Medievalists.net » Books http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 03:41:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 In Search of Alfred the Great: The King, The Grave, The Legend http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/03/in-search-of-alfred-the-great-the-king-the-grave-the-legend/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/03/in-search-of-alfred-the-great-the-king-the-grave-the-legend/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2015 17:59:00 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62895 The only English monarch ever to have had the epithet ‘the Great’, Alfred’s reputation reaches down to us through the years. Christian hero, successful defender of England against the Vikings, social and educational reformer. There is a man and a life buried amid the myths. Within these pages, discover Alfred’s dramatic story.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/03/in-search-of-alfred-the-great-the-king-the-grave-the-legend/feed/ 0 Ten Castles that Made Medieval Britain, by James Turner http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/29/ten-castles-that-made-medieval-britain-by-james-turner/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/29/ten-castles-that-made-medieval-britain-by-james-turner/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2015 21:15:49 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62879 An ebook from Medievalists.net

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/29/ten-castles-that-made-medieval-britain-by-james-turner/feed/ 0 MEDIEVAL BOOKS: Black Friday! http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/26/medieval-books-black-friday/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/26/medieval-books-black-friday/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2015 02:11:21 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62774 Here are a few recent releases for medievalists hunting for Black Friday books and early Christmas gifts!

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/26/medieval-books-black-friday/feed/ 0 The Anglo-Saxon Age: The Birth of England http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/24/the-anglo-saxon-age-the-birth-of-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/24/the-anglo-saxon-age-the-birth-of-england/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2015 03:16:52 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62733 Martin Wall takes us on a journey into a period that still remains mysterious, into regions and countries long forgotten, such as Mercia and Northumbria.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/24/the-anglo-saxon-age-the-birth-of-england/feed/ 0 Medieval Tastes: Food, Cooking, and the Table http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/21/medieval-tastes-food-cooking-and-the-table/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/21/medieval-tastes-food-cooking-and-the-table/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2015 03:40:58 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62696 In his new history of food, acclaimed historian Massimo Montanari traces the development of medieval tastes, both culinary and cultural, from raw materials to market and captures their reflections in today's food trends.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/21/book-talk-ivory-vikings-by-nancy-marie-brown/feed/ 0 John Hardyng and his Chronicle http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/19/john-hardyng-and-his-chronicle/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/19/john-hardyng-and-his-chronicle/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2015 14:10:10 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62623 Hardyng, an ex-soldier and spy of Henry V, set about composing the work after he ‘retired’ to the Augustinian priory at South Kyme, Lincolnshire, in the 1440s or 1450s.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/19/john-hardyng-and-his-chronicle/feed/ 0 Medieval Books: 5 Great New Releases! http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/12/medieval-books-5-great-new-releases/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/12/medieval-books-5-great-new-releases/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2015 21:56:37 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62481 Black Friday is around the corner - here are a few books that have just been released!

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/12/medieval-books-5-great-new-releases/feed/ 0 Books – Conquests: Hearts Rule Kingdoms by Emily Murdoch http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/02/books-conquests-hearts-rule-kingdoms-by-emily-murdoch/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/02/books-conquests-hearts-rule-kingdoms-by-emily-murdoch/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2015 23:30:38 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62229 A look at author Emily Murdoch's book, Conquests, from her series, 'Conquered Hearts'

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/02/books-conquests-hearts-rule-kingdoms-by-emily-murdoch/feed/ 0 Eleanor of Castile: The Shadow Queen, by Sara Cockerill http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/30/eleanor-of-castile-the-shadow-queen-by-sara-cockerill/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/30/eleanor-of-castile-the-shadow-queen-by-sara-cockerill/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2015 19:01:56 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62135 Eleanor was a highly dynamic, forceful personality whose interest in the arts, politics and religion were highly influential in her day – and whose temper had even bishops quaking in their shoes.

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