História

Pest Over Europa

de Historie

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 <p>Munken Gherardo var sent i 1348 helt alene igjen i klosteret i Sør-Frankrike som han året før hadde delt med en prior og 34 ordensbrødre. Som i de fleste andre kloster etterlevde munkene nemlig regelen om å ta seg av syke og døende. De var derfor spesielt sårbare for den smittsomme pesten som i 1347 kom til Europa om bord på italienske handelsskip. Like før pesten rammet, hadde Europa en befolkning på rundt 75 millioner. Fem år senere var tallet 40 millioner. Nesten halvparten var døde. Klostere og landsbyer lå øde, åkrene grodde igjen, og det var mangel på arbeidskraft. Men noen steder, som i de rike italienske bystatene, ble pesten fulgt av et oppsving: Plutselig var det nok mat til alle, og mangelen på arbeidskraft gav både høyere lønn og teknologiske framskritt. Og den avmakten Guds tjenere hadde vist overfor svartedauden, frigjorde menneskene fra religionens åk. I stedet blomstret nye tanker fram, der mennesket selv stod i sentrum.</p><p>All verdens historie tar deg med på en halsbrekkende reise til fortiden, slik at du kan ta del i historiens største begivenheter. Bli med tilbake i tiden - til frontlinjene under andre verdenskrig, vikingenes herjing og egypternes gudedyrkelse. All verdens historie er for dem som vil vite mer om fortidens spennende og dramatiske begivenheter.</p>
101 Amazing Facts About Castles

de Jack Goldstein

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 Did you know that the world's oldest football was found in a room at Stirling Castle? Do you know what the person in charge of a castle's buttery is called? What is the difference between a trebuchet and a mangonel? And what is an oubliette? The answers to all of these questions and more can be found in the excellent quick-read guide to castles. Whether you're King Richard the Lionheart himself, or just some unlucky peasant, this book containing over one hundred facts is sure to keep you entertained.
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The End Of The Middle Ages

de Santiago Machain; Narrado por: Santiago Machain

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 <div>The End of the Middle Ages is a sweeping exploration of one of the most transformative periods in human history. This book follows Europe as it emerges from centuries of medieval traditions and enters a new age defined by powerful monarchies, revolutionary ideas, global exploration, religious upheaval, and cultural rebirth.</div><div></div><div>From the devastating aftermath of the Hundred Years' War to the dramatic Fall of Constantinople, from the rise of the Renaissance and the Printing Revolution to the unification of Spain under Ferdinand and Isabella, the narrative reveals how old institutions were challenged and reshaped. Readers will witness the final chapters of the Reconquista, the fall of Granada, the historic voyage of Christopher Columbus, and the pivotal events of 1492, a year that forever altered the course of world history.</div>
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The Mongols And The Medieval World

de Santiago Machain; Narrado por: Santiago Machain

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 <div><b>The Mongols and the Medieval World</b> explores the extraordinary rise of the Mongols from the steppes of Central Asia to the creators of the largest contiguous land empire in human history. Beginning with the life and achievements of Genghis Khan, the book follows the unification of the Mongol tribes, the conquest of vast territories across Asia and Eastern Europe, and the destruction of powerful states such as Khwarezm and the Rus' principalities. It examines the Mongol invasions of Europe, the establishment of the Golden Horde, and the transformation of China under Kublai Khan and the Yuan Dynasty.</div><div></div><div>Beyond warfare, the book reveals how Mongol rule reshaped the medieval world through trade, diplomacy, cultural exchange, and the revitalization of the Silk Road. Readers will discover the experiences of merchants, travelers, and explorers, including Marco Polo, whose journeys introduced Europe to the wonders of Asia. This volume analyzes the lasting legacy of the Mongols, showing how their empire connected civilizations, accelerated the movement of ideas and technologies, and transformed the political landscape of Eurasia. Combining military history, cultural history, and human stories, this volume presents a vivid portrait of one of the most influential empires in world history.</div>
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Kings, Popes And Empires

de Santiago Machain; Narrado por: Santiago Machain

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 <div>Kings, Popes, and Empires explores one of the most dynamic periods of the Middle Ages, when kings expanded their authority, popes reached the height of their influence, and emperors struggled to preserve universal power. From the creation and evolution of the Holy Roman Empire to the dramatic Investiture Controversy, from the reigns of Henry IV, Gregory VII, Innocent III, and Frederick II to the rise of Magna Carta and the strengthening of the French monarchy, this volume reveals how political, religious, and intellectual forces reshaped medieval Europe.</div><div></div><div>The book also examines the emergence of universities, the rise of Scholasticism, and the development of increasingly sophisticated systems of medieval government. Besides, the readers will discover how rulers, church leaders, scholars, and institutions laid the foundations for many of the political, legal, and educational traditions that continue to influence the modern world. Rich in historical detail and human drama, this volume presents a fascinating portrait of an age where power, faith, law, and knowledge competed to shape the destiny of Europe.</div>
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The Crusading World

de Santiago Machain; Narrado por: Santiago Machain

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 <div>The Crusading World explores the dramatic final centuries of the Crusader States, when survival became increasingly difficult and the dream of a permanent Christian kingdom in the Holy Land began to fade. From the rise of powerful leaders such as Saladin and Richard the Lionheart to the devastating Battle of Hattin, the legendary Third Crusade, the controversial Fourth Crusade, and the shocking Sack of Constantinople, this volume examines the events that reshaped the medieval Mediterranean.</div><div></div><div>The book also delves into the fascinating world of the Military Orders, including the Knights Templar, Hospitallers, and Teutonic Knights, whose warrior-monks defended the Crusader States while becoming some of the most influential institutions of the Middle Ages. Readers will discover the complex diplomatic contacts between Crusaders and the mighty Mongol Empire, revealing a global dimension to the struggle for the Holy Land.</div>
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Feudalism And The First Crusade

de Santiago Machain; Narrado por: Santiago Machain

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 <div>Feudalism and the First Crusade takes readers into one of the most fascinating and transformative periods of medieval history. From the rise of feudal society and the powerful relationships between lords, vassals, and knights to the towering castles that dominated the European landscape, this book explores the foundations of the medieval world in vivid detail.</div><div></div><div>Readers will discover how the Medieval Church shaped every aspect of life, how reform movements transformed Christianity, and how the crisis facing the Byzantine Empire helped set the stage for one of history's most famous military and religious campaigns. The book follows the dramatic leadership of Pope Urban II, the emotional fervor of the People's Crusade, and the epic journey of the First Crusade itself as thousands of warriors and pilgrims marched toward the Holy Land.</div>
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Vikings, Magyars, And The Age Of Invasions

de Santiago Machain; Narrado por: Santiago Machain

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 <div>Vikings, Magyars, and the Age of Invasions takes readers into one of the most dramatic and transformative periods of medieval history. As the mighty Carolingian world fragments, Europe faces relentless pressure from three powerful forces: the seafaring Vikings, the mounted Magyars, and the feared Saracen raiders of the Mediterranean. Through battles, migrations, exploration, conquest, and cultural transformation, this book reveals how these invaders reshaped the political and social landscape of Europe.</div><div></div><div>From the first Viking raids on vulnerable monasteries to the creation of the Danelaw, from the settlement of Iceland and voyages toward North America to the rise of the Hungarian kingdom, the narrative explores how raiders became rulers and how frontier societies became nations. Readers will discover the realities of Norse society, the terror and adaptability of medieval communities, the growth of castles and feudal institutions, and the emergence of the kingdoms that would define Europe for centuries.</div>
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The Veil Of Mystery - English Edition

de Santiago Machain; Narrado por: Santiago Machain

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 <div>For centuries, the Templars have been much more than an order of medieval knights. They were warriors of God, custodians of fortresses, protagonists of the crusades, and victims of one of the most famous persecutions in history. However, after their fall, something even more powerful began: the birth of the myth.</div><div></div><div>The Veil of Mystery delves into the hidden universe of the Temple to explore the legends, symbols, secrets, and conspiracies that have surrounded the order from the 12th century to the present day. From the Holy Grail and the enigmas of the Temple of Solomon to the curse of Jacques de Molay, missing treasures, Rosslyn, Chartres, and secret societies, this book traverses the thin line between documented history and the theories that have fueled the imagination of entire generations.</div>
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The Eternal Shadow - English Edition

de Santiago Machain; Narrado por: Santiago Machain

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 <div>For centuries, the Templars have been much more than a medieval order. They were warriors of God, custodians of fortresses, protagonists of the Crusades, and victims of one of the most shocking persecutions in European history. However, their true immortality began after their fall.</div><div></div><div>The Eternal Shadow explores how the Templars survived in the world's memory and transformed into a universal symbol of mystery, power, and legend. From the birth of the Templar myth to their presence in literature, cinema, secret societies, conspiracy theories, and modern tourism, this volume follows the fascinating journey of an order that never truly disappeared.</div>
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The Fall Of The Chosen - English Edition

de Santiago Machain; Narrado por: Santiago Machain

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 <div>The Fall of the Chosen narrates the rise, the persecution, and the tragic end of the Knight Templars, one of the most powerful and mysterious orders of the Middle Ages. From their wealth and influence to the accusations of heresy, the trial, the pressure from Philip IV, and the stake of Jacques de Molay, this book reveals how an institution born to defend the faith ended up destroyed by ambition, fear, and politics. A story of power, betrayal, secrets, manipulated justice, and eternal legend.</div>
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The Secret Empire - English Edition

de Santiago Machain; Narrado por: Santiago Machain

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 <div>The third volume of the series on the Knights Templar leaves the battlefields behind to delve into the heart of the most complex institution of medieval Europe. The Secret Empire reveals how the Temple built, managed, and sustained for nearly two centuries an organization that was simultaneously an army, a monastery, a bank, and a state. From the hierarchy that distributed power to the calloused hands of the artisans who kept the commanderies alive, from the ships that no one mentions to the human cracks that the rule could never cover up, this book is a portrait of an institution at its peak complexity, viewed from within. It is not the story of battles or mysteries: it is the story of how power truly functions when it is built with patience, administered with rigor, and defended with everything one has, until even that is no longer enough.</div>
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The Sword And The Cross - English Edition

de Santiago Machain; Narrado por: Santiago Machain

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 <div>Between 1129 and 1187, the Knights Templar experienced their most extraordinary period: that of absolute peak. From the official legitimization granted at the Council of Troyes to the catastrophic collapse at the Horns of Hattin, this second installment narrates the history of an institution that challenged all categories of its time, combining monastic devotion with military efficacy, spiritual austerity with financial power, and absolute obedience with an institutional autonomy that the kings of Europe looked upon with equal parts respect and distrust.</div>
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The Fall Of Rome

de Santiago Machain; Narrado por: Santiago Machain

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 <div><b>The fall of Rome</b> was not a single moment of destruction, but a long and dramatic transformation that reshaped the future of Europe. In The Fall of Rome, readers are taken into the final centuries of the Western Roman Empire, when emperors, generals, Gothic kings, Hunnic warlords, Vandal fleets, and ambitious rulers struggled for power in a world losing its old balance.</div><div></div><div>From the migration of the Goths and the catastrophic Battle of Adrianople, to the sacks of Rome by Alaric and the Vandals, this book explores how imperial authority weakened, how new Germanic kingdoms rose, and how figures like Attila, Odoacer, Theodoric the Great, and Justinian helped shape the transition from antiquity to the Middle Ages. This volume reveals that Rome did not simply disappear—it transformed, leaving behind laws, institutions, faith, and memories that would define medieval Europe for centuries.</div>
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Dawn Of The Order - English Edition

de Santiago Machain; Narrado por: Santiago Machain

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 <div>In the turbulent 11th century, Europe was a continent fractured by feudalism, dominated by fear, and unified solely by a faith that was everything: a refuge, an identity, and a promise of eternal salvation. From that convulsive world emerged one of the most audacious institutional experiments in Western history: the Order of the Knights Templar. Dawn of the Order traces the path leading from the outbreak of the First Crusade—with the legendary cry of 'God wills it' echoing across the fields of Clermont—to the consolidation of a fraternity that challenged all categories of its era. Through its chapters, the reader accompanies terrified pilgrims on the roads of the Holy Land, marches alongside armies decimated by hunger and thirst under the Anatolian sun, and witnesses the exact moment when a handful of anonymous knights presented the King of Jerusalem with an idea that would forever change the relationship between faith and violence: to be, at once, perfect monks and perfect warriors.</div>
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Constantinople - Capital Of Byzantium

de Jonathan Harris; Narrado por: Jonathan Harris e Mark Elstob

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 Jonathan Harris' new edition of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, Constantinople, provides an updated and extended introduction to the history of Byzantium and its capital city. Accessible and engaging, the book breaks new ground by exploring Constantinople's mystical dimensions and examining the relationship between the spiritual and political in the city. This second edition includes a range of new material, such as: * Historiographical updates reflecting recently published work in the field * Detailed coverage of archaeological developments relating to Byzantine Constantinople * Extra chapters on the 14th century and social 'outsiders' in the city * More on the city as a centre of learning; the development of Galata/Pera; charitable hospitals; religious processions and festivals; the lives of ordinary people; and the Crusades * Source translation textboxes, new maps and images, a timeline and a list of emperors It is an important volume for anyone wanting to know more about the history of the Byzantine Empire.
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The Berlin Wall - 13 August 1961 - 9 November 1989 (Reissued)

de Frederick Taylor; Narrado por: Gordon Griffin

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 Bloomsbury presents The Berlin Wall by Frederick Taylor, read by Gordon Griffin The astonishing drama of Cold War nuclear poker that divided humanity - reissued with a new Postscript to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the fall of the wall. During the night of 12-13 August 1961, a barbed-wire entanglement was hastily constructed through the heart of Berlin. It metamorphosed into a structure that would come to symbolise the insanity of the Cold War: the Berlin Wall. Frederick Taylor tells the story of the post-war political conflict that led to a divided Berlin and unleashed an East-West crisis, which lasted until the very people the Wall had been built to imprison breached it on 9 November 1989. Weaving together history, original archive research and personal stories, The Berlin Wall, now published in fifteen languages, is the definitive account of a divided city and its people in a time when humanity seemed to stand permanently on the edge of destruction.
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Dragon Lords - The History And Legends Of Viking England

de Eleanor Parker; Narrado por: Kristin Atherton

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 Bloomsbury presents Dragon Lords: The History and Legends of Viking England by Eleanor Parker read by Kristin Atherton Why did the Vikings sail to England? Were they indiscriminate raiders, motivated solely by bloodlust and plunder? One narrative, the stereotypical one, might have it so. But locked away in the buried history of the British Isles are other, far richer and more nuanced, stories; and these hidden tales paint a picture very different from the ferocious pillagers of popular repute. In this book, Eleanor Parker unlocks secrets that point to more complex motivations within the marauding army that in the late-9th century voyaged to the shores of eastern England in its sleek, dragon-prowed longships. Exploring legends from forgotten medieval texts, and across the varied Anglo-Saxon regions, she depicts Vikings who came not just to raid but also to settle personal feuds, intervene in English politics and find a place to call home. Native tales reveal the links to famous Vikings like Ragnar Lothbrok and his sons, Cnut, and Havelok the Dane. Each myth shows how the legacy of the newcomers can still be traced in landscape, place-names and local history. Meticulously researched and elegantly argued, Dragon Lords uncovers the remarkable degree to which England is Viking to its core.
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Conquered - The Last Children Of Anglo-Saxon England

de Eleanor Parker; Narrado por: Kristin Atherton

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 Bloomsbury presents Conquered by Eleanor Parker, read by Kristin Atherton. "Outstanding." - The Sunday Times "Beautifully written." The Times "Superbly adroit." The Spectator "Excellent." BBC History Magazine The Battle of Hastings and its aftermath nearly wiped out the leading families of Anglo-Saxon England - so what happened to the children this conflict left behind? Conquered offers a fresh take on the Norman Conquest by exploring the lives of those children, who found themselves uprooted by the dramatic events of 1066. Among them were the children of Harold Godwineson and his brothers, survivors of a family shattered by violence who were led by their courageous grandmother Gytha to start again elsewhere. Then there were the last remaining heirs of the Anglo-Saxon royal line - Edgar Ætheling, Margaret, and Christina - who sought refuge in Scotland, where Margaret became a beloved queen and saint. Other survivors, such as Waltheof of Northumbria and Fenland hero Hereward, became legendary for rebelling against the Norman conquerors. And then there were some, like Eadmer of Canterbury, who chose to influence history by recording their own memories of the pre-conquest world. From sagas and saints' lives to chronicles and romances, Parker draws on a wide range of medieval sources to tell the stories of these young men and women and highlight the role they played in developing a new Anglo-Norman society. These tales - some reinterpreted and retold over the centuries, others carelessly forgotten over time - are ones of endurance, adaptation and vulnerability, and they all reveal a generation of young people who bravely navigated a changing world and shaped the country England was to become.
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Cunning Folk - Life In The Era Of Practical Magic

de Tabitha Stanmore; Narrado por: Anna Wilson-Jones

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 Bloomsbury presents Cunning Folk by Tabitha Stanmore, read by Anna Wilson-Jones. "Rich and lively."—New York Times Book Review A vibrant look at an unsettled and strangely familiar time that overturns our assumptions about the history of magic. Imagine: it's the year 1600 and you've lost your precious silver spoons, or maybe they've been stolen. Perhaps your child has a fever. Or you're facing a trial. Maybe you're looking for love or escaping a husband. What do you do? In medieval and early modern Europe, your first port of call might have been cunning folk: practitioners of "service magic." Neither feared (like witches), nor venerated (like saints), they were essential to daily life. For people across ages, genders, and social ranks, practical magic was a cherished resource for navigating life's many challenges. In historian Tabitha Stanmore's beguiling account, we meet lovelorn widows, dissolute nobles, selfless healers, and renegade monks. We listen in on Queen Elizabeth I's astrology readings and track treasure hunters trying to unearth buried gold without upsetting the fairies that guard it. Much like us, premodern people lived in a bewildering world, buffeted by forces beyond their control. As Stanmore reveals, their faith in magic has much to teach about how to accommodate the irrational in our allegedly enlightened lives today. Charming in every sense, Cunning Folk is at once an immersive reconstruction of a bygone era and a thought-provoking commentary on the beauty and bafflement of being human.
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Sceptred Isle - A New History Of The Fourteenth Century

de Helen Carr

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 <p><b>Brought to you by Penguin.</b><br><br><b><i>THE TIMES </i>BOOKS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2025</b><br>The death of Edward I in 1307 marked the beginning of a period of intense turmoil and change in England. The fourteenth century ushered in the beginning of the bloody Hundred Years’ War with France, an epic conflict with Scotland that would last into the sixteenth century, famine in Northern Europe and the largest human catastrophe in known history, the Black Death.<br><br>Through the epic drama of regicide, war, the prolonged spectre of bubonic plague, religious antagonism, revolt and the end of a royal dynasty, this book tells the story of the fourteenth century via the lives of Edward II, Edward III and Richard II - three very different monarchs, each with their own egos and ambitions, each with their own ideas about England and what it meant to wield power.<br><br>Alongside the lives of the last Plantagenets, it also uncovers lesser-known voices and untold stories to give a new portrait of a fractured monarchy, the birth of the struggle between Europeanism and nationalism, social rebellion and a global pandemic.<br><br><i>Sceptred Isle</i> is a thrilling narrative account of a century of revolution, shifting power and great change - social, political and cultural - shedding new light on a pivotal period of English history and the people who lived it.<br><br>''<b>A sparkling popular history</b>''<br><b>Dan Jones</b><br><br>''Helen Carr is one of the most <b>talented </b>and <b>compelling </b>historians of her generation''<br><b>Sathnam Sanghera</b><br><br>© Helen Carr 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025</p>
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The Thirty Years War

de Friedrich Schiller

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 In "The Thirty Years War," Friedrich Schiller intricately chronicles one of Europe's most tumultuous and transformative conflicts. Spanning the early 17th century, this detailed narrative weaves political intrigue, religious strife, and the relentless pursuit of power. Schiller brings to life the era's major figures and battles, revealing the war's profound impact on shaping modern Europe. With a blend of historical detail and literary elegance, he illuminates the deep complexities of this pivotal period.
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Eagle And The Hart - The Tragedy Of Richard Ii And Henry Iv

de Helen Castor

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 <p><b>Brought to you by Penguin.</b><br><br><b>The author of <i>She-Wolves </i>chronicles the lives and reigns of Richard II and Henry IV, two cousins whose rivalry brought their nation to the brink of disintegration - and back again</b><br><br>Richard of Bordeaux and Henry Bolingbroke were first cousins, born just three months apart. Their two lives were from the beginning entwined. When they were still children, Richard was crowned King Richard II with Henry at his side, carrying the sword of state: a ten-year-old lord in the service of his ten-year-old king.<br><br>Yet, as the animals on their heraldic badges showed, they grew up to be opposites: Richard was the white hart, a thin-skinned narcissist, and Henry the eagle, a chivalric hero, a leader who inspired loyalty where Richard inspired only fear. Henry had all the qualities Richard lacked, all the qualities a sovereign needed, bar one: birth right. Increasingly threatened by his charismatic cousin, Richard became consumed by the need for total power, in a time of constant conspiracies, rebellions and reprisals. When he banished Henry into exile, the stage was set for a final confrontation, as the hart became the tyrant and the eagle his usurper.<br><br>Helen Castor tells this story of one of the strangest and most fateful relationships in English history. It is a story about power, and masculinity in crisis, and a nation brought to the brink of catastrophe and disintegration - and then brought back. At its heart, it is the story of two men whose lives were played out in extraordinary parallel, to devastating effect.<br><br><br><b>''A dazzling tour de force of epic royal history: a compulsive, unputdownable real-life thriller, a gripping portrait of ruthless power politics, and a study of British tyranny ... written with the delicacy and elegance of one of Britain’s most brilliant historians at the top of her game'' </b>Simon Sebag-Montefiore<br><br><b>Phenomenal historian Helen Castor''s masterful plume plunges us into the depths of machination and the abyss of tragedy. This is a masterpiece that leaves the reader both satiated and breathless</b> - Olivette Otele, author of <i>African Europeans</i><br><br><b>If ever a book of history was blessed with contemporary relevance, this one is. The dumbfounding, delusional, narcissistic King Richard; the white-knuckle ride of Henry IV, dogged all the way by notions of illegitimacy. I feel these men could have been ripped from today’s headlines. The book’s great achievement is in the storytelling — the unfolding drama, the secrets of power and ambition so beautifully controlled in the telling. <i>The Eagle and the Hart</i> will be a non-fiction book of the year and will deserve the ovations it is certain to receive. When history is this gripping there’s nothing like it</b> - Andrew O''Hagan<br><br>© Helen Castor 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024</p>
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Book Of Colours

de Robyn Cadwallader

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 From Robyn Cadwallader, author of the internationally acclaimed novel <em>The Anchoress</em>, comes a deeply profound and moving novel of the importance of creativity and the power of connection, told through the story of the commissioning of a gorgeously decorated medieval manuscript, a Book of Hours.<br/> <p>London, 1321: In a small shop in Paternoster Row, three people are drawn together around the creation of a magnificent book, an illuminated manuscript of prayers, a book of hours. Even though the commission seems to answer the aspirations of each one of them, their own desires and ambitions threaten its completion. As each struggles to see the book come into being, it will change everything they have understood about their place in the world. In many ways, this is a story about power - it is also a novel about the place of women in the roiling and turbulent world of the early fourteenth century; what power they have, how they wield it, and just how temporary and conditional it is.</p><p>Rich, deep, sensuous and full of life, <em>Book of Colours</em> is also, most movingly, a profoundly beautiful story about creativity and connection, and our instinctive need to understand our world and communicate with others through the pages of a book.</p><p>''Robyn Cadwallader fashions words with the same delicate, colourful intensity that her 14th century illuminators brought to their illustrated manuscripts. <em>Book of Colours</em> brings alive a harsh but rich past, filled with the fantasies, fears, sly wit and tender longings of the medieval imagination.'' Sarah Dunant</p><p>''<em>Book of Colours </em>shows the depth of possibility a book might hold - all the while shimmering with the beauty and fragility of an ancient gilded page.'' Eleanor Limprecht</p><p>''Extraordinary ... a real sensory experience ... suffused with colours'' ABC Radio National The Bookshelf</p><p>Praise for <em>The Anchoress</em>:</p><p>''So beautiful, so rich, so strange, unexpected and thoughtful - also suspenseful. I loved this book.'' Elizabeth Gilbert, author of <em>Eat, Pray, Love</em></p><p>''Affecting ... finely drawn ... a considerable achievement.'' Sarah Dunant, <em>New York Times</em></p><p>''Elegant and eloquent'' <em>Irish Mail</em></p><p>''Cadwallader''s writing evokes a heightened attention to the senses: you might never read a novel so sensuous yet unconcerned with romantic love. For this alone it is worth seeking out. But also because The Anchoress achieves what every historical novel attempts: reimagining the past while opening a new window - like a squint, perhaps - to our present lives.'' <em>Sydney Morning Herald</em></p><p>''A novel of page-turning grace'' <em>Newtown Review of Books</em></p>
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