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Author : Przemysław Krzyżanowski
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788392175414
Total Pages : 67 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (754 download)
Download or read book Castle of the Teutonic knights in Świecie on the Vistula river written by Przemysław Krzyżanowski and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William L. Urban
Publisher : Greenhill Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Teutonic Knights written by William L. Urban and published by Greenhill Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This major new book surveys the gripping history of the knights and their order and relates their rise to power; their struggles against Prussian pagans; the series of wars against Poland and Lithuania; the clash with Alexander Nevsky's Russia; and the gradual stagnation of the order in the fourteenth century. The book is replete with dramatic episodes--such as the battle on frozen Lake Peipus in 1242, or the disaster of Tannenberg--but focuses primarily on the year-after-year struggle to maintain power, fend off incursions and raiding bands, and launch crusades against unbelieving foes.
Author : Stephen Turnbull
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1846036445
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (46 download)
Download or read book Tannenberg 1410 written by Stephen Turnbull and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By 1400 the long running conflict between the Order of Teutonic Knights and Poland and Lithuania was coming to a head, partly as a result of the Order's meddling in the internal politics of its neighbours. In June 1410 King Wladislaw Jagiello of Poland invaded the Order's territory with a powerful allied army including all the enemies of the Teutonic Knights – Poles, Lithuanians, Russians, Bohemians, Hungarians, Tartars and Cossacks. This book recounts how, when the armies clashed on the wooded, rolling hills near the small village of Tannenberg, the Teutonic Knights suffered a disastrous defeat from which their Order never recovered.
Author : Stephen Turnbull
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849080100
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (49 download)
Download or read book Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (1) written by Stephen Turnbull and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout their stormy history the Teutonic Knights of Germany have always been the most controversial brotherhood ever to call themselves 'Knights of Christ'.They were the most warlike of the religious orders, and this is reflected in the architecture they left behind. In contrast to the Templars who are remembered for their churches, the Teutonic memorials are the magnificent brick-built castles they built as a result of their conquest of Prussia between 1230 and 1380. Many of these dramatic fortresses still exist today in what is now Poland and provide a unique example of an architectural style that closely reflects the nature of the Order.
Author : Insight Guides
Publisher : Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN 13 : 1780055366
Total Pages : 766 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Insight Guides Poland written by Insight Guides and published by Apa Publications (UK) Limited. This book was released on 2015-08-03 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insight Guide Poland is a comprehensive full-colour guide to the culture, history, and people of this beautiful country. Be inspired by our Best of Poland section highlighting unmissable sights and experiences and lavish Photo Features on topics such as Polish folklore, the Chopin Route and spa resorts. Our unrivalled coverage of history, landscape, and culture provides an essential introduction to Poland's green land and contemporary life, to complement the in-depth coverage of the arts, activities, and modern culture. A detailed Places section, with stunning travel photography and full-colour maps, shows you where to go and what to do, from the dense forests and "shifting" sand dunes of its national parks to the top sea and sun destinations in Western Pomerania - making sure you don't miss anything. A comprehensive Travel Tips section gives you all the travel advice you need to plan your trip, with our selective, independent reviews to guide you to the most authentic restaurants.
Author : Howard B. Clarke
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1351921290
Total Pages : 575 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)
Download or read book Lords and Towns in Medieval Europe written by Howard B. Clarke and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is based on possibly the biggest single Europe-wide project in urban history. In 1955 the International Commission for the History of Towns established the European historic towns atlas project in accordance with a common scheme in order to encourage comparative urban studies. Although advances in urban archaeology since the 1960s have highlighted the problematic relationship between the oldest extant town plan and the actual origins of a town, the large-scale cadastral maps as they have been made available by the European historic towns atlas project are still necessary if we want to understand the evolution of the physical form of our towns. By 2014 the project consisted of over 500 individual publications from over 18 different countries across Europe. Each atlas comprises at least a core-map at the scale of 1:2500, analytical maps and an explanatory text. The time has come to use this enormous database that has been compiled over the last 40 years. This volume, itself based on a conference related to this topic that was held in the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin in 2006, takes up this challenge. The focus of the volume is on the question of how seigneurial power influenced the creation of towns in medieval Europe and of how this process in turn influenced urban form. Part I of the volume addresses two major issues: the history of the use of town plans in urban research and the methodological challenges of comparative urban history. Parts II and III constitute the core of the book focusing on the dynamic relationship between lordship and town planning in the core area of medieval Europe and on the periphery. In Part IV the symbolic meaning of town plans for medieval people is discussed. Part V consists of critical contributions by an archaeologist, an art historian and an historical geographer. By presenting case studies by leading researchers from different European countries, this volume combines findings that were hitherto not available in English. A comparison of the English and German bibliographies, attached to this volume, reveals some interesting insights as to how the focus of research shifted over time. The book also shows how work on urban topography integrates the approaches of the historian, archaeologist and historical geographer. The narrative of medieval urbanization becomes enriched and the volume is a genuine contribution to European studies.
Author : Stephen Turnbull
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780962177
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (1) written by Stephen Turnbull and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ALSO AVAILABLE TO BUY AS AN E-BOOK. Throughout their stormy history the Teutonic Knights of Germany have always been the most controversial brotherhood ever to call themselves 'Knights of Christ'.They were the most warlike of the religious orders, and this is reflected in the architecture they left behind. In contrast to the Templars who are remembered for their churches, the Teutonic memorials are the magnificent brick-built castles they built as a result of their conquest of Prussia between 1230 and 1380. Many of these dramatic fortresses still exist today in what is now Poland and provide a unique example of an architectural style that closely reflects the nature of the Order.
Author : William Urban
Publisher : Greenhill Books
ISBN 13 : 1784383589
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (843 download)
Download or read book The Last Years of the Teutonic Knights written by William Urban and published by Greenhill Books. This book was released on 2018-11-30 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The most comprehensive account available of the final years of the crusading military order” from the acclaimed author of Medieval Mercenaries (Baltische Historiche Kommission). The Battle of Grunwald was one of the largest battles in Medieval Europe and was the most important in the histories of Poland and Lithuania. It was fought on 15 July 1410 during the Polish-Lithuania-Teutonic War between the alliance of the Kingdom of Poland (led by King Jagiello) and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (led by Grand Duke Vytautas) against the German-Prussian Teutonic Knights (led by Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen) and with the assistance of Sigismund, then King of Hungary and Croatia. The Teutonic Knights, a crusading military order, were defeated and most of their leaders were killed or taken prisoner. This defeat would mark the beginning of their decline and they would never again regain their former power. Following the battle, the balance of power shifted in Central and Eastern Europe and so came the rise of the Polish-Lithuanian union as the dominant political and military force. In this compelling account the action takes place in Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia and Germany. There are bloody battles; fascinating characters; intrigue; betrayals; sex; unexpected twists of fate; religious heresy and a smattering of saints. There is also the monumental end of one era making way for the beginning of another. While there has long been interest on the crusades outside of the Holy Land, this book is unique in the sheer breadth and depth of its research. “A must-read for those seeking scholarly work on this pivotal period of European history.” —Journal of Military History
Author : Maria Pilich
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 822 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Poland written by Maria Pilich and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stephen Richard Turnbull
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (467 download)
Download or read book Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights written by Stephen Richard Turnbull and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nicolaus (von Jeroschin)
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 9780754653097
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (53 download)
Download or read book A History of the Teutonic Knights in Prussia 1190-1331 written by Nicolaus (von Jeroschin) and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2010 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first English translation of the 'Chronicle of Prussia', which was written by Nicolaus von Jeroschin, in middle German verse, during the period from 1330 to 1341. It is a history of the Teutonic Knights, encompassing the period between the foundation of the order, in 1190, and 1331. It is also an engaging and lively account of warfare and colonisation on the eastern frontier of Latin Christianity.
Author : Zofia Uszyńska
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Poland, Travel Guide: Tourist region: northern Poland written by Zofia Uszyńska and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stephen Turnbull
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780962185
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (2) written by Stephen Turnbull and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ALSO AVAILABLE TO BUY AS AN E-BOOK. The original forced conversion of pagan Livonia, what is now the Baltic states of Latvia and Estonia, was carried out by a military order known as the Brethren of the Sword. In 1236 this order was incorporated into the Teutonic Knights following a catastrophic military defeat. The knights had always consolidated their conquests through networks of castles and fortified places, and the Livonian Chapter of the Teutonic Order built castles of stone. This title covers the developmental and operational history of these fortresses over the length of the Middle Ages. It details how the Baltic fortifications of the Teutonic Knights evolved to reflect the changing nature of siege warfare and the increasing dominance of gunpowder in warfare.
Author : Armin Tuulse
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486423326
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (233 download)
Download or read book Castles of the Western World written by Armin Tuulse and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This superb archive focuses on more than 200 structures — from temples, palaces and walls of ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, to Romansque strongholds of the Normans and Gothic edifices of the crusaders and Teutonic knights, to lavish palaces built in Italy, France, England, Germany, Austria, and Scandinavia. 240 illustrations, including 98 plans and drawings.
Author : Cordelia Hess
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 178533493X
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (853 download)
Download or read book The Absent Jews written by Cordelia Hess and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2017-05-01 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly a century, it has been a commonplace of Central European history that there were no Jews in medieval Prussia—the result, supposedly, of the ruling Teutonic Order’s attempts to create a purely Christian crusader’s state. In this groundbreaking historical investigation, however, medievalist Cordelia Hess demonstrates the very weak foundations upon which that assumption rests. In exacting detail, she traces this narrative to the work of a single, minor Nazi-era historian, revealing it to be ideologically compromised work that badly mishandles its evidence. By combining new medieval scholarship with a biographical and historiographical exploration grounded in the 20th century, The Absent Jews spans remote eras while offering a fascinating account of the construction of historical knowledge.
Author : Zsolt Hunyadi
Publisher : Central European University Press
ISBN 13 : 9789639241428
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (414 download)
Download or read book The Crusades and the Military Orders written by Zsolt Hunyadi and published by Central European University Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of a conference on a theme, the 34 essays by specialists from 15 countries prevent various facets of the struggles waged for the possession of the Holy Land between the 10th and 13th centuries, and of the activities of the military orders elsewhere in Europe.
Author : Hans Hoefer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789624211528
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (115 download)
Download or read book Poland written by Hans Hoefer and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Insight guides" er reisehåndbøker som skal gi historisk og kulturell forståelse for stedene som skal besøkes. De er kjent for dyptpløyende artikler om kultur, religion, mat, severdigheter osv., og er illustrert med flotte fargefotografier.
