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The Inquisition was the most powerful disciplinary institution in the early modern world, responsibl... more

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This book is first and foremost an extended examination and discussion of the enslavement of men and... more

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sort of haughty dignity made up of both arrogance and pride. In this book, Jean Flori examines both Richard’s role as...... more

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This important new book, by one of the leading social historians in France today, analyses the chang... more

This book presents a concise, general history of the crusades--whose chief goal was the liberation a... more

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