In 1537, Florentine Duke Alessandro dei Medici was murdered by his cousin Lorenzino dei Medici. His treachery forced him into exile and senate accepted aother candidate, Cosimo dei Medici. Gregory Murry argues that these triumphs were far from a foregone conclusion. Drawing on a…
The Renaissance, known primarily for the art and literature that it produced, was also a period in which philosophical thought flourished. This two-volume anthology contains 40 new translations of important works on moral and political philosophy written during the Renaissance a…
The Renaissance, known primarily for the art and literature that it produced, was also a period in which philosophical thought flourished. This two-volume anthology contains 40 new translations of important works on moral and political philosophy written during the Renaissance a…
Contains annotated English translations of twenty-three essays on moral philosophy, originally written during the Renaissance in Latin, Italian, French, Spanish, and Greek.
"Henry VIII's wives, his watershed break with Rome, Mary's 'bloody' persecution of Protestants and Elizabeth's fearless reign have been immortalised in history books and the public consciousness. This book widens the scope of established historiography by examining the dynamics …
The crown of Aragon in itself and overseas: a singular Mediterranean empire / Flocel Sabate -- The northeast Iberian Peninsula and its Muslim rulers (8th-12th century) / Jesus Brufal -- Aragon and the Catalan counties before the union / Adam J. Kosto -- An intense but stymied Oc…
This collection expands previous regional and individual studies of queenship and female political agency in order to engage in a comparative study of premodern female rule on a global scale. While the field of queenship studies and examinations of gender and power have been flo…
A companion to global queenship
This collection brings together case studies of premodern queenship in a truly global comparative context, highlighting the vitally important place that women occupied at the heart of the realm.
Edward III (1312-1377) was the most successful European ruler of his age. Reigning for over fifty years, he achieved spectacular military triumphs and overcame grave threats to his authority, from parliamentary revolt to the Black Death. Revered by his subjects as a chivalric dy…
