A Brief History of Britain 1485-1660. The Tudor and Stuart Dynasties, Paperback - Professor Ronald Hutton

A fresh look at the Tudors and Stuarts by one of Britain's leading historians of the period.Publisher: Little, Brown Book GroupAuthor(s): Professor...

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From the Norman Conquest to the Battle of Bosworth Field - how Britain was invaded and become a nation. The first volume in the stunning four-volum...

A fully updated new edition of Ronald Hutton's classic work on the history of modern pagan witchcraft.Illustrations: Black and white images

Reducere. This classic book has become a landmark volume in scientific writing, and Stephen Hawking is widely considered the most brilliant theoretical physi...

A fully updated new edition of Ronald Hutton's classic history of modern pagan witchcraft, published to mark the twentieth anniversary of this land...

First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Paul Langford's Very Short Introduction to Eighteenth-Centur...

Reducere. DescriptionThis book is a short treatment of a long history. Nebraska has been inundated by ancient seas, carved by glaciers, and settled by ancien...

The first volume in a pioneering account of Oliver Cromwell--providing a major new interpretation of one of the greatest figures in history Oliver ...

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Autor: Yuval Noah Harari

A Concise History of Australia - Professor Stuart Macintyre

After a brief period of celebration, reality began to sink in. Britain was exhausted and consumed by grief. There was a growing fear of revolution.

Reducere. An engaging illustrated history of feminism from antiquity through third-wave feminism, featuring Sappho, Mary Magdalene, Mary Wollstonecraft, Sojo...

A new global history of slavery from ancient origins through the horrors of the Atlantic trade to the present day.

Now in its second edition, Stories of True Crime in Tudor and Stuart England has been updated to include more texts about witchcraft, murder, and s...

A fascinating reappraisal of Britain's `oldest ally', the House of Braganza.

Reducere. DescriptionAncient China has a history very rich in culture and traditions. It has gone through leaders and dynasties, and all of these transformed...

In this powerful new work, Thomas Piketty reminds us that rising inequality is not inevitable. Over the centuries, we have been moving toward great...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Alec (Durham University, UK) RyrieIllustration(s): 2 Halftones, black and whiteNumber of pages: 308Collec...

In Hope and Glory Stuart Maconie goes in search of the days that shaped the Britain we live in today.

Aims to provide a concise analysis of the issues surrounding this topic. Supporting documents aim to give a clear account of the historical facts a...

Reducere. The perfect introduction to the Irish story-a story wrapped in mythology and legend. Since its very origins, Ireland has become the home for a succ...

Reducere. An overview of Cypriot history from the powerful empires that first inhabited the island to the 20th Century tug-of-war between Britain, Greece and...

From bloomers to boxers, everyone wears underwear! One part humor, one part history, A Brief History of Underpants explores the evolution of fashio...

A short history of Spain from prehistoric times to today - from the author of Ghosts of Spain.Publisher: Head of ZeusAuthor(s): Giles TremlettIllus...

'... a thrillingly provocative book' Tom Holland, Sunday Times

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Since Vietnam, both the way we fight and our reasons for going to war have become much more complex.The importance of a conflict is determined not ...

Reducere. Dani lou's powerful rebuttal to the conventional view of India's history, which calls for a massive reevaluation of the history of humanity - Explo...

Local prosecution associations were a method of controlling crime which was devised in the second half of the eighteenth century, fifty years befor...

Local prosecution associations were a method of controlling crime which was devised in the second half of the eighteenth century, fifty years befor...

100, 000 years ago, at least six human species inhabited the earth. In Sapiens, Dr Yuval Noah Harari spans the whole of human history, from the ver...

TRUTH: A hilarious journey through the most bizarre and brilliant lies told by humans through the ages, from the author of HUMANS: A Brief History ...

Reducere. Though the new metropolis is one of America's largest, many are unaware of Phoenix's rich and compelling history. Built on land once occupied by th...

TRUTH: A hilarious journey through the most bizarre and brilliant lies told by humans through the ages, from the author of HUMANS: A Brief History ...

Making Medicines is a concise, chronological discussion of the history of therapeutics and pharmacy from the Egyptians through to the present day. ...

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