Zbirka: Britanska in irska zgodovina
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Elizabeth I(2011) SOMERSET, LADY ANNEAn acclaimed biography of Elizabeth I and an examination of the politics and intrigues of her Tudor court.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Bletchley Park Codebreakers(2011)This extraordinary book, originally published as Action This Day, includes descriptions by some of Britain's foremost historians of the work of Bletchley Park.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Great Silence(2010) NICOLSON, JULIETThe story of life after the Great War: a turning point in historyVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Smoke In The Lanes(2011) REEVE, DOMINICSmoke in the Lanes is the fascinating firsthand account of a bygone age of the Romani traveller way of life in 1950s England.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Secrets of Station X(2011) SMITH, MICHAELThe definitive history of Bletchley Park by one of the world's leading experts on British spiesVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Robin Hood(2011) BALDWIN, DAVIDThe identity of Robin Hood is one of the great historical mysteries of English history - until now.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Great British Bobby(2010) EMSLEY, CLIVEIn The Great British Bobby, Clive Emsley traces the development of Britain's forces of law and order from the earliest watchmen and constables of the pre-modern period to the police service of today.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Why Socrates Died(2010) WATERFIELD, ROBINThe picture we have of it - created by his immediate followers and perpetuated in countless works of literature and art ever since - is that a noble man was put to death in a fit of folly by the ancient Athenian democracy.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Vindolanda(2009) BIRLEY, ROBINA fascinating insight into everyday life on Hadrian's Wall. The translations of the Vindolanda Scrolls ('send fresh socks' etc) are also a treat!Vezava: Mehka28,03 € -
Myth of the Jacobite Clans(2009) PITTOCK, MURRAY (BRADLEY PROFESSOR AND PRO VICE-PRINCIPAL_X000D_, UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW)The second edition of this revolutionary book argues that British history has long sought to caricature Jacobitism rather than to understand it, and that the Jacobite Risings drew on extensive Lowland support and had a national quality within Scotland.Vezava: Mehka44,78 € -
Beach Huts and Bathing Machines(2009) FERRY, KATHRYNBehind the enduring popularity of beach huts lies a story of classic British eccentricity. This work offers a view of the classic British seaside holiday through the history of beach huts and bathing machines, revealing how the changing fashions in societVezava: Mehka13,89 € -
Forgotten Fruits(2009) STOCKS, CHRISTOPHERIn Forgotten Fruits, Christopher Stocks tells the fascinating - often rather bizarre - stories behind Britain's rich heritage of fruit and vegetables.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Gambling Man(2010) UGLOW, JENNYCharles II was thirty when he crossed the Channel in fine May weather in 1660. His Restoration was greeted with maypoles and bonfires, like spring after long years of Cromwell's rule. This title is a portrait of Charles II, exploring his elusive nature thVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Decline And Fall Of The British Empire(2008) BRENDON, PIERSNo empire has been larger or more diverse than the British Empire. Within a generation this mighty structure collapsed, often amid bloodshed, leaving behind a scatter of sea-girt dependencies and a ghost of an empire, the Commonwealth, overshadowed by ImpVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Penguin Dictionary of British Surnames(2009) TITFORD, JOHNA guide to the surnames that offers an insight into the place of origin, the occupations - and even the personality traits - of our ancestors. It is suitable for those intrigued by the story of their name and by the history of their family.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
William and Mary(2008) KISTE, JOHN VAN DERMary (1662-94), daughter of James, Duke of York, heir to the English throne, married William (1650-1702), son of William II of Orange (1626-50), Stadtholder of the Dutch republic, who was eleven years older than her. This dual biography deals with both thVezava: Mehka25,22 € -
Alfred the Great(2006) POLLARD, JUSTINIn an era darkened by the terror of the Viking invasions, England's first and greatest king was a beacon of light.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Hollow Crown(2006) RUBIN, MIRIThere is no more haunting, compelling period in Britain's history than the later middle ages. This account brings the reader a long lost world, a strange, Catholic, rural country of monks, peasants, knights and merchants, almost perpetually at war, but coVezava: Mehka23,82 €
