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Bestiary by Richard Barber
$59.99 NZD
Category: History
Bestiaries are a particularly characteristic product of medieval England, and give a unique insight into the medieval mind. Richly illuminated and lavishly produced, they were luxury objects for noble families. Their three-fold purpose was to provide a natural history of birds, beasts and fishes, to d ...Show more
Edward III and the Triumph of England: The Battle of Crecy and the Company of the Garter by Richard Barber
$37.00 NZD
Category: History
The destruction of the French army at Crecy in 1346 and the subsequent siege and capture of Calais marked a new era in European history. The most powerful, glamorous and respected of all western monarchies had been completely humiliated by England, a country long viewed either as a chaotic backwater or ...Show more
Henry II: A Prince Among Princes by Richard Barber
$26.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Penguin Monarchs
Henry II (1154-89) through a series of astonishing dynastic coups became the ruler of an enormous European empire. One of the most dynamic, restless and clever men ever to rule England, he was brought down both by his catastrophic relationship with his archbishop Thomas Becket and his debilitating argum ...Show more
The Holy Grail: The History of a Legend by Richard Barber
$29.95 NZD
Category: Philosophy, Spirituality & Religion | Reading Level: good
The Holy Grail is an image familiar to us all as an almost unattainable, infinitely desirable goal. The idea has passed into everyday speech and the legends behind it are as current in today's culture as they have ever been. And yet the Grail has no real religious meaning and is nowhere mentioned in the ...Show more
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