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  • A Guide to the Exhibition of English Medals

    "A Guide to the Exhibition of English Medals" is a comprehensive resource that delves into the rich history and artistry of English medals. Compiled by the British Museum's Department of Coins and Medals, this guide showcases a diverse collection of medals, highlighting their significance in commemorating historical events, notable figures, and cultural milestones. Herbert A. Grueber's expertise ... Read more

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  • A Guide to the Exhibition of English Medals

    Exploring the Rich History of English Medals through British Museum's Exhibition

    In 'A Guide to the Exhibition of English Medals,' the rich tapestry of England's numismatic artistry is explored with scholarly precision. This anthology presents a fascinating journey through the intricate beauty and historical breadth of English medals, crafted over centuries. The exhibition captures the evolution of medallic art'Äîfrom Renaissance opulence to modern-day innovation ... Read more

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  • A Guide to the Exhibition of English Medals

    A Guide to the Exhibition of English Medals is a rich tapestry of numismatic art that traverses the intricate history of England through its commemorative medals. This anthology, presented by the British Museum's esteemed Department of Coins and Medals alongside the scholarly insights of Herbert A. Grueber, is a curated collection showcasing the diverse artistic styles over centuries. The ... Read more

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  • The Black Prince and the Capture of a King

    Poitiers 1356

    This "taut narrative" of the fourteenth-century conflict between England and France offers "a detailed, climactic account of a legendary battle" ( Publishers Weekly).The epic fourteenth-century Battle of Poitiers marked a major turn in the Hundred Years' War between England and France. Prince Edward, known to all as the Black Prince, not only won a surprising victory in his first campaign as ... Read more

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  • Hundred Years War Vol 1

    Trial by Battle

    'Compulsively readable' ( History) , this is the first volume in a series that details the long and violent endeavour of the English to dismember Europe's strongest state, a succession of wars that is one of the seminal chapters in European history. Beginning with the funeral of Charles IV of France in 1328, it follows the Hundred Years War up to the surrender of Calais in 1347. It traces the ... Read more

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  • Blood, Fire & Gold

    The Story of Elizabeth I & Catherine de Medici

    A beautifully thorough examination into the complicated relationship between Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici, two of the most powerful women in Renaissance Europe who shaped each other as well as the course of history.Sixteenth-century Europe was a hostile world dominated by court politics and patriarchal structures–and yet against all odds, two women rose to power: Elizabeth I and Catherine ... Read more

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  • Hundred Years War Vol 2

    Trial By Fire

    In the second volume of his celebrated history of the Hundred Years War, Jonathan Sumption examines the middle years of the fourteenth century and the succession of crises that threatened French affairs of state, including defeat at Poitiers and the capture of the king. ... Read more

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  • The Hundred Years War

    The English in France 1337-1453

    From 1337 to 1453 England repeatedly invaded France on the pretext that her kings had a right to the French throne. Though it was a small, poor country, England for most of those "hundred years" won the battles, sacked the towns and castles, and dominated the war. The protagonists of the Hundred Years War are among the most colorful in European history: Edward III, the Black Prince; Henry V, who ... Read more

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  • The Field of Cloth of Gold

    "Pomp, pageantry and epic showing-off: a vivid re-creation of the 1520 peace-promoting rally between the kings of England and France."— The Sunday TimesGlenn Richardson provides the first history in more than four decades of a major Tudor event: an extraordinary international gathering of Renaissance rulers unparalleled in its opulence, pageantry, controversy, and mystery.Throughout most of the ... Read more

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  • Hundred Years War Vol 3

    Divided Houses

    Divided Houses is a tale of contrasting fortunes. In the last decade of his reign Edward III, a senile, pathetic symbol of England's past conquests, was condemned to see them overrun by the armies of his enemies. When he died, in 1377, he was succeeded by a vulnerable child, who was destined to grow into a neurotic and unstable adult presiding over a divided nation. Meanwhile France entered upon ... Read more

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  • The Black Prince

    by David Green ...
    One of the most charismatic and enigmatic personalities of the High Middle Ages, Edward the 'Black Prince' commanded an English division at the battle of Crecy at just 16 years old. But despite his battlefield exploits, romantic reputation, and popularity among the people, Edward has become notorious as a proponent of 'scorched earth' campaigns, or chevauchee. These expeditions amounted to little ... Read more

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  • Hundred Years War Vol 4

    Cursed Kings

    Cursed Kings tells the story of the destruction of France by the madness of its king and the greed and violence of his family. In the early fifteenth century, France had gone from being the strongest and most populous nation state of medieval Europe to suffering a complete internal collapse and a partial conquest by a foreign power. It had never happened before in the country's history - and it ... Read more

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