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Terry Jones
Terry Jones' Medieval Lives
    Was medieval England full
    of knights on horseback
    rescuing fainting damsels
    in distress? Were the
    Middle Ages mired in
    superstition and
    ignorance? Why does
    nobody ever mention King
    Louis the First and Last?
    And, of couse, those
    key questions: which
    monks were forbidden the
    delights of donning
    underpants... and did
    outlaws never wear
    trousers? Terry Jones and
    Alan Ereira are your
    guides to this most
    misrepresented and
    misunderstood period,
    and they point you to
    things that will surprise
    and provoke. Did you
    know, for example, that
    medieval people didn't
    think the world was flat?
    That was a total
    fabrication by an
    American journalist in
    the 19th century. Did you
    know that they didn't
    burn witches in the
    Middle Ages? That was a
    refinement of the
    so-called Renaissance. In
    fact, medieval kings
    weren't necessarily
    merciless tyrants and
    peasants entertained at
    home using French pottery
    and fine wine. Terry
    Jones' Medieval Lives
    reveals Medieval Britain
    as you have never seen it
    before - a vibrant
    society teeming with
    individuality, intrigue
    and innovation. 'Jones
    laces the latest academic
    research with his own
    increasingly avuncular
    humour. Who says history
    cant be fun? In the hands
    of Professor Jones, how
    could it be anything
    else?' Observer 'Jones
    really knows his subject
    he is also a passionate
    apologist for the Middle
    Ages you also learnt
    things which made your
    view of the period a
    little more complex.'
    Independent 'Brimming
    with life, colour, and
    yes, facts too.' Daily
    Telegraph 'Jones is a
    reliable and accurate
    guide to his period,
    mercifully free from the
    pomposity that afflicts
    so many telly historians
    three cheers for Terry
    Jones.' London Evening
    Standard
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£7.34
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Terry Jones
Terry Jones' Medieval Lives
    Was medieval England full
    of knights on horseback
    rescuing fainting damsels
    in distress? Were the
    Middle Ages mired in
    superstition and
    ignorance? Why does
    nobody ever mention King
    Louis the First and Last?
    And, of couse, those
    key questions: which
    monks were forbidden the
    delights of donning
    underpants... and did
    outlaws never wear
    trousers? Terry Jones and
    Alan Ereira are your
    guides to this most
    misrepresented and
    misunderstood period,
    and they point you to
    things that will surprise
    and provoke. Did you
    know, for example, that
    medieval people didn't
    think the world was flat?
    That was a total
    fabrication by an
    American journalist in
    the 19th century. Did you
    know that they didn't
    burn witches in the
    Middle Ages? That was a
    refinement of the
    so-called Renaissance. In
    fact, medieval kings
    weren't necessarily
    merciless tyrants and
    peasants entertained at
    home using French pottery
    and fine wine. Terry
    Jones' Medieval Lives
    reveals Medieval Britain
    as you have never seen it
    before - a vibrant
    society teeming with
    individuality, intrigue
    and innovation. 'Jones
    laces the latest academic
    research with his own
    increasingly avuncular
    humour. Who says history
    cant be fun? In the hands
    of Professor Jones, how
    could it be anything
    else?' Observer 'Jones
    really knows his subject
    he is also a passionate
    apologist for the Middle
    Ages you also learnt
    things which made your
    view of the period a
    little more complex.'
    Independent 'Brimming
    with life, colour, and
    yes, facts too.' Daily
    Telegraph 'Jones is a
    reliable and accurate
    guide to his period,
    mercifully free from the
    pomposity that afflicts
    so many telly historians
    three cheers for Terry
    Jones.' London Evening
    Standard
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£7.19
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Holy Warriors: A Modern History of the Crusades
Holy Warriors: A Modern
History Of The Crusades
    Holy war: Christianity
    versus Islam. Brutality,
    greed, honour,
    chivalry; the clink of
    chain mail, the clatter
    of hooves, the call of
    the muezzin. Such are the
    stock ingredients of the
    Crusades. But to what
    extent do the stereotypes
    fit with the
    reality?

    In his
    remarkable new book,
    Jonathan Phillips
    explores this conflict of
    ideas, beliefs and
    cultures and shows both
    the contradictions and
    the diversity of holy
    war: friendships and
    alliances between
    Christians and Muslims;
    triumphs of diplomacy
    rather than the sword;
    the launch of crusades
    against Christians, and
    calls for jihads
    against Muslims.


    Phillips draws on
    contemporary
    writings
Availability: In Stock
£18.00
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