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18 produkter
Saxons vs. Vikings
Alfred the Great and England in the Dark Ages
Av Ed West
Häftad, 2023
165 kr
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A witty and concise look at the beginnings of English history, when the nation consolidated after clashes between the Saxons and invading Vikings--now in paperback!In 871, three of England's four kingdoms were overrun by Vikings, the ruthless, all-conquering Scandinavian raiders who terrorised …
Small Men on the Wrong Side of History
The Decline, Fall and Unlikely Return of Conservatism
Av Ed West
E-bok, 2020
45 kr
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''An entertaining, wide-ranging defence and explanation of the conservative way of seeing the world . . . suffused with generosity and wit'' Catholic Herald Brought up by eccentric intellectuals, Ed West experienced what he believed was a fairly normal childhood of political pamphlets as bedtime …
Tory Boy
Memoirs of the Last Conservative
Av Ed West
Häftad, 2021
115 kr
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'An entertaining, wide-ranging defence and explanation of the conservative way of seeing the world . . . suffused with generosity and wit' Catholic Herald Brought up by eccentric intellectuals, Ed West experienced what he believed was a fairly normal childhood of political pamphlets as bedtime …
Saxons vs. Vikings
Alfred the Great and England in the Dark Ages
Av Ed West
E-bok, 2017
146 kr
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A witty and concise look at the beginnings of English history, when the nation consolidated after clashes between the Saxons and invading Vikings. In 871, three of England''s four kingdoms were overrun by Vikings, the ruthless, all-conquering Scandinavian raiders who terrorized early medieval …
1066 and Before All That
The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England
Av Ed West
E-bok, 2017
146 kr
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A riveting account of the most consequential year in English history, marked by bloody conflict with invaders on all sides. 1066 is the most famous date in history, and with good reason, since no battle in medieval history had such a devastating effect on its losers as the Battle of Hastings, which …
England in the Age of Chivalry . . . And Awful Diseases
The Hundred Years'' War and Black Death
Av Ed West
E-bok, 2018
146 kr
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A revealing glimpse into the tumultuous history of England’s medieval period, full of knights in shining armor and terrible peasant suffering. Covering the violent and disease-ridden period between 1272 to 1399, England in the Age of Chivalry. . . And Awful Diseases covers the events, personages …
My Kingdom for a Horse
The War of the Roses
Av Ed West
E-bok, 2018
146 kr
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From William Shakespeare''s series of history dramas to Sir Walter Scott and George R.R. Martin''s A Song of Ice and Fire , not to mention the smash-hit TV show Game of Thrones , the British civil war of 1455 to 1485 has inspired writers more than any other. Ed West''s My Kingdom for a Horse …
Iron, Fire and Ice
The Real History that Inspired Game of Thrones
Av Ed West
E-bok, 2019
196 kr
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Have you read everything George R.R. Martin has every written? Do you know what in Game of Thrones is based in real history? A young pretender raises an army to take the throne. Learning of his father’s death, the adolescent, dashing and charismatic and descended from the old kings of the North, …
1066 and Before All That
The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England
Av Ed West
Häftad, 2023
127 kr
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A riveting account of the most consequential year in English history, marked by bloody conflict with invaders on all sides.1066 is the most famous date in history, and with good reason, since no battle in medieval history had such a devastating effect on its losers as the Battle of Hastings, which …
Diversity Illusion
What We Got Wrong about Immigration and How to Set It Right
Av Ed West
Häftad, 2024
166 kr
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The idea of population diversity and its benefits seem irresistible both in theory and in fact, as well as an ever-present element of the human condition. In this ground-breaking analysis, Ed West investigates the causes for Britain's disenchantment with a fifty year experiment with diversity gone …
Coarse Cockney Rhyming Slang
Av Ed West
E-bok, 2006
27 kr
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Cockney is the dialect of East London. It was back in the 14th century that the term 'cockney' was first coined, as an insult by country folk to describe working class Londoners and their speech - cockeneyes meaning rotten egg, or, more literally, the egg of a cock. The dialect developed as the …
1066
The Battle of Hastings and the French Conquest of England
Av Ed West
Häftad, 2024
205 kr
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A riveting account of the most consequential year in English history, marked by bloody conflict with invaders on all sides.1066 is the most famous date in history, and with good reason, since no battle in medieval history had such a devastating effect on its losers as the Battle of Hastings, which …
1066 and Before All That
The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon, and Norman England
Av Ed West
Ljudbok, 2022
248 kr
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A riveting account of the most consequential year in English history, marked by bloody conflict with invaders on all sides 1066 is the most famous date in history, and with good reason, since no battle in medieval history had such a devastating effect on its losers as the Battle of Hastings, which …
Saxons vs. Vikings
Alfred the Great and England in the Dark Ages
Av Ed West
Ljudbok, 2022
223 kr
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A witty and concise look at the beginnings of English history, when the nation consolidated after clashes between the Saxons and invading Vikings In 871, three of England’s four kingdoms were overrun by Vikings, the ruthless, all-conquering Scandinavian raiders who terrorized early medieval Europe. …
1215 and All That
Magna Carta and King John
Av Ed West
Ljudbok, 2022
248 kr
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1215 is one of the most famous dates in English history, and with good reason, since it marks the signing of the Magna Carta by King John and the English barons, which altered the entire course of English and world history. John Lackland was born to King Henry II and Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitane in …
England in the Age of Chivalry ... and Awful Diseases
The Hundred Years'' War and Black Death
Av Ed West
Ljudbok, 2022
246 kr
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A revealing glimpse into the tumultuous history of England’s medieval period, full of knights in shining armor and terrible peasant suffering Covering the violent and disease-ridden period between 1272 to 1399, England in the Age of Chivalry … and Awful Diseases covers the events, personages, and …
My Kingdom for a Horse
The War of the Roses
Av Ed West
Ljudbok, 2022
253 kr
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From William Shakespeare’s series of history dramas, to Sir Walter Scott, and George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire—not to mention the smash-hit TV show Game of Thrones—the British civil war of 1455 to 1485 has inspired writers for centuries. Ed West’s My Kingdom for a Horse illuminates the …
Saxons versus Vikings
Alfred the Great and the Birth of England
Av Ed West
Häftad, 2023
203 kr
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A witty and concise return to the very beginning of English history.England. 871. The land is overrun by Vikings: the unrelenting, impervious, bloodthirsty Scandinavian assailants who have instilled terror across early medieval Europe.For the kingdom of Wessex, prospects look bleak following the …
