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| Author | : Mary Gentle |
| Publisher | : Gateway |
| Total Pages | : 1244 |
| Release | : 2013-09-24 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0575128763 |
For the beautiful young woman Ash, life has always been arquebuses and artillery, swords and armour and the true horrors of hand-to-hand combat. War is her job. She has fought her way to the command of a mercenary company, and on her unlikely shoulders lies the destiny of a Europe threatened by the depredations of an Infidel army more terrible than any nightmare. Winner of the BSFA Award for best novel, 2000
| Author | : Allen D. Meadows |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 620 |
| Release | : 2018-12 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780692194126 |
An approximate 625 page hard cover book written by world-acknowledged Burgundy expert Allen Meadows together with longtime Burgundy collector and aficionado Doug Barzelay. This is an essential reference book for all Burgundy enthusiasts. Each vintage from 1845 is not only rated and discussed in depth, but also carefully examined in the context of its era, creating a revealing narrative of the forces that created modern Burgundy and that are likely to shape its future. The book is full of new insights on the cultural, economic and technological developments that have made Burgundies among the most sought-after wines in the world. Burgundy Vintages is at once a wonderfully accessible Burgundian masterclass and a must-have reference for every wine lover, from novice to expert.
| Author | : Bart Van Loo |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 748 |
| Release | : 2021-10-28 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1789543452 |
A masterful history of the great dynasty of the Netherlands' Middle Ages. 'A sumptuous feast of a book' The Times, Books of the Year 'Thrillingly colourful and entertaining' Sunday Times 'A thrilling narrative of the brutal dazzlingly rich wildly ambitious duchy' Simon Sebag Montefiore 5 stars! Daily Telegraph 'A masterpiece' De Morgen 'A history book that reads like a thriller' Le Soir At the end of the fifteenth century, Burgundy was extinguished as an independent state. It had been a fabulously wealthy, turbulent region situated between France and Germany, with close links to the English kingdom. Torn apart by the dynastic struggles of early modern Europe, this extraordinary realm vanished from the map. But it became the cradle of what we now know as the Low Countries, modern Belgium and the Netherlands. This is the story of a thousand years, a compulsively readable narrative history of ambitious aristocrats, family dysfunction, treachery, savage battles, luxury and madness. It is about the decline of knightly ideals and the awakening of individualism and of cities, the struggle for dominance in the heart of northern Europe, bloody military campaigns and fatally bad marriages. It is also a remarkable cultural history, of great art and architecture and music emerging despite the violence and the chaos of the tension between rival dynasties.
| Author | : Richard Vaughan |
| Publisher | : Boydell Press |
| Total Pages | : 564 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9780851159188 |
A historical and biographical study of Charles's personality and his role as ruler, 1467-1477, discussing his relationship with his subjects and his neighbours, and giving particular attention to his imperial plans and projects and his clash with the Swiss.
| Author | : Ray Walker |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 306 |
| Release | : 2014-06-03 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1592408788 |
An intoxicating memoir of an American who discovers a passion for French wine and gambles everything to chase a dream of owning a vineyard in Burgundy Ray Walker had a secure career in finance until a wine-tasting vacation ignited a passion he couldn’t stifle. He quit his job and moved to France to start a winery—with little money, limited command of the French language, and no winemaking experience. He immersed himself in the extraordinary history of Burgundy’s vineyards and began honing his skills. Ray shares his journey to secure the region’s most coveted grapes. The Road to Burgundy is a glorious celebration of finding one’s true path in life and taking a chance—whatever the odds.
| Author | : Clive Coates |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 1020 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : Cooking |
| ISBN | : 9780520212510 |
in the Cote D'Or, exploring, tasting, and assessing the region's wines. His book is a work of love and passion, praise and criticism, understanding and scholarship. Above all, it is a celebration of one of the world's great wine regions, the people who live there, and their fabled wines. 15 maps.
| Author | : Nancy Goldstone |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 455 |
| Release | : 2012-03-29 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1101561297 |
“Attention, ‘Game of Thrones’ fans: The most enjoyably sensational aspects of medieval politics—double-crosses, ambushes, bizarre personal obsessions, lunacy and naked self-interest—are in abundant evidence in Nancy Goldstone's The Maid and the Queen.” (Laura Miller, Salon.com) Politically astute, ambitious, and beautiful, Yolande of Aragon, queen of Sicily, was one of the most powerful women of the Middle Ages. Caught in the complex dynastic battle of the Hundred Years War, Yolande championed the dauphin's cause against the forces of England and Burgundy, drawing on her savvy, her statecraft, and her intimate network of spies. But the enemy seemed invincible. Just as French hopes dimmed, an astonishingly courageous young woman named Joan of Arc arrived from the farthest recesses of the kingdom, claiming she carried a divine message-a message that would change the course of history and ultimately lead to the coronation of Charles VII and the triumph of France. Now, on the six hundredth anniversary of the birth of Joan of Arc, this fascinating book explores the relationship between these two remarkable women, and deepens our understanding of this dramatic period in history. How did an illiterate peasant girl gain access to the future king of France, earn his trust, and ultimately lead his forces into battle? Was it only the hand of God that moved Joan of Arc-or was it also Yolande of Aragon?
| Author | : William Echikson |
| Publisher | : Little Brown |
| Total Pages | : 311 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9780316199933 |
Tells the story of how Chef Loiseau earned a three-star Michelin guide rating for his restaurant, and describes the impact of the honor
| Author | : Gerard Nijsten |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 502 |
| Release | : 2004-02-26 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 9780521820752 |
In recent years the study of medieval courts has become a flourishing field. The courts of kings and popes, or of the Burgundian dukes, have usually attracted most attention. This book offers by contrast a wide-ranging study of a little-known, medium-sized court - that of Guelders in the Low Countries. Guelders offers an excellent vantage point for the study of European late medieval court culture. It was surrounded by the vast territories of the dukes of Burgundy, and it felt the growing power of the Valois dukes, yet the duchy managed to remain independent until 1473. Rich archival sources - including a long and virtually unbroken series of ducal accounts - reveal much about the rise of territorial or 'proto-national' awareness and about the role of the court in this process. The book also conveys the striking cultural and political richness of the court, poised between French and German spheres of influence.
| Author | : Rebecca Bullard |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 464 |
| Release | : 2017-03-24 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1108210996 |
Secret history, with its claim to expose secrets of state and the sexual intrigues of monarchs and ministers, alarmed and thrilled readers across Europe and America from the mid-seventeenth to the mid-nineteenth century. Scholars have recognised for some time the important position that the genre occupies within the literary and political culture of the Enlightenment. Of interest to students of British, French and American literature, as well as political and intellectual history, this new volume of essays demonstrates for the first time the extent of secret history's interaction with different literary traditions, including epic poetry, Restoration drama, periodicals, and slave narratives. It reveals secret history's impact on authors, readers, and the book trade in England, France, and America throughout the long eighteenth century. In doing so, it offers a case study for approaching questions of genre at moments when political and cultural shifts put strain on traditional generic categories.
