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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

    361,24 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

    148,38 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

    248,55 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

    114,64 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

  • 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

    236,12 kr

  • The Verge

    Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World

    av 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 ... Les mer

    92,62 kr

  • 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

    91,51 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

    9,17 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus

  • 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

    186,38 kr

  • 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

    161,51 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

    84,76 kr

  • The Birth of the Archive

    A History of Knowledge

    Oversatt av John Dillon ...
    Serie serien Cultures Of Knowledge In The Early Modern World
    The Birth of the Archive traces the history of archives from their emergence in the Late Middle Ages through the Early Modern Period, and vividly shows how archives permeated and fundamentally changed European culture. Archives were compiled and maintained by peasants and kings, merchants and churchmen, and conceptions of archives were as diverse as those who used them. The complex, demanding job ... Les mer

    511,39 kr

  • It All Adds Up

    The Story of People and Mathematics

    Oversatt av Stephen S. Wilson ...
    ‘Fascinating … so enlightening that suddenly maths doesn’t seem so fearsome as it once did’ SIMON WINCHESTERFrom Aristotle to Ada Lovelace: a brief history of the mathematical ideas that have forever changed the world and the everyday people and pioneers behind them. The story of our best invention yet.From our ability to calculate the passing of time to the algorithms that control computers and ... Les mer

    74,60 kr

  • France

    A History: from Gaul to de Gaulle

    'For his final book, the late Norwich tackled the dauntingly vast subject of two millennia of French history with admirable lightness and urbanity . . . his comic footnotes deserve a review of their own' DAILY TELEGRAPHI can still feel, as if it were yesterday, the excitement of my first Channel crossing (as a child of nearly 7) in September 1936; the regiment of porters, smelling asphyxiatingly ... Les mer

    175,89 kr

  • 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

    98,21 kr

  • Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders

    Simnel, Warbeck, and Warwick

    av Nathen Amin ...
    On 22 August 1485, Henry Tudor emerged from the Battle of Bosworth victorious. His disparate army vanquished the forces of Richard III and, according to Shakespeare over a century later, brought ‘smooth-faced peace, with smiling aplenty and fair prosperous days’ back to England. Yet, all was not well early in the Tudor reign. Despite later attempts to portray Henry VII as single-handedly uniting a ... Les mer

    97,80 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

    135,97 kr

  • Sex with the Queen

    900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics

    In this follow-up to her bestselling Sex with Kings, Eleanor Herman reveals the truth about what goes on behind the closed door of a queen's boudoir. Impeccably researched, filled with page-turning romance, passion, and scandal, Sex with the Queen explores the scintillating sexual lives of some of our most beloved and infamous female rulers.She was the queen, living in an opulent palace, wearing ... Les mer

    115,04 kr

  • World History

    From the Ancient World to the Information Age

    av DK ...
    Serie serien DK Ultimate Guides
    An essential gift for every history buff, this boldly illustrated ebook maps out the events that have shaped our world - from the dawn of human civilization to the present day.A comprehensive and accessible guide to the history of human civilisation, World History profiles everything from the emergence of Homo Sapiens to the Greek and Roman empires, through Chinese dynasties, the rise of the ... Les mer

    248,67 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

    130,68 kr

  • Danske konger og dronninger

    av Palle Lauring ...
    Palle Lauring går bag facaden på 46 af vort lands herskere fra Gorm den Gamle til Christian den Niende og tegner et portræt af dem, der har siddet på tronen. Det handler om det menneskelige mere end det historiske.Hvem var de – denne række af mænd og en enkelt kvinde i landets højeste embede gennem tusind år? Og hvem var dronningerne ved kongens side? Palle Laurings fortællekunst og indsigt formår ... Les mer

    140,90 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

    92,53 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus

  • The Swerve: How the World Became Modern

    How the World Became Modern

    Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Non-FictionWinner of the 2011 National Book Award for Non-FictionOne of the world's most celebrated scholars, Stephen Greenblatt has crafted both an innovative work of history and a thrilling story of discovery, in which one manuscript, plucked from a thousand years of neglect, changed the course of human thought and made possible the world as we know it ... Les mer

    146,79 kr