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  • An Archaeological Study of the Bayeux Tapestry

    The Landscapes, Buildings and Places

    by Trevor Rowley ...
    An analysis of the famed medieval English tapestry through examination of the depicted landscapes, towns, castles, and other structures.An Archaeological Study of the Bayeux Tapestry provides a unique re-examination of this famous piece of work through the historical geography and archaeology of the tapestry. Trevor Rowley is the first author to have analyzed the tapestry through the landscapes, ... Read more

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  • Landscapes of the Norman Conquest

    by Trevor Rowley ...
    For a long time, the Norman Conquest has been viewed as a turning point in English history; an event which transformed English identity, sovereignty, kingship, and culture. The years between 1066 and 1086 saw the largest transfer of property ever seen in English History, comparable in scale, if not greater, than the revolutions in France in 1789 and Russia in 1917. This transfer and the means to ... Read more

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  • The Normans

    by Trevor Rowley ...
    Series series Classic Histories Series
    The Normans were a relatively short-lived cultural and political phenomenon. The emerged early in the tenth century and had disappeared off the map by the mid-thirteenth century. Yet in that time they had conquered England, southern Italy and Sicily, and had established outposts in North Africa and in Levant.Having traced the formation of the Duchy of Normandy, Trevor Rowley draws on the latest ... Read more

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  • The Man Behind the Bayeux Tapestry

    Odo, William the Conqueror's Half-Brother

    by Trevor Rowley ...
    Odo of Conteville, the younger half-brother of William the Conqueror, was ordained Bishop of Bayeux while still in his teens. A larger than life character, he is best known for commissioning the Bayeaux Tapestry, in which he makes a dashing appearance at the height of the Battle of Hastings. He also played a pivotal role in the planning and implementation of the Conquest of England, after which, ... Read more

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  • The Normans

    A History of Conquest

    by Trevor Rowley ...
    A powerful and evocative portrait of the Norman Conquest of Europe, revealing the permanent cultural and political legacy that resulted in their ascendency.The Norman’s conquering of the known world was a phenomenon unlike anything Europe had seen up to that point in history.They emerged early in the tenth century but had disappeared from world affairs by the mid-thirteenth century. Yet in that ... Read more

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  • The Norman Heritage

    1055-1200

    by Trevor Rowley ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World
    Originally published in 1983, The Norman Heritage looks at the Norman Conquest as a turning point in English history. The book argues that not only was this the last time that England was successfully invaded, but it followed a complete change in the ruling dynasty, the introduction of military feudalism, the reform of the church and the rapid spread of monasticism. The book suggests that such ... Read more

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  • The High Middle Ages

    1200-1550

    by Trevor Rowley ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World
    Originally published in 1986, The High Middle Ages begins in the late twelfth century and ends, not with the arrival of the Tudor monarchs in 1485, but with the destruction of the wealth and power of the Church in the 1530s. The book looks at how the passing of the monasteries marked the transition from an economic and social system based on a balance – however shifting and uneasy – between the ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • The Origins of Open Field Agriculture

    Edited by Trevor Rowley ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World
    Originally published in 1981, The Origins of Open Field Agriculture looks at the problems connected with open field agriculture – the origins of strip cultivation, the three-field system, the adaptation of ‘Celtic’ fields, and the development of ploughing techniques. The book looks at the challenges to traditional ideas on the origins of settlement and their associated economy, and casts new light ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

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    Steam Planes & Radiophones

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  • Rome, Blood & Politics

    Reform, Murder and Popular Politics in the Late Republic, 133–70 BC

    by Gareth C. Sampson ...
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  • Decoding the Bayeux Tapestry

    The Secrets of History's Most Famous Embroidery Hidden in Plain Sight

    by Arthur Colin Wright ...
    For the first time, a scholar reveals the meaning of the marginal images on the Bayeux Tapestry, unlocking a completely new meaning of the work.The story of the Norman Conquest and the Battle of Hastings as shown in the Bayeux Tapestry is arguably the most widely-known in the panoply of English history, and over the last 200 years there have been hundreds of books on the Tapestry seeking to ... Read more

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  • Chance in Evolution

    Edited by Grant Ramsey, Charles H. Pence ...
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