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Wars of the Roses(2012) HICKS, MICHAELThe Wars of the Roses (1455-85) were a major turning point in English history. This title examines the difficult economic, military, and financial crises and explains the real reasons why the Wars of the Roses began, why they kept recurring, and why, evenVezava: Mehka32,30 € -
Kings of Alba(2011) ROSS, ALASDAIRThe events of 1000-1130 AD are crucial in terms of the development of the kingdom of the Scots, and yet it remains one of the least researched periods in Scottish history. This book charts in fascinating and bloody detail the political machination of keyVezava: Mehka33,27 € -
Everyday Life in Ancient Greece(2012) RODGERS NIGELA social history of Greek civilization, its culture, arts and beliefs, with 180 magnificent images.Vezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Men of the North(2010) CLARKSON, TIMThe North Britons are the least-known among the inhabitants of early medieval Scotland. Like the Picts and Vikings they played an important role in the shaping of Scottish history during the first millennium AD but their part is often neglected or ignoredVezava: Mehka33,27 € -
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Setting the East Ablaze(2006) HOPKIRK, PETER'A gripping account of the terrible, confused struggle for mastery of Central Asia that followed the Russian Revolution' Evening StandardVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
After the Reich(2008) MACDONOGH, GILESIn the chaos after the Reich an astonishing 2.5 million ordinary citizens were killed. This harrowing history uncovers the extraordinary stories of real German people from all walks of life in the aftermath of the Second World WarVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Pompeii(2009) BEARD, PROFESSOR MARYContains chapters that include Street Life, Earning a Living: Baker, Banker and Garum Maker (who ran the city), and The Pleasure of the Body: Food, Wine, Sex and Baths. This book offers an insight into the workings of a Roman town.Vezava: Mehka16,81 € -
Rome and Jerusalem(2008) GOODMAN, MARTINIn 70CE, after four years of Jewish rebellion, Roman legions devastated the great city of Jerusalem. Sixty years later, its ruin was completed when Emperor Hadrian built a new city on top of it that Jews were forbidden even to enter. This title explores tVezava: Mehka26,62 € -
Pakistan(2012) KHAN, IMRANBorn only five years after Pakistan was created in 1947, the author has lived his country's history. This title provides an insider's view of a country unfamiliar to a western audience.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Hope and Glory(2004) CLARKE, PETERChallenges the commonly held view of Britain in the twentieth century as a nation in decline. This title examines the political, social and economic changes that transformed Britain. It looks at how jobs and prices, food and shelter, and education and welVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Making of Modern Colombia(1993) BUSHNELL, DAVIDThis historical study traces the process of state-building in Colombia from the struggle for independence, territorial consolidation and reform in the 19th century, to economic development and social and political democratization in the 20th century.Vezava: Mehka43,62 € -
1776(2006) MCCULLOUGH, DAVIDPresents the story of the year of the birth of the United States of America. This book tells two stories: how a group of squabbling, disparate colonies became the United States, and how the British Empire tried to stop them. It features a cast of amazingVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
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 €










