The Votive Crown

Author : Paula Constant
Publisher : Fehu Press
Page : 839 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780648735861

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The Votive Crown by Paula Constant Pdf

Spain, AD 687: Three children come of age amid the turbulent decline of Visigothic Spain. Yosef is preparing to leave Granada with his father on a trading mission to the East. His friend, wild, silent Laelia, is unsure of her betrothal to the aristocratic Theo. Then Oppa, scheming son of the new Visigoth king, comes south, hungry for riches and for blood. Within days, Laelia is wounded, Theo is enslaved, Yosef’s father has been killed and Yosef himself has fled a false accusation of murder. Now his perilous journey through the Arab lands of North Africa becomes desperately important - and loyalty becomes a choice. Set against a sprawling medieval landscape, The Votive Crown is the first full length book in the Visigoths of Spain saga, following the fortunes of three Spanish families caught in the fall of the Visigothic kingdom and the Arabic conquest of Spain. It is preceded by a prequel novella, The Saharan Queen. Theudemir of Aurariola (Theo) is a Spanish nobleman betrothed sent to fight abroad in the Imperial fleet. When the fleet is attacked at sea, Theo finds himself alone and enslaved on foreign shores. As he battles to survive and rejoin the fleet, Theo is sustained by his bond with Lælia, the fierce, pagan Spanish heiress to whom he is betrothed. Raised among the tribes of the old Roman South, Lælia is not accustomed to the trappings of the Toletum court, nor the corruption she finds there. After Theo is lost at sea, Lælia must find a way to escape a forced marriage to Oppa, the sadistic royal bastard. As Spain slides toward civil war, Lælia uncovers an old secret that may be the key to Oppa's undoing. Yosef is the son of a Jewish merchant who is about to embark upon a perilous trading journey to the far East when a brutal act by Oppa sees his father murdered, and Yosef himself exiled. Deep in Saharan sands he joins the forces of warrior queen Dahiya as they battle the oncoming Arab army, and searches for Theo, whose help he is reliant on for the safe outcome of his journey. As Spain descends further into chaos, Emperor and Caliph war for control over the medieval Circle of Lands. In a world on the brink of collapse, love, loyalty and honour unite Spain's children across distance and time.

Author : Paula Constant
Publisher : Visigoths of Spain
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0648735818

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The Votive Crown: Coin and Corruption are King by Paula Constant Pdf

HIS DUTY IS TO A COUNTRY WHICH FORGOT HIM.Visigothic Spania, 687ADTheudemir of Aurariola knows peace is fragile. Though the Visigothic nobility have been united for half a century, a new King with old grudges sits beneath Spania's Votive Crown, and rebellion stirs in the south.As tensions rise, Theudemir encounters royal bastard Oppa, for whom coin is king, ambition the only faith - and Theudemir's betrothed, Lælia, the key to power.Exiled and enslaved, Theudemir must make an impossible choice: return to save the woman he loves from Oppa's corruption; or stay and save Spania itself from an Arabic army bent on conquest.From the bestselling author of Sahara comes the first in a sprawling, epic historical fiction series set amongst Visigothic Spain's turbulent decline, and the rise of Arabic Al Andalus.

Author : Peter J. Heather
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 0851157629

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The Visigoths from the Migration Period to the Seventh Century by Peter J. Heather Pdf

Between 376 and 476 the Roman Empire in western Europe was dismantled by aggressive outsiders, "barbarians" as the Romans labelled them. Chief among these were the Visigoths, a new force of previously separate Gothic and other groups from south-west France, initially settled by the Romans but subsequently, from the middle of the fifth century, achieving total independence from the failing Roman Empire, and extending their power from the Loire to the Straits of Gibraltar. These studies draw on literary and archaeological evidence to address important questions thrown up by the history of the Visigoths and of the kingdom they generated: the historical processes which led to their initial creation; the emergence of the Visigothic kingdom in the fifth century; and the government, society, culture and economy of the "mature" kingdom of the sixth and seventh centuries. A valuable feature of the collection, reflecting the switch of the centre of the Visigothic kingdom from France to Spain from the beginning of the sixth century, is the inclusion, in English, of current Spanish scholarship. Dr PETER HEATHER teaches in the Department of History at University College London. Contributors: Dennis H. Green, Peter Heather, Ana Jimenez Garnica, Giorgio Ausenda, Ian Nicholas Wood, Isabel Velazquez, Felix Retamero, Pablo C. Diaz, Mayke de Jong, Gisela Ripoll Lopez, Andreas Schwarcz

Author : Alex Archer
Publisher : Gold Eagle
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780373621583

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The Matador's Crown by Alex Archer Pdf

As something of an expert on the medieval period, archaeologist Annja Creed jumps at the invitation from the Museum of Cadiz to assess its acquisition of Egyptian coins. She soon finds herself embroiled in a murder investigation that takes her through the colorful world of flamenco and bullfighting. Original.

Author : Diane J. Reilly
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047409472

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The Art of Reform in Eleventh-Century Flanders: Gerard of Cambrai, Richard of Saint-Vanne and the Saint-Vaast Bible by Diane J. Reilly Pdf

Using the political and theological writings of the eleventh-century churchmen Gerard of Cambrai and Richard of Saint-Vanne, this study argues that the Flemish Saint-Vaast Bible's illuminations defended the continued hegemony of the then embattled offices of King and Bishop.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780198889397

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by Anonim Pdf

Author : William Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Coronations
ISBN : PRNC:32101073815464

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Crowns & Coronations by William Jones Pdf

Author : John Bershof, MD
Publisher : John Bershof, MD
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-18
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Sixth History of Man by John Bershof, MD Pdf

In the spirit of medieval writer Chaucer, all human activity lies within the artist’s scope, the History of Man Series uses medicine as a jumping off point to explore precisely that, all history, all science, all human activity since the beginning of time. The jumping off style of writing takes the reader, the listener into worlds unknown, always returning to base, only to jump off again. History of Man are stories and tales of nearly everything. The Sixth History of Man is the last narrative in the History of Man Series that uses infection as the underlying foundation. The series will continue but use other disease platforms for jumping off. From a human infection perspective, this sixth book will visit with the King of Pop Michael Jackson, vitiligo and propofol, the famous and infamous sexually transmitted diseases—herpes, gonorrhea, chlamydia, trichomonas, HIV and the granddaddy of colorful stories, syphilis—with their very entertaining tales, a world of romance, suspense, and thrillers. We’ll hop from science to art to music, going back in time to the astronomy of the Persians, Syrians, the Greek Aristotle and on to Ptolemy, Copernicus and Kepler. Our travels will take us to the Renaissance of art and music, stopping along a few stations, such as da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, and Monet. A discussion of why and how humans went from spoken language to written language is on our menu. We will pay homage with another visit with the First Viennese School, parse senility, delirium, and dementia and most assuredly discuss the women who helped build Johns Hopkins Hospital. OK Boomers! and the sociology of cohort generations will help complete this narrative.

Author : Leonard Williams
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1907
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781465599674

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The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain (Complete) by Leonard Williams Pdf

Author : Heidi Heiks
Publisher : TEACH Services, Inc.
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781572586291

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AD 1798-1843 Source Book by Heidi Heiks Pdf

The events of the year 1798 and what followed immediately afterward are of great interest to students of history and prophecy. In this collection of primary and secondary documents compiled shortly thereafter, Brother Heiks has filled out the events surrounding the captivity of Pope Pius VI and the setting up of the Roman Republic through the eyes of those who participated in those events at the time. One can follow this course of events in intimate detail through the witness of those who favored such a change and those who did not. All of this makes the importance of those events much more clear and Brother Heiks is to be congratulated for bringing together these remarkable sources that provide so much detail in their witness. William H. Shea, MD, Ph.D. Former Professor: Old Testament Department Seminary, Andrews University Former Associate: Biblical Research Institute General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 694 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1838-07
Category : English literature
ISBN : OXFORD:555031654

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The Court Magazine and Monthly Critic, and Lady's Magazine and Museum by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jerrilynn D. Dodds,Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Art, Medieval
ISBN : 9780810964334

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The Art of Medieval Spain, A.D. 500-1200 by Jerrilynn D. Dodds,Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Pdf

Author : Paula Constant
Publisher : Fehu Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Saharan Queen by Paula Constant Pdf

Saharan Africa, AD 670: As the daughter of a chief, Dahiya knows what it takes to lead an army against the Arabic invaders. Her ambition threatens her rivals, who believe a woman’s place is in bed rather than on a battlefield. War is coming. Dahiya has neither men nor arms. Her people are divided, and her nearest ally is a thousand miles across the sands. Her only choice is to fight beside Apsimar, the charismatic leader of the Greek fleet. Dahiya sees an equal. Apsimar sees the woman behind the sword. Love is about to become a battlefield. A prequel to the Visigoths of Spain series. What readers are saying: "I read until 3am, woke up, and read until I finished it. The writing is next level." "Delivers on the epic promise in the title...a big punch for a novella size." "Took me into a world and time I knew nothing about. Left me panting for the series." "Dahiya is a bad ass!"

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 1402 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004215139

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Push Me, Pull You by Anonim Pdf

Medieval and Renaissance viewers demanded art and architecture that provoked emotional and/or performative interactivity. The authors of these essays explore the history of this call and response from the view of both artists and devotees.

Author : British Museum. Department of Prints and Drawings,William Hughes Willshire
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Engravers
ISBN : UOM:39015015676730

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Catalogue of Early Prints in the British Museum: Willshire, W.H. German and Flemish schools by British Museum. Department of Prints and Drawings,William Hughes Willshire Pdf