Trascendiendo fronteras

From feudalism to the rise of cities, this book is a guide to the secrets and mysteries of the medieval world. It explores the plight of serfs, the bravery of the knights-errant, the frustrated ventures that were the Crusades, the romanticism of courtly love, and a number of other topics in an engaging style. The book also focuses on the role the Catholic Church played during the Middle Ages—often for ill—examining indulgences, the Inquisition, and the motivation for the construction of gothic cathedrals. Desde el feudalismo hasta el surgimiento de las ciudades, este libro es una guía de ...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

¿Existió en realidad el Cid Campeador o es producto de una leyenda, como el rey Arturo y los caballeros de la Tabla Redonda? ¿Fue Hernán Cortés el conquistador cruel y desalmado que nos presentan ciertas crónicas? ¿Es cierto que Juana la Loca estuvo paseando el cadáver de su marido por toda Castilla, con la secreta esperanza de resucitarlo? Con un estilo ágil y ameno, propio de la mejor literatura, José Luis Olaizola nos ofrece un fascinante recorrido por las grandes incógnitas del pasado de España y nos acerca a la verdadera personalidad de algunos de sus protagonistas,...