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While the social and cultural history of the early modern military has greatly advanced in the last few decades, the religious dimension of the military life in the Holy Roman Empire between 1500 and 1650 has hardly been explored. The Reformation brought profound political, social and cultural upheavals, but the religiosity of the men and women who followed the Christian life in the chaos of war still represents a large gap in the historiography. Faith in War shows that confessional antagonisms lost much of their meaning during war and coexistence became a fact of army life. Connecting military and civilian social and cultural history in these ways, Nikolas Funke's case study on this period brings new life to important current historiographical discussions in a military context, including stereotyping, confessionalization, social discipline, deviance, toleration, religious violence, and the culture of death.

The latest adventure from our indomitable hero and his friends!A strange new philosophy is gaining popularity amongst the Roman soldiers, spearheaded by the charismatic Isivertuus. When its enchanting influence reaches the Gauls, everything they once held dear is turned upside down.As news of the dire situation reaches Asterix and Obelix, they embark on a thrilling quest to confront Isivertuus and restore the indomitable spirit of the Gauls. Armed with their trademark humour, bravery, and trusty magic potion, can our heroic duo save the Chief's wife and break the spell of the White Iris?

Examines the diverse experiences of Reformed Protestant religious refugees fleeing war and persecution in the Netherlands for cities and towns in the Holy Roman Empire in the late sixteenth century.

Der Immerwährende Reichstag in Regensburg war das wichtigste politische Forum im Alten Reich. In seinen vielfältigen Funktionen als Entscheidungszentrum, als Kommunikationsplattform und als Repräsentationsort besaß er gerade für die kleinen und mittleren Reichsstände große Relevanz. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht am Beispiel der Hochstifte Bamberg und Würzburg erstmals explizit die Politik geistlicher Reichsterritorien beim Reichstag. Ausgehend von einer Bestandsaufnahme zum Bamberger und Würzburger Gesandtschaftswesen werden mit einem akteurszentrierten Zugriff die organisatorischen Grundlagen sowie die konkrete reichstagspolitische Praxis der beiden Hochstifte vor dem Hintergrund der spannungsgeladenen Phase Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts analysiert. Dabei wird deutlich, dass Bamberg und Würzburg überaus aktiv Reichspolitik betrieben und dem Reichstag hohe Bedeutung beimaßen. Die offengelegten Entscheidungsprozesse, Netzwerke und Klientelbeziehungen stellen den Topos der geistlichen Reichsfürsten als bedingungsloser Unterstützer kaiserlicher Politik in Frage.

Who said that dictatorship was dead? The world today is full of Strong Men and their imitators. Caesarism is alive and well. Yet in modern times it's become a strangely neglected subject. Ferdinand Mount opens up a fascinating exploration of how and why Caesars seize power and why they fall.There is a comforting illusion shared by historians and political commentators from Fukuyama back to Macaulay, Mill and Marx, that history progresses in a nice straight line towards liberal democracy or socialism, despite the odd hiccup. In reality, every democracy, however sophisticated or stable it may look, has been attacked or actually destroyed by a would-be Caesar, from Ancient Greece to the present day. Marx was wrong. This Caesarism is not an absurd throwback, it is an ever-present danger. There are Big Caesars who set out to achieve total social control and Little Caesars who merely want to run an agreeable kleptocracy without opposition: from Julius Caesar and Oliver Cromwell through Napoleon and Bolivar, to Mussolini, Salazar, De Gaulle and Trump. The saga of Boris Johnson and Brexit frequently crops up in this author's narrative as a vivid, if Lilliputian instance of the same phenomenon. The final part of this book describes how and why would-be Caesars come to grief, from the Gunpowder Plot to Trump's march on the Capitol and the ejection of Boris Johnson by his own MPs, and ends with a defence of the grubby glories of parliamentary politics and a thought-provoking roadmap of the way back to constitutional government.

The book provides a clear account of Henry's and Charles' complex and ever-changing relationship, both personal and political.

'Lucid, poetic and fascinating' ALICE ROBERTS'Engaging, authoritative and full of fascinating stories of the past' RAY MEARS'A gentle, personal and very readable book' JULIA BLACKBURN AUTHOR OF TIME SONG'A triumph!' JAMES CANTON, AUTHOR OF THE OAK PAPERS'I loved this book' FRANCIS PRYOROn paths, roads, seas, in the air, and in space - there has never been so much human movement. In contrast we think of the past as static, 'frozen in time'. But archaeologists have in fact always found evidence for humanity's irrepressible restlessness. Now, latest developments in science and archaeology are transforming this evidence and overturning how we understand the past movement of humankind. In this book, archaeologist Jim Leary traces the past 3.5 million years to reveal how people have always been moving, how travel has historically been enforced (or prohibited) by people with power, and how our forebears showed incredible bravery and ingenuity to journey across continents and oceans. With Leary to show the way, you'll follow the footsteps of early hunter-gatherers preserved in mud, and tread ancient trackways hollowed by feet over time. Passing drovers, wayfarers and pilgrims, you'll see who got to move, and how people moved. And you'll go on long-distance journeys and migrations to see how movement has shaped our world.

The first book to look at the lives of Anna of Cleves' siblings, particularly her powerful brother Wilhelm V and her elder sister Sybylla, and their interactions with the Holy Roman Empire, England, and France, which had a significant impact on the Reformation.

Of profound importance in late antiquity, the Sasanian Empire is virtually unknown today, except as a counterpoint to the Roman Empire. In this highly readable history, Touraj Daryaee fills a significant gap in our knowledge of world history. He examines the Sasanians' complex and colourful narrative and demonstrates their unique significance, not only for development of Iranian civilization but also for Roman and Islamic history. The Sasanians were the last of the ancient Persian dynasties and are best known as the pre-eminent practitioners of the Zoroastrian religion. Founded by Ardashir l in 224 CE, the Sasanian Empire was the dominant force in the Middle East for several centuries until its last king, Yazdgerd lll, was defeated by the Muslim Arabs in the seventh century. In this concise yet comprehensive book, Touraj Daryaee provides an unrivalled account of Sasanian Persia. Drawing on extensive new sources, he paints a vivid portrait of Sasanian life and unravels the divergent strands that contributed to the making of this great empire. This new edition includes updated economic and political histories as well as several inscriptions that have been found in recent years.

Die Gedichte, die um Karl den Großen entstanden sind, sind einzigartige Zeugnisse für die Kommunikation von Gelehrten wie Alcuin, Theodulf und Paulus Diaconus. In Rätselgedichten, Hofpanoramen, Carmina Figurata und anderen Gedichten streiten und rätseln sie, nennen sich mit Kosenamen, äffen sich nach, greifen im Wettkampf gegeneinander auf die Antike zurück, werden ironisch und sogar bitterböse - und das unter den Blicken des Königs. Die Gedichte entwickeln eine Eigendynamik, die so noch nicht untersucht wurde. Die Monographie möchte diese Quellengattung mit historischen und philologischen Methoden neu eröffnen: Durch eine neue Übersetzung mit einem sorgfältigen Kommentar und durch ein ganzheitliches Erklärungsmodell der Dichterspiele um Karl den Großen.