Zbirka: Britanska in irska zgodovina
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Whitby Jet(2009) MULLER, HELEN,MULLER, KATYJet, a hard, black, shiny gen, closely related to coal, has been fashioned into jewellery and trinkets for generations, but during the Victorian period, when the ritual surrounding death and the long mourning of Queen Victoria made black fashionable, jetVezava: Mehka12,34 € -
War on our Doorstep(2012) SALISBURY, HARRIET,THE MUSEUM OF LONDON GROUPLondon's East Enders are known for being a tough, humorous and lively lot. The old East End communities were gone forever. Told by the residents themselves, The War on Our Doorstep is an eye-opening, moving and laugh-out-loud depiction of the history ofVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Gentry(2012) NICOLSON, ADAMAdam Nicolson tells the story of England through the history of fourteen gentry families – from the 15th century to the present day. This sparkling work of history reads like a real-life Downton Abbey, as the loves, hatreds and many times of grief of hisVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Fatal Colours(2012) GOODWIN, GEORGEA gripping account of the Wars of the Roses battle of Towton - the most brutal day in English history.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Arbella: England's Lost Queen(2004) GRISTWOOD, SARAH'It is Arbella they would proclaim Queen if her mistress should happen to die' Sir William Stanley, 1592Niece to Mary, Queen of Scots, granddaughter to the great Tudor dynast Bess of Hardwick, Lady Arbella Stuart was brought up in the belief that she woulVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Queen(2012) PIMLOTT, BENAn updated edition of Ben Pimlott’s classic biography of the Queen: ‘There is no better biography of Elizabeth II.’ PETER HENNESSY, Independent on SundayVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
English(2007) PAXMAN, JEREMYA title, in which, the author sets out to find about the English. Not the British overall, not the Scots, not the Irish or Welsh, but the English. Why do they seem so unsure of who they are?Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Palmerston(2012) BROWN, DAVIDA grand and fascinating figure in Victorian politics, the charismatic Lord Palmerston (1784-1865) presided over a period of great political and social change. This title gives full weight not only to his foreign policy achievements, but also to his domestVezava: Mehka38,00 € -
Book Of Fire(2011) MOYNAHAN, BRIAN* A reissue of the vivid, compellingly researched biography of one of history's most celebrated martyrs - translator of the Bible William Tyndale, published to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James BibleVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
All The King's Men(2013) DAVID, SAULBetween 1660 and 1815 British supremacy on foreign soil was near total. Central to this success was the humble redcoat soldier who showed heroism in battle and stoicism in peace, despite appalling treatment. This book tells their story: of brutal discipliVezava: Mehka29,43 € -
Arch Conjuror of England(2013) PARRY, GLYNOutlandish alchemist and magician, political intelligencer, apocalyptic prophet, and converser with angels, John Dee (1527 - 1609) was one of the most colourful and controversial figures of the Tudor world. In this book, the author explores Dee's vast arrVezava: Mehka24,70 € -
Diaries Volume Three(2012) CAMPBELL, ALASTAIRPOWER AND RESPONSIBILITY is the third volume of Alastair Campbell's unique daily account of life at the centre of the Blair government. Volume Three includes Peter Mandelson's second resignation, the agonies of the Millennium Dome, and the most unexpectedVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Suffolk Airfields in the Second World War(1995) SMITH, GRAHAMThis illustrated, action-packed book contains a full account of the part played by Suffolk's airfields during the Second World War.Vezava: Mehka23,15 € -
Constance(2012) MOYLE, FRANNYThe fascinating story of the decadent and thrilling world of Oscar Wilde's wife Constance, and the world of scandal which would betray herVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Scotland's Hidden Harlots and Heroines: Women's Role in Scottish Society From 1690-1969(2014) HARROWER-GRAY, ANNIEDiscover Scottish women's history, from the 1690s to the 1960s. This colourful book tells the stories of a host of unusual characters from witches to bodysnatchers; aristocrats to female Jacobites; as well as revealing what life was once like for ordinaryVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Richard III(2009) WILKINSON, JOSEPHINEA major new biography of the young Richard III.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Hawkwood(2005) STONOR SAUNDERS, FRANCESThe hugely acclaimed, best-selling life of Hawkwood, one of the outstanding figures of English and European history. John Hawkwood was an Essex man who became the greatest mercenary in an age when soldiers of fortune flourished - an age that also witneVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Island Wife(2013) FAIRBAIRNS, JUDYA memoir of a woman's life over 45 years on a remote Scottish island - from 19-year-old girl to wife of one to mother of five, hotelier, domestic miracle worker, to empty nester to writer.Vezava: Mehka14,01 €
