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  • Famine in European History

    Redigert av Guido Alfani, Cormac Ó Gráda ...
    This is the first systematic study of famine in all parts of Europe from the Middle Ages until the present. In case studies ranging from Scandinavia and Italy to Ireland and Russia, leading scholars compare the characteristics, consequences and causes of famine. The famines they describe differ greatly in size, duration and context; in many cases the damage wrought by poor harvests was confounded ... Les mer

    369,28 kr

  • Inventing the Renaissance

    Myths of a Golden Age

    av Ada Palmer ...
    The Renaissance is one of the most studied and celebrated eras of history. Spanning the end of the Middle Ages to the beginning of modernity, it has come to symbolise the transformative rebirth of knowledge, art, culture and political thought in Europe. And for the last two hundred years, historians have struggled to describe what makes this famous golden age unique.In Inventing the Renaissance, ... Les mer

    151,69 kr

  • The Arabs

    A History – Third Edition

    av 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 ... Les mer

    258,36 kr

  • A Place of Greater Safety

    av 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, ... Les mer

    119,16 kr

  • Montaigne: Complete Essays

    Michel de Montaigne was one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance, singlehandedly responsible for popularising the essay as a literary form.In 1572, Montaigne retired to his estates in order to devote himself to leisure, reading and reflection. There he wrote his constantly expanding 'essays', inspired by the ideas he found in books from his library and his own experience.He discusses ... Les mer

    9,37 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus

  • A Short History of Russia

    av Mark Galeotti ...
    'Fascinating... One of the most astute political commentators on Putin and modern Russia' Financial Times**'An amazing achievement' Peter FrankopanCan anyone truly understand Russia?**Russia is a country with no natural borders, no single ethos, no true central identity. At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, it is everyone's 'other'. And yet it is one of the most powerful nations on earth, a ... Les mer

    167,89 kr

  • The History of Britain in 50 Events

    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! ... Les mer

    Gratis

  • Sharpe’s Fury

    The Battle of Barrosa, March 1811

    Serie Bok 11 - The Sharpe Series
    ‘Sharpe and his creator are national treasures.' Sunday TelegraphSpain, March 1811Cadiz is under siege – the last city standing in France’s conquest of Spain. So Captain Richard Sharpe must navigate the spymasters and murderous factions within its walls – and see off deadly threats from more than one enemy.Deserted by their ailing Spanish allies, the British are heavily outnumbered as they prepare ... Les mer

    95,12 kr

  • Europe's Tragedy

    A New History of the Thirty Years War

    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 ... Les mer

    245,43 kr

  • Rival Queens

    The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots

    av Kate Williams ...
    ___________________________________'Scintillating, provocative... An elegant synthesis of royal biography and political thriller.' Daily TelegraphA Times History Book of the Year: a story which inspired the Hollywood film MARY QUEEN OF SCOTSMary, Queen of Scots & Elizabeth I of England. Two powerful monarchs on a single island.Threatened by voices wh... ... Les mer

    154,96 kr

  • The House of Beaufort

    The Bastard Line that Captured the Crown

    av Nathen Amin ...
    The Wars of the Roses saw family fight family over the greatest prize – the throne of England. But what gave the eventual victor of these brutal and complex wars, Henry Tudor, the right to claim the crown? How exactly did an illegitimate line come to challenge the English monarchy? While the Houses of York and Lancaster fought brutally for the crown, other noble families of the kingdom also played ... Les mer

    89,51 kr

  • Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I

    The revelatory true story of the mother and daughter who changed history from Sunday Times bestselling author Tracy Borman OBE

    av Tracy Borman ...
    A fresh and vivid account of the unexplored relationship between two of England's best-known queens - from the bestselling author of The Stolen Crown and The House of Boleyn'This joint biography of these two queens reads as good as any ripping yarn and is well worth five stars.' - READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A new perspective of a mother and daughter's relationship brutally ended by fear and a wandering ... Les mer

    151,40 kr

  • Shadow King

    The Life and Death of Henry VI

    A thrilling new account of the tragic life and troubled times of Henry VI.'The best life of Henry VI now in print' DAN JONES.'Vivid, absorbing and richly detailed' HELEN CASTOR.'A well-crafted moving account of a tragic reign' MICHAEL JONES.First-born son of a warrior father who defeated the French at Agincourt, Henry VI of the House Lancaster inherited the crown not only of England but also of ... Les mer

    139,00 kr

  • Oration on the Dignity of Man

    Count Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (24 February 1463 17 November 1494) was a renowned Italian Renaissance philosopher despite his early death. At the age of 23, he proposed to defend 900 theses on religion, philosophy, natural philosophy and magic against all comers, for which he wrote the famous Oration on the Dignity of Man, which has been called the "Manifesto of the Renaissance", and a key ... Les mer

    9,37 kr

  • Galileo’s Daughter

    A Drama of Science, Faith and Love

    av Dava Sobel ...
    From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia.Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the foremost scientist of his day, ‘the father of modern physics – indeed of modern science altogether’ in the words of Albert Einstein. Though he never left the Italy of his ... Les mer

    135,83 kr

  • Christendom Destroyed

    Europe 1517-1648

    Mark Greengrass's gripping, major, original account of Europe in an era of tumultuous changeThis latest addition to the landmark Penguin History of Europe series is a fascinating study of 16th and 17th century Europe and the fundamental changes which led to the collapse of Christendom and established the geographical and political frameworks of Western Europe as we know it.From peasants to princes ... Les mer

    219,58 kr

  • The Habsburgs

    The Rise and Fall of a World Power

    av 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, ... Les mer

    193,73 kr

  • God's Fury, England's Fire

    A New History of the English Civil Wars

    A brilliantly researched and vividly written history of the English Civil Wars, from one of Britain's most prominent Civil War historiansThe sequence of civil wars that ripped England apart in the seventeenth century was the single most traumatic event in this country between the medieval Black Death and the two world wars. Indeed, it is likely that a greater percentage of the population were ... Les mer

    232,51 kr

  • Self-Made

    Creating Our Identities from Da Vinci to the Kardashians

    'We're all now self-makers, whether we like it or not - and this witty, sceptical book is the thought-provoking story of how we got here'GUARDIAN'A fast-moving train of a book'NEW YORK TIMES'Gripping'TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT'Funny, startling . . . a must read'PETER POMERANTSEV, author of This Is Not Propaganda'Revelatory'... ... Les mer

    132,47 kr

  • Identidad insular y espacio atlántico

    Portugal y Tenerife en tiempos de la Unión Ibérica

    Javier Luis Álvarez Santos Finalista del Premio de Investigación Viera y Clavijo de Humanidades 2018, de la Casa de Colón del Cabildo de Gran Canaria La agregación de Portugal a la Monarquía Hispánica en 1580 y la consolidación de la expansión ibérica en el Atlántico propició un periodo de esplendor para las relaciones circunatlánticas de los territorios ibéricos, en especial de las islas de la ... Les mer

    129,11 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Early Modern Europe, 1450–1789

    Serie serien Cambridge History of Europe
    The second edition of this best-selling textbook is thoroughly updated to include expanded coverage of the late eighteenth century and the Enlightenment, and incorporates recent advances in gender history, global connections and cultural analysis. It features summaries, timelines, maps, illustrations and discussion questions to support the student. Enhanced online content and sections on sources ... Les mer

    388,12 kr

  • Isabella of Castile

    Europe's First Great Queen

    In 1474, a twenty-three year old woman ascended the throne of Castile, the largest and strongest kingdom in Spain. Ahead of her lay the considerable challenge not only of being a young, female ruler in an overwhelmingly male-dominated world, but also of reforming a major European kingdom that was riddled with crime, corruption, and violent political factionism. Her marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon ... Les mer

    231,98 kr

  • Leonardo da Vinci

    av Jay Williams ...
    In his youth, Leonardo da Vinci wrote confidently, "I wish to work miracles." By the time of his death in 1519, when he was sixty-seven and famed throughout Europe, it seemed that he had accomplished wonders aplenty as an artist, engineer, inventor, and scientist. Here, from author Jay Williams, is the moving story of the man behind the Renaissance myth. ... Les mer

    94,59 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus

  • 25 afgørende begivenheder i verdenshistorien

    av Lars Ringholm ...
    Denne bog sætter spot på 25 dramatiske begivenheder i verdenshistorien fra 1776 og frem til det 21. århundrede. Begivenheder og øjeblikke, der på afgørende vis påvirkede eller ligefrem ændrede hele verdens historie. Læs blandt andet om:1789 - Den Franske Revolution - et krav om brød ændrede hele verden for evigt1814 - Slaget ved Waterloo - en kæmpestort slag satte punktum for historiens første ... Les mer

    102,41 kr