The Legends Of King Arthur And His Knights (1895) by James Knowles $30.95
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The Prince (Forgotten Books) by Forgotten Books $7.67
Il Principe (The Prince) is a political treatise by the Florentine public servant and political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli. Originally called De Principatibus (About Principalities), it was written in 1513, but not published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli's death. The treatise is not actually representative of the work published during his lifetime, but it is certainly the most...
Dominoes Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four (Oxford Dominoes) by Oxford University Press, USA $6.75
Since her father disappeared, she has received a large pearl through the post on the same day, every year, for six years. Who is sending them? And what about her father's paper with the words 'The Sign of Four' written on it? Sherlock Holmes alone can solve these mysteries.
Montfort The Founder of Parliament The Early Years 1229 to 1243 by Katherine Ashe $2.99
Simon de Montfort, the founder of England’s Parliament, was the greatest knight and foremost military strategist of his time. Friend of Saint Louis, thorn in the side of the Plantagenets, he was chosen Viceroy by Prince Richard’s crusaders and the Christian lords of Palestine. He served as Senechal of France for King Louis’ heir, but rejected the Crown of England, championing instead the...
The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians by Oxford University Press, USA $19.95
The death of the Roman Empire is one of the perennial mysteries of world history. Now, in this groundbreaking book, Peter Heather proposes a stunning new solution: Centuries of imperialism turned the neighbors Rome called barbarians into an enemy capable of dismantling an Empire that had dominated their lives for so long. A leading authority on the late Roman Empire and on the barbarians, Heather...
To Tempt A Knight (Brotherhood of the Scottish Templars) by
OverviewSir William Keith owed allegiance to no one save the mysterious brotherhood of theScottish Templars. But his task to protect the legendary Templar treasurebrought him straight into the path of a bold lass who demanded he help herkidnapped father, the treasure's previous guardian.William dared not abandon Lady Siobhan Fraser for her enemies. She was his besthope for finding the holy...
God's Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt $27.00
“The Inquisition is a dark mark in the history of the Catholic Church. But it was not the first inquisition nor the last, as Cullen Murphy shows in this far-ranging, informed, and (dare one say?) witty account of its reach down to our own time, in worldly affairs more than ecclesiastical ones.” — Margaret O’Brien Steinfels, former editor, CommonwealThe Inquisition conducted its last...
The Memoirs of a Prague Executioner by Sharpless House, Inc. $2.99
A young man is about to graduate from medical school when a sudden shift of fate changes his life forever. He becomes stuck in the most detested profession for the rest of his life, and he is on his way to becoming the most well-known executioner in the history of Bohemia. Master Jan finds himself in the center of the historical events of the time. The religious and political turmoil of Bohemia...
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jonathan Davis $24.99
The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in twenty-five years than the Romans did in four hundred. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization. Vastly more progressive than his European or Asian counterparts, Genghis Khan abolished torture, granted...
The Last Good Knight by J. Darroll Hall $2.99
Swashbucklers, pirates, sword fighting courageous Knights and Fair maidens abound in The Last Good Knight. In the tradition of a Wilbur Smith and Michael Crichton's Medieval block buster Timeline. Action abounds, it this historical fiction account. From slaying dragons, to rescuing the King's Whore, to secret missions for good King Henri, no job is too big or too small for the Great Knight, Sir...