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Author : Philippe de Commynes
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Total Pages : 468 pages
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Download or read book The Memoirs of Philip de Commines, Lord of Argenton written by Philippe de Commynes and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Philip De Commines
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ISBN 13 : 9781434433749
Total Pages : 456 pages
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Download or read book The Memoirs of Philip de Commines, Lord of Argenton, Vol. 2 written by Philip De Commines and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philippe de Commines (1447-1511) was a writer and diplomat in the courts of Burgundy and France. He has been called the first truly modern writer and the first critical and philosophical historian since classical times. This two-volume work contains the "histories of Louis XI and Charles VIII, Kings of France, and of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy. To which is added, The Scandalous Chronicle, or The Secret History of Louis XI, by Jean de Troyes."
Author : Philippe de Commynes
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Total Pages : 474 pages
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Download or read book The Memoirs of Philip de Commines, Lord of Argenton: Containing the Histories of Louis XI. and Charles VIII. Kings of France and of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy written by Philippe de Commynes and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Philippe de Commynes
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Total Pages : 470 pages
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Download or read book The Memoirs of Philippe de Commines, Lord of Argenton written by Philippe de Commynes and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Philippe de Commynes
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Author : Jack L. Schwartzwald
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476622574
Total Pages : 261 pages
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Download or read book The Collapse and Recovery of Europe, AD 476-1648 written by Jack L. Schwartzwald and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-11-27 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the late 5th century A.D. marked the disintegration of order and security in Europe. It would be twelve centuries of trial and error before a successor political system--the nation-state--emerged to fill the void. The Eastern Roman Empire survived for a thousand years after the Western Empire's fall, shielding the West from the encroachment of militant Islam. During the same millennium, the Catholic Church unsuccessfully tried to resurrect a universal empire in the West. During the period of the Renaissance, Reformation and Thirty Years' War, the nation-state arose as Rome's successor. This is the story of those 1,200 years, an era that transformed the Western outlook from one bound to faith amidst chaos to one armed with reason and a belief in progress.
Author : Matthew Lewis
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445671557
Total Pages : 681 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book Richard III written by Matthew Lewis and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-09-15 with total page 681 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A definitive new biography of one of British history's most controversial figures, that seeks to bring peace to Richard III's reputation.
Author : Ross King
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0747599475
Total Pages : 352 pages
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Download or read book Leonardo and the Last Supper written by Ross King and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Milan, 1496 and forty-four-year-old Leonardo da Vinci has a reputation for taking on commissions and failing to complete them. He is in a state of professional uncertainty and financial difficulty. For eighteen months he has been painting murals in both the Sforza Castle in Milan and the refectory of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie. The latter project will become the Last Supper, a complex mural that took a full three years to complete on a surface fifteen feet high by twenty feet wide. Not only had he never attempted a painting of such size, but he had no experience whatsoever in painting in the physically demanding medium of fresco.For more than five centuries the Last Supper has been an artistic, religious and cultural icon. The art historian Kenneth Clark has called it 'the keystone of European art', and for a century after its creation it was regarded as nothing less than a miraculous image. Even today, according to Clark, we regard the painting as 'more a work of nature than a work of man'. And yet there is a very human story behind this artistic 'miracle', which was created against the backdrop of momentous events both in Milan and in the life of Leonardo himself.In Leonardo and the Last Supper, Ross King tells the complete story of this creation of this mural: the adversities suffered by the artist during its execution; the experimental techniques he employed; the models for Christ and the Apostles that he used; and the numerous personalities involved - everyone from the Leonardo's young assistants to Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan who commissioned the work. Ross King's new book is both a record of Leonardo da Vinci's last five years in Milan and a 'biography' of one of the most famous works of art ever painted.
Author : Philippe de Commynes
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Total Pages : 500 pages
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Author : David Reynolds
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1458752291
Total Pages : 458 pages
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Download or read book Summits written by David Reynolds and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts six summits which had a significant political impact during the twentieth century, including the Yalta summit in 1945 with Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin, and the Geneva summit in 1985 with Gorbachev and Reagan.
Author : David Abulafia
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351889338
Total Pages : 516 pages
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Download or read book The French Descent into Renaissance Italy, 1494–95 written by David Abulafia and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The French invasion of Italy under Charles VIII in 1494-95 has long been seen as inaugurating a new and wretched era in Italian history. The present volume, the work of an international team of contributors, seeks to question that assumption by focusing anew on the intricate politics of Renaissance Italy and the long history of Angevin attempts to impose their rule in southern Italy. It was later invasions, it is argued, that did most to reshape the politics of the Italian peninsula. These studies also look at social and economic effects of the French invasion, as well as its cultural aspects, not least the impact of Renaissance culture in France itself. Combining survey papers and research articles, this volume presents a new introduction to the history of late 15th-century Italy. The appendix, listing the Ilardi collection of microfilms, will also provide an invaluable guide to the diplomatic history of the era.
Author : Philippe De Commynes
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781356083770
Total Pages : 466 pages
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Download or read book The Memoirs of Philip de Commines, Lord of Argenton written by Philippe De Commynes and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-09 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Tom Lewis
Publisher : Casemate
ISBN 13 : 1612008887
Total Pages : 253 pages
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Download or read book Medieval Military Combat written by Tom Lewis and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2021-04-16 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise and entertaining explanation of how other accounts, and popular culture such as films, have misrepresented medieval warfare. We don't know how medieval soldiers fought. Did they just walk forward in their armor smashing each other with their maces and poleaxes for hours on end, as depicted on film and in programs such as Game of Thrones? They could not have done so. It is impossible to fight in such a manner for more than several minutes as exhaustion becomes a preventative factor. Indeed, we know more of how the Roman and Greek armies fought than we do of the 1300 to 1550 period. So how did medieval soldiers in the War of the Roses, and in the infantry sections of battles such as Agincourt and Towton, carry out their grim work? Medieval Military Combat shows, for the first time, the techniques of such battles. It also breaks new ground in establishing medieval battle numbers as highly exaggerated, and that we need to look again at the accounts of actions such as the famous Battle of Towton, which this work uses as a basic for its overall study.
Author : Philip De Commines
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265360132
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (61 download)
Download or read book The Memoirs of Philip De Commines, Lord of Argenton, Vol. 1 of 2 written by Philip De Commines and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-15 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Memoirs of Philip De Commines, Lord of Argenton, Vol. 1 of 2: Containing the Histories of Louis XI. And Charles VIII. Kings of France and of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy; To Which Is Added, the Scandalous Chronicle, or Secret History of Louis XI Philip DE commines has been called the Father Of Modern History. His Memoirs, says Mr. Hallam, almost make an epoch in historical literature. He is the first modern writer who in any degree has displayed sagacity in reasoning on the characters of men and the consequences of their actions, or who has been able to generalise his observations by comparison and reflection. This ability to discuss motives as well as events renders him far superior to Fr'oissart, who, on the other hand, greatly exceeds him in picturesqueness of style and fertility of invention. Froissart merely described notable occurrences; Commines delineated great men. The one, says Sir James Stephen, had contemplated the strife of kings and kingdoms as a spectator of the Isthmian Games may have gazed at that heart-stirring spectacle. The other had watched the schemes of statesmen and the conflict of nations, with some approach to that judicial serenity which we ascribe to a member of the Amphictyonic Council. If Froissart may be termed the Livy of France, she had her Tacitus in Commines. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 1526724413
Total Pages : 241 pages
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Download or read book Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia written by Samantha Morris and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2020-12-28 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This myth-busting biography reveals the fascinating true lives of Renaissance Italy’s most infamous brother and sister. Salacious rumors have shrouded the Borgia family for centuries. In particular, tales of murder and incest have stuck to the names of Cesare and Lucrezia. But in this enlightening biography, Samantha Morris separates fact from fiction, presenting these two fascinating individuals from their early lives, through their years at the Vatican and their untimely deaths. Morris begins her narrative in the bustling metropolis of Rome, where the siblings were caught up in the dynastic plans of their father, Pope Alexander VI. Though they were not the villains depicted in popular media, their intertwined lives were full of ambition, intrigue, and danger. Drawing on both primary and secondary sources, Morris follows Cesare through his cardinalship and military career, and Lucrezia through her multiple arranged marriages and her rule over Spoleto.
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Author : Sarah J. Hodder
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ISBN 13 : 1399094599
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