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Forget serene cloisters; surviving this gritty era of medieval history required brutal physical and mental discipline. Perfect for your daily commute, this atmospheric listen shatters the myth of peaceful contemplation to expose the psychological strain of total isolation. Feel the freezing damp...

Step into the gripping medieval history of warrior monks who forged a vast financial empire before their dramatic downfall. Whether you need a suspenseful true story for your daily commute or an epic deep-dive into the Crusades, this immersive account separates enduring myth from staggering...

This is the history of an era dominated by militancy: Both warlike and religious, if the two can be separated. The true interest in the centuries of the early Middle Ages lies with the gradual evolution of new forms of military efficiency, which ended in the establishment of a military caste (knights) as the chief power in war and the human mechanism of government. The existence of feudalism and its association with the Christian Church is one of the most important factors concerning the Middle Ages.

Defending Heaven brings together, for the first time in one volume, a complete history of the Jin, Song, and Ming dynasties' wars fought against the Mongols. Lasting nearly two centuries, these wars, fought to defend Chinese civilization against a brutal and unrelenting foe, pitted personal heroics against the inexorable Mongol war machine and involved every part of the Chinese state.

Gisela Anne Balewyne is desperate. To protect her young son from a violently abusive husband, she lives a clandestine life as a small-town tailor, saving what coin she can until she's able to flee further north. And she dares not acknowledge the handsome crusader who insists he knows her—intimately. Dominic de Terre's loyalty has never wavered, which is why he's blindsided when tracking stolen silks for his lord leads him straight to the woman who once owned his soul—and she denies she's ever known him.

Richard II was young, handsome, and elegant. Last living child of the brilliant Black Prince, he came to the throne bearing the hopes of his people on his shoulders. His court glittered; his tastes were refined; his portraits shone with gold. Regal, composed, aloof, he was the very picture of majesty. He became a murderous, capricious tyrant. His favorites plotted against his family. He rewrote the laws of England to give himself absolute power. He raised an army against his own subjects. His subjects deposed him.