Sovereigns of the Sea

The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship

by Angus Konstam

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Angus Konstam describes the competition among Western powers to build the battleships that could crisscross the globe.

The Forge of Christendom

The End of Days and the Epic Rise of the West

by Tom Holland

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Comprehensive history of the rise of the Christian West in the first century of the second millennium.

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Inquisition

The Reign of Fear

by Toby Green

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A powerful account of the Inquisition that lays bare its horrors while busting a number of long-standing myths.

Scared Silent

by Mildred Muhammad

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The former wife of the convicted “D.C. Sniper” breaks her silence about the tragic events that led up to his killings.

The Montefeltro Conspiracy

A Renaissance Mystery Decoded

by Marcello Simonetta

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A decoded letter reveals the Duke of Urbino as “the hidden schemer” in the 15th-century Pazzi plot against the Medici.

Renaissance

by Will Durant

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The fifth installment of Durant's comprehensive history of civilization surveys this fertile period of cultural renewal. 832 pp.

The Great Medieval Heretics

Five Centuries of Religious Dissent

by Michael Frassetto

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The stories of medieval heretics become a “testimony to the power of faith in the face of suffering and persecution.”

Life in the Medieval Cloister

by Julie Kerr

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A look at the day-to-day life of medieval monks, struggling to keep their vows of obedience, poverty and chastity.

Keepers of the Keys of Heaven

A History of the Papacy

by Roger Collins

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From St. Peter to Benedict XVI—the entire 2,000-year history of the papacy in one concise yet comprehensive volume.

Inquisition

The Reign of Fear

by Toby Green

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A powerful account of the Inquisition that lays bare its horrors while bursting a number of long-standing myths.