Skip to main content
Search Button
United States Kobo store Gift Cards Help

Rakuten Kobo

Wishlist

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...


Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “ian bapty”
Skip side bar filters

  • Offa's Dyke

    Landscape and Hegemony in Eighth Century Britain

    by Keith Ray, Ian Bapty ...
    The massive ancient earthwork that provides the sole commemoration of an extraordinary Anglo-Saxon king and that gives its name to one of our most popular contemporary national walking trails remains an enigma. Despite over a century of study, we still do not fully understand how or why Britain's largest linear monument was built, and in recent years, the views of those who have studied the Dyke ... Read more

    $21.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Archaeology After Structuralism

    Post-structuralism and the Practice of Archaeology

    Edited by Ian Bapty, Tim Yates ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Archaeology
    Most practising archaeologists have preferred to leave the deep theories of what lies behind their methods and perceptions on one side. Now archaeologists have faced up to the difficult task of making (or not making) the connections between the past, interpretation and the present. The writers of this volumes address the problems of archaeology, sometimes warily and sometimes with enthusiasm. The ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

People who read these also enjoyed

  • King Arthur's Wars

    The Anglo-Saxon Conquest of England

    by Jim Storr ...
    The story of an era shrouded in mystery, and the gradual changing of a nation's cultural identity.We speak English today, because the Anglo-Saxons took over most of post-Roman Britain. How did that happen? There is little evidence: not much archaeology, and even less written history. There is, however, a huge amount of speculation. King Arthur's Wars brings an entirely new approach to the subject ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Britain AD

    A Quest for Arthur, England and the Anglo-Saxons

    by Francis Pryor ...
    Leading archaeologist Francis Pryor retells the story of King Arthur, legendary king of the Britons, tracing it back to its Bronze Age origins.The legend of King Arthur and Camelot is one of the most enduring in Britain's history, spanning centuries and surviving invasions by Angles, Vikings and Normans. In his latest book Francis Pryor – one of Britain’s most celebrated archaeologists and author ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • A History of English Place Names and Where They Came From

    by John Moss ...
    An enlightening journey into the languages, meanings, and history behind the names on England's map.The origins of the names of many English towns, hamlets, and villages date as far back as Saxon times, when kings like Alfred the Great established fortified borough towns to defend against the Danes. A number of settlements were established and named by French Normans following the Conquest. Many ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Domesday Quest

    In search of the Roots of England

    by Michael Wood ...
    In 1086, Domesday Book, perhaps the most remarkable historical document in existence, was compiled. This tremendous story of England and its people was made at the behest of the Norman king William the Conqueror. It was called Domesday, the day of judgement, because 'like the day of judgement, its decisions are unalterable'. In Search of the Roots of England is not only a study of the ancient ... Read more

    $19.09 USD

  • The Anglo-Saxon World

    by Nicholas Higham, M. J. Ryan ...
    The Anglo-Saxon period, stretching from the fifth to the late eleventh century, begins with the Roman retreat from the Western world and ends with the Norman takeover of England. Between these epochal events, many of the contours and patterns of English life that would endure for the next millennium were shaped. In this authoritative work, N. J. Higham and M. J. Ryan reexamine Anglo-Saxon England ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Máel Coluim III, 'Canmore'

    An Eleventh-Century Scottish King

    by Neil McGuigan ...
    Shortlisted for the Saltire Society History Book of the YearThe legendary Scottish king Máel Coluim III, also known as ‘Malcolm Canmore’, is often held to epitomise Scotland’s ‘ancient Gaelic kings’. But Máel Coluim and his dynasty were in fact newcomers, and their legitimacy and status were far from secure at the beginning of his rule. Máel Coluim’s long reign from 1058 until 1093 coincided with ... Read more

    $57.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Anglo-Saxon Age

    A Very Short Introduction

    by John Blair ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, John Blair's Very Short Introduction to the Anglo-Saxon Age covers the emergence of the earliest English settlements to the Norman victory in 1066. This book is a brief introduction to the political, social, religious, and cultural history of Anglo-Saxon England. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Edward I's Conquest of Wales

    by Sean Davies ...
    A study of medieval warfare and a formative event in the history of Britain.Edward I's conquest of Wales has not been the subject of a scholarly book for over a century. Research has advanced since then, changing our perception of the medieval military mind and shining fresh light on the key characters involved in the conquest. That is why Sean Davies's absorbing new study is so timely and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Britannia: The Failed State

    Tribal Conflicts and the End of Roman Britain

    by Stuart Laycock ...
    Attempts to understand how Roman Britain ends and Anglo-Saxon England begins have been undermined by the division of studies into pre-Roman, Roman and early medieval periods. This groundbreaking new study traces the history of British tribes and British tribal rivalries from the pre-Roman period, through the Roman period and into the post-Roman period. It shows how tribal conflict was central to ... Read more

    $22.50 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Short History of Wales

    by Owen M. Edwards ...
    Another classic converted by eBooksLib.com. This little book is meant for those who have never read any Welsh history before. It is not taken for granted that the reader knows either Latin or Welsh. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD