Cybersecurity is one of the fastest-growing — and most competitive — fields in the world. But for many women, the path to leadership isn't clear.You've earned the certifications.You've put in the work.And yet — promotions feel out of reach, leadership roles seem limited, and the C-suite can feel like it was built for someone else.Only 7% of CISOs are women. This book exists to change that number.Breaking the Firewall i...

The Hanoverian Succession of 1714 has not attracted the scholarly attention that it deserves. This is partly because the idea of the ‘long eighteenth century’, stretching from 1688 to 1832, has tended to treat the period as one without breaks. However, 1714 was in some respects as significant a date as 1688. It was the last time in British history that there was a dynastic change and one in which religious issues were at the forefront in people’s minds.This collection of essays wer...

Confessional Diplomacy in Early Modern Europe examines the role of religion in early modern European diplomacy. In the period following the Reformations, Europe became divided: all over the continent, princes and their peoples split over theological, liturgical, and spiritual matters. At the same time, diplomacy rose as a means of communication and policy, and all powers established long- or short-term embassies and sent envoys to other courts and capitals. The book addresses thre...

Complete with introductions, full commentary, glossary, and a guide to further reading, Medieval Worlds is a comprehensive sourcebook for the study of Western Europe from the fifth to the fifteenth century.Drawing on a wide range of documents, from chronicles, legal, state, and church documents, to biographies, poems, and letters from all over Europe, the authors expertly illustrate to the reader the unity – and complexity – of the medieval world.Amongst many more,...

Lives of Saints includes nearly four hundred of pages of text, but can conveniently fit in your e-reader or tablet! This edition comes complete with a Touch-or-Click Table of Contents. Alban Butler (17101773) was an English Roman Catholic priest who wrote about religious leaders in the Catholic Church. Lives of Saints is Alban Butlers best known work. Lives of Saints is a wonderful text which took Mr. Butler 30 years of studying to accomplish. Lives of Saints is the most comprehensive coll...

The Writings of Saint Francis of Assisi is a profound collection that encapsulates the essence of Franciscan spirituality, blending poetic expression with theological insight. Written in the early 13th century, this compilation includes the renowned Canticle of the Creatures, which celebrates the interconnectedness of all living beings, and the Rule of the Friars Minor, outlining the principles of a life devoted to humility, poverty, and compassion. Saint Francis's literary style is marked...

Fox's Book of Martyrs by John Foxe is a profound historical work that chronicles the lives and sacrifices of Christian martyrs throughout the centuries, offering a compelling testament to faith, courage, and resilience. First published in 1563, this landmark text not only documents the brutal persecutions faced by Christians but also serves as a powerful reminder of the enduring strength of the human spirit in the face of adversity. Foxe's meticulous research and passionat...

Asser (d. 908/909) was a Welsh monk who became Bishop of Sherborne in the 890s. About 885 he was asked by Alfred the Great to leave St David's and join the circle of learned men whom Alfred was recruiting for his court. After spending a year at Caerwent because of illness, Asser accepted. In 893 Asser wrote a biography of Alfred, called the Life of King Alfred. The manuscript survived to modern times in only one copy, which was part of the Cotton library. That copy was destroyed in a fire ...

Written in AD 731, Bede's work opens with a background sketch of Roman Britain's geography and history. It goes on to tell of the kings and bishops, monks and nuns who helped to develop Anglo-Saxon government and religion during the crucial formative years of the English people. Leo Sherley-Price's translation brings us an accurate and readable version, in modern English, of a unique historical document. This edition now includes Bede's Letter to Egbert concerning pastoral care in early An...

Step into the world of early medieval England with *Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England* by Saint the Venerable Bede. This seminal work offers a detailed account of the Christianization of England, chronicling the lives of saints, the establishment of the church, and the cultural landscape of the time.Have you ever wondered how faith shaped a nation? Bede's meticulous documentation reveals not only the spiritual journey of England but also the politica...

The Man of Sorrowsby John Nelson Darby"Among the passages in the Hebrew Bible that have been identified by Christians as prefigurations of the Messiah, the Man of Sorrows of Isaiah 53 is paramount.The iconic image that is identified as the "Man of Sorrows" portrays Jesus crowned with the Crown of Thorns just before the Crucifixion; it is closely related to the Ecce Homo image, though actually earlier in origin, and is sometimes so described.The passage surviv...

In their introduction to this anthology, James Bruce Ross and Mary Martin McLaughlin remind us that "no area of the past is dead if we are alive to it. The variety, the complexity, the sheer humanity of the middle ages live most meaningfully in their own authentic voices." The Portable Medieval Reader assembles an entire chorus of those voices—of kings, warriors, prelates, merchants, artisans, chroniclers, and scholars—that together convey a lively, intimate impression of ...