The very name El Cid sums up much of the special character of medieval Spanish warfare. It comes from the Arabic al sayyid, master or chieftain, and seems to have been given to Rod...9999903391265David Nicolle
Osprey Publishing (UK)
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
Although not widely studied in the West, the medieval history of south-eastern Europe is both fascinating and complex. The Kingdom of Hungary was a vast realm, at least the size of...9999903391241David Nicolle
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
The Great War of 1914-18 is often seen as one major battleground ?? the Western Front ?? with numerous 'side-shows'. The other battle zones were not side-shows to those involved,...9999903390954David Nicolle
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
Osprey's study of the Normans during the Middle Ages. Despite the small geographic extent of Normandy its people played a crucial role in the history of the medieval world. Ferocit...9999903390916David Nicolle
Osprey Publishing (UK)
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
Born of a mixture of religious fervour, military ardour and political will, the Crusades ( 1095 - 1291) remain a fascinating and misunderstood aspect of medieval history. Born amid...9999903390862David Nicolle
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
During the Middle Ages, Islam was Christian Europe's only civilized and most troublesome neighbor. The Middle Ages saw almost continual strife between these two distinct cultures. ...9999903390800David Nicolle Angus McBri...
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
Most historians agree that the Carolingian Age, from the 8th to the 10th Century AD, represented one of the most important turning points in European history. It can be said with s...9999903390787David Nicolle
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
The Arthurian Age; the Celtic Twilight; the Dark Ages; the Birth of England; these are the powerfully romantic names often given to one of the most confused yet vital periods in Br...9999903390763David Nicolle
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
Salah al Din Yusif ibn Ayyub, known to his Muslim contemporaries as al Nasi, 'The Victorious', and to an admiring Europe as Saladin, is the most famous single figure in the history...9999903390688David Nicolle
Osprey Publishing (UK)
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
Mercenaries were a common feature throughout most of Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries, and had been known far earlier. But nowhere did such a sophisticated system of hiring, p...9999903390602David Nicolle
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
The birth of the Ottoman state is shrouded in legend. Whatever the truth of its origins, the Ottomans formed an Empire which almost succeeded in bringing Christian Europe to its kn...9999903390527David Nicolle
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
Of all the conquerors who swept out of Central Asia, two names stand out in European memory ?? Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan the Mongol. Both are remembered for massacres and de...9999903137023David Nicolle
Osprey Publishing (UK)
sábado, 1 de junio de 2024
Osprey's study of the Normans during the Middle Ages. Despite the small geographic extent of Normandy its people played a crucial role in the history of the medieval world. Ferocit...9999903136989David Nicolle
Osprey Publishing (UK)
sábado, 1 de junio de 2024
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