This book also tells the story of his brother Roger, thanks to whom he conquered Sicily from the Saracens; and of Roger's descendants, notably his son Roger II.

    Specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval topics, Bradford was an enthusiastic sailor himself and spent almost thirty years sailing the Mediterranean, where many of his acclaimed books are set. He served in the Royal Navy during World War II, finishing as the first lieutenant of a destroyer, and afterward worked as an editor and correspondent for the BBC.Now, his engaging series of military histories is available to a new generation of readers. Constantinople, jewel of the East, whose Roman emperor embraced Christianity and transformed a fanatic cult into the most powerful religion the world had ever known. The city became itself a center of art, culture, and commerce and the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Yet, when the forces of Islam swept the Holy Land and captured Jerusalem, the avenging Christian crusaders set their eyes on Constantinople, attacked, and sacked it. The war pitted Christian against Christian, severing Rome’s Eastern capital from its Western one. The Fourth Crusade spelled the decline and ultimate doom of the Holy Roman Empire. In The Great Betrayal, Bradford brings to life this powerful tale of envy, greed, and betrayal.

    He feels the common people of sixteenth-century England should be able to read the Scriptures for themselves. The church and government violently disagree with him.Collin Hartley, an English boy, works with Tyndale on his dangerous project. Tyndale has to flee to Europe for his life. Collin goes along. Tyndale's enemies follow him and try to catch him. But Tyndale manages to complete the translation. Then he has the English-language Bibles printed and smuggles them into England.Along with Collin Hartley, you will participate in all the important events of this story. For 9- to 14-year olds. 144 Pages.

    "Saint Peter's in all its majesy and glorious history is here presented in tis superbly handsome and rewardingly informative book." -- dust jacket flap

    Anselm, showing how Greek philosophy took the form in which it was known to its cultural inheritors and how they interpreted it.pt. 1. Greek philosophy from Plato to Plotinus / by P. Merlan --pt. 2. Philo and the beginnings of Christian thought / by the Rev. H. Chadwick --pt. 3. Plotinus / by A.H. Armstrong --pt. 4. The later neoplatonists / by A.C. Lloyd --pt. 5. Marius Victorinus and Augustine / by R.A. Markus --pt. 6. The Greek Christian Platonist tradition from the Cappadocians to Maximus and Eriugena / by I.P. Sheldon-Williams --pt. 7. Western Christian thought from Boethius to Anselm / by H. Liebeschütz --pt. 8. Early Islamic philosophy / by R. Walzer.