Sovereigns of the Sea

The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship

by Angus Konstam

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons/Formerly Van Nost

Publication date: August 18, 2008

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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Publisher: Doubleday & Co. Inc. Div Random Hou

Publication date: May 05, 2009

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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Publisher: St. Martin's Press, LLC

Publication date: February 26, 2009

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

The Montefeltro Conspiracy

A Renaissance Mystery Decoded

by Marcello Simonetta

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Publisher: Doubleday Broadway Pub/Div RH

Publication date: June 03, 2008

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

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Life in the Medieval Cloister

by Julie Kerr

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Publisher: Continuum International Pub. Group

Publication date: July 01, 2009

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

The Crusades

The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land

by Thomas Asbridge

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Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers

Publication date: March 09, 2010

Tells the epic story of the Crusades from the perspective of both the Christians and Muslims—and reveals how these holy wars reshaped the medieval world and why they continue to echo in human memory to this day.

God's Battalions

The Case for the Crusades

by Rodney Stark

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Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers

Publication date: October 13, 2009

Provocative history asserts that the Crusades were provoked by centuries of brutal Islamic conquest and rule.

Holy Warriors

A Modern History of the Crusades

by Jonathan Phillips

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Publisher: Random House Inc.

Publication date: March 09, 2010

Holy Warriors is a fascinating history, told through the experiences of knights and sultans, kings and poets, Christians and Muslims. This is a must-read for anyone interested in medieval Europe.

The Great Medieval Heretics

Five Centuries of Religious Dissent

by Michael Frassetto

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Publisher: United Tribes Media Inc

Publication date: June 30, 2008

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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Publisher: Continuum International Pub. Group

Publication date: July 01, 2009

A fascinating look at the daily life of medieval monks—from their traditional vows of obedience, poverty and chastity to their round-the-clock prayer regimen to how they ate, slept and even bathed.