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A History of the Crusades III
The third volume of Steven Runciman's classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades'The whole tale is one of faith and folly, courage and greed, hope and …
A History of the Crusades II
The second volume of Steven Runciman's classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades'There was magic about. Saladin himself was troubled by terrible …
A History of the Crusades I
The first volume of Steven Runciman's classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades'On a February day in the year AD 638 the Caliph Omar entered Jerusalem, …
A History of the First Bulgarian Empire
Sir Steven Runciman tells the story of the First Bulgarian Empire as only he can. Few other historians before or since have been able to tell such a riveting and vibrant tale while …
Fall of Constantinople
The Emperor Romanus Lecapenus and His Reign
This study, centred around the reign of the usurping Emperor Romanus Lecapenus, was originally published in 1929, reissued in 1963, and has been out of print for several years. It …
Emperor Romanus Lecapenus and his Reign
Great Church in Captivity
This is Sir Steven Runciman's established and widely admired classic account of the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
The Byzantine Theocracy
The constitution of the Byzantine Empire was based on the conviction that it was the earthly copy of the Kingdom of Heaven. Just as God ruled in Heaven, so the Emperor, made in his …
White Rajah
The White Rajah documents a fascinating time in Sarawak made possible by high integrity of three generations of Brooke men.
Alanya (Ala'iyya)
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The Sicilian Vespers
On 30 March 1282, as the bells of Palermo were ringing for Vespers, the Sicilian townsfolk, crying ‘Death to the French’, slaughtered the garrison and administration of their …