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  • The Renaissance: A History from Beginning to End

    During the Middle Ages, the nations of Europe forged new identities that moved them away from the lost glory of the Roman Empire into their own ethnicity. The experience of maturation was often clumsy and out of step, an evolutionary process that saw the nation's developing at their own pace as they struggled to replace the protection of Rome with their own home-grown strength. What the nations, ... Leia mais

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  • Six Tudor Queens: Writing a New Story

    de 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 ... Leia mais

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  • 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! ... Leia mais

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  • The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici

    At its height Renaissance Florence was a centre of enormous wealth, power and influence. A republican city-state funded by trade and banking, its often bloody political scene was dominated by rich mercantile families, the most famous of which were the Medici. This enthralling book charts the family’s huge influence on the political, economic and cultural history of Florence. Beginning in the early ... Leia mais

    10,99 €

  • No limiar da História

    Renascimento, Reforma e os 40 anos que mudaram o mundo (1490-1530)

    de Patrick Wyman ...
    Em No limiar da História, Patrick Wyman traz à luz um momento decisivo em que a Europa se liberta definitivamente da Idade Média e o curso da história é para sempre alterado.Um caminho de conhecimento, de curiosidade insaciável, de experiência e de descoberta que preparou o mundo para um futuro globalizado sem precedentes.Uma história de inovação e de rutura e de como a vontade humana não... ... Leia mais

    16,99 €

  • A History of Water

    Being an Account of a Murder, an Epic and Two Visions of Global History

    A Times History Book of the Year 2022 A TLS Book of the Year 2022 ‘Exhilarating and whip-smart’ THE SUNDAY TIMESFrom award-winning writer Edward Wilson-Lee, this is a thrilling true historical detective story set in sixteenth-century Portugal.A History of Water follows the interconnected lives of two men across the Renaissance globe. One of them – an aficionado of mermen and Ethiopian culture, an ... Leia mais

    15,68 €

  • The Plantagenets

    The Kings Who Made England

    de 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 ... Leia mais

    10,38 €

  • Alexandria

    The City that Changed the World: 'Monumental' – Daily Telegraph

    de Islam Issa ...
    'Fascinating and important'Natalie Haynes, author of Stone Blind'Monumental and vividly imagined'DAILY TELEGRAPH'Wonderfully entertaining'SUNDAY TIMESA SUNDAY TIMES AND TLS BOOK OF THE YEAROn a sparsely populated Egyptian coastline, Alexander the Great sketched his vision of a... ... Leia mais

    3,99 €

  • My Heart is My Own

    The Life of Mary Queen of Scots

    de John Guy ...
    Now a major film, this is a dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary Queen of Scots by one of the leading historians of this period.For centuries, Mary, Queen of Scots has been a figure of scholarly debate. Where many have portrayed her as the weak woman to Elizabeth's rational leader, John Guy reassesses the young queen, finding her far more politically shrewd than previously believed ... Leia mais

    14,99 €

  • Conquerors

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

    de 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 ... Leia mais

    10,80 €

  • Europe

    The Struggle for Supremacy, 1453 to the Present

    de Brendan Simms ...
    Half a millennium of European warfare brilliantly retold by masterly historian Brendan SimmsAt the heart of Europe's history lies a puzzle. In most of the world humankind has created enormous political frameworks, whether ancient (such as China) or modern (such as the United States). Sprawling empires, kingdoms or republics appear to be the norm. By contrast Europe has remained stubbornly chaotic ... Leia mais

    11,99 €

  • 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 ... Leia mais

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  • The World of All Souls

    A Complete Guide to A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night and The Book of Life

    Discover the truths, the history, the myths and the magic behind the first three novels in the spellbinding All Souls series**. Fall under the spell once more with this all-encompassing insider's guide to A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night and The Book of Life.**The first three novels in the All Souls series by Deborah Harkness, featuring historian and witch Diana Bishop and vampire scientist ... Leia mais

    3,99 €

  • Shakespeare

    de 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 ... Leia mais

    9,85 €

  • A History of Intelligence and 'Intellectual Disability'

    The Shaping of Psychology in Early Modern Europe

    de C.F. Goodey ...
    Starting with the hypothesis that not only human intelligence but also its antithesis 'intellectual disability' are nothing more than historical contingencies, C.F. Goodey's paradigm-shifting study traces the rich interplay between labelled human types and the radically changing characteristics attributed to them. From the twelfth-century beginnings of European social administration to the onset ... Leia mais

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  • The Arabs

    A History – Third Edition

    de 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 ... Leia mais

    14,99 €

  • História da Origem e Estabelecimento da Inquisição em Portugal - I

    Série Livro 1 - História da Origem e Estabelecimento da Inquisição em Portugal
    Podíamos escrever a história da Inquisição, desse drama de flagícios que se protrai por mais de dois séculos. Os arquivos do terrível tribunal aí existem quase intactos. Perto de quarenta mil processos restam ainda para darem testemunho de cenas medonhas, de atrocidades sem exemplo, de longas agonias. Não quisemos. Era mais monótono e menos instrutivo. Os vinte anos de luta entre D. João III e os ... Leia mais

    2,90 €

  • At Day's Close

    A History of Nighttime

    A fascinating and colourful social history of the nighttime.'A wonderful revelation of a vanished age of darkness' SPECTATOR'Fascinating' SUNDAY TIMES'A splendid book ... great entertainment' Sir Patrick Moore'A triumph of social history. Almost every page contains something to surprise the reader ... one of the most enjoyable literary experiences of the year' MAIL ON SUNDAYFrom blan... ... Leia mais

    3,99 €

  • Sharpe’s Fury

    The Battle of Barrosa, March 1811

    Série Livro 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 ... Leia mais

    7,94 €

  • A Fistful of Shells

    West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution

    de Toby Green ...
    Winner of the Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize for Global Cultural Understanding 2019Shortlisted for the Cundill History Prize and the Pius Adesanmi Memorial Award'Astonishing, staggering' Ben Okri, Daily TelegraphA groundbreaking new history that will transform our view of West AfricaBy the time of the 'Scramble for Africa' in the late nineteenth century, Africa had already been globally conn... ... Leia mais

    9,49 €

  • The Pursuit of Glory

    Europe 1648-1815

    de Tim Blanning ...
    'Let the nations rejoice: this history of Europe is a truly glorious book' John Adamson, Sunday TimesThe Pursuit of Glory brings to life one of the most extraordinary periods in European history – from the battered, introvert continent after the Thirty Years War to the dynamic one that experienced the French Revolution and the wars of Napoleon. Tim Blanning depicts the lives of ordinary people and ... Leia mais

    14,99 €

  • The Verge

    Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World

    de 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 ... Leia mais

    Era 10,99 € Agora 9,49 €

  • The Habsburgs

    The Rise and Fall of a World Power

    de 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, ... Leia mais

    11,99 €

  • Islamic Empires

    Fifteen Cities that Define a Civilization

    'Outstanding, illuminating, compelling ... a riveting read' Peter Frankopan, Sunday TimesIslamic civilization was once the envy of the world. From a succession of glittering, cosmopolitan capitals, Islamic empires lorded it over the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and swathes of the Indian subcontinent. For centuries the caliphate was both ascendant on the battlefield and triumphant in the ... Leia mais

    12,99 €