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This book analyses the early use of the printing press in papal political communication, decades before the protestant reformation. In doing so, it explores a huge archive of incunabula and challenges many conventional narratives of the media history of late medieval warfare.
In this short book, Charles J. Halperin examines the transformation of the myth of the Rus’ Land. According to the author’s concept, this myth, which originated in the pre-Christian era (before 988), evolved from a clan-based myth into a dynastic legend of the Rurikids. Initially associated exclusively with the Dnieper River valley, the myth was transferred in the 14th century to the Suzdal region (translatio of the Rus’ land), where Moscow rulers (Vladimirovichi, a branch of the Rurikids dynasty) monopolized it.
Dr. Antonov’s book is fascinating and sheds new light on the Time of Trouble perception. The monograph is essential for researchers of the history of the Tsardom of Russia in the Early Modern period and all the more for cultural history specialists.
The edited volume at hand aims to provide an overview of contemporary international discourse on the subject for both students and researchers. It assembles 27 current perspectives of academics on the role of the Crusades in the historical culture of their respective countries.
The book under examination covers the period between 1185 and 1365 and has to do with the history of two nomadic peoples, namely the Cumans and the Tatars.
Timothy E.Gregory gives an overview over Byzantium’s history from the 3rd century to the fall of Constantinople.
Eric Burkharts dissertation aims to challenge the view on the crusade politics of the late medieval dukes of Burgundry (1363-1477).