Geoffrey Hindley Bücher

Magnificent pictures; well-researched, readable, thorough text (only one volume, too). Contains good bibliography.

Book by Geoffrey Hindley

The lives and impact on history of the various kings and queens of continental Europe are recounted, concentrating on the twentieth century, but including Victoria and Edward of England

"Many people saw the Crusades as pilgrimages, many believed they were doing the will of God, and many too went for the booty. This was an institution that for more than five centuries punctuated European history, troubled Christian consciences and embittered Muslim attitudes towards the West, Geoffrey Hindley takes us from the Middle East and Muslim Spain to the pagan Baltic when 'Crusaders' reclaimed or extended Europe's frontiers, and offers lively portraits of major personalities who took part, from Godfrey of Bouillon, the first Latin ruler of Jerusalem, to Etienne the visionary French peasant boy who inspired the tragic 'Children's Crusade'." "Addressing aspects rarely considered, Hindley's penetrating study sheds light on some of the most pressing issues of religious division and shows how the Crusades helped to shape Europe, the modern world and relations between Christian and Muslim countries to this day."--Book jacket.

This book traces one of the most colourful and important family pageants of modern times in a text that is both readable and authoritative and in pictures that give drama and life to world events.

Błyskawiczny awans, podboje, intrygi, rycerskość i honor - oto opowieść o jednym z najsłynniejszych wodzów w historii świata.W długiej historii konfrontacji chrześcijańskiego Zachodu ze światem islamu Saladyn jest jedną z nielicznych postaci, które nawet wrogowie darzyli szacunkiem. W XII wieku... číst celé

A guide to all the major musical forms, from the classical music to the great composers, to contemporary jazz and the living tradition of folk music.