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Oliver Cromwell (Penguin Monarchs)
England's Protector
E-bok, 2017
57 kr
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Although he styled himself 'His Highness', adopted the court ritual of his royal predecessors, and lived in the former royal palaces of Whitehall and Hampton Court, Oliver Cromwell was not a king - in spite of the best efforts of his supporters to crown him.Yet, as David Horspool shows in this …
English Rebel
One Thousand Years of Trouble-making from the Normans to the Nineties
E-bok, 2009
125 kr
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The English have a rich and glorious history of making trouble for themselves. One hundred and forty years before the French Revolution, the English executed their king and instituted a radical revolutionary government. In 1215, more than 570 years before the United States ratified its Bill of …
Alfred the Great
Häftad, 2014
126 kr
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The discovery earlier this year in Winchester of human remains, almost certainly of Alfred the Great or his eldest son, has sparked renewed interest in England's most celebrated monarch. King Alfred's historical achievements, saving his kingdom from invasion by marauding Vikings and attempting both …
Richard III
A Ruler and His Reputation
E-bok, 2015
165 kr
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A fascinating reappraisal of Richard III, the man and the monarch.Famously depicted as 'Crookback Dick', and as Shakespeare's 'bunch-back'd toad', the alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower and the warrior vanquished at the Battle of Bosworth Field, Richard III is one of England's most …
Richard III
A Ruler and His Reputation
E-bok, 2015
169 kr
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A fascinating reappraisal of Richard III, the man and the monarch. Famously depicted as ''Crookback Dick'', and as Shakespeare''s ''bunch-back''d toad'', the alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower and the warrior vanquished at the Battle of Bosworth Field, Richard III is one of England''s …
More Than a Game
A History of How Sport Made Britain
Inbunden, 2023
298 kr
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The story of Britain, told through its many sports.
More Than a Game
A History of How Sport Made Britain
Häftad, 2024
164 kr
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 PINSENT MASONS SPORTS WRITING AWARDA Times Best Sports Book of 2023 'Fascinating' Daily Telegraph'Lively, rich and readable' The Spectator 'Thoughtful and entertaining' Guardian 'Completely eye-opening - every page contains a gem' Marina Hyde The remarkable stories of how …
