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26 produkter
Worlds of Fear and Wonder
Living with the Supernatural, Past and Present
Häftad, 2026
145 kr
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'Learned, empathetic and immensely enjoyable' Tom Holland'Every page is illuminating' Philippa Gregory'Gaskill lifts the veil between past and present better than anyone I know' Lucy WorsleyThe supernatural has always been part of human experience. Divine and diabolical forces were as dangerous and …
Witchfinders
Häftad, 2006
147 kr
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'The most chilling witch-hunt in English history . . . fascinating' Independent on Sunday'A terrible tale marvellously told . . . This is how history should be shown' Ronald BlytheBy the spring of 1645, civil war had exacted a terrible toll upon England. Disease was rife, apocalyptic omens appeared …
Ruin of All Witches
Life and Death in the New World
Häftad, 2022
138 kr
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*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE**A TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES AND BBC HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR*'A bona fide historical classic' Sunday Times'Simply one of the best history books I have ever read' BBC HistoryIn the frontier town of Springfield in 1651, peculiar …
Witchcraft
A Very Short Introduction
E-bok, 2010
92 kr
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Witchcraft is a subject that fascinates us all, and everyone knows what a witch is - or do they? From childhood most of us develop a sense of the mysterious, malign person, usually an old woman. Historically, too, we recognize witch-hunting as a feature of pre-modern societies. But why do witches …
Witchcraft
A Very Short Introduction
E-bok, 2010
20 kr
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Witchcraft is a subject that fascinates us all, and everyone knows what a witch is - or do they? From childhood most of us develop a sense of the mysterious, malign person, usually an old woman. Historically, too, we recognize witch-hunting as a feature of pre-modern societies. But why do witches …
Between Two Worlds
How the English Became Americans
E-bok, 2014
158 kr
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Between Two Worlds is a story teeming with people on the move, making decisions, indulging or resisting their desires and dreams.In the seventeenth century a quarter of a million men, women, and children left England''s shores for America. Some were explorers and merchants, others soldiers and …
Between Two Worlds
How the English Became Americans
E-bok, 2014
158 kr
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Between Two Worlds is a story teeming with people on the move, making decisions, indulging or resisting their desires and dreams.In the seventeenth century a quarter of a million men, women, and children left England''s shores for America. Some were explorers and merchants, others soldiers and …
Witchcraft
A Very Short Introduction
Häftad, 2010
111 kr
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Witchcraft is a subject that fascinates us all, and everyone knows what a witch is - or do they? From childhood most of us develop a sense of the mysterious, malign person, usually an old woman. Historically, too, we recognize witch-hunting as a feature of pre-modern societies. But why do witches …
Between Two Worlds
How the English Became Americans
Häftad, 2020
203 kr
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Between Two Worlds is a story teeming with people on the move, making decisions, indulging or resisting their desires and dreams. In the seventeenth century a quarter of a million men, women, and children left England's shores for America. Some were explorers and merchants, others soldiers and …
Ruin of All Witches
Life and Death in the New World
E-bok, 2021
125 kr
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*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE**A TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES AND BBC HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR*'A bona fide historical classic' Sunday Times'Simply one of the best history books I have ever read' BBC HistoryIn the frontier town of Springfield in 1651, peculiar …
Ruin of All Witches
Life and Death in the New World
Ljudbok, 2021
166 kr
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Brought to you by Penguin. In the frontier town of Springfield in 1651, peculiar things begin to happen. Precious food spoils, livestock ails and property vanishes. People suffer fits, and are plagued by strange visions and dreams. Children sicken and die. As tensions rise, rumours spread of …
Ruin of All Witches
Life and Death in the New World
Ljudbok, 2022
166 kr
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Brought to you by Penguin. *A TIMES , SUNDAY TIMES AND BBC HISTORY HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021* In the frontier town of Springfield in 1651, peculiar things begin to happen. Precious food spoils, livestock ails and property vanishes. People suffer fits and are plagued by strange visions and …
Glass Mountain
Escape and Discovery in Wartime Italy
Inbunden, 2025
329 kr
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The bestselling author of The Ruin of All Witches returns with a gripping, vividly told journey into his family's wartime past'In this rich, engrossing book, Gaskill succeeds in his aim of writing ‘a story that in good conscience feels real’... As I finished his book, I began to see my own family’s …
Between Two Worlds
How the English Became Americans
Inbunden, 2014
340 kr
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In the 1600s, over 350,000 intrepid English men, women, and children migrated to America, leaving behind their homeland for an uncertain future. Whether they settled in Jamestown, Salem, or Barbados, these migrants-entrepreneurs, soldiers, and pilgrims alike-faced one incontrovertible truth: …
Crime and Mentalities in Early Modern England
Av Malcolm Gaskill, Anthony Fletcher
Häftad, 2003
586 kr
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Crime and law have now been studied by historians of early modern England for more than a generation. Crime and Mentalities in Early Modern England attempts to reach further than most conventional treatments of the subject, to explore the cultural contexts of law-breaking and criminal prosecution, …
Crime and Mentalities in Early Modern England
Av Malcolm Gaskill, Anthony Fletcher
Inbunden, 2000
2166 kr
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Crime and law have now been studied by historians of early modern England for more than a generation. Crime and Mentalities in Early Modern England attempts to reach further than most conventional treatments of the subject, to explore the cultural contexts of law-breaking and criminal prosecution, …
Witchfinders
A Seventeenth-Century English Tragedy
Häftad, 2007
473 kr
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By spring 1645, two years of civil war had exacted a dreadful toll upon England. People lived in terror as disease and poverty spread, and the nation grew ever more politically divided. In a remote corner of Essex, two obscure gentlemen, Matthew Hopkins and John Stearne, exploited the anxiety and …
Witchfinders
E-bok, 2006
45 kr
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''The most chilling witch-hunt in English history . . . fascinating'' Independent on Sunday '' A terrible tale marvellously told . . . This is how history should be shown'' Ronald Blythe By the spring of 1645, civil war had exacted a terrible toll upon England. Disease was rife, apocalyptic omens …
Between Two Worlds
How the English Became Americans
Ljudbok, 2014
359 kr
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Over 350,000 intrepid English men, women, and children migrated to America in the seventeenth century, leaving behind their homeland for an uncertain future on distant shores. Whether they settled in Jamestown, Salem, or Barbados, these early English migrants—entrepreneurs, soldiers, and pilgrims …
Hellish Nell
Last of Britain's Witches
Häftad, 2023
155 kr
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One of the last criminal trials using the 1735 Witchcraft Act was, improbably, in London in 1944. The accused was Helen Duncan, a middle-aged Scotswoman. This is her extraordinary story.Helen Duncan - known since childhood as 'Hellish Nell', for her uncontainable nature - was one of the most …
Hellish Nell
Last of Britain's Witches
E-bok, 2023
122 kr
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One of the last criminal trials using the 1735 Witchcraft Act was, improbably, in London in 1944. The accused was Helen Duncan, a middle-aged Scotswoman. This is her extraordinary story.Helen Duncan - known since childhood as 'Hellish Nell', for her uncontainable nature - was one of the most …
Glass Mountain
Escape and Discovery in Wartime Italy
Häftad, 2026
165 kr
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A gripping, vividly told journey into a family's wartime past, from the bestselling author of The Ruin of All Witches ‘Endearingly personal, honest and reflective … invites you to rethink where memory ends and history begins’ Dominic Sandbrook, The Times, Books of the Year 'As I finished his book, …
Glass Mountain
Escape and Discovery in Wartime Italy
E-bok, 2025
122 kr
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A gripping, vividly told journey into a family's wartime past, from the bestselling author of The Ruin of All Witches ‘Endearingly personal, honest and reflective … invites you to rethink where memory ends and history begins’ Dominic Sandbrook, The Times, Books of the Year 'As I finished his book, …
Hellish Nell
Last of Britain''s Witches
Ljudbok, 2023
184 kr
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Brought to you by Penguin. One of the last criminal trials using the 1735 Witchcraft Act was, improbably, in London in 1944. The accused was Helen Duncan, a middle-aged Scotswoman. This is her extraordinary story. Helen Duncan - known since childhood as ''Hellish Nell'', for her uncontainable …
Glass Mountain
Escape and Discovery in Wartime Italy
Ljudbok, 2025
190 kr
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Brought to you by Penguin.The author of The Ruin of All Witches returns with a gripping, vividly told journey of rediscovery, uncovering his uncle's past as a soldier, prisoner, fugitive and partisan in World War Two Italy Malcolm Gaskill knew two things about his great-uncle Ralph's wartime …
Måtte alla häxor förgöras! : liv och död i Nya världen
Häftad, 2023
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
224 kr
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Detta är en klassiker i vardande ... som återskapar en ångestladdad och osäker miljö med enastående inlevelse och kunskap. / SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 En av de bästa historiska böcker jag läst ... Enormt spännande. / BBC HISTORY BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2022 Historia när den är som bäst. …
