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  • Women and Politeness in Eighteenth-Century England

    Bodies, Identities, and Power

    von Soile Ylivuori …
    Serien series Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Cultures and Societies
    This first in-depth study of women’s politeness examines the complex relationship individuals had with the discursive ideals of polite femininity. Contextualising women’s autobiographical writings (journals and letters) with a wide range of eighteenth-century printed didactic material, it analyses the tensions between politeness discourse which aimed to regulate acceptable feminine identities and … Lesen Sie mehr

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  • The Plantagenets

    The Kings Who Made England

    von Dan Jones …
    Eight generations of the greatest and worst kings and queens that this country has ever seen – from the White Ship to the Lionheart, bad King John to the Black Prince and John of Gaunt – this is the dynasty that invented England as we still know it today – great history to appeal to readers of Ken Follet, Bernard Cornwell, Tom HollandEngland’s greatest royal dynasty, the Plantagenets, ruled over … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 8,99

  • The Verge

    Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World

    von Patrick Wyman …
    The creator of the hit podcast series Tides of History and Fall of Rome explores the four explosive decades between 1490 and 1530, bringing to life the dramatic and deeply human story of how the West was reborn.In the bestselling tradition of The Swerve and A Distant Mirror, The Verge tells the story of a period that marked a decisive turning point for both European and world history. Here, author … Lesen Sie mehr

    Zuvor € 10,99 Jetzt € 9,49

  • Conquerors

    How Portugal seized the Indian Ocean and forged the First Global Empire

    von Roger Crowley …
    'A rare gift . . . The story he has to tell may be a thrilling one but not every historian could tell it so thrillingly.' Financial Times'Magnificently rip-roaring history . . . Bursting with colour and excitement.' Dominic SandbrookAs remarkable as Columbus and the conquistador expeditions, the history of Portuguese exploration is now almost forgotten. But Portugal's navigators cracked the code … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 11,21

  • A Place of Greater Safety

    von Hilary Mantel …
    An extraordinary work of historical imagination from the double Booker Prize-winning author of the Wolf Hall trilogy, now a major TV series, this is Hilary Mantel’s epic novel of the French Revolution.**Georges-Jacques Danton: zealous, energetic and debt-ridden. Maximilien Robespierre: small, diligent and terrified of violence. And Camille Desmoulins: a genius of rhetoric, charming and handsome, … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 8,99

  • The Habsburgs

    The Rise and Fall of a World Power

    von Martyn Rady …
    'This is probably the best book ever written on the Habsburgs in any language, certainly the best I have ever read ... Students, scholars and the general reader will never find a better guide to Habsburg history' Alan Sked, Times Literary SupplementIn The Habsburgs, Martyn Rady tells the epic story of a dynasty and the world it built - and then lost - over nearly a millennium.From modest origins, … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 11,99

  • Geschichte des dreißigjährigen Krieges

    Im 18. Jahrhundert beschäftigte sich Friedrich Schiller als Historiker und Dramatiker mit dem Krieg. 1792 veröffentlichte er eine "Geschichte des Dreißigjährigen Krieges". Der Dreißigjährige Krieg von 1618 bis 1648 war ein Konflikt um die Hegemonie in Deutschland und Europa und zugleich ein Religionskrieg. In ihm entluden sich sowohl die Gegensätze zwischen der Katholischen Liga mit den … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 0,99

  • Caliban and the Witch

    Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation

    von Silvia Federici …
    Serien series Penguin Modern Classics
    'A groundbreaking work . . . Federici has become a crucial figure for . . . a new generation of feminists' Rachel Kushner, author of The Mars RoomA cult classic since its publication in the early years of this century, Caliban and the Witch is Silvia Federici's history of the body in the transition to capitalism. Moving from the peasant revolts of the late Middle Ages through the European witch-hu … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 10,99

  • Die Verlobten (I Promessi Sposi) (Kommentiert)

    Erweiterte Ausgabe. Verfolgte Liebe, Pest und Machtmissbrauch im Herzogtum Mailand des 17. Jahrhunderts

    Übersetzt von Daniel Lessmann …
    Alessandro Manzonis "Die Verlobten" ("I Promessi Sposi") entfaltet vor dem Hintergrund der spanisch beherrschten Lombardei des 17. Jahrhunderts die bedrängte Liebesgeschichte von Renzo Tramaglino und Lucia Mondella. Ausgehend von einer verhinderten Hochzeit verbindet der Roman historische Rekonstruktion, moralische Reflexion und erzählerische Spannung. Manzonis klarer, zugleich ironisch … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 0,49

  • The March of Folly

    From Troy to Vietnam

    von Barbara Tuchman …
    “A glittering narrative . . . a moral book on the crimes and follies of governments and the misfortunes the governed suffer in consequence.”The New York Times Book ReviewIn The March of Folly (originally published in 1984) Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Barbara W. Tuchman explores one of the paradoxes of history – the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests despite the … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 5,75

  • Die Stuarts

    Geschichte einer Dynastie

    von Ronald G. Asch …
    Serien Buch 2710 - Beck'sche Reihe
    Die schottische Familie der Stuarts ging aus dem normannischen Adelsgeschlecht der Fitzalans hervor. Walter Fitzalan bekleidete als erster seines Clans im 12. Jahrhundert das einflußreiche Amt eines königlichen Truchsessen – eines Steward, woraus sich der spätere Name des Hauses ableitet. Mit Robert II. bestieg im 14. Jahrhundert erstmals ein Stuart den schottischen Königsthron. Ihm sollten bis … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 9,99

  • Shakespeare

    von Bill Bryson …
    International bestseller Bill Bryson brings us this brilliantly readable biography of the world’s greatest playwright, William Shakespeare.Join Bill as he takes you on a journey through Elizabethan England, tackling the myths, half-truths and downright lies to make sense of the man behind the masterpieces.Revel in this glorious celebration of the life of Shakespeare from the much-loved author of … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 6,99

  • Margaret Beaufort

    Mother of the Tudor Dynasty

    The extraordinary true story of the 'Red Queen'. Born in the midst of the Wars of the Roses, Margaret Beaufort became the greatest heiress of her time. She survived a turbulent life, marrying four times and enduring imprisonment before passing her claim to the crown of England to her son, Henry VII, the first of the Tudor monarchs. Margaret's royal blood placed her on the fringes of the … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 8,46

  • Murder in the Garden of God

    A True Story of Renaissance Ambition, Betrayal and Revenge

    von Eleanor Herman …
    On April 17, 1581, shots ring out in a Roman garden and a young man falls dead in an ambush. Within days, a powerful baron weds the lovely widow. Everyone knows the baron ordered the hit. But how much did the victim’s wife know? Vittoria Accoramboni, the most beautiful girl in Rome, chafed under the financial limitations of her husband’s family. She waited eight years for Pope Gregory XIII to die … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 3,99

  • Copérnico

    La revolución heliocéntrica

    von 50Minutos …
    Serien series Historia
    Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre Copérnico y la revolución heliocéntrica, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.En tan solo 50 minutos, usted podrá:• Descubrir la vida y obra de Nicolás Copérnico, además de entender el contexto histórico de la época en la que se enmarcan sus descubrimientos• Identificar las teorías rompedoras de … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 9,99

  • The Birth of Modern Britain

    A Journey into Britain’s Archaeological Past: 1550 to the Present

    von Francis Pryor …
    From the author of ‘Britain BC’, ‘Britain AD’ and ‘Britain in the Middle Ages’ comes the fourth and final part in a critically acclaimed series on Britain's hidden past.The relevance of archaeology to the study of the ancient world is indisputable. But, when exploring our recent past, does it have any role to play? In ‘The Birth of Modern Britain’ Francis Pryor highlights archaeology’s continued … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 7,79

  • His Invention So Fertile

    Christopher Wren (1632-1723) was the greatest architect Britain has ever known. But he was more than that. A founder of the Royal Society, he mapped the moon and the stars, investigated the problem of longitude and the rings of Saturn, and carried out groundbreaking experiments into the circulation of the blood. His observations on comets, meteorology and muscular action made vital contributions … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 14,99

  • The Mayflower

    The Founding Myth of the United States of America

    von 50minutes …
    Serien series History
    Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the story of the Mayflower in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the voyage of the Mayflower. In 1620, a group of Puritans now known as the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for America to escape the religious persecution they faced in England. Despite delays, tempests, food shortages, disease … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 9,99

  • Anne of Cleves: Henry VIII's Discarded Bride

    Henry VIII's Discarded Bride

    I like her not! was the verdict of Henry VIII on meeting his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, for the first time. Anne could have said something similar on meeting Henry and, having been promised the most handsome prince in Europe, she was destined to be disappointed in the elderly and corpulent king. Henry also felt that Anne was not as she had been described, complaining that he had been sent a … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 8,46

  • The American Civil War: History in an Hour

    von Kat Smutz …
    Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.The American Civil War started when eleven southern ‘slave’ states declared their independence from the United States of America. Abraham Lincoln’s Republican government were strongly against slavery and fought to abolish it and keep the country united.The American Civil War: History in an Hour gives a concise and authoritative overview of … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 1,49

  • The Arabs

    A History – Third Edition

    von Eugene Rogan …
    THE THIRD EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, REVISED AND UPDATED'A rich, galloping narrative that spans the Arab world...outstanding, gripping and exuberant...full of flamboyant character sketches, witty asides and magisterial scholarship, that explains much of what we need to know about the world today' Simon Sebag Montefiore'Anyone who seeks to understand why the Islamic world bears a … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 14,99

  • Europe's Tragedy

    A New History of the Thirty Years War

    von Peter H. Wilson …
    The horrific series of conflicts known as the Thirty Years War (1618-48) tore the heart out of Europe, killing perhaps a quarter of all Germans and laying waste to whole areas of Central Europe to such a degree that many towns and regions never recovered. All the major European powers apart from Russia were heavily involved and, while each country started out with rational war aims, the fighting … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 12,99

  • Six Tudor Queens: Writing a New Story

    von Alison Weir …
    Six Tudor Queens: Writing a New Story is an introduction to the Six Tudor Queens series by eminent historian Alison Weir. The lives of Henry VIII's queens make for dramatic stories that will offer insights into the real lives of the six wives based on extensive research and new theories that will captivate fans of Philippa Gregory and readers who lost their hearts (but not their heads) to the … Lesen Sie mehr

    Kostenlos

  • The History of Britain in 50 Events

    von Stephan Weaver …
    This book provides an easy to understand overview of British History in 50 Events.Inside you will learn about…- The Foundation of London- The Great Viking Invasion- The Battle of Hastings- The Black Death- The Battle of Waterloo- The Last Public HangingAnd much more! … Lesen Sie mehr

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