For some historians medieval Iberian society was one marked by peaceful coexistence & cross-cultural fertilization; others have sketched a harsher picture of Muslims & Christians engaged in an ongoing contest for political religious & economic advantage culminating in the fall of Muslim Granada & the expulsion of the Jews in the late fifteenth century The reality that emerges in Medieval Iberia is more nuanced than either of these scenarios can comprehend Now in an expanded second edition this monumental collection offers unparalleled access to the multicultural complexity of the lands that would become modern Portugal & Spain The documents collected in Medieval Iberia date mostly from the eighth through the fifteenth centuries & have been translated from Latin Arabic Hebrew Judeo-Arabic Castilian Catalan & Portuguese by many of the most eminent scholars in the field of Iberian studies Nearly one quarter of this edition is new including visual materials & increased coverage of Jewish & Muslim affairs as well as more sources pertaining to women social & economic history & domestic life This primary source material ranges widely across historical chronicles poetry & legal & religious sources & each is accompanied by a brief introduction placing the text in its historical & cultural setting Arranged chronologically the documents are also keyed so as to be accessible to readers interested in specific topics such as urban life the politics of the royal courts interfaith relations or women marriage & the family ...

A grand campaign spanning 1080
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An alternative way to learn the history of the Middle Ages this amusing book which is cunningly disguised as a tabloid newspaper Including stories about The Black Death The Crusades & features such as ' What's new at the Spanish Inquisition?' ' What's on the monastery menu?' & ' How to support your favourite knight at a jousting tournament' ...

Invokes curiosity & wonder to engage all pupils through arresting source material thought-provoking enquiry & clear vibrant pates Supports development of thinking skills through progressive steps in each enquiry which gradually build understanding & support individuals' thinking Supports development of thinking skills thorough progressive steps in each enquiry which gradually build understanding & support individuals' thinking Explicit & meaningful support for assessment for learning; including systematic attention to learning objectives & sharing these with pupils Encourages & challenges pupils of al abilities through differentiated steps based on key questions of historical significance Extra access' & extra challenge' support ideas are provided in the Teacher's Books Effectively aids the teaching of literacy across the curriculum through a rich range of texts ...

From satyrs & sea creatures to griffins & dragons monsters lay at the heart of the medieval world Believed to dwell in exotic remote areas these inexplicable parts of God&s creation aroused fear curiosity & wonder in equal measure Powerfully captured in the illustrations of manuscripts such as bestiaries travel books & devotional works they continue to delight audiences today with their vitality & humour Medieval Monsters shows how strange creatures sparked artists& imaginations to remarkable heights Half-human hybrids of land & sea mingle with bewitching demons blemmyae cyclops & multi-headed beasts of nightmare & comic grotesques Over 100 wondrous & terrifying images offer a fascinating insight into the medieval mind ...

Sir Anthony Kenny continues his magisterial new history of Western philosophy with a fascinating guide through more than a millennium of thought from 400 AD onwards charting the story of philosophy from the founders of Christian & Islamic thought through to the Renaissance The middle ages saw a great flourishing of philosophy & the intellectual endeavour of the era reaches its climax in the thirteenth & fourteenth centuries with the systems of the great schoolmen such as Thomas Aquinas & John Duns Scotus Specially written for a broad popular readership but serious & deep enough to offer a genuine understanding of the great philosophers Kenny's lucid & stimulating history will become the definitive work for anyone interested in the people & ideas that shaped the course of Western thought ...

Ensure your pupils are thoroughly prepared for the new-style Common Entrance History examinations with this revised edition of a best-selling ISEB-endorsed textbook The first edition of Medieval Realms became a best-seller because of the way it combined step-by-step building of pupils historical understanding & skill with thoughtful & targeted exam preparation This second edition faithfully retains that approach while thoroughly revising the exam advice to cover the new approach to source evaluation required for the Common Entrance examinations from 2015 Key features of our approach- Read! The bold meaty & authoritative narrative provides clear explanation of the content- Think! For each topic carefully constructed tasks build pupil's understanding of the content- Prepare! There is also extensive advice & practice in how to write Common Entrance essays & how to evaluate historical sources to ensure pupils are thoroughly prepared for the Common Entrance examination Plus a new feature for the second edition ' An historian writes'
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