Author: Welbore St. Clair BaddeleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Robert the Wise and his heirs 1278-1352 by St Clair Baddeley, author of 'Joanna I. Queen of Naples' ...
Author: Welbore St. Clair BaddeleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Pictures of War
Author: Stephen CranePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
English reprint of The little regiment, prefaced by The red badge of courage.
Reference Catalogue of Current Literature
Author: The Academy
Author: List of Books Forming the Reference in the Reading Room of the British Museum
Author: British museumList of Books Forming the Reference Library in the Reading Room of the British Museum
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
The Stones of Naples
Author: Caroline Astrid BruzeliusPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300100396
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
"Illustrated with some two hundred photographs and reconstruction drawings of cathedrals, monasteries, and other monuments, this volume sets Angevin architecture in the larger context of thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Europe, while underscoring the unique character of the buildings constructed by the French kings of Naples."--Jacket.
The Lady Queen
Author: Nancy GoldstonePublisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316524034
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
The riveting history of a beautiful queen, a shocking murder, a papal trial -- and a reign as triumphant as any in the Middle Ages. On March 15, 1348, twenty-two-year-old Joanna I, Queen of Naples, stood trial for the murder of her husband before the Pope and his court in Avignon. Determined to defend herself, Joanna won her acquittal against overwhelming odds. Victorious, she returned to Naples and ruled over one of Europe's most prestigious courts for the next three decades -- until she herself was killed. Courageous and determined, Joanna was the only female monarch in her time to rule in her own name. She was widely admired: dedicated to the welfare of her subjects, she reduced crime, built hospitals and churches, and encouraged the licensing of female physicians. A procession of the most important artists and writers of the time frequented her glittering court. But she never quite escaped the stain of her husband's death, and the turmoil of the times surrounded her -- war, plague, and treachery would ultimately be her undoing. With skill, passion, and impeccable research and detail, Nancy Goldstone brings to life one of history's most remarkable women. The Lady Queen is a captivating portrait of medieval royalty in all its incandescent complexity.
Women of the Vatican
Author: Lynda TelfordPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445686244
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
A revealing history of women who were a power behind the papal throne. Engaging, controversial and sometimes illuminating.
Author: Joseph Jacobs