Power Middle Ages

When the once-mighty city of Rome was sacked by barbarians in 410 and lay in ruins, it signaled the end of an era—and the beginning of a thousand years of profound transformation. In a gripping narrative bursting with big names—from St Augustine and Attila the Hun to the Prophet Muhammad and Eleanor of Aquitaine—Dan Jones charges through the history of the Middle Ages. Powers and Thrones takes listeners on a journey through an emerging Europe, the great capitals of late Antiquity, as well as the influential cities of the Islamic West.

From the best-selling author of The Templars, Dan Jones' epic new history tells nothing less than the story of how the world we know today came to be built. Across 16 chapters, blending Dan Jones' trademark gripping narrative style with authoritative analysis, Powers and Thrones shows how, at each stage in this story, successive Western powers thrived by attracting - or stealing - the most valuable resources, ideas and people from the rest of the world.

In this indispensable volume, one of America's ranking scholars combines a life's work of research and teaching with the art of lively narration. Both authoritative and beautifully told, The Middle Ages is the full story of the thousand years between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance - a time that saw the rise of kings and emperors, the flowering of knighthood, the development of Europe, the increasing power of the Catholic Church, and the advent of the middle class.

The Middle Ages were dubbed the "Dark Ages" almost before they had begun to draw to a close. Ever since then, they have continued to be seen as a time of hardship and oppression, full of popes and crusades. In the second volume of 2,000 Years of Christ's Power, another side of the Middle Ages shines through though: The continual workings of Christ as he built his kingdom through figures such as Thomas a Kempis and John Wycliffe, who lived and struggled during these centuries. This was far from a period of stagnation; rather it was the fire from which the Reformation was kindled.

From the author of… GUESS I GOT CARRIED AWAY and… THE GOOD SPORT Lindsay Staunton had many pleasant things in her life. In fact, that life was peaceful and secure for the fifty-five-year-old woman who turned the heads of men half her age when she walked down the sidewalk in a short denim skirt. She had a good job working as the Treasurer for the small city of Haversham, Ohio. She also lived in the small quaint house that she had so loved since her childhood while visiting her great aunt who had once lived there. And alongside her were her beloved calico cats Magpie and Xeno. What had ...

Another adventurous, historical, magical romance from the RITA-nominated author of eighteen award-winning romances She can read every mind . . . except his Gifted with faery blood, Cairenn is blessed and cursed with the ability to read minds, until a naked, half-dead Highland warrior washes up on the shore of her remote island. Challenged by the wall between them, Cairenn nurses him back to life as she tries to pierce his thoughts without succumbing to his charm. For only a fool would fall in love with a man whose world she cannot inhabit, and whose heart she cannot know.... "Lisa Ann Verge...

The lives of the sons of Eleanor of Aquitaine are the stuff of legend. Her daughters, however, are less well known, and the fascinating personalities of her daughters-in-law have been almost entirely overlooked, as have those of the daughters she bore Louis VII of France. The Families of Eleanor of Aquitaine redresses this balance and showcases the lives, travels, and careers of these ten very different women, who formed a great international network of political alliances that linked their parents, siblings, husbands, and children all across Europe and the Holy Land.

16 years of peace and prosperity have passed since Lord Otori Takeo united the Three Countries. Takeo and his beloved consort, Kaede, have three daughters and a happy family life. Their success has attracted the attention of the distant Emperor and his general, the warlord Saga Hideki, who covet the wealth of the Countries. Meanwhile, the violent acts and betrayals of the past will not lie buried, and other secrets will not stay hidden. Everything that Takeo and Kaede have achieved is threatened.

Discover the Holy Roman Empire: The Empire That Shaped Modern EuropeStep into the fascinating story of the Holy Roman Empire, a powerful force that connected the old world to the new. This audiobook shows how the empire's impact is still felt today, from the battles of World War I to the ideas behind Nazi Germany. Learn about the empire's rise to power and the rulers who changed history.

The idea of a powerful woman in the Middle Ages seems like an oxymoron. Females in this time are imagined to be damsels in distress, trapped in a high tower, and waiting for knights to rescue them, all while wearing traffic-cones for a hat. After rescue, their lives improved little. Their career choices were to be either docile queens, housewives, or be burned at the stake for witchcraft. But what if this image of medieval women is a complete fiction? It turns out that it is. Powerful female rulers fill the Middle Ages.

Jennifer Melrose and Kevin Bannington meet over a row of shrubs that separates their backyards. She welcomes him as a new resident in the neighborhood where she has lived for several years, two divorced people of the same age whose attention is drawn to each other by chance. Jennifer is a commercial artist who works from home. Kevin is an attorney who has left his New York firm for a little less fast-paced life in Cincinnati, close to where he grew up across the river at Covington, Kentucky. Invited inside for a cup of coffee, Jennifer finds herself immediately attracted to the new neighbor...

When love burns this hot, even demons fear the flames... I thought getting through my ongoing messy divorce was hard enough. Then, a magical accident left me sharing my body with Indigo—a witch with a dark past and even darker enemies. Since then, my life has been anything but ordinary. I’m currently living in Haven Hollow, running an occult bookshop, dodging my petty ex-husband, and trying desperately not to fall for Angelo, the devastatingly handsome incubus who’s become my unlikely protector. But soon, I find myself caught in a dangerous game of magical cat-and-mouse with a shadowy...

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Middle Ages, then pay attention...One of the least understood periods of European history occurred between the 6th century and the 14th or 15th century (depending on which historian you ask). Commonly called the Middle Ages, this was a time period of extreme change for Europe, beginning with the fall of the Western Roman Empire. To a continent that had seen a drastic shift in the power structure, the world seemed to be particularly harsh. Rome had been a major player across Europe for well over a millennium. Then it was gone.

In the medieval town of Felsenburg, where the skies are pierced by the construction of a grand cathedral, a tale of redemption, love, and defiance awaits. Dive into the pages of Hammering at the Doors of Heaven , where Count Raimund, burdened with a lifetime of guilt, seeks absolution by commissioning the finest bronze bells—a costly pursuit for peace and eternal treasures. But can earthly riches truly cleanse a tormented soul? Amidst the echoing clang of metal and faith, two resilient souls, Emmerich, the skilled bronze worker, and Monica, a widow with young children, are drawn into a ...

Get ready for a wild and wacky adventure in "The Brown Note: The Epic Poop-tastic Quest!" Meet Tommy, a young inventor with big dreams of winning "The Young Inventor of the Year Competition." But there's just one problem – all his inventions are total duds! Tommy's quest for a winning idea takes a hilarious twist when he stumbles upon something unexpected. On his way home from school one day, Tommy discovers an old keyboard hidden in a pile of junk. But this isn't your ordinary keyboard – it's contains the legendary Brown Note! And this note has some seriously stinky surprises in store....

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In Canis Prime, dogs rule. Humans fetch. And 12-year-old border collie Rover wouldn’t have it any other way. As a top historian-in-training at Barkwell Academy, Rover dreams of discovering ancient truths, chewing big ideas, and maybe earning a medal for Most Responsible Use of a Squeaky Toy. But when a mysterious glowing bone-key leads him through a portal to a strange new realm called Earth, Rover is horrified to discover a world where humans are in charge… and dogs wear leashes. Enter Emma: a lonely, artistic girl with a big heart, a sketchbook full of strange ideas, and absolutely no...

The beginning of modern Europe was a time of confusion, excitement, suspicion, hope, despair, and ideas. It was a time of a lot of change spread out over just a few hundred years, but the end result was a completely different world than the one that had come before it. This audiobook includes details of the transition from the Middle Ages to the early modern era, where Europe saw significant shifts across the continent in phases.

In this classic of social history, the author describes the lives of six obscure men and women of the Middle Ages. She draws on account books, records, letters, diaries, and wills to make the life of those times as concrete and comprehensible as our own.

Burps. Farts. Slime. And one epic, stinky jungle quest. Max Muckworthy wasn’t planning to save the world. He just wanted to prank his school with a soda-fueled burp bomb. But when he accidentally brings a glowing blob of fart-powered slime to life in his backyard compost heap, things get weird. Like rainbow-farting-warthog and slime-bursting-jungle weird. Meet Sludge, a rhyming goo-ball from the Fartopian Jungle, where animals communicate through burps, farts, and gooey grossness. Sludge needs Max and his prank-obsessed best friend, Zara Zapp, to stop Stinkora, a villainous, odor-hating ...