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  • Flirting with Space

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  • William Marshal

    de David Crouch ...
    David Crouch’s William Marshal, now in its third edition, depicts this intriguing medieval figure as a ruthless opportunist, astute courtier, manipulative politician and a brutal but efficient soldier. Born the fourth son of a minor baron, he ended his days as Earl of Pembroke and Regent of England, and was the only medieval knight to have a contemporary biography written about him. Using this ... Leer más

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  • The Chivalric Turn

    Conduct and Hegemony in Europe before 1300

    de David Crouch ...
    Series series Oxford Studies in Medieval European History
    The Chivalric Turn examines the medieval obsession with defining and practising superior conduct, and the social consequences that followed from it. Historians since the seventeenth century have tended to understand medieval conduct through the eyes of the writers of the Enlightenment, viewing superior conduct as 'knightly' behaviour, and categorising it as chivalry. Using, for the first time, the ... Leer más

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  • Almost Perfekt

    How Sweden Works And What We Can Learn From It

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    'Engaging' Money Week'A sharp-eyed account of what makes Sweden modern, resilient and rather different' Professor Jonas HinnforsSWEDENA country that defies the laws of economic gravity. A land with high wages, strong unions and generous welfare. A dream location for business and a bastion of social responsibility, coming out on top for childcare, equality and quality of life.WHAT CAN... ... Leer más

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  • The Image of Aristocracy

    In Britain, 1000-1300

    de David Crouch ...
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  • Medieval Britain, c.1000–1500

    de David Crouch ...
    Series Libro 2 - Cambridge History of Britain
    Though England was the emerging super-state in the medieval British Isles, its story is not the only one Britain can offer; there is a wider context of Britain in Europe, and the story of this period is one of how European Latin and French culture and ideals colonised the minds of all the British peoples. This engaging and accessible introduction offers a truly integrated perspective of medieval ... Leer más

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  • The Birth of Nobility

    Constructing Aristocracy in England and France, 900-1300

    de David Crouch ...
    For 300 years separate and mutually uncomprehending English and French historiographies have confused the history of medieval aristocracy. Unpicking the basic assumptions behind both national traditions, this book explains them, reconciles them and offers entirely new ways to take the study of aristocracy forward in both England and France.The Birth of Nobility analyses the enormous international ... Leer más

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  • The Reign of King Stephen

    1135-1154

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    At last: an authoritative, up to date account of the troubled reign of King Stephen, by a leading scholar of the Anglo-Norman world. David Crouch covers every aspect of the period - the king and the empress, the aristocracy, the Church, government and the nation at large. He also looks at the wider dimensions of the story, in Scotland, Wales, Normandy and elsewhere. The result (weaving its ... Leer más

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  • Magna Carta and the England of King John

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