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History of Venice
Häftad, 2012
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214 kr
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Renowned historian, and author of A Short History of Byzantium, John Julius Norwich's classic history of VeniceA History of Venice tells the story of this most remarkable of cities from its founding in the fifth century, through its unrivalled status for over a thousand years as one of the world's …
Normans in the South, 1016-1130
The Normans in Sicily Volume I
Häftad, 2018
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170 kr
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Chronicling the 'other Norman invasion', The Normans in the South is the epic story of the House of Hauteville, and in particular Robert Guiscard, perhaps the most extraordinary European adventurer between the times of Caesar and Napoleon. In one year, 1084, he had both the Eastern and Western …
Sicily
A Short History, from the Ancient Greeks to Cosa Nostra
Av John Julius Norwich, Paul Duncan
Häftad, 2016
174 kr
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'Sicily is the key to everything' Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The author of the classic book on Venice turns his sights to Sicily in this beautiful book full of maps and colour photographs.'I discovered Sicily almost by mistake . . .We drove as far as Naples, then put the car on the night ferry to …
Kingdom in the Sun, 1130-1194
The Normans in Sicily Volume II
Häftad, 2018
149 kr
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When on Christmas Day, 1130, Roger de Hauteville was crowned first King of Sicily, the island entered a golden age. Norman and Italian, Greek and Arab, Lombard, Englishman and Jew all contributed to a culture that was fantastically cosmopolitan; and to an atmosphere of racial and religious …
Cities that Shaped the Ancient World
Av John Julius Norwich, John Julius Norwich
Häftad, 2022
137 kr
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John Julius Norwich presents a sweeping tour of forty great cities that shaped the ancient world and its civilizations - and which in turn have shaped our own. The cities of the ancient world built the foundations for modern urban life, their innovations in architecture and politics essential to …
Duff Cooper Diaries
1915-1951
E-bok, 2014
45 kr
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The long awaited and highly revealing diaries of the politician, diplomat, and socialite (married to Lady Diana Cooper) ''This is a fabulous, jaw-dropping read'' SUNDAY TIMES ''Duff Cooper was as close to the action as anyone during the dramatic events of the mid-20th century. He was also comically …
English Christmas
Häftad, 2020
139 kr
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'If I could work my will,' said Scrooge indignantly, 'Every idiot who goes about with "Merry Christmas" on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart.'This year go carol-singing in the Cotswolds with Laurie Lee or attend church with a grumpy …
Middle Sea
A History of the Mediterranean
Häftad, 2007
188 kr
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An electrifying narrative history of the Mediterranean from Ancient Egypt to 1919, from the bestselling author of The Popes and Sicily: A Short HistoryThe Mediterranean has nurtured three of the most dazzling civilisations of antiquity, witnessed the growth of three of our greatest religions and …
France
A History: from Gaul to de Gaulle
Häftad, 2019
174 kr
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'For his final book, the late Norwich tackled the dauntingly vast subject of two millennia of French history with admirable lightness and urbanity . . . his comic footnotes deserve a review of their own' DAILY TELEGRAPHI can still feel, as if it were yesterday, the excitement of my first Channel …
Popes
A History
Häftad, 2012
187 kr
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John Julius Norwich expertly examines the history of the oldest continuing institution in the world, tracing the papal line down the centuries from St Peter to the presentOf the 280-odd holders of the supreme office, some have unquestionably been saints; others have wallowed in unspeakable …
History of England in 100 Places
From Stonehenge to the Gherkin
Häftad, 2012
163 kr
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From battlefield to sacred building, from castle to cottage, from the Bridgwater Canal to Blackpool Pier, acclaimed historian John Julius Norwich tells the political, cultural, social, religious and economic story of England through one hundred key places you can still visit today. Part narrative …
Shakespeare's Kings
Häftad, 2018
190 kr
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In a sparkling, fast-paced narrative, Shakespeare's Kings chronicles the turbulent events that inspired Shakespeare's history plays, from Edward III to Richard III. In a time of uncertainty and incessant warfare - when the crown was constantly contested, alliances were made and broken, and the …
Four Princes
Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions That Forged Modern Europe
Häftad, 2018
274 kr
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Duff Cooper Diaries
1915-1951
Häftad, 2022
202 kr
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The long awaited and highly revealing diaries of the politician, diplomat, and socialite (married to Lady Diana Cooper)'This is a fabulous, jaw-dropping read' SUNDAY TIMES'Duff Cooper was as close to the action as anyone during the dramatic events of the mid-20th century. He was also comically …
Venice
A Traveller's Reader
E-bok, 2017
45 kr
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Views of the city of lagoons and gondolas; Henry James was passionate: ''You desire to embrace it, to caress it, to possess it...'', whereas Mark Twain found St Mark''s ''so ugly...Propped on its long row of thick-legged columns, its back knobbed with domes, it seems like a vast, warty bug taking a …
Byzantium
The Apogee
Häftad, 1993
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192 kr
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In Byzantium: The Early Centuries John Julius Norwich told the epic tale of the Roman Empire's second capital up to Christmas Day AD 800 – when Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as a rival emperor. This second volume of his magnificent history covers the following three centuries. In it he continues …
Popes
A History
E-bok, 2011
147 kr
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John Julius Norwich expertly examines the history of the oldest continuing institution in the world, tracing the papal line down the centuries from St Peter to the presentOf the 280-odd holders of the supreme office, some have unquestionably been saints; others have wallowed in unspeakable …
Darling Monster
The Letters of Lady Diana Cooper to her Son John Julius Norwich 1939-1952
Av Diana Cooper, John Julius Norwich
E-bok, 2013
147 kr
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The glittering letters of British socialite Lady Diana Cooper to her son John Julius Norwich, from pre-World War Two London to post-Liberation Paris ‘Please, darling monster, write as often as you can. It’s so sad waiting for letters that don’t come and are not even written. I love my darling boy. …
Short History of Byzantium
E-bok, 1998
147 kr
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With wit, intelligence and his trademark eye for riveting detail, John Julius Norwich has brought together the most important and fascinating events from his trilogy of the rise and fall of the Byzantine empire.
History of Venice
E-bok, 2003
147 kr
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'Norwich has loved and understood Venice as well as any other Englishman has ever done' Sunday Times'Will become the standard English work of Venetian history' Financial Times___________________Renowned historian, and author of A Short History of Byzantium, John Julius Norwich's classic history of …
Short History of Byzantium
Häftad, 2013
210 kr
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A Short History of Byzantium is renowned historian, and author of A History of Venice, John Julius Norwich's classic history of Byzantium Constantine the Great moved the seat of Roman power to Constantinople in AD 330 and for eleven brutal, bloody centuries, the Byzantine Empire became a beacon of …
Great Cities in History
Av John Julius Norwich, John Julius Norwich
Häftad, 2016
137 kr
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A work of history, but also about art and architecture, trade and commerce, travel and exploration, economics and politics, this is above all a book about people and how, over the millennia, they have managed to live closely together. From the origins of urbanization in Mesopotamia to the global …
Shakespeare's Kings
E-bok, 2018
145 kr
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In a sparkling, fast-paced narrative, Shakespeare's Kings chronicles the turbulent events that inspired Shakespeare's history plays, from Edward III to Richard III. In a time of uncertainty and incessant warfare - when the crown was constantly contested, alliances were made and broken, and the …
Normans in the South, 1016-1130
E-bok, 2018
132 kr
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The Normans in the South is the first of two volumes that recount the dazzling story of the Norman Kingdom of Sicily. It is the story of Robert Guiscard who was perhaps the most extraordinary European adventurer between Caesar and Napoleon. In one year, 1084, he had both the Eastern and Western …
Kingdom in the Sun, 1130-1194
E-bok, 2018
132 kr
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When on Christmas Day, 1130, Roger de Hauteville was crowned first King of Sicily, the island entered a golden age. Norman and Italian, Greek and Arab, Lombard, Englishman and Jew all contributed to a culture that was fantastically cosmopolitan; and to an atmosphere of racial and religious …
Shakespeare's Kings: The Great Plays and the History of England in the Middle Ages 1337-1485
Häftad, 2001
408 kr
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In a sparkling, fast-paced narrative, esteemed historian John Julius Norwich chronicles the turbulent events of fourteenth- and fifteenth-century England that inspired Shakespeare's history plays. It was a time of uncertainty and incessant warfare, a time during which the crown was constantly …
