Using both contemporary documents and the evidence provided by thousands of archaeological excavations over the last century, Edward James traces the history of the Franks from barbarism to civil and military dominance in Northern Europe.
Using both contemporary documents and the evidence provided by thousands of archaeological excavations over the last century, Edward James traces the history of the Franks from barbarism to civil and military dominance in Northern Europe.
The Origin of the Lombards -- The migrations and the settlement in Pannonia -- The Lombard invasion of Italy -- The rule of the Lombards in Italy until King Liudprand -- The last Lombard kings -- Charlemagne's conquest of the Lombard kingdom -- The revolt of north-east Italy's L…
Geschiedenis van Frankrijk vanaf de Schepping tot 594 opgetekend door de bisschop van Tours (538-594).
The history of the Franks
by Gregory,, Bishop of Tours, Saint, Thorpe, Lewis
fromPenguin classics
An English translation of the sixth-century text in which the author chronicles events in the history of France from the Creation through his own term as Bishop of Tours.
An English translation of the sixth-century text in which the author chronicles events in the history of France from the Creation through his own term as Bishop of Tours.
An English translation of the sixth-century text in which the author chronicles events in the history of France from the Creation through his own term as Bishop of Tours.
In 1204, at the climax of the Fourth Crusade, the western Latin army seized Constantinople, the capital city of the Byzantine Empire, from their fellow Christians. Although the Latin Empire they established there was ephemeral (Constantinople was back in Byzantine hands by 1261)…