Author: Richard (of Devizes)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The Chronicle of Richard of Devizes
Author: Richard (of Devizes)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
King John's Right Hand Lady
Author: Sharon Bennett Connolly
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1526756072
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
In a time when men fought and women stayed home, Nicholaa de la Haye held Lincoln Castle against all-comers. Not once, but three times, earning herself the ironic praise that she acted ‘manfully’. Nicholaa gained prominence in the First Baron’s War, the civil war that followed the sealing of Magna Carta in 1215. Although recently widowed, and in her 60s, in 1217 Nicholaa endured a siege that lasted over three months, resisting the English rebel barons and their French allies. The siege ended in the battle known as the Lincoln Fair, when 70-year-old William Marshal, the Greatest Knight in Christendom, spurred on by the chivalrous need to rescue a lady in distress, came to Nicholaa’s aid. Nicholaa de la Haye was a staunch supporter of King John, remaining loyal to the very end, even after most of his knights and barons had deserted him. A truly remarkable lady, Nicholaa was the first woman to be appointed sheriff in her own right. Her strength and tenacity saved England at one of the lowest points in its history. Nicholaa de la Haye is one woman in English history whose story needs to be told…
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1526756072
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
In a time when men fought and women stayed home, Nicholaa de la Haye held Lincoln Castle against all-comers. Not once, but three times, earning herself the ironic praise that she acted ‘manfully’. Nicholaa gained prominence in the First Baron’s War, the civil war that followed the sealing of Magna Carta in 1215. Although recently widowed, and in her 60s, in 1217 Nicholaa endured a siege that lasted over three months, resisting the English rebel barons and their French allies. The siege ended in the battle known as the Lincoln Fair, when 70-year-old William Marshal, the Greatest Knight in Christendom, spurred on by the chivalrous need to rescue a lady in distress, came to Nicholaa’s aid. Nicholaa de la Haye was a staunch supporter of King John, remaining loyal to the very end, even after most of his knights and barons had deserted him. A truly remarkable lady, Nicholaa was the first woman to be appointed sheriff in her own right. Her strength and tenacity saved England at one of the lowest points in its history. Nicholaa de la Haye is one woman in English history whose story needs to be told…
The Chronicle of Richard of Devizes
Author: Richard (of Devizes)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
A Critical Dictionary of English Literature
Author: S. Austin Allibone
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382812894
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1181
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382812894
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1181
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Catalogue of the Public Library of Haverhill
Author: Haverhill Public Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dictionary catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1056
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dictionary catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1056
Book Description
A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors, Living and Deceased, from the Earliest Accounts to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century
Author: Samuel Austin Allibone
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1188
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1188
Book Description
Siege of Acre, 1189-1191
Author: John D. Hosler
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300235356
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
The first comprehensive history of the most decisive military campaign of the Third Crusade and one of the longest wartime sieges of the Middle Ages The two-year-long siege of Acre (1189–1191) was the most significant military engagement of the Third Crusade, attracting armies from across Europe, Syria, Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Maghreb. Drawing on a balanced selection of Christian and Muslim sources, historian John D. Hosler has written the first book-length account of this hard-won victory for the Crusaders, when England’s Richard the Lionheart and King Philip Augustus of France joined forces to defeat the Egyptian Sultan Saladin. Hosler’s lively and engrossing narrative integrates military, political, and religious themes and developments, offers new perspectives on the generals, and provides a full analysis of the tactical, strategic, organizational, and technological aspects on both sides of the conflict. It is the epic story of a monumental confrontation that was the centerpiece of a Holy War in which many thousands fought and died in the name of Christ or Allah.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300235356
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
The first comprehensive history of the most decisive military campaign of the Third Crusade and one of the longest wartime sieges of the Middle Ages The two-year-long siege of Acre (1189–1191) was the most significant military engagement of the Third Crusade, attracting armies from across Europe, Syria, Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Maghreb. Drawing on a balanced selection of Christian and Muslim sources, historian John D. Hosler has written the first book-length account of this hard-won victory for the Crusaders, when England’s Richard the Lionheart and King Philip Augustus of France joined forces to defeat the Egyptian Sultan Saladin. Hosler’s lively and engrossing narrative integrates military, political, and religious themes and developments, offers new perspectives on the generals, and provides a full analysis of the tactical, strategic, organizational, and technological aspects on both sides of the conflict. It is the epic story of a monumental confrontation that was the centerpiece of a Holy War in which many thousands fought and died in the name of Christ or Allah.
Catalogue of the Printed Books in the Library of the Society of Writers to H. M. Signet in Scotland
Author: Signet Library (Great Britain)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
Chronicles of the Crusades
Author:
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Category : Crusades
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crusades
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Chronicles of the Crusades, contemporary narratives of the crusade of Richard cœur de lion, by Richard of Devizes and Geoffrey de Vinsauf, and of the crusade of saint Louis, by lord J. de Joinville [ed. by H.G. Bohn, signing himself H.G.B.].
Author: Richard (of Devizes.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description