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Hero and Legend
Provides information on the actual life of King Arthur along with the development of the legends that surround his life....
A Biography of the Black Prince
Edward, prince of Wales and Aquitaine, known as the Black Prince, is one of the legendary figures of English history, victor of three great battles an...
This is the first book to offer a survey of the great pilgrimage traditions. It outlines the history of different customs & merges common themes, reve...
Richard Barber, author of Holy Grail: The History of a Legend and King Arthur: Hero and Legend, has written an engaging and intriguing book on one of ...
The image of Arthur has haunted the poets and writers of western Europe for nearly nine centuries, and there is no sign of an end to the reign of the ...
The History of a Legend
The Holy Grail is an image familiar to us all as an almost unattainable, infinitely desirable goal. The idea has passed into everyday speech and the l...
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The Battle of Crécy and the Company of the Garter
A fascinating recreation of the world of one of England's most charismatic monarchs, from award-winning author and historian Richard Barber The destru...
Traces the history of chivalry from the warriors and knights of early medieval Europe to the chivalric displays which characterised fifteenth and sixt...
A Prince Among Princes
Henry II (1154-89) through a series of astonishing dynastic coups became the ruler of an enormous European empire. One of the most dynamic, restless a...
The whole subject is brought up to date - Arthurian buffs will want this book. DAILY TELEGRAPHWho was the real Arthur? Why were his knights so famous?...
Imagination and Belief
In this fascinating work, Barber traces the history of the legends surrounding the Holy Grail, beginning with Chrtien de Troyes's great romances of th...
Henry II is the most imposing figure among the medieval kings of England. His fiefs and domains extended from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. This ...
Jousts, Chivalry and Pageants in the Middle Ages
"First published hardback 1989"--T.p. verso....
Includes indexes....
Mythical creatures drawn largely from medieval travellers' tales, but encompassing civilisations from the Sumerians to the Wild West....
The guide for the traveller as opposed to the tourist: the person for whom the history of the region and its reflection in landscape, buildings and cu...
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the b...
The House of the Round Table and the Windsor Festival of 1344
The image of King Arthur's Round Table is well-known. An archaeological find at Windsor Castle sheds new light on the idea of a round table as a gathe...
Saint Or Sinner? : a Biography
This book chronicles the life and times of Earl Spencer, Princess Diana''s brother. The result is an insightful and sympathetic portrait of an aristoc...
Saint Or Sinner?
Protector of Diana's memory or thoughtless adulterer. The Earl's funeral speech single-handedly crystallised the public mood, the grief and devastatio...
A Tourists' Guide
On 26 August 1346, near the village of Crécy in northern France, Edward III’s outnumbered English army confronted the French forces of Philip VI an...
A History Of Henry Ii And His Sons
The story of Henry II's turbulent relationship with Thomas á Beckett, Queen Eleanor, and his sons Richard and John. A tie-in with the BBC2 mini-serie...
Describes the exploits of knights competing in tournaments during the Middle Ages....
A Guide to Evidence-Based Practice
Presenting a pragmatic, evidence-based approach to conducting psychodynamic therapy, this engaging guide is firmly grounded in contemporary clinical p...
An Expert System for Diagnosis with Fault Models
‘Yvie is an amazing vocal coach – she loves her job, loves seeing people improve and loves seeing people reach their dreams’ – Gary Barlow ’...
Being an English Version of the Bodlian Library, Oxford, MS Bodley 764
A Biography
The Story of My Brutal Childhood
"In her brave and revealing memoir, Kim recalls the violent beatings and random cruelty that blighted her childhood. She has overcome horrific emotion...