History Books

Dracula, Prince of Many Faces: His Life and His Times by Radu R. Florescu; Raymond McNally

$10.00

Dracula, Prince of Many Faces: His Life and His Times by Radu R. Florescu; Raymond McNally

Harriet Beecher Stowe: A Life by Joan D. Hedrick

$20.00

Harriet Beecher Stowe: A Life by Joan D. Hedrick

The Creation of Feminist Consciousness From the Middle Ages to Eighteen-Seventy by Gerda Lerner

$15.00

The Creation of Feminist Consciousness From the Middle Ages to Eighteen-Seventy by Gerda Lerner

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Criminals, Idiots, Women, and Minors: Writing By Women On Women by Susan Hamilton

$25.00

Criminals, Idiots, Women, and Minors: Writing By Women On Women by Susan Hamilton

Dreaming of East: Western Women And the Exotic Allure of the Orient by Barbara Hodgson

$15.00

Dreaming of East: Western Women And the Exotic Allure of the Orient by Barbara Hodgson

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Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey by Lillian Schlissel

$15.00

Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey by Lillian Schlissel

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A Small Sound of the Trumpet by Margaret Wade Labarge

$10.00

A Small Sound of the Trumpet by Margaret Wade Labarge

Travel, Gender, and Imperialism: Mary Kingsley and West Africa by Alison Blunt

$30.00

Travel, Gender, and Imperialism: Mary Kingsley and West Africa by Alison Blunt

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Much to Be Done by Frances Hoffman and Ryan Taylor

Much to Be Done: Private Life in Ontario from Victorian Diaries by Frances Hoffman and Ryan Taylor

$20.00

Much to Be Done: Private Life in Ontario from Victorian Diaries by Frances Hoffman and Ryan Taylor

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Women in Purple by Judith Herrin

$15.00

Women in Purple by Judith Herrin

{"id":4748961579079,"title":"Women in Purple by Judith Herrin","handle":"9781842125298","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this exhilarating and highly entertaining account, one of the foremost historians of the medieval period tells the story of how these fascinating women exercised imperial sovereignty with consummate skill and sometimes ruthless tactics. Though they gained access to the all-pervasive authority of the Byzantine ruling dynasty through marriage, all three continued to wear the imperial purple and wield tremendous power as widows. From Constantinople, their own Queen City, the empresses undermined competitors and governed like men. They conducted diplomacy across the known world, negotiating with the likes of Charlemagne, Roman popes, and the great Arab caliph Harun al Rashid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhoenix, 2002.\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781842125298. 304 pp.\u003cbr\u003eSoftcover. Fine.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-07-14T12:40:38-04:00","created_at":"2020-07-14T12:40:37-04:00","vendor":"Brown \u0026 Dickson Bookstore","type":"Book","tags":["Biography","History","Medieval","Women's Studies"],"price":1500,"price_min":1500,"price_max":1500,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":32448075137095,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781842125298","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Women in Purple by Judith Herrin","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1500,"weight":500,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781842125298"}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0169\/0727\/2256\/products\/9781842125298.jpg?v=1594744839"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0169\/0727\/2256\/products\/9781842125298.jpg?v=1594744839","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Women in Purple by Judith Herrin","id":7125812478023,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.646,"height":500,"width":323,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0169\/0727\/2256\/products\/9781842125298.jpg?v=1594744838"},"aspect_ratio":0.646,"height":500,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0169\/0727\/2256\/products\/9781842125298.jpg?v=1594744838","width":323}],"content":"\u003cp\u003eIn this exhilarating and highly entertaining account, one of the foremost historians of the medieval period tells the story of how these fascinating women exercised imperial sovereignty with consummate skill and sometimes ruthless tactics. Though they gained access to the all-pervasive authority of the Byzantine ruling dynasty through marriage, all three continued to wear the imperial purple and wield tremendous power as widows. From Constantinople, their own Queen City, the empresses undermined competitors and governed like men. They conducted diplomacy across the known world, negotiating with the likes of Charlemagne, Roman popes, and the great Arab caliph Harun al Rashid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhoenix, 2002.\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781842125298. 304 pp.\u003cbr\u003eSoftcover. Fine.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

Memoirs Of A Medieval Woman by Louise Collis

Memoirs Of A Medieval Woman: The Life And Times Of Margery Kempe by Louise Collis

$10.00

Memoirs Of A Medieval Woman: The Life And Times Of Margery Kempe by Louise Collis

The Apricot Blooms in the Desert by Edward Payne

$10.00

The Apricot Blooms in the Desert by Edward Payne

Deeds/Abstracts: The History of a London Lot by Greg Curnoe

$20.00

Deeds/Abstracts: The History of a London Lot by Greg Curnoe

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The Golden Bough: a Study in Magic and Religion

$10.00

The Golden Bough: a Study in Magic and Religion

Grahame Clark: An Intellectual Biography of an Archaeologist by Brian Fagan

$15.00

Grahame Clark: An Intellectual Biography of an Archaeologist by Brian Fagan

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Dr. Simon Forman: A Most Notorious Physician by Judith Cook

$15.00

Dr. Simon Forman: A Most Notorious Physician by Judith Cook

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The Measure of Reality by Alfred W. Crosby

The Measure of Reality: Quantification in Western Europe, 1250-1600 by Alfred W. Crosby

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The Measure of Reality: Quantification in Western Europe, 1250-1600 by Alfred W. Crosby

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Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey by Isabel Fonseca

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Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey by Isabel Fonseca

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An Extraordinary Theory of Objects by Stephanie LaCava

An Extraordinary Theory of Objects: A Memoir of an Outsider in Paris by Stephanie LaCava

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