Jonathan Sumption – författare
Visar alla böcker från författaren Jonathan Sumption. Handla med fri frakt och snabb leverans.
31 produkter
Hundred Years War Vol 5
Triumph and Illusion
Häftad, 2025
334 kr
Lägg i varukorg
'Sumption is that rare and precious thing: a serious, decent, honest thinker . . . and one of our finest historians.' Dan Jones, Sunday Times'Gripping and eminently readable . . . a compelling justification for the enduring value of historical narrative.' The Times'Unsurpassed, and probably …
Spioner i historien : från antiken till vita duken
Av Stephen Alford, Henrik Berggren m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
209 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Vårt intresse för spioner, både verkliga och fiktiva, verkar outtömligt. Men var och när började spioneriets historia och hur har spionagearbetet och hantverket utvecklats genom århundradena? Spioner i historien är en samling porträtt av några av de mest berömda spionerna, men innehåller även några …
Spies in history : from the ancient world to the silver screen
Av Stephen Alford, Henrik Berggren m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
199 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Vårt intresse för spioner, både verkliga och fiktiva, verkar outtömligt. Men var och när började spioneriets historia och hur har spionagearbetet och hantverket utvecklats genom århundradena? Spies in History är en samling porträtt av några av de mest berömda spionerna, men innehåller även några …
Hundred Years War Vol 1
Trial by Battle
Häftad, 1999
334 kr
Lägg i varukorg
'Compulsively readable' (History), this is the first volume in a series that details the long and violent endeavour of the English to dismember Europe's strongest state, a succession of wars that is one of the seminal chapters in European history. Beginning with the funeral of Charles IV of France …
Hundred Years War Vol 3
Divided Houses
Häftad, 2012
334 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Divided Houses is a tale of contrasting fortunes. In the last decade of his reign Edward III, a senile, pathetic symbol of England's past conquests, was condemned to see them overrun by the armies of his enemies. When he died, in 1377, he was succeeded by a vulnerable child, who was destined to …
Hundred Years War Vol 4
Cursed Kings
Häftad, 2016
334 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Cursed Kings tells the story of the destruction of France by the madness of its king and the greed and violence of his family. In the early fifteenth century, France had gone from being the strongest and most populous nation state of medieval Europe to suffering a complete internal collapse and a …
The Hundred Years War, Volume 2: Trial by Fire
Häftad, 2001
1208 kr
Lägg i varukorg
A succession of catastrophes in the middle years of the fourteenth century brought France to the brink of destruction. The bankruptcy of the French state and a bitter civil war within the royal family were followed by the defeat and capture of the King of France by the Black Prince at Poitiers. A …
Edward III (Penguin Monarchs)
A Heroic Failure
Häftad, 2018
116 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackEdward III ruled England for fifty years. He was a paragon of kingship in the eyes of his contemporaries, the perfect king in those of later generations. Venerated as the victor of Sluys and …
Edward III (Penguin Monarchs)
A Heroic Failure
E-bok, 2016
57 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Edward III lived through bloody and turbulent times. His father was deposed by his mother and her lover when he was still a teenager; a third of England's population was killed by the Black Death midway through his reign; and the intractable Hundred Years War with France began under his leadership. …
Albigensian Crusade
Häftad, 1999
192 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In twelfth century Languedoc a subversive heresy of Eastern origin flourished to an extraordinary degree. The Albingenses believed that the world was created by an evil spirit, and that all worldly things - including the Church - were by nature sinful.Jonathan Sumption's acclaimed history examines …
Pilgrimage
Häftad, 2002
236 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In a fascinating work of history, Jonathan Sumption brings alive the traditions of pilgrimage prevalent in Europe from the beginning of Christianity to the end of the fifteenth century. Vividly describing such major destinations as Jerusalem, Rome, Santiago de Compostela and Canterbury, he examines …
Hundred Years War Vol 3
Divided Houses
E-bok, 2011
199 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Divided Houses is a tale of contrasting fortunes. In the last decade of his reign Edward III, a senile, pathetic symbol of England's past conquests, was condemned to see them overrun by the armies of his enemies. When he died, in 1377, he was succeeded by a vulnerable child, who was destined to …
Albigensian Crusade
E-bok, 2011
157 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In twelfth century Languedoc a subversive heresy of Eastern origin flourished to an extraordinary degree. The Albingenses believed that the world was created by an evil spirit, and that all worldly things - including the Church - were by nature sinful.Jonathan Sumption's acclaimed history examines …
Hundred Years War Vol 1
Trial by Battle
E-bok, 2011
201 kr
Lägg i varukorg
'Compulsively readable' (History), this is the first volume in a series that details the long and violent endeavour of the English to dismember Europe's strongest state, a succession of wars that is one of the seminal chapters in European history. Beginning with the funeral of Charles IV of France …
Hundred Years War Vol 2
Trial by Fire
E-bok, 2011
206 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In the second volume of his celebrated history of the Hundred Years War, Jonathan Sumption examines the middle years of the fourteenth century and the succession of crises that threatened French affairs of state, including defeat at Poitiers and the capture of the king.
Pilgrimage
E-bok, 2011
186 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In a fascinating work of history, Jonathan Sumption brings alive the traditions of pilgrimage prevalent in Europe from the beginning of Christianity to the end of the fifteenth century. Vividly describing such major destinations as Jerusalem, Rome, Santiago de Compostela and Canterbury, he examines …
Hundred Years War Vol 4
Cursed Kings
E-bok, 2015
206 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Cursed Kings tells the story of the destruction of France by the madness of its king and the greed and violence of his family. In the early fifteenth century, France had gone from being the strongest and most populous nation state of medieval Europe to suffering a complete internal collapse and a …
The Hundred Years War, Volume 3: Divided Houses
Häftad, 2011
1390 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2010 The Hundred Years War was a vicious, costly, and, most dramatically, drawn out struggle that laid the framework for the national identities of both England and France into the modern era. The first twenty years of the war were …
Trials of the State
Law and the Decline of Politics
E-bok, 2019
118 kr
Lägg i varukorg
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERIn the past few decades, legislatures throughout the world have suffered from gridlock. In democracies, laws and policies are just as soon unpicked as made. It seems that Congress and Parliaments cannot forge progress or consensus. Moreover, courts often overturn decisions …
Law in a Time of Crisis
E-bok, 2021
136 kr
Lägg i varukorg
''Thoughtful, stimulating and even entertaining ... Lord Sumption''s opinion is always worth listening to, even - or especially - if one disagrees with it.'' Daily Telegraph''Time spent on Law in a Time of Crisis is time spent in the company of a brilliant mind considering interesting things'' The …
Trials of the State
Law and the Decline of Politics
Häftad, 2020
112 kr
Lägg i varukorg
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERIn the past few decades, legislatures throughout the world have suffered from gridlock. In democracies, laws and policies are just as soon unpicked as made. It seems that Congress and Parliaments cannot forge progress or consensus. Moreover, courts often overturn decisions …
Law in a Time of Crisis
Häftad, 2022
134 kr
Lägg i varukorg
'Thoughtful, stimulating and even entertaining ... Lord Sumption's opinion is always worth listening to, even - or especially - if one disagrees with it.' Daily Telegraph'Time spent on Law in a Time of Crisis is time spent in the company of a brilliant mind considering interesting things' The …
Challenges of Democracy
And the Rule of Law
Häftad, 2025
114 kr
Lägg i varukorg
'Few contemporary Britons are as intelligent as Jonathan Sumption' The Telegraph'A timely red alert that democratic values cannot be taken for granted' The TimesNOW FEATURING A NEW ESSAY ON ISRAEL, GAZA AND INTERNATIONAL LAWAcross the globe, democracy is in crisis - in the UK alone, it has been …
Spies in History
Av Stephen Alford, Alastair Benn m. fl.
E-bok
139 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The public appetite for spies, both real and fictional, seems inexhaustible. But where and when did spying begin and how has the art and craft of espionage developed over the centuries? Spies in History is a collection of portraits of some of the most famous spies we know, but it also includes some …
Spioner i historien
Av Paul Lay, Alastair Benn m. fl.
E-bok, 2025
139 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Vårt intresse för spioner, både verkliga och fiktiva, verkar outtömligt. Men var och när började spioneriets historia och hur har spionagearbetet utvecklats genom århundradena?Spioner i historien är en samling porträtt av några av de mest berömda spionerna, men innehåller även några mindre kända …
Hundred Years War Vol 5
Triumph and Illusion
Inbunden, 2023
452 kr
Tillfälligt slut
'Sumption is that rare and precious thing: a serious, decent, honest thinker . . . and one of our finest historians.' Dan Jones, Sunday Times'Gripping and eminently readable . . . a compelling justification for the enduring value of historical narrative.' The Times'Unsurpassed, and probably …
