christopher tyerman

A lively reimagining of how the distant medieval world of war functioned, drawing on the objects used and made by crusaders   Throughout the Middle Ag

A lively reimagining of how the distant medieval world of war functioned, drawing on the objects used and made by crusaders   Throughout the Middle Ag

'An absolute joy to read and an early contender for every list of History Books of the Year' Sunday Telegraph 'On nearly every page a random

An exhilarating reappraisal of one of the most dramatic years in European history, from the acclaimed author of The Sleepwalkers 'People embraced each

In 1848 stond bijna heel Europa in brand. Politieke onrust verspreidde zich in dat jaar als een lopend vuurtje over het hele continent, en leidde tot

The crusades influenced western European society in the middle ages far beyond the military campaigns themselves. Reactions and involvement did not al

The crusades influenced western European society in the Middle Ages far beyond the military campaigns themselves. Reactions and involvement did not al

In this highly original and enjoyable book, Christopher Tyerman focuses on the massive, all-encompassing and hugely costly business of actually prepar

David Hume, the eighteenth century philosopher, famously declared that ‘the crusades engrossed the attention of Europe and have ever since engaged the

This is the first book-length study to chart how the dramatic events of 30 generations ago have been understood, shaped and manipulated by writers in

A story of how a group of warriors, driven by faith, greed and wanderlust, carved out new Christian-ruled states in the Middle East. The crusaders' st

Christopher Tyerman offers this book-length study of the role of England in the Crusades which focuses on the courtroom and council chamber rather tha

We zitten midden in een wereldwijde geestelijke gezondheidscrisis en het aantal psychische aandoeningen neemt toe. Maar wat zijn de oorzaken? En waaro

This text outlines the forms of political interaction in the early modern city and takes a comparative approach to the nature of conflict and conflict

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, American Prometheus, by Kai Bird amd MartinSherwin, the film stars Cillian Murphy stars as the physicist who

The moments that it took Gavrilo Princip to step forward to the stalled car and shoot dead Franz Ferdinand and his wife were perhaps the most fateful

Why do human beings fight one another?In this exhilarating and bracing book, we learn the common logic driving vainglorious monarchs, dictators, mobs,