The eighth and ninth centuries
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The landscape still bears witness to the changes that took place in a highly ordered and stratified polity over the course of the eighth and ninth centuriesalthough the detail of this society is difficult to recover, there is no doubt that it was successful in maintaining its independence for over two centuries before it was over-run by the anglo-saxons from the eastevidence of christianity in post-roman somerset is strongsomerset provides good evidence of long-term monastic survival from the late post-roman world through to the great rebirth of the tenth centuryas new condition, appears unreadoxfam books & music salisbury the county of somerset cannot lay claim to have been an anglo-saxon kingdom like kent or sussex, but nevertheless it has a history as a distinct region which can be traced to the seventh century and there are hints of an earlier entity in the post-roman periodinstead the shire came to feel the influence of gaul and ireland through its ecclesiastical links and also through the vikings, who had a commercial side to their contacts with western britainthe westward expansion of the anglo-saxons of hampshire and wiltshire was a step in the formation of wessex, both as a kingdom and as a self-conscious societythe enthusiastic acceptance of christianity by the anglo-saxons was closely bound up with the emergence of their petty kingdoms and the ideological support offered by the church underpinned much of the new structures of their societysee oxfam website for delivery information read morealthough profoundly rural and agricultural even somerset felt the impact of trade with the outside world, though a connection with distant parts of the mediterranean did not last longthe book also examines the response to the challenge presented by the attacks of the vikings and traces the impact of the new technologies introduced into agriculture which underpinned a profound change in the structure of society at all levels and provided the economic impetus for a growth in population and the final shaping of the landscape we see todaythis book traces the way in which the king and his warrior followers shaped the countryside to meet the particular needs of a society which was still in the process of formation when it created somerseton the edge of the highland zone, with its diverse topography, newly conquered somerset provided the early anglo-saxon kings and aristocracy with a rich prize, which they were quick to exploitthe influence of the church on this society was profound, successfully replacing the gods of the romano-british world with the faith which now dominated the eastern empire and the barbarian successor states of the western empirein return the church prospered as a major economic and cultural force in the landscapeit is at some of its church sites that we should look for the continuity between the post-roman and the anglo-saxon worlds
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The eighth day - mdos santos first edition signed by the author ÂŁ40 read more
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Introduces students to the best recent writings on the scientific revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuriesoxfam shop bishop's stortford this book introduces students to the best recent writings on the scientific revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries see oxfam website for delivery information read morecovers a wide range of topics including astronomy, science and religion, natural philosophy, technology, medicine and alchemyrepresents a broad range of approaches from the seminal to the innovativepresents work by scholars who have been at the forefront of reinterpreting the scientific revolution great condition copy of a excellent book for students and historians of the period
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The eighth and final instalment of the international best-selling series from jenny nimmo starring charlie boneperfect for fans of harry potter, eva ibbotson, cornelia funke's inkheart and shane hegarty's darkmoutha secret legacyand lord grimwald, dagbert's father, is enlisted to drown charlie's father and mother on their second honeymoon using his magical sea globeshe has won several significant awards for her children's fiction, including the nestle smarties book prize and the tir na n-og welsh arts council award for the snow spidera destiny unfulfilledthe bloors are gathering their evil forces - thieves, poisoners, kidnappers, swindlers and even murderers from piminy streetit looks like charlie's only hope might be the mysterious red knight'dark, funny, crackling with magic' - author artemis cooper on midnight for charlie bone 'a fast moving, dialogue driven romp with plenty of cliff-hangers for those first hooked into reading by harry potter' - bookseller on midnight for charlie bone jenny nimmo is the acclaimed author of the charlie bone seriesbut who is he? and can he help charlie defeat the bloors once and for all? have you collected all of the charlie bone series? midnight for charlie bone charlie bone and the time twister charlie bone and the blue boa charlie bone and the castle of mirrors charlie bone and the hidden king charlie bone and the wilderness wolf charlie bone and the shadow of badlock charlie bone and the red knight also look out for the snow spider trilogyshe lives in wales with her husband, david   see oxfam website for delivery information read morean academy for magic and special talentsoxfam shop addlestone classic magic and mystery from one of britain's best-loved authors of fantasy adventure
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Luther was the revolutionary genius; because of his acute sense of paradox his teaching is difficult to understand, but dr whale's summing-up makes it a good deal easieroxfam bookshop carlisle first published in , this book was intended to offer a new interpretation of early protestantism and, against this background, a searching treatment of modern religious issuessome page edge and board wear, jacket is cutthe protestant tradition stems mainly from luther, calvin, and the sectarianssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreafter him calvin, with his remorseless logic, may seem an unsympathetic figure; but here he is shown in his proper light as the great statesman and doctrinarian of the young churchhe speaks with conviction and vigour about issues including religious tolerance and intolerance and the conflict between church and state; he closes with a plea for unity the churchthe sectarian movement was steadily gaining strength in england in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; dr whale examines its teachings and tells of its later development
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham this fascinating new book explores what life was like during the templars' stay in somerset during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuriesit reveals the struggles over land ownership in the county, and introduces the reader to little known historical characters including william de marisco, revealing his struggle with the templars, and claim to the throne of englandthe final chapter explores the controversy surrounding a carved wooden man's head discovered in a somerset churchrichly illustrated and compiled using original research, this book is sure to appeal to everyone interested in medieval historysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe author has found compelling evidence to suggest the church was not only built on templar land, but had a connection with the grand master of the order himself
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The mahabharata was probably compiled between the 3rd century bce and the 3rd century ce, the original events related by the epic probably fall between the 9th and 8th centuries bcecondition volumes included i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi (vii not included) viii, ix, x, xi, xiiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe mahabharata - mahabharata is one of the two major sanskrit epic of ancient india, the other being the ramaya?acatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablegenerally good conditionref:wikipedia kisari mohan ganguli (also kwith original red cloth covers, slight bumped cornersthe text probably reached its final form by the early gupta period (cthese 11 volumes have been translated from the original sanskrit languagethis is the early edition of english translation in these volumesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethese volumes are an important translation which gives westerners a glimpse of this ancient indian civilisationapprox 500 pages each volumehis translation published as the mahabharata of krishna-dwaipayana vyasa translated into english prose between and , by protap chandra rai (), a calcutta bookseller who owned a printing press and raised funds for the project it narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the kurukshetra war and the fates of the kaurava and the pa??ava princes and their successors4th century ce) this vast storehouse of indian knowledge is normally hiddenprinted calcutta - kolkata indiatraditionally, the authorship of the mahabharata is attributed to vyasaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiganguli) an indian translator first complete translation of the sanskrit epic mahabharata in englishbinding slightly-loose in volume iii & iv
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries ushered in a new era of discovery as explorers traversed the globe, returning home with vivid tales of distant lands and exotic peoplesaided by the invention of the printing press in europe, travelers were able to spread their accounts to wider audiences than ever beforefrom christopher columbus to lesser-known figures such as the huguenot missionary jean de léry, this anthology brings together first-hand accounts of places connected by the atlantic, pacific, and indian oceanswritten by authors from spain, france, italy, england, china, and north africa describing locations that range from brazil to canada, china to virginia, and angola to vietnam, these accounts provided crucial insight into unfamiliar cultures and environments, and also betrayed the prejudices of their own societies, revealing as much about the observers themselves as they did about faraway landsin travel narratives from the age of discovery, historian peter cin addition to these travel narratives, this anthology features rare pictures from sixteenth-century printed books, including images of brazil, roanoke, guiana, and india, which, together with the accounts themselves, provide a detailed understanding of the many ways in which fifteenth and sixteenth century travelers and readers imagined other worlds see oxfam website for delivery information read moreincluded here are the mughal emperor babur's first thoughts of india upon establishing his empire there, the chinese chronicler ma huan's report detailing chinese travel to the middle east during the fifteenth century, and an account of africa written by the man known as leo africanusunlike other collections, travel narratives from the age of discovery offers a global view of travel at a crucial stage in world, and human, history, with accounts written by non-european authors, including two new translationsmancall has compiled some of the most important travel accounts of this era
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English history of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries often overlooks the contribution of ireland, scotland and wales to the formation of the british statethis collection opened up a different kind of literary history and has pressing relevance for discussions of 'britishness' see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop wallingford though british history and identity in the early modern period are intensively researched areas, the role of literature in the construction of 'britishness' is under-examinedin this volume, a team of leading renaissance literary critics read a broad range of texts from the period, including plays of shakespeare, in light of british historyprominent historians respond to the issues raised by the volumehistorians describe 'britain' as a multiple kingdom, with a long history of conflict
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Oxfam bookshop skipton number of discs:Â 1 "this cd is a one hour, beautiful rendition of the original, where purcell combines styles from lyrical ballads of the 16th and 17th centuries with masque traditions in english music, absorbing italian and french influences from such as the early opera composer, monteverdi, to produce a masterpiece of early opera (even though it was an unfinished piece)the intriguing and complex plot involves a peruvian (inca) princess, orazia; a mexican queen, zempoalla; and the mexican heir to the throne, montezumabased on a play by sir robert howard with a libretto written by poet/playwright john dryden, purcell's romance is not the sentimental kind, but his music seems soar into the heavens, or maybe it's coming from heaven!" (amazon review) see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It was later used by royal courts during the renaissance, and contributed to the increasingly brutal prosecution of witchcraft during the 16th and 17th centuriesoxfam shop horsham an english translation of the best known treatise on witchcraftinternal pages are clean and unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebook bound in black cloth with metallic red and silver design on the front, title and silver design on the spine which is barely fadedgrey marbled paper covered slipcase, a little wear to open corner tipsit was written by the catholic clergyman heinrich kramer and first published in the german city of speyer in
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Students and exegetes of the old testament and its individual authors and books will be introduced here to antioch's distinctive approach and interpretation by commentators reading their local form of the greek biblein the course of this survey, readers will gain an insight also into antioch's worldview and its approach to the person of jesus, to soteriology, morality and spiritualitythough the biblical text was admittedly jewish in origin, "the text and the meaning are ours," claimed chrysostom; and the great bulk of extant remains reveals the pastoral priority given to this often obscure materialincluded in this ministry were homilies on the old testament by john chrysostom and written commentaries by his mentor diodore and his fellow student theodore, and later by theodoretsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear in the period between the councils of nicea and chalcedon in the fourth and fifth centuries, the faithful in the churches of the ecclesiastical district of antioch were the beneficiaries of the ministry of the word from distinguished pastors
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The story of the nine 'kaffir' wars, fought in the 18th and 19th centuries between the whites and the xhosa nation, form the heart of this astonishing booknoel mostert vivdly recounts this momentous story and its appalling aftermath - the self-immolation of the xhosaexternally the bottom right corner of the front cover has been creased and the is some slight signs of edge wear on the front and back coverssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit was here that the crucial frontier was variously to be found - the volatile border where colonial expansion met local intransigence and brutal warfare proved the only solution to the impassein an epilogue he observes that the end of the wars did not mean the end of the agony, but rather a legacy of pain and anger that to this day shapes south african societyinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedin a comparatively small area of land, eastwards from the cape, on territory demarcated by the great fish and the great kai riversoxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionhis starting point is the arrival of the first visitors to the cape, the portugeuse, in
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Sikh gurus the life and times of the ten sikh gurus by om books international the sikh gurus are the spiritual masters of sikhi who established this religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning inbeautifully illustrated, rare book bargain only ÂŁ10he was succeeded by nine other gurus until, in , the guruship was finally passed on by the tenth guru to the holy sikh scripture, guru granth sahib which is now considered the living guru by the followers of the sikh faiththe year marks the birth of guru nanak the founder of sikhism
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Paperback - good condition - 333 pages this is the story of the making of england in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which king alfred the great, his son and grandson defeated the danish vikings who had invaded and occupied three of england’s four kingdomsthis thrilling adventure—based on existing records of bernard cornwell’s ancestors—depicts a time when law and order were ripped violently apart by a pagan assault on christian england, an assault that came very close to destroying englandhe certainly has no love for alfred, whom he considers a pious weakling and no match for viking savagery, yet when alfred unexpectedly defeats the danes and the danes themselves turn on uhtred, he is finally forced to choose sidesabove all, though, he wishes to recover his father’s land, the enchanting fort of bebbanburg by the wild northern seathe story is seen through the eyes of uhtred, a dispossessed nobleman, who is captured as a child by the danes and then raised by them so that, by the time the northmen begin their assault on wessex (alfred’s kingdom and the last territory in english hands) uhtred almost thinks of himself as a daneby now he is a young man, in love, trained to fight and ready to take his place in the dreaded shield wall
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The year marks the birth of guru nanak the founder of sikhismbeautifully illustrated, rare book bargain only ÂŁ10 read morethe sikh gurus are the spiritual masters of sikhi who established this religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning inhe was succeeded by nine other gurus until, in , the guruship was finally passed on by the tenth guru to the holy sikh scripture, guru granth sahib which is now considered the living guru by the followers of the sikh faithsikh gurus the life and times of the ten sikh gurus
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This is a study of the epidemiology of the plague, covering religious belief, plague in the ancient world, middle ages up to the 18th and 19th centuriesoxfam shop macclesfield the conquest of plague, by l fabian hirst, md, oxford university press, pp including indexsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis covers vectors of plague ie rats, fleas, other rodents, human transmission of plague, finally dealing with methods of containment and control
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Oxfam bookshop preston the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries witnessed the transformation of the old rural order to the modern class societywhile historians have studied this transition as it occurred in individual countries, jerome blum offers the first view of it as a european experience that transcended political frontierssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book is in very good condition for its age, with clean, white pages throughout
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Oxfam shop clitheroe the only book of its kind in any language, travel in the ancient world offers a lively, comprehensive history of ancient travel, from the first egyptian voyages recorded in old kingdom inscriptions through greek and roman times to the christian pilgrimages of the fourth and sixth centuriesrich in anecdote and colorful detail, it now returns to print in paperback with a new preface by the authorsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It is based on evidence derived from the buildings themselves,documents and contemporary descriptionssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop aberystwyth this book is about the homes of the rural poor during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and in particular the materials, techniques and processes used to build them
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The oxford handbook of modern and contemporary american poetry provides a comprehensive approach to the debates that have defined the study of american verse of the twentieth and twenty-first centuriessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreboards and dust wrapper in very good conditiontopics include: the influence of jazz on beat poetry; surrealist influences on american verse; disability poetics; asian american poetry; and moreoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback, first edition, oxford university press
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Oxfam bookshop tavistock twenty-four italian songs and arias of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries arranged for the medium high voice and pianocover and pages clean and tightly boundschirmer's library of musical classics volumeslight damage from label at top right corner of cover and very slight marking on back coversee oxfam website for delivery information read more very good condition
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Quality: vinyl: vg++ cover: vg++ (small sticker damage) earth & fire profile: earth and fire were a dutch progressive and symphonic rock band who over time evolved into a pop groupthe early atlantis () and song of the marching children (), are recommendedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitemanufactured and distributed by philips records quality: vinyl: vg+ (some hairlines) cover: vg+ (name written on backside) shocking blue profile: dutch rock groupearth and fire ?– atlantis label: polydor ?– format: vinyl, lp, album, gatefold, first press country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: prog rock, symphonic rock notes all songs published by new dayglow music, hilversumsee pictures for detailscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available500 format: vinyl, lp, album country: uk released:v genre: rock, pop, folk, world, & country style: pop rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock notes comes in a front-laminated flipback coverformed in by former the motions guitarist robbie van leeuwenshortly thereafter, mariska veres came as lead vocalistearth & fire were able to make some great albums in the processformed in the netherlands by twin brothers chris and gerard koerts, and most popular in the s when fronted by singer jerney kaagman, earth and fire had many chart topping hits in the netherlands and elsewhere in europe, though they never gained much popularity in the united kingdom or the americasprinted and made by garrod & lofthouse ltdon cover, second on labelour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offered objectmanufactured by philips records ltdultra rare albums by famous dutch bands shocking blue, the motions and earth & fire            the albums:                                        shocking blue ?– at home label: penny farthing ?– pels 500, penny farthing ?– pelsthe motions ?– terug in de tijd label: negram ?– hjn 205 format: vinyl, lp, compilation country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: beat quality: vinyl: vg+ (some hairlines) cover: vg+ (name written on backside) the motions profile: the motions from the hague were one of the bigger groups of the s dutch beat explosionin and , the group enjoyed a worldwide chart success with “venus”, followed by several other hit singles? includes insert with lyrics, etctheir first single hit the dutch top 40 inare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipink labels with bicycle logothey were formed out of the remnants of ritchie clark and the ricochets in and went on to become hitmakers for the next several years in the '60stheir biggest international hit was "weekend", a number one single in the netherlands, switzerland, germany, denmark and portugal
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But economic inefficiency also created a pool of under-utilized resources that could potentially be mobilized in pursuit of political powerresource shortages prevented rulers from establishing a fiscal apparatus capable of appropriating such resources as were physically availablesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop wallingford the field and the forge offers a new approach to the pre-industrial past in europe and the mediterranean basin from the roman republic to the fall of napoleonbased on an original synthesis of 'structural' economic and demographic history with traditionally 'event driven' political and military history, it takes as its starting point ethe opening section considers the ensuing constraints on productivity, transportation, and the spatial organization of the economythe second section analyses the constraints imposed by muscle-powered military technology and by the organic economy on the tactical, operational, and strategic use of armed force, and the consequences of the spread of firearms in recorded history's first energy revolutionthis is followed by an analysis of the military and economic constraints on the political integration of space through the formation of geographically extensive political units, and the volume concludes with a section on the demographic and economic consequences of the investment of manpower and resources in warendemic mass poverty curtailed demand, limiting incentives for investment and innovation, and keeping output growth below what was technologically possiblethe volume gives an innovative account of this potential - and why it was realized in the ancient world rather than the medieval west - together with a new analysis of the gunpowder revolution and the inability of rulers to meet the consequential costs within the confines of an organic economyexisting accounts of organic economies emphasize their restricted potential to support economic and political development, but this volume also considers why so much potential remained unrealizedwrigley's concept of 'organic economies' and their reliance on the land for energy and raw materials
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History of the world kids book the americas and the pacific, new, very good condition, free postage
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The best of the mamas and the papas cd good condition read more
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This is a stunningly beautiful coffee table bookpolynesia: the mark and carolyn blackburn collection of polynesian artlavishly produced, richly colour illustrated/photographsbut without the paper cover sleeve, reason for it being is incredibly reasonably pricedthe book is newcovers hawaii, the cook islands, samoa, tonga, fiji, easter island, aotearoa (new zealand) and on across polynesiaif the love the pacific islands, you will love this bookhigh quality paper and printingstill a gorgeous book
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This official first edition biography is signed by the author and personally dedicated sent direct post free within the ukjimmy reveals his struggles with east end gangs, his family links to the krays and the dodgy world of boxing officialsjimmy batten boxing champion tv and film actorwhen the truth finally came out he went on to become an actor in tv and filmshow, when told to stop boxing when diagnosed with brain damage, he carried on being hit by the strongest men in the world
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Jrr tolkien collection - the hobbit and lord of the rings trilogyunread, in hard boxrrp ÂŁ collection from bognor regis only or postage to be paid read morethe fellowship of the ring the two towers the return of the king paperback books
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Jrr tolkien collection - the hobbit and lord of the rings trilogyrrp ÂŁ collection from bognor regis only or postage to be paidunread, in hard boxthe fellowship of the ring the two towers the return of the king paperback books
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