Zbirka: Evropska zgodovina
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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: Mehka18,21 € -
Britons(2009) COLLEY, LINDAHow was Great Britain made? And what does it mean to be British? This book examines how a more cohesive British nation was invented after 1707 and how this new national identity was nurtured through war, religion, trade, and empire.Vezava: Mehka34,20 € -
Sisters Who Would Be Queen(2010) LISLE, LEANDA DEThe dramatic untold story of the Grey sisters, heirs to the Tudor throne. 'Leanda de Lisle brings the story of nine days' queen, Lady Jane Grey and her forgotten sisters, the rivals of Elizabeth I, to vivid life in her fascinating biography' PVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
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: Mehka41,58 € -
Globe(2016) ARNOLD, CATHARINEA fascinating portrait of life in Shakespeare's London, seen from the theatrical perspective, by popular historian, Catharine Arnold.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
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: Mehka18,21 € -
Scotland Re-formed, 1488-1587(2007) DAWSON, JANE (PROFESSOR OF REFORMATION HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH)This 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: Mehka41,69 € -
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: Mehka18,21 € -
In Search Of The Trojan War(2005) WOOD, MICHAELDetailing the rediscovery in Moscow of the so-called jewels of Helen and the re-excavation of the site of Troy begun in 1988, which continues to yield new evidence about the historical city, In Search of the Trojan War takes a fresh look at some of the moVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
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: Mehka18,21 € -
Racing the Enemy(2006) HASEGAWA, TSUYOSHIHasegawa rewrites the history of the end of World War II in the Pacific by integrating the key actors in the story—the US, the USSR, and Japan. From April 1945, when Stalin broke the Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact and Truman assumed the presidency, to thVezava: Mehka41,31 € -
Henry VIII and His Six Wives: A Guide to Historic Tudor Sites(2014) PETER BRAMLEYVezava: Mehka35,05 € -
Charles the Bold(2004) VAUGHAN, RICHARD,PARAVICINI, WERNERErudite but highly readable.... An attractive and timely repackaging of an unrivalled classic of Burgundian studies. MEDIUM AEVUMVezava: Mehka46,32 € -
In Search of the Dark Ages(2005) WOOD, MICHAEL'With In Search of the Dark Ages, Michael Wood wrote the book for history on TV.' The Times 'Michael Wood is the maker of some of the best TV documentaries ever made on history and archaeology.' Times Literary SupplementVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
History of England(1979) MACAULAY, THOMASBegins with the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and concludes at the end of the reign of William III in 1702. This book presents a time of deep struggle throughout Britain and Ireland in vivid prose. It offers a gripping narrative, and draws on a wide range oVezava: Mehka18,21 €
