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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 € -
King's Speech(2011) LOGUE, MARK,CONRADI, PETERHow an Australian commoner saved the British monarchy.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Ataturk(2001) KINROSS, PATRICKThe definitive biography of the father of modern Turkey, a powerful figure in the still-unfolding drama of the Middle East.Vezava: Mehka26,62 € -
Frederick the Great(2011) MITFORD, NANCYWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY KATE WILLIAMSFrederick II of Prussia attempted to escape his authoritarian father as a boy, but went on to become one of history's greatest rulers. Nancy Mitford brings all these contradictions and achievements to sparkling life inVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Crusades(1999) HILLENBRAND, CAROLE (HONORARY PROFESSORIAL FELLOW, PROFESSOR EMERITA, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH)This book discusses a group of themes designed to highlight how Muslims reacted to the alien presence of the Crusaders in the heart of traditional Muslim territory.Vezava: Mehka66,83 € -
Battle of Britain(2011) HOLLAND, JAMES‘A notable account of an epic human experience' Max Hastings, Sunday Times‘Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the war’ Sir Winston Churchill, speech to the House of Commons, 18 June 1940The Nazi Blitzkrieg was unlike any invVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Freedom at Midnight(1997) COLLINS, LARRY,LAPIERRE, DOMINIQUEThe electrifying story of India’s struggle for independence, told in this classic account (first published in 1975) by two fine journalists who conducted hundreds of interviews with nearly all the surviving participants – from Mountbatten to the assassinsVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
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Welsh Castles(2000) PETTIFER, ADRIANHistory of and gazetteer to all surviving Welsh castles - the majority 13c - arranged by county, with full OS details.Vezava: Trda46,33 € -
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 € -
First European Revolution(2000) MOORE, ROBERT I. (FORMERLY UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE)This book provides a radical reassessment of Europe from the late-tenth to the early-13th centuries. Professor Moore argues that the period witnessed the first true "revolution" in European society, characterized by a transformation in the economy, in famVezava: Mehka55,16 € -
Great Hatred, Little Room(2009) POWELL, JONATHANMaking peace in Northern Ireland was the greatest success of the Blair government, and one of the greatest achievements in British politics since the Second World War. This book demonstrates how the events in Northern Ireland have valuable lessons for thoVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
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Man Who Broke into Auschwitz(2011) AVEY, DENIS,BROOMBY, ROBThe international bestselling story of one British soldier's brave choice to exchange places with a Jewish prisoner in Auschwitz.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
When God Made Hell(2011) TOWNSHEND, PROFESSOR CHARLESA cautious strategic invasion by British forces led - within seven years - to imperial expansion on a dizzying scale, with fateful consequences for the Middle East and the world.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Perfect King(2008) MORTIMER, IANFrom the bestselling author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England, comes the story of King Edward III, who - like Elizabeth and Victoria after him - embodied the values of his age, forged a nation out of war and re-made England. He ordered hVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Two Lives of Charlemagne(2008) EINHARD,NOTKER THE STAMMERERA chronicle of one of the most powerful and dynamic of all medieval rulers, Charlemagne. It describes his personal life, details his achievements in reviving learning and the arts, recounts his military successes and depicts one of the defining moments inVezava: Mehka15,41 €











