Zbirka: Britanska in irska zgodovina
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History of Everyday Life in Scotland, 1800 to 1900(2010)This volume covers the nineteenth century, a period of profound change in Scottish history.Vezava: Mehka49,42 € -
Book of Migrations(2011) SOLNIT, REBECCAPortrays in microcosm a history made of great human tides of invasion, colonization, emigration, nomadism and tourism. Enriched by cross-cultural comparisons with the history of the American West, this title carves a route through Ireland's history, literVezava: Mehka18,52 € -
Inheritance(2011) SACKVILLE-WEST, ROBERTA fascinating memoir of an extraordinary family told through the vast, four hundred year old house, KnoleVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
London(2011) ROSS, CATHY,CLARK, JOHN,MUSEUM OF LONDONDiscover which prehistoric mammals would once have lived by the River Thames. Take a detailed look at the crystal palace of the Great Exhibition and an early map of the underground. This title offers a perspective on one of the world's most exciting citieVezava: Mehka41,99 € -
Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England(2013) MORTIMER, IANThe past is a foreign country - this is your guide, from the bestselling author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval EnglandWe think of Queen Elizabeth I's reign (1558-1603) as a golden age.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Brief History of the Wars of the Roses(2007) SEWARD, MR DESMONDA classic account of the bloody rivalry between the dynasties of York and Lancaster for the throne of England.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Britain AD(2005) PRYOR, FRANCISLeading archaeologist Francis Pryor retells the story of King Arthur, legendary king of the Britons, tracing it back to its Bronze Age origins.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
The Making of the British Landscape(2011) PRYOR, FRANCISFrom our suburban streets which still trace the boundaries of long vanished farms to the Norfolk Broads, formed when medieval peat pits flooded - evidence of man's effect on Britain is everywhere. This title includes over 250 maps and photographs that chaVezava: Mehka28,03 € -
Woodbrook(1994) THOMSON, DAVIDWoodbrook is a rare house that gives its name to a small, rural area in Ireland, not far from the old port of Sligo. He stayed for ten years. This memoir, acknowledged as a masterpiece, grew out of two great loves - for Woodbrook and for Phoebe, his pupVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
From Pictland to Alba, 789-1070(2007) WOOLF, ALEX (LECTURER IN EARLY SCOTTISH HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS)This book charts the transformation of the political landscape of northern Britain between the eighth and the eleventh centuries. Central to this narrative is the mysterious disappearance of the Picts and their language and the sudden rise to prominence oVezava: Mehka41,69 € -
1759(2008) MCLYNN, FRANKDrawing on a mass of primary materials - from texts in the Vatican archives to oral histories of the North American Indians, this title shows how the conflict between Britain and France triggered the first 'world war', raging from Europe to Africa; the CaVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
More Boys and Girls of History(2012) POWER, RHODA,POWER, EILEENThe studies in this 1928 book illustrate the lives of children within various different times and social contexts. Created following the enthusiastic response which greeted the original Boys and Girls of History, this volume concentrates on the period subVezava: Mehka45,61 € -
London: A Short History(2011) WILSON, A NA short, entertaining and passionate history of London by the bestselling author of The Victorians.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Wars of the Roses(2012) HICKS, MICHAELThe Wars of the Roses (1455-85) were a major turning point in English history. This title examines the difficult economic, military, and financial crises and explains the real reasons why the Wars of the Roses began, why they kept recurring, and why, evenVezava: Mehka32,30 € -
Kings of Alba(2011) ROSS, ALASDAIRThe events of 1000-1130 AD are crucial in terms of the development of the kingdom of the Scots, and yet it remains one of the least researched periods in Scottish history. This book charts in fascinating and bloody detail the political machination of keyVezava: Mehka33,27 € -
Men of the North(2010) CLARKSON, TIMThe North Britons are the least-known among the inhabitants of early medieval Scotland. Like the Picts and Vikings they played an important role in the shaping of Scottish history during the first millennium AD but their part is often neglected or ignoredVezava: Mehka33,27 € -
Levelling Sea(2012) MARSDEN, PHILIPThe story of Britain’s colourful maritime past seen through the changing fortunes of the Cornish port of Falmouth.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Hope and Glory(2004) CLARKE, PETERChallenges the commonly held view of Britain in the twentieth century as a nation in decline. This title examines the political, social and economic changes that transformed Britain. It looks at how jobs and prices, food and shelter, and education and welVezava: Mehka18,21 €
