Zbirka: Britanska in irska zgodovina
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Newton(2007) ILIFFE, ROB (, READER IN THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE, IMPERIAL COLLEGE, LONDON)Newton's contributions to our understanding of the heavens and the earth are considered by many to be unparalleled. This Very Short Introduction explains his remarkable scientific theories, and also uses Newton's own unpublished writings to paint a picturVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Black Diamonds(2008) BAILEY, CATHERINEWentworth in Yorkshire was surrounded by 70 collieries employing tens of thousands of men. It is the finest and largest Georgian house in Britain and belonged to the Fitzwilliam family. This title tells the story of its demise: family feuds, forbidden lovVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Not for Turning(2014) HARRIS, ROBINHe tells her extraordinary life story, from humble beginnings above her father's grocer's shop in Grantham, her early days as one of the first women in Westminster who became known as 'Thatcher milk-snatcher' during her days in the Ministry for EducationVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Women in the Viking Age(1991) JESCH, JUDITHThrough runic inscriptions and behind the veil of myth, Jesch discovers the true story of viking women.Vezava: Mehka38,60 € -
Crowdie And Cream And Other Stories(1991) MACDONALD, FINLAY J.Memoirs of a Hebridean childhoodVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Making a Living in the Middle Ages(2009) DYER, CHRISTOPHERDramatic social and economic change during the middle ages altered the lives of the people of Britain in far-reaching ways, from the structure of their families to the ways they made their livings. This book presents a fresh view of the British economy frVezava: Mehka34,20 € -
Housewives and Citizens(2013) BEAUMONT, CAITRIONAThis book explores the contribution that five conservative, voluntary and popular women’s organisations made to women’s lives and to the campaign for women’s rights throughout the period 1928–64. -- .Vezava: Trda77,52 € -
Elves in Anglo-Saxon England(2009) HALL, ALARICElves and elf-belief during the Anglo-Saxon period are reassessed in this lively and provocative study.Vezava: Mehka50,48 € -
Eighteenth-Century Britain(2000) LANGFORD, PAUL (FORMERLY PROFESSOR OF MODERN HISTORY, FORMERLY PROFESSOR OF MODERN HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD)First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Paul Langford's Very Short Introduction to Eighteenth-Century Britain spans from the aftermath of the Revolution of 1688 to Pitt the Younger's defeat at attempted parliVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
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Roger Casement(2013) MITCHELL, ANGUSA fascinating examination of the extraordinary life of Roger Casement, executed as part of the 1916 rising, fighting the empire that had previously knighted him. Ultimately, he was hanged in Pentonville prison on the 3 August—two years to the day after BrVezava: Mehka24,22 € -
To the Ends of the Earth(2012) DEVINE, T. M.The Scots are one of the world's greatest nations of emigrants. This title offers an account of the Scots as a 'global people', charting their forgotten role in the building of the modern world.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
National Service(2015) VINEN, RICHARDWinner of the Templer Medal and the Wolfson History Prize, this book attempt to get to grips with the reality of that extraordinary institution, which now seems as remote as the British Empire itself.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Reign of Elizabeth: England 1558-1603(2001) MERVYN, BARBARADepend on SHP's comprehensive and best-selling core texts to enrich your understanding of A Level History.Vezava: Mehka72,23 € -
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Town Below the Ground(1999) HENDERSON, JAN-ANDREWBelow Scotland's capital, hidden for almost two centuries, is a metropolis whose very existence was all but forgotten. For almost 250 years, Edinburgh was surrounded by a giant defensive wall.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Islandman(1977) O'CROHAN, TOMASTomas O'Crohan was born on the Great Blasket Island in 1856 and died there in 1937, a great master of his native Irish. He shared to the full the perilous life of a primitive community, yet possessed a shrewd and humorous detachment that enabled him to obVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Belle(2014) BYRNE, PAULAThe inspiration behind the powerful new film starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson and Emily Watson, this is the story of Dido Belle, whose adoption by an aristocratic family challenged the conventions of 18th century England.Vezava: Mehka18,21 €
