Research into a millennium of Native American architecture in the SoutheastSome of the most visible expressions of human culture are illustrated architecturally. Unfortunately for archaeologists, the architecture being studied is not always visible and must be inferred from soil inconsistencies or charred remains. This study deals with research into roughly a millennium of Native American architecture in the Southeast and includes research on the variation...

Thomas Gresham was the central player in financial affairs at the court of three very different English rulers in the turbulent sixteenth century: King Edward VI and Queens Mary I and Elizabeth I.Power struggles between Catholics and Protestants, the Inquisition, conflicts with Spain and France, unrequited love, smuggling and espionage - this was the background against which Thomas Gresham acted as the first modern investment banker, raising billions in government loans for the Eng...

In the thrilling pages of "Burn Their Boats: Igniting Unbreakable Customer Loyalty," we embark on a captivating exploration of how businesses can create a customer base so devoted and committed that customers willingly destroy their bridges and forsake all alternatives, leaving them with no choice but to seek refuge in your brand.The author uncovers the essential elements that ignite unbreakable customer loyalty. From personalized experiences that make customers feel seen and under...

In March 1997 the Society for Renaissance Studies and Gresham College together organised a conference to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Gresham College’s foundation. The papers delivered at that conference and assembled in this book examine why Gresham College was established, and how its purposes and activities dovetailed with the socio-cultural life of Elizabethan and Stuart London. The first group of papers considers the social and mercantile career of Sir Thomas Gresham within the ...

“The Golden Grasshopper" is an ancient historical fiction story book written by William Henry Giles Kingston. "The Golden Grasshopper" is a greedy journey e book set inside the Australian Outback. It offers info regarding the ancient putting of the Australian gold rush generation. The book is appropriate for young readers and tells the exploits of teenage protagonists. The tale focuses upon the maturation and development of its younger characters. It depicts a journey into the Australian d...

Thomas Gresham fue el protagonista de los asuntos financieros en la corte de tres gobernantes ingleses muy diferentes en el turbulento siglo XVI: El rey Eduardo VI y las reinas María I e Isabel I.Las luchas de poder entre católicos y protestantes, la Inquisición, los conflictos con España y Francia, los amores no correspondidos, el contrabando y el espionaje: éste fue el telón de fondo en el que Thomas Gresham actuó como el primer banquero de inversión moderno, recaudando millones ...

The gentleman first described continued dictating to the latter, his secretary, for some time, much in the same style. He then branched off into other subjects, and gave a sketch of the political events which had lately occurred in the Netherlands, then ruled by the Emperor Charles the Fifth of Germany and King of Spain, his sister Queen Mary of Hungary acting as Regent for him. He continued: “Protestant principles have made great progress, even though the fatal Inquisition flourishes in t...

This book was originally published in 1870, under the title of "The Royal Merchant". As there were sundry things that needed changing, the book was edited and re-issued under the title of "The Golden Grasshopper". Kingston, the author, was in the last few months of his life while this was being done, so the work was done by some of his various ghosts, but with Kingston's approval. The tale is told through the eyes of a Dutch boy, Ernst Verner, whose parents had been put to death in Holland...

From the court of King James to the deadly underworld of Jacobean London, Martin Stephen's superb debut novel is as rich in atmosphere as it is in tension. Historical fiction of the highest order, The Desperate Remedy is a thrilling tale of courtly machinations.Thief. Informer. Double-dealer. Pimp. Will Shadwell may not be the most moral of men, but to gentleman spy Henry Gresham he is invaluable. During the reign of King James I a man must know his enemies...