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Devils of Loudun(2005) HUXLEY, ALDOUSA gripping biography by the author of Brave New WorldIn 1634 Urbain Grandier, a handsome and dissolute priest of the parish of Loudun was tried, tortured and burnt at the stake.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Henry VIII's Last Victim(2008) CHILDS, JESSIEHenry Howard, Earl of Surrey was one of the most flamboyant and controversial characters of Henry VIII's reign.Vezava: Mehka26,62 € -
Salem Witch Trials(2004) ROACH, MARILYNNE K.Presenting the events of Salem's witch hysteria in 1692 and 1693 in a chronological format, this authorative book makes use of previously unknown court records and documents.Vezava: Mehka30,88 € -
The Diaries of Samuel Pepys: A Selection (Penguin Classics)(2003) PEPYS, SAMUELThe 1660s represent a turning point in English history, and for the main events - the Restoration, the Dutch War, the Great Plague, the Fire of London. This book offers an eyewitness account along with lively descriptions of the author's socializing, hisVezava: Mehka28,04 € -
Catherine of Aragon(2011) TREMLETT, GILESCatherine of Aragon has always suffered in comparison to the heir - providing Jane Seymour or the eroticism of Anne Boleyn. But when Henry VIII married Catherine, she was an auburn-haired beauty with a passion she had inherited from her parents, IsabellaVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury 1473-1541(2009) PIERCE, HAZELBorn in 1473, Margaret Pole was the daughter of George, and the only woman, apart from Anne Boleyn, to hold a peerage title in her own right during the sixteenth century. This work presents the life and culture of this propertied titled lady against the sVezava: Mehka41,57 € -
Demon Lovers(2003) STEPHENS, WALTERThis work argues that a number of devout Christians, including trained theologians, displayed an uncanny preoccupation with the topic of witches having sex with demons during the centuries of the "witch craze". It analyzes the first treatises on witchcrafVezava: Mehka53,22 € -
Sun King(2011) MITFORD, NANCYDuring his reign Louis XIV was the most powerful king in Europe. He presided over a golden age of military and artistic achievement in France, and deployed his charm and talents for spin and intrigue to hold his court and country within his absolute contrVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Blood Sisters(2013) GRISTWOOD, SARAHThe true story of the White Queen and more, this is a thrilling history of the extraordinary noblewomen who lived through the Wars of the Roses.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Tyrannicide Brief(2006) ROBERTSON, GEOFFREY, QCBut in 1649 parliament was hard put to find a lawyer with the skill and daring to prosecute a King who was above the law: in the end the man they briefed was the radical barrister, John Cooke. Cooke was a plebeian, son of a poor farmer, but he had the cVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Book in the Renaissance(2011) PETTEGREE, ANDREWA groundbreaking study of the fascinating yet largely unknown world of books in the first great age of print, 1450–1600Vezava: Mehka36,10 € -
Death in Florence(2012) STRATHERN, PAULReveals the paradoxes, self-doubts and political compromises which made the battle for the soul of the Renaissance city one of the most complex and important moments in Western history.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
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: Mehka72,71 € -
Voices of Morebath(2003) DUFFY, EAMONIn the 50 years between 1530 and 1580, England moved from being a lavishly Catholic country to a Protestant nation. Exploring Morebath, a remote and tiny sheep-farming village on the edge of Exmoor, this work offers a window into a rural world in crisis aVezava: Mehka30,40 € -
Artist, The Philosopher and The Warrior(2010) STRATHERN, PAULIn the autumn of 1502 three giants of the Renaissance period - Cesare Borgia, Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolò Machiavelli - set out on one of the most treacherous military campaigns of the period.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Samurai William(2003) MILTON, GILESBestselling author Giles Milton takes us on a fascinating Jacobean adventure.Vezava: Mehka19,62 €











