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If you want to discover the captivating history of the Crusades and Silk Road, then this audiobook is for you. In part one, you'll learn all about the military expeditions of the Middle Ages. In part two, you will learn about the Silk Road and its significance. Includes two books: The Crusades and The Silk Road.

Si hubo un comienzo en la brecha entre Oriente y Occidente, fue este. En este audio libro, Juan Ignacio Cuesta nos propone una completísima guía para entender el fenómeno de las Cruzadas. La novedad de la obra es que introduce la visión de los musulmanes, invadidos y tratados con crueldad por los cruzados que, amparados en la defensa de la fe, escondían velados intereses económicos.

Thomas of London, the rebellious Archbishop of Canterbury, has made peace with Henry II, after six long years in exile. Henry and Thomas are both prepared to put past differences aside, but there is little trust left between the two former close friends and allies. A single ill-judged word or action could spark a conflict between the two men - and church and state. When news that Thomas has excommunicated royal supporters soon reaches the King, it is the last straw. With no hope of a lasting peace between the King and Archbishop, there can be only one, bloody conclusion.

There is so much legend surrounding the Templars that it has become difficult to separate pure myths from history. This book will help you do just that. In 12 chapters, you will discover who these soldiers of Christ really were, why they were fighting, and how they came to be so rich and powerful. You will explore how and where they lived and their legacy. And finally, you will discover what happened after they disappeared, what their connection is to Freemasonry, and whether modern Templars walk among us. With 300 questions, this book will entertain you for hours and hours.

The Middle Ages witnessed almost constant warfare in Europe, so mercenaries were a constant on the battlefield, but the 15th century also saw the rise of mercenary usage by the increasingly wealthy aristocracy. At the time, England and France existed in smaller versions than in the modern age, while the Spanish had unified into a few large kingdoms and were slowly pushing the Moors off the Iberian Peninsula. Norway and Hungary were larger than they are now, but otherwise, most of Europe was a patchwork quilt of small, constantly warring states.

In the midst of the devastating Hundred Years’ War between France and England, Jean de Carrouges, a Norman knight, fresh from combat in Scotland finds his wife, Marguerite, accusing squire Jacques Le Gris of brutally raping her. A deadlocked court decrees a “trial by combat” that also leaves Marguerite’s fate in the balance. For if her husband loses the duel, she will be put to death as a false accuser. While enemy troops pillage the land, and rebellion and plague threaten the lives of all, Carrouges and Le Gris meet in full armor on a walled field in Paris.

Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) is one of the most famous figures of the last 500 years. He was a monk and theologian who proved to be the pivotal figure of Protestant Reformation. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1507 but later came to reject several teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church, nailing his 95 Theses of 1517 to the church doors. He was excommunicated by the pope and started what has become one of the largest sects of Christianity.

Shortly after Emperor Hadrian came to power in the early second century CE, he decided to seal off Scotland from Roman Britain with an ambitious wall stretching from sea to sea. The sheer scale of Hadrian’s Wall still impresses people today, but as the Western Roman Empire collapsed in the late fifth century, Hadrian’s Wall was abandoned and Roman control of the area broke down. Little is known of this period of British history, but soon the Anglo-Saxons showed up and began to settle the land, creating a patchwork of little kingdoms and starting a new era of British history.

En faisant l'éloge des Templiers et de leur mission, Bernard de Clairvaux dresse ici le portrait d'une chevalerie destinée à défendre la justice.

L'audio libro "Voci dal Medioevo" è tratto dal libro di Paola Amadesi "Dieci donne e quattro uomini" (disponibile su Amazon). Figure come Eleonora d'Aquitania, madre di Riccardo I re d'Inghilterra, Eloisa, Egeria la pellegrina, Ildegarda di Bingen e Matilde di Canossa danno grande forza e voce a donne che hanno sofferto, amato, studiato, lottato contro la società del loro tempo. Sono voci che vengono da lontano ma che ci sono vicine, simili a quelle che si sentono gridare nelle strade oggigiorno.

The Albigensian Crusade: The History and Legacy of the Catholic Campaign Against the Cathars in France examines the origins of Catharism, the conflicts with Catholicism, and the fighting that led to Cathars being stamped out across France.

Dos manuscritos completos en uno libro: La Guerra de los Cien Años y Juana de Arco.

The Byzantine Empire was the heir to two great cultures that cradled and nurtured European civilization: Greece and Rome. Byzantium was a strong, organized, highly effective, and adaptable civilization for most of its long history. It owed its success in no small part to its military, which, in contrast to the feudal armies of Western Europe and the tribally based forces of the Middle East, operated with a high level of discipline, strategic prowess, efficiency, and organization. The most famous of the foreign units was without question the Varangian Guard.

Alessandro Barbero segue Dante nella sua adolescenza di figlio d'un usuraio che sogna di appartenere al mondo dei nobili e dei letterati; nei corridoi oscuri della politica, dove gli ideali si infrangono davanti alla realtà meschina degli odi di partito e della corruzione dilagante; nei vagabondaggi dell'esiliato che scopre l'incredibile varietà dell'Italia del Trecento, fra metropoli commerciali e corti cavalleresche.

Von Kämpfen, Eroberungen und Neuanfängen: G/Geschichte taucht in dieser Ausgabe ein in die Zeit des Ersten Kreuzzugs, in der ein christliches Heer aus Kreuzrittern sich aufmachte, Palästina einzunehmen, was 1099 mit der brutalen Einnahme Jerusalems endete. Aus verschiedenen Blickwinkeln wird gezeigt, wie aus religiösem Fanatismus, Machthunger, aber auch einer Prise Idealismus eine neue Welt entstand.

G/Geschichte widmet sich in dieser Ausgabe dem großen Karl: Ob mächtiger Herrscher und Kaiser, furchtloser Kriegsherr oder Diplomat, Karl der Große wird so schnell nicht in eine Schublade gesteckt. Wie immer bei G/Geschichte wird sich dem Titelthema hier auf vielfältige Weise genähert - man erfährt nicht nur, warum Aachen die kaiserliche Lieblingsresidenz war oder was es mit dem Rolandslied auf sich hat, sondern es wird sich auch auf Spurensuche in Hinblick auf den Charakter Karls des Großen begeben.

3 berühmte Sagen, Lohengrin, Parzival und Tannhäuser, hier einmal nicht als Wagner-Opern, sondern als Erzählungen vertont. "Lohengrin": Über dem Lande Brabant, wo der Scheldestrom sich mit dem Rhein ins weite Nordmeer ergießt, lastete tiefe Trauer, denn Herzog Gottfried, der weise und gerechte Herrscher, lag im Sterben. Der hinterhältige Telramund will Elsa das Erbe streitig machen. Der jugendliche Ritter Lohengrin tritt beim Gottesgericht für sie ein.

Le due date hanno segnato la caduta dell'impero romano d'Occidente e la scoperta dell'America, eventi tradizionalmente intesi come l'inizio e la fine del Medioevo. Un'era che già nel nome sconta una sorta di peccato originario: essere una cesura tra la gloria dell'Antichità e lo sfavillio speranzoso del Rinascimento. Non fu così. Questo saggio si concentra sulla penisola italiana, il fulcro di gran parte delle vicende di quel millennio. L'Italia fu infatti la culla del papato, e al contempo zona di conquiste e cadute di grandi condottieri e imperatori.

"Età oscura" e "millennio della superstizione" sono solo due delle tante definizioni date, nel tempo, al Medioevo. Ma questo periodo storico fu davvero "buio" come si è ormai cristallizzato nell'immaginario collettivo? In realtà, la maggior parte degli studiosi del Nuovo Millennio afferma che quel periodo della storia dell'umanità contenga già, in embrione, molti degli aspetti determinanti dell'Europa moderna.

Il Medioevo, quello tradizionalmente compreso tra la fine del V e la fine del XV secolo, deve essere visto come un periodo molto più positivo di quel che si è creduto per tanto tempo. Ne sono stati protagonisti sovrani, principi, condottieri, filosofi, letterati, santi e pontefici, le cui vite e gesta questo saggio si propone di far rivivere. Una delle caratteristiche più significative e affascinanti del Medioevo visto attraverso i suoi uomini e le sue donne più celebri, è l'apparizione di nuove figure di eroi, anche femminili.