De Republiek was tijdens de Vierde Engelse Oorlog niet opgewassen tegen de maritieme kracht van Groot-Brittannië. Recent bronnenonderzoek in archieven, primaire literatuur en egodocumenten heeft een schat aan nieuwe gegevens opgeleverd over betrokken kapiteins, de bemanningen, de schepen, de rederijen die deze uitrustten, de krijgsgevangenen over en weer, de operatiegebieden, kruistochten en de prijzen die werden buitgemaakt.  Meer

Verpleegkundigen lopen voorop in expliciete aandacht voor de zorg tijdens de laatste levensfase van hun patiënten. Mede door hun inzet kwam in de laatste decennia van de vorige eeuw een professionele en wetenschappelijke benadering van de palliatieve zorg voort.  Meer

De maatschappelijke veranderingen in de jaren 1950-1975 in de provincie Zeeland waren stormachtig. Het geïsoleerde eilandenrijk werd door het Deltaplan met dammen, bruggen en wegen zowel onderling als met Zuid-Holland en Brabant verbonden.  Meer

The study of medieval warfare has developed enormously in recent years. The figure of the armoured mounted knight, who was believed to have materialized in Carolingian times, long dominated all discussion of the subject.  Meer

The study of medieval warfare has developed enormously in recent years. The figure of the armoured mounted knight, who was believed to have materialized in Carolingian times, long dominated all discussion of the subject.  Meer

The Crusades and the Expansion of Catholic Christendom, 1000-1714 is a fascinating and accessible survey that places the medieval Crusades in their European context, and examines, for the first time, their impact on European expansion.  Meer

The success of the First Crusade, and its capture of Jerusalem in 1099, has been conventionally explained in terms of its ideological and political motivation.  Meer

The Crusades and the Expansion of Catholic Christendom, 1000-1714 is a fascinating and accessible survey that places the medieval Crusades in their European context, and examines, for the first time, their impact on European expansion.  Meer

This volume brings together a series of articles by John France, published over a span of more than forty years, covering a number of aspects of the military and crusading history of the Middle Ages, both in Europe and the Near East.  Meer

From the author of Victory in the East: A Military History of the First Crusade, this book offers a wide-ranging and innovative survey of crusading...  Meer

In 1095 the First Crusade was launched, establishing a great military endeavour which was a central preoccupation of Europeans until the end of the thirteenth century.  Meer

This volume brings together a series of articles by John France, published over a span of more than forty years, covering a number of aspects of the military and crusading history of the Middle Ages, both in Europe and the Near East.  Meer

From the author of Victory in the East: A Military History of the First Crusade, this book offers a wide-ranging and innovative survey of crusading...  Meer

In 1095 the First Crusade was launched, establishing a great military endeavour which was a central preoccupation of Europeans until the end of the thirteenth century.  Meer

A witty history of 2000 years of French history and the last book from legendary popular historian John Julius Norwich  Meer

Revised to reflect critical trends of the past 15 years, the third iteration of this widely adopted critical edition presents the 1831 text of Mary Shelley's English Romantic novel along with critical essays that introduce students to Frankenstein from a range of contemporary perspectives.  Meer