Holy Warriors - A Modern History of the Crusades (Phillips Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

Holy Warriors - A Modern History of the Crusades (Phillips Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

Although the notion of fighting for one's faith fell into disrepute in the Enlightenment, Phillips traces the crusading impulse from the bloody conquest of Jerusalem in the First Crusade and the titanic struggle between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin up to the present day - to George

History of the Crusades III - The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades (Runciman Steven)(Paperback / softback)

God's War - A New History of the Crusades (Tyerman Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

A story of how a group of warriors, driven by faith, greed and wanderlust, carved out new Christian-ruled states in the Middle East. The crusaders' stunning initial success started a sequence of great Crusades, each with its own story, that shaped the Christian and Muslim worlds for centuries,

Brief History of the Vikings (Clements Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

The last pagans or the first modern Europeans? A consice history of the

Life and Legend of the Sultan Saladin (Phillips Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

Crusades - The War for the Holy Land (Asbridge Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

Outsider - A History of the Goalkeeper (Wilson Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

The first-ever cultural, tactical and historical history of the goalkeeper, by Jonathan Wilson, acclaimed author of INVERTING THE PYRAMID. 'A splendid history of football's complicated scapegoats' DAILY

History of the Crusades II - The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East 1100-1187 (Runciman Steven)(Paperback / softback)

Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons (Hindley Geoffrey)(Paperback / softback)

Children of Beowulf, Warriors of God, Pioneers in

Secret History of the World (Black Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

The complete history of the world, from the beginning of time to the present day, based on the beliefs and writings of the secret

Brief History of the Crusades (Hindley Geoffrey)(Paperback / softback)

Islam and Christianity and their ancient struggle for world

Crusades Through Arab Eyes(Paperback / softback)

Sifts through the works of a score of contemporary Arab chroniclers of the Crusades, eyewitnesses and often participants in the events. This book retells their stories in their own style, giving us a vivid portrait of a society rent by internal conflicts, and shaken by a traumatic encounter with an

Wigan Warriors Quiz Book (Phillips Ewan)(Paperback / softback)

TV producer Ewan Phillips presents a collection of over 1,500 questions about his favourite rugby league team, Wigan Warriors, fresh from their 2018 Grand Final triumph. Prepare to recall the big matches, classic tries and amazing players, as well as foul play, urban myths and bizarre signings,

Albigensian Crusade (Sumption Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

In twelfth century Languedoc a subversive heresy of Eastern origin flourished to an extraordinary degree. The Albingenses believed that the world was created by an evil spirit, and that all worldly things - including the Church - were by nature sinful. This title examines the roots of the

Crusaders - An Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands (Jones Dan)(Paperback / softback)

Racisms: From the Crusades to the Twentieth Century (Bethencourt Francisco)(Paperback)

A groundbreaking history of racismRacisms is the first comprehensive history of racism, from the Crusades to the twentieth century. Demonstrating that there is not one continuous tradition of racism, Francisco Bethencourt shows that racism preceded any theories of race and must be viewed within the

Hundred Years War Vol 2 - Trial By Fire (Sumption Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

In the second volume of his celebrated history of the Hundred Years War, Jonathan Sumption examines the middle years of the fourteenth century and the succession of crises that threatened French affairs of state, including defeat at Poitiers and the capture of the

For the Winner (Hauser Emily)(Paperback / softback)

Some three thousand years ago, in a time before history, the warriors of Greece journeyed to the ends of the earth in the greatest expedition the world had ever seen. One woman fought alongside them. Abandoned at birth on the slopes of Mount Pelion, Atalanta is determined to prove her worth to the

Chronicles of the Crusades (Joinville Jean De)(Paperback)

Two famous, firsthand accounts of the holy war in the Middle Ages translated by Caroline Smith Originally composed in Old French, the two chronicles brought together here offer some of the most vivid and reliable accounts of the Crusades from a Western perspective. Villehardouin's Conquest of

Ascent Of Woman - A History of the Suffragette Movement (Phillips Melanie)(Paperback / softback)

The story of the fight to gain the vote for women is about much more than a peripheral if picturesque skirmish around the introduction of universal suffrage. It is an explosive story of social and sexual revolutionary upheaval, and one which has not yet ended. The movement for women's suffrage in

The Masai: Tribe of Warriors (Scott Jonathan)(Paperback)

The Masai have a reputation for courage, independence and a way of life that fits with the grasslands of the East African plains. Find out all about the people, their history and how they live, in this stunning non-fiction book by top BBC wildlife filmmakers and photographers Jonathan and Angela

The Formation of Islam 1ed (Berkey Jonathan P.)(Paperback)

Jonathan Berkey surveys the religious history of the peoples of the Near East from approximately 600 to 1800 c.e. After examining the religious scene in the Near East in late antiquity, he investigates Islam's first century, the 'classical' period from the accession of the Abbasids to the rise of

A Dictionary of Family History: The Genealogists' ABC (Scott Jonathan)(Paperback)

Part encyclopedia, part dictionary, part almanac - Jonathan Scott's Dictionary of Family History doesn't claim to be exhaustive, but it is practical, easy to use, entertaining and genuinely informative. It is the kind of book you can dip into or use as a starting point for deeper study, and it is

What a Carve Up! (Coe Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

Inexplicably, Michael is commissioned to write the family history of the Winshaws, an upper class Yorkshire clan whose members have a finger in every establishment pie. But as a murderous maniac stalks the family, Michael realizes that his favourite film is coming