, the life and times...
The Worldβs Story Volume IX: England - Eva March Tappan
The Worldβs Story Volume IX: England - Eva March Tappan
- Author: Eva March Tappan
- Genre: War & Military / Religion / Middle Ages/Middle History
This is the ninth volume of the 15-volume series of The Worldβs Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a...
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 6 - Charles F. Horne
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 6 - Charles F. Horne
- Author: Charles F. Horne
- Genre: Middle Ages/Middle History
A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 6 of 22, covering from 1162-1300 AD. -...
Henry the Seventh - James Gairdner
Henry the Seventh - James Gairdner
- Author: James Gairdner
- Genre: Middle Ages/Middle History
Henry VII, the founder of the Tudor dynasty, less known than his son, Henry VIII, or granddaughter Elizabeth I, is often overlooked. This King toppled the ruling House that had held England's throne for over four hundred years, the Plantagenets, and...
Scholasticism: A Lecture Delivered Before the University of Oxford - Walter Waddington Shirley
Scholasticism: A Lecture Delivered Before the University of Oxford - Walter Waddington Shirley
- Author: Walter Waddington Shirley
- Genre: Middle Ages/Middle History / Medieval / Christianity - Other
Walter Waddington Shirley was made Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Canon of Christ Church, Oxford in 1863. This short work comprises the text of a lecture he gave at Oxford University in January, 1866. In it, he describes the...
History of England In Words of One Syllable - Helen W. Pierson
History of England In Words of One Syllable - Helen W. Pierson
- Author: Helen W. Pierson
- Genre: General / Middle Ages/Middle History
A simple history of England written principally with words of one syllable. Books of these kind, I understand, are helpful for both beginning and remedial reading students. - Summary by KevinS...
The Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 01, The Christian Roman Empire and the Foundation of the Teutonic Kingdoms - John Bagnell BURY
The Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 01, The Christian Roman Empire and the Foundation of the Teutonic Kingdoms - John Bagnell BURY
- Author: John Bagnell BURY
- Genre: Middle Ages/Middle History
Volume 1: The Christian Roman Empire and the Foundation of the Teutonic Kingdoms "The present work is intended as a comprehensive account of medieval times, drawn up on the same lines as The Cambridge Modern History but with a few improvements of...
Henry the Fifth - Alfred John Church
Henry the Fifth - Alfred John Church
- Author: Alfred John Church
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Middle Ages/Middle History
A brief history of the life Henry the Fifth. - Summary by KevinS...
The Epidemics of the Middle Ages - Justus HECKER
The Epidemics of the Middle Ages - Justus HECKER
- Author: Justus HECKER
- Genre: Middle Ages/Middle History
Justus Friedrich Carl Hecker (1795-1850) was a German physician and medical writer, whose research focused on the history of epidemics, in a broad sense of the term that included pandemics like the Black Death as well as the group of social...
The Normans in Europe - Arthur Henry Johnson
The Normans in Europe - Arthur Henry Johnson
- Author: Arthur Henry Johnson
- Genre: War & Military / Middle Ages/Middle History
This short history of the Normans in Europe opens with the invasions of the Vikings, who came from Scandinavian villages among rugged rocks and deep fiords. Johnson recounts how their myths of strife and woe, of the frost giants and of the crafty...
The Beginning of the Middle Ages - Richard William CHURCH
The Beginning of the Middle Ages - Richard William CHURCH
- Author: Richard William CHURCH
- Genre: War & Military / Middle Ages/Middle History / Christianity - Other
In 395 A.D. Theodosius, the last ruler of the undivided Roman Empire died. To his young and incompetent son, Honorius, he left the government of its western half. Honorius depended upon the great general, Stilicho, to withstand the Visigoths under...
A Popular History of England, From the Earliest Times to the Reign of Queen Victoria, Vol 1 - François Pierre Guillaume Guizot
A Popular History of England, From the Earliest Times to the Reign of Queen Victoria, Vol 1 - François Pierre Guillaume Guizot
- Author: François Pierre Guillaume Guizot
- Genre: Middle Ages/Middle History
This is volume one in this series of books and deals with history from Caractacus and his Wife before Claudius to the death of Wat Tyler. This follows the history of that time. Volumes two and three will be done once this one is complete. (Summary...
The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury - Julia Mary Cartwright
The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury - Julia Mary Cartwright
- Author: Julia Mary Cartwright
- Genre: Travel & Geography / Middle Ages/Middle History
"This account of the Way trodden by the pilgrims of the Middle Ages through the South of England to the shrine of St. Thomas of Canterbury originally appeared in the Art Journal for 1892, with illustrations by Mr. A. Quinton. It was published in the...