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The narrative of the First Bulgarian Empire unfolds through Sir Steven Runciman's engaging and academically rigorous storytelling. His unique ability to captivate both general readers and professional historians sets this work apart, offering a vibrant and compelling account of this significant historical period. Runciman's expertise ensures a rich exploration of the empire's complexities, making it an essential read for those interested in Bulgarian history.

Bez względu na to, czy uważamy krucjaty za największą i najbardziej romantyczną przygodę chrześcijaństwa, czy za ostatni z barbarzyńskich najazdów, nie ulega kwestii, że stanowiły one jedno z centralnych wydarzeń historii średniowiecznej. číst celé

The second volume of Steven Runciman's classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades 'There was magic about. Saladin himself was troubled by terrible dreams...' Steven Runciman's unrivalled history of the Crusades is a classic of learning and vivid, compelling storytelling, which brilliantly brings to life the personalities, battles, massacres, triumphs and follies of these epochal events. In this second volume of his trilogy Runciman tells the story of the foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the disastrous, bloody Second Crusade and the inexorable rise of the crusaders' nemesis, Saladin. 'The pre-eminent historian of the Byzantine Empire and of the Crusades ... a surefooted guide who could render the past visible and familiar' Daily Telegraph 'He tells his story plain ... always pleasurable to read' Gore Vidal

The third volume of Steven Runciman's classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades 'The whole tale is one of faith and folly, courage and greed, hope and disillusion' Steven Runciman's triumphant three-volume A History of the Crusades remains an unsurpassed account of the events that changed the world and continue to resonate today. This final volume of the trilogy begins with the glamorous Third Crusade and ends with the ruinous collapse of the crusader states and the degeneration of their ideals, which reached its nadir in the tragic destruction of Byzantium. 'When historical events are written about with this sort of command, they take on not only the universality of a fairy tale but also a certain moral weight. Runciman writes both seductively and instructively about the dignity and beauty of different religious beliefs and about the difficulties of their co-existence' Independent

On 30 March 1282, as the bells of Palermo were ringing for Vespers, the Sicilian townsfolk, crying 'Death to the French', slaughtered the garrison and administration of their Angevin King. Seen in historical perspective it was not an especially big massacre: the revolt of the long-subjugated Sicilians might seem just another resistance movement. But the events of 1282 came at a crucial moment. Steven Runciman takes the Vespers as the climax of a great narrative sweep covering the whole of the Mediterranean in the thirteenth century. His sustained narrative power is displayed here with concentrated brilliance in the rise and fall of this fascinating episode. This is also an excellent guide to the historical background to Dante's Divine Comedy, forming almost a Who's Who of the political figures in it, and providing insight into their placement in Hell, Paradise or Purgatory.

Jaké byly osudy řecké církve po pádu Konstantinopole do rukou Osmanů v roce 1453? Jak se vyrovnala s novými podmínkami a výzvami, jež s sebou muslimská nadvláda přinesla? Jak dokázala po čtyři staletí uchovat byzantské dědictví a zároveň přispět ke vzniku řeckého národního obrození? Na tyto a další otázky hledá odpovědi kniha nestora světové medievalistiky Stevena Runcimana (1903-2000). Předmětem autorova zájmu však není pouze výčet dějinných peripetií byzantské církve, ale především proces přechodu nadnárodní, všeobecné církve ke společenství s národním, lokálním charakterem. Zvláštní pozornost věnuje vnitřnímu uspořádání Velké církve, jejímu učení a vůdčím osobnostem daného období. V panoramatické syntéze analyzuje vztahy konstantinopolského patriarchátu s ostatními křesťanskými denominacemi – římskokatolickou, anglikánskou, luteránskou, kalvínskou a s církvemi pravoslavnými, především na Balkáně a v Rusku, ale i s ostatními blízkovýchodními patriarcháty (alexandrijským, antiochijským a jeruzalémským).

Clinging to a rugged hillside in the lush valley of Sparta lies Mistra, one of the dramatically beautiful Byzantine cities in Greece, a place steeped in history, myth and romance. This title tells the story of this once-great city - its rise and fall and its place in the history of the Peloponnese and the Byzantine empire.

One of the greatest historical writers of the twentieth century, Steven Runciman was famous for throwing light on some very dark ages: his definitive A History of the Crusades, first published by Penguin in 1965, transformed the common view of the Holy Wars through its impartial and penetrating approach. In this extract, he describes the brutal and decisive tenth-century victory of the crusaders over Arab forces in Jerusalem, occupied for over four hundred years.