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Mother of God: A History of the Virgin Mary by Miri Rubin
Category: Spirituality
Mary, the mother of Jesus, is one of the most powerful, influential and complex of all religious figures. The focus for women, the inspiration of faith, the subject of innumerable paintings, sculptures, pieces of music and churches, Mary is so entangled in our world that it is impossible to conceive of ...Show more
Mother of God : A History of the Virgin Mary by Miri Rubin
Category: Philosophy and Religion
Mary, the mother of Jesus, is one of the most powerful, influential and complex of all religious figures. The focus for women, the inspiration of faith, the subject of innumerable paintings, sculptures, pieces of music and churches, Mary is so entangled in our world that it is impossible to conceive of ...Show more
The Hollow Crown by Miri Rubin
Category: History | Series: The\Penguin History of Britain Ser.
An exciting new author to add to the Penguin Press history list. There is no more haunting, compelling period in Britain's history than the later middle ages. The extraordinary kings - Edward III and Henry V, the great warriors, Richard II and Henry VI, tragic inadequates killed by their failure to use ...Show more
The Hollow Crown: A History of Britain in the Late Middle Ages by Miri Rubin
Category: History
For within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal temples of a king Keeps death his court Richard II Nine kings ruled England in the two centuries described by this book six died violently, two usurped the throne and died naturally, if uneasily, after brief ...Show more
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