Katherine Swynford. The History of a Medieval Mistress, Paperback - Jeannette Lucraft

A biography of Katherine SwynfordPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Jeannette LucraftNumber of pages: 252Publication date: 2010Dimensions: ...

A full length biography of the extraordinary love affair between John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford. Katherine was renowned for her beauty and re...

A delightful memoir of Mary Elizabeth Lucy and her life at Charlecote.Publisher: Orion Publishing CoAuthor(s): A. Fairfax-LucyIllustration(s): 16Nu...

Reducere. In this collection of poetry, Jeannette Encinias offers poems that illuminate the human condition, messy and beautiful as it is. These poems were w...

Reducere. The Huasteca, a region on the northern Gulf Coast of Mexico, was for centuries a pre-Columbian crossroads for peoples, cultures, arts, and trade. I...

Established in the 19th century to carry passengers and freight across the Atlantic and Pacific, this is the story of the development of the compan...

Reducere. The American Revolution is finally over, and Sophie Menzies is starved for good news. When her nearest neighbor, General Seamus Ogilvy, finally com...

DescriptionThe Ismaili Assassins were an underground group of political killers who were ready to kill Christians and Muslims alike with complete d...

Reducere. - As biography, as history, as a rich story superbly told, ATHENAIS will appeal to readers of Antonia Fraser, Amanda Foreman, Francine du Plessix G...

Reducere. Open this book and step into the East African bush. Climb into a Land Rover with Jeannette and David and head for adventure!Take a lion-mauled warr...

Publisher: Palala PressAuthor(s): Richard PerryIllustration(s): Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 794Publication date: 2015Dimensions:...

Reducere. In this brilliant, engrossing work, Jack Turner explores an era from ancient times through the Renaissance when what we now consider common condime...

Reducere. Authoritative and immediate, this is the classic account of the most powerful of the American Indian tribes. T.R. Fehrenbach traces the Comanches' ...

It was during the Battle of Britain in 1940 that the Spitfire became an enduring legend and a symbol of the British fighting spirit, partnering wit...

Now in paperback, this biography of Doris Delevingne tells the life story of the inter-war socialite, drawing on unpublished correspondence, and ne...

The Iron Mistress workout is a simple routine that uses the Bowie knife to stretch, twist, and tone the arms, legs, and body. The movements used in...

Reducere. The Back of the Yards neighborhood, located in back of the Union Stockyards and composed of Packingtown, Town of Lake, and New City, was the settin...

Ibn Battuta was no ordinary traveller. Between 1325 CE when he set off and 1354 CE when he finally returned home to stay, he had visited about 40 m...

Down's Syndrome is a mental disability with very distinctive characteristics. David Wright looks at the care and treatment of Down's sufferers - de...

A Chernobyl survivor and award-winning historian "mercilessly chronicles the absurdities of the Soviet system" in this "vividly empathetic" account...

Judy Simons thought to leave her grandchildren a legacy of reminiscences about her Jewish upbringing in 1950s Sheffield. But when her mother died s...

Like an assorted tin of biscuits, this charming and beautifully illustrated book has something to offer for everyone, combining recipes for hardtac...

DescriptionIntroducing scribe sleuth Christine de Pizan in the first of an intriguing new historical mystery series set in 14th Century France Pari...

Master horseback riders who lived in teepees and hunted bison, the Comanches were stunning orators, disciplined warriors, and the finest makers of ...

The conventional history of nations, even continents, is a history of warfare.

A book about history, friendship, family and what it means to belong, from the award-winning journalist and author of ExpectingPublisher: Canongate...

Reducere. DescriptionDecolonizing the Caribbean Record: An Archives Reader is a compendium of forty essays by archivists and academics within and outside of ...

Reducere. Author of an acclaimed history of the Battle of the Atlantic during World War Two (OUP 2016), Jonathan Dimbleby now offers a compelling account of ...

English Begins at Jamestown explores how people tell and have told the story of English, from its Indo-European origins to its present-day status a...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Magna Carta, then keep reading...The Magna Carta is celebrated as one of the most important ...

Reducere. The Ronin's Mistress is a brilliant new twist on the fabled tale of the 47 Ronin, from Laura Joh Rowland--an author with "a painter's eye for the m...

Before the Salem Witch Trials...in 1662, a witch panic struck Hartford, Connecticut. Seventeen year old Hester Hosmer is a neighbor and friend to A...

This book examines the role of forensic musicologists in music copyright infringement claims. It analyzes the contested nature of the legal space i...

In the mountain of books that have been written about the Third Reich, surprisingly little has been said about the role played by the German nobili...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

The growth of Ireland's capital during a fascinating period of history told with passion and imagination by real experts. Through archaeological fi...