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I Serve
Posted on July 6, 2010 | No CommentsI Serve By Rosanne E. Lortz Publisher: Anno Domini, January 1, 2009 ISBN: 9780979214547 This novel details the events of one knight, Sir John Potenhale, serving under the Black Prince,... -
Viking Age Archaeology
Posted on June 23, 2010 | No CommentsViking Age Archaeology By by Richard Hall Shire Books, 2010 (first published in 1990) ISBN: 9780747800637 Viking raids, and the subsequent Scandinavian settlements in the ninth and tenth centuries, had... -
The King’s Mistress
Posted on June 19, 2010 | No CommentsThe King’s Mistress By Emma Campion Crown Publishing, 2010 ISBN: 978-0307589255 The King’s Mistress is a story based on the life of King Edward III’s mistress, Alice Perrers. It follows... -
The Astronomer
Posted on May 10, 2010 | No CommentsThe Astronomer by Lawrence Goldstone Publisher: Bloomsbury USA, April 27, 2010 ISBN:9780802719867 Lawrence Goldstone’s The Astronomer is set against the political and religious backdrop of sixteenth century France. It is... -
Knights: reviews of three books
Posted on May 2, 2010 | No CommentsWe review three recent books that examine knights and knighthood during the Middle Ages: Knight: Noble Warrior of England 1200-1600 Christopher Gravett Osprey, 2008. 288pp. ISBN: 978-1846033421 Knights: In History... -
Renaissance Florence on Five Florins a Day
Posted on April 26, 2010 | No CommentsRenaissance Florence on Five Florins a Day By Charles FitzRoy Thames & Hudson, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-500-25162-1 This fact-packed guide provides all the practical advice you need for a journey back... -
Book Review – Under Heaven
Posted on March 30, 2010 | No CommentsBy Guy Gavriel Kay Publisher: Penguin Group Canada, March 30, 2010 ISBN: 9780670068098 Guy Gavriel Kay is one of the best known writers of historical fiction, having penned novels set... -
The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281
Posted on January 9, 2010 | No CommentsWe review the book The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281, by Stephen Turnbull, which is being released this month by Osprey Publishing. The book details how Kubilai Khan... -
Book Review: Axe of Iron: The Settlers
Posted on August 24, 2009 | No CommentsAxe of Iron – The Settlers By J.A. Hunsinger Vinland Publishing, 2008 In his book, Axe of Iron – The Settlers, J.A. Hunsinger provides the reader with an interesting look... -
Review Essay—Regna et Regnum: Studies of Regions within the Carolingian Empire
Posted on June 12, 2009 | No CommentsReview Essay—Regna et Regnum: Studies of Regions within the Carolingian Empire Chandler, Cullen J. The Heroic Age, Issue 12 (May 2009) Abstract This article discusses and reviews the following books:... -
Arabs and Normans in Sicily and the South of Italy
Posted on June 10, 2009 | No CommentsReview of Arabs and Normans in Sicily and the South of Italy by Adele Cilento and Alessandro Vanoli New York: Riverside Book Company, 2007 ISBN: 978-1-878351-66-1 Click here to go... -
The Second Crusade 1148: Disaster outside Damascus
Posted on June 10, 2009 | No CommentsOur video review of: The Second Crusade 1148: Disaster outside Damascus by David Nicolle Osprey Publishing, 2009 ISBN: 9781846033544 pp.96 Click here to go to the Publisher’s Website Click here... -
REVIEWS: Michel Pastoureau, “Ursul: Istoria unui rege decazut”
Posted on May 18, 2009 | No CommentsREVIEWS: Michel Pastoureau, “Ursul: Istoria unui rege decazut” Gruia, Ana Maria Studia Patzinaka, 7, 2008, pp. 109-112 Abstract Ultima dintre istoriile culturale construite cu talent de Michel Pastoureau spre încântarea... -
REVIEW Sigismundus Rex et Imperator. Kunst und Kultur zur Zeit Sigismunds von Luxemburg, 1387- 1437: Ausstellungskatalog.
Posted on May 17, 2009 | No CommentsREVIEW: Sigismundus Rex et Imperator. Kunst und Kultur zur Zeit Sigismunds von Luxemburg, 1387-1437: Ausstellungskatalog. Gruia, Ana Maria Studia Patzinaka, 3, 2006, pp. 73-75 Abstract It has been said that... -
Book Review: Agincourt – Bernard Cornwell
Posted on April 1, 2009 | No CommentsAgincourt: A Novel, by Bernard Cornwell, is a novel about the travels of Englishman Nicholas Hook. It follows him from being outlawed, to surviving the blood bath of Soissons, fighting...