Zbirka: Britanska in irska zgodovina
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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: Mehka18,05 € -
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: Mehka44,09 € -
London: A Short History(2011) WILSON, A NA short, entertaining and passionate history of London by the bestselling author of The Victorians.Vezava: Mehka13,88 € -
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: Mehka31,22 € -
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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: Mehka32,16 € -
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: Mehka32,16 € -
Levelling Sea(2012) MARSDEN, PHILIPThe story of Britain’s colourful maritime past seen through the changing fortunes of the Cornish port of Falmouth.Vezava: Mehka15,27 € -
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: Mehka18,05 € -
Magnificent Obsession(2012) RAPPAPORT, HELEN'Rappaport uses new sources to give a vivid account of Albert's death . Drawing widely on contemporary letters, diaries and memoirs, Rappaport brings new light to bear on the causes of Albert's death and tracks Victoria's mission to commemorate her husbanVezava: Mehka18,05 € -
Alexander II(2012) ORAM, RICHARD D.By equal measure state-builder and political unifier and ruthless opportunist and bloody-handed aggressor, Alexander II has been praised or vilified by past historians but has rarely been viewed in the round. This book explores the king's successes and faVezava: Mehka40,20 € -
Stone Voices(2003) ASCHERSON, NEALThis is the story of Neal Ascherson's return to his native Scotland. It is an exploration of Scottish identity as Ascherson weaves together a story of the deep past with the story of modern Scotland and its rebirth.Vezava: Mehka13,88 € -
Globe(2016) ARNOLD, CATHARINEA fascinating portrait of life in Shakespeare's London, seen from the theatrical perspective, by popular historian, Catharine Arnold.Vezava: Mehka15,27 € -
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Graves are Walking(2013) KELLY, JOHNWell-meaning civil servants were eager to modernise Irish agriculture and to improve the Irish moral character, which was utterly lacking in the virtues of the new age of triumphant capitalism.Vezava: Mehka18,05 € -
Scotland Re-formed, 1488-1587(2007) DAWSON, JANEThis book encompasses the long sixteenth century, starting with James IV's accession and concluding with Mary, Queen of Scots' execution. At its heart is Scottish political life viewed from local and regional perspectives as well as the centre.Vezava: Mehka40,30 € -
Connemara(2012) ROBINSON, TIMDeals with the people, places and history of south Connemara - one of Ireland's last Gaelic-speaking enclaves - with the encyclopaedic knowledge of a cartographer and the grace of a born writer.Vezava: Mehka18,05 € -
How England Made the English(2013) MOUNT, HARRYPacked with facts and stories, this book helps you to learn how we would be as freezing cold as Siberia without the Gulf Stream; why we drive on the left-hand side of the road; and why the Midlands became the home of the British curry.Vezava: Mehka18,05 € -
