Zbirka: Britanska in irska zgodovina
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Imperial Mud(2021) BOYCE, JAMESA post-colonial history of the destruction of the Fens of eastern England.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Bloody Brilliant Women(2019) NEWMAN, CATHY‘A litany of fresh heroes to make the embattled heart sing’ Caitlin Moran ‘Newman is a brilliant writer’ Observer A fresh, opinionated history of all the brilliant women you should have learned about in school but didn’t.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Witches(2014) BORMAN, TRACYSeptember 1613. In Belvoir Castle, the heir of one of England’s great noble families falls suddenly and dangerously ill. The case is among those which constitute the European witch craze of the 15th-18th centuries, when suspected witches were burned, haVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Diamond Queen(2022) MARR, ANDREWPolitical journalist Andrew Marr's vivid account of the Queen and her reign over Great Britain and the Commonwealth.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Easter 1916(2015) TOWNSHEND, CHARLESBefore Easter 1916 Dublin had been a city much like any other British city, comparable to Bristol or Liverpool and part of a complex, deep-rooted British world. The devastating events of that Easter changed everything. This book focuses on these events.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf(2014) DUFFY, SEANBrian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf offers a new interpretation of the role of the Vikings in Irish affairs and explains how Brian emerged from obscurity to attain the high-kingship of Ireland because of his exploitation of the Viking presence.Vezava: Mehka26,62 € -
Tudor Reformation(2015) HAYMAN, RICHARDThe Reformation transformed England forever. From peasants in the lanes and fields to the court of Henry VIII, no life was left untouched as the Roman Catholic Church was replaced as the centre of the nation's religious life. Illustrates emergence of EuroVezava: Mehka16,98 € -
Thomas Cromwell(2009) HUTCHINSON, ROBERTThe rise and fall of Henry's notorious minister - the most corrupt Chancellor in English historyVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Raj(1998) JAMES, LAWRENCE* A book that is narrative-driven, but full of outstanding scholarship and insight. * Subtitled 'The Making and Unmaking of British India' - how the British Raj shaped the Indian sub-continent as it is today.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
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Thomas Becket(2013) GUY, JOHNThomas Becket lived at the centre of medieval England. Son of a draper's merchant, he was befriended and favoured by Henry II and quickly ascended the rungs of power and privilege. He led 700 knights into battle, brokered peace between warring states andVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Marlborough(2002) CHURCHILL, WINSTON S.John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough (1644-1722), was one of the greatest military commanders and statesmen in the history of England. His descendant, Sir Winston Churchill, wrote this work as both an act of homage, and as an historical insight into thVezava: Mehka78,75 € -
Neighbours, Distrust, and the State(2022) BRODIE, MARC (FORMER FELLOW, FORMER FELLOW, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD)Neighbours, Distrust, and the State shows that in the past, just like now, many poor people 'wanted something done' by government in their communities, examining how they thought about such things as the role of the police, compulsory schooling, housing eVezava: Trda80,26 € -
Bitter Freedom(2016) WALSH, MAURICEThe Irish Revolution - the war between the British authorities and the newly-formed IRA - was the first successful revolt anywhere against the British Empire.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Restless Republic(2022) KEAY, ANNATHE SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 WINNER OF THE POL ROGER DUFF COOPER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE Eleven years when Britain had no king.Vezava: Trda35,05 € -
Royal Navy Versus the Slave Traders(2021) EDWARDS, BERNARDThrilling naval action in the Atlantic against a ruthless enemy.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
History of the Green Howards(2017) POWELL, GEOFFREY,POWELL, JOHN S. W.The exploits of one of Britain's finest regiments written by a father and son team who are distinguished members.Vezava: Mehka23,82 €
