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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 ...
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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...
Hero and Legend
'The whole subject is brought up to date- Arthurian buffs will want this book.' DAILY TELEGRAPH Who was the real Arthur? Why were his knights so famou...
A Biography of the Black Prince
Traces the history of chivalry from the warriors and knights of early medieval Europe to the chivalric displays which characterised fifteenth and sixt...
Pilgramage, the journey to a distant sacred goal, is found in all the great religions of the world. It is a journey both outwards, to new, strange, da...
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...
Jousts, Chivalry and Pageants in the Middle Ages
"First published hardback 1989"--T.p. verso....
The Battle of Crécy and the Company of the Garter
Edward III's destruction of the French army at Crécy in 1346 and the subsequent siege and capture of Calais marked a new era in European history. The...
Includes indexes....
Describes the exploits of knights competing in tournaments during the Middle Ages....
A Prince Among Princes
"Henry II, through a series of astonishing dynastic coups, became the ruler of an enormous European empire that stretched from the Channel almost to t...
Secretary of the Admiralty to King Charles & King James the Second
A Biography
Bordeaux and the Dordogne
An Introduction to the Arthurian Literature and Legends of England
This work aims to get behind the familiar splendid vision of chivalry to reveal the realities of the character and the life of Edward, Prince of Wales...