"Jerusalem sits at the crossroads of three continents and has been continuously invaded for millennia. Yet, in the middle of one of the region's most violent eras, the Crusades, an amazing multicultural world was forming. Templar knights, Muslim peasants, Turkish caliphs, Jewish…
"A fresh and highly accessible history of the Holy Lands during the Middle Ages, revealing a rich and diverse culture and the fight to save Jerusalem from the Crusaders"--
"A fresh and highly accessible history of the Holy Lands during the Middle Ages, revealing a rich and diverse culture and the fight to save Jerusalem from the Crusaders"-- "Jerusalem sits at the crossroads of three continents and has been continuously invaded for millennia. Yet…
[In this book, the author] weaves together the powerful and moving stories of the five royal granddaughters of Queen Victoria. These five women were all married to reigning European monarchs during the early part of the 20th century, and it was their reaction to the First World …
"This book weaves together the powerful and moving stories of the five royal granddaughters of Queen Victoria. These five women were all married to reigning European monarchs during the early part of the twentieth century, and it was their reaction to the First World War that sh…
"Theodora's is a tale of a woman of exceptional talent who overcame immense obstacles to achieve incredible power, which she exercised without ever forgetting where she had come from. In Theodora: Actress, Empress, Saint, David Potter penetrates the highly biased accounts of her…
Anémie est une Mim douée d'un très sale caractère et sa colère n'épargne personne. Ainsi, le jour où elle ose défier et gifler la reine Zia, cette dernière la jette en prison. Elle lui rend toutefois sa liberté pour réduire sa stature à celle d'un moustique et lui confier une mi…
Anémie est une Mim douée d'un très sale caractère et sa colère n'épargne personne. Ainsi, le jour où elle ose défier et gifler la reine Zia, cette dernière la jette en prison. Elle lui rend toutefois sa liberté pour réduire sa stature à celle d'un moustique et lui confier une mi…
"Nefertiti's name and face are perhaps the best known of any royal woman of ancient Egypt, yet for many she is little more than an icon or archetype of ancient beauty. However, recent research has fleshed out our knowledge - or at least credible hypotheses - about her life and c…