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20 produkter
Constantinople
City of the World's Desire, 1453-1924
Häftad, 2006
196 kr
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Philip Mansel's highly acclaimed history of Constantinople (formerly known as Byzantium) absorbingly charts the interaction between the vibrantly cosmopolitan capital - the city of the world's desire - and its ruling family. In 1453, Mehmed the Conqueror entered Constantinople on a white horse, …
Levant
Splendour and Catastrophe on the Mediterranean
Häftad, 2011
188 kr
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Levant is a book of cities. It describes Smyrna, Alexandria and Beirut when they were windows on the world, escapes from nationality and tradition, centres of wealth, pleasure and freedom. Using unpublished family papers, Philip Mansel describes their colourful, contradictory history, from the …
King of the World
The Life of Louis XIV
Häftad, 2022
216 kr
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Winner of the Franco-British Society Book Prize 2019'The ultimate biography of the Sun King' Simon Sebag Montefiore Louis XIV dominated his age. He extended France's frontiers into Netherlands and Germany, and established colonies overseas. The stupendous palace he built at Versailles became the …
Aleppo
The Rise and Fall of Syria's Great Merchant City
Häftad, 2018
209 kr
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Revised and updated.A poignant testament to the city shattered by Syria's civil war.Aleppo lies in ruins, a casualty of Syria's brutal civil war. Its streets are cloaked in darkness, its population scattered, its memories ravaged. But this was once a vibrant world city, where Muslims, Christians …
King of the World – The Life of Louis XIV
Inbunden, 2020
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
715 kr
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Louis XIV was a man in pursuit of glory. Not content to be the ruler of a world power, he wanted the power to rule the world. And, for a time, he came tantalizingly close. Philip Mansel's King of the World is the most comprehensive and up-to-date biography in English of this hypnotic, flawed figure …
French Emigres in Europe and the Struggle against Revolution, 1789-1814
Av Philip Mansel, K. Carpenter
E-bok, 1999
1736 kr
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The French Émigrés in Europe and the Struggle against Revolution, 1789-1814 underlines, for the first time, the achievements rather than the failures, of the Émigrés. Different specialist essays describe their impact from London to Hungary, from Lisbon to Prussia, and confirm their critical …
King of the World
The Life of Louis XIV
E-bok, 2019
147 kr
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Winner of the Franco-British Society Book Prize 2019'The ultimate biography of the Sun King' Simon Sebag Montefiore Louis XIV dominated his age. He extended France's frontiers into Netherlands and Germany, and established colonies overseas. The stupendous palace he built at Versailles became the …
Dressed to Rule
Royal and Court Costume From Louis XIV to Elizabeth II
Häftad, 2005
502 kr
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Throughout history rulers have used dress as a form of legitimisation and propaganda. While palaces, pictures and jewels might reflect the choice of a monarch's predecessors or advisers, clothes reflected the preferences of the monarch himself. Being both personal and visible, the right costume at …
French Emigres in Europe and the Struggle against Revolution, 1789-1814
Av Philip Mansel, K. Carpenter
Inbunden, 1999
1129 kr
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The French Émigrés in Europe and the Struggle against Revolution, 1789-1814 underlines, for the first time, the achievements rather than the failures, of the Émigrés. Different specialist essays describe their impact from London to Hungary, from Lisbon to Prussia, and confirm their critical …
The Court of France 1789-1830
Häftad, 1991
435 kr
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This attractively illustrated volume describes the succession of courts and monarchies in France 1789-1830, from the revolutionary period to the fall of Charles X. It shows decisively that the revolution resulted in a stronger monarchy and a larger and more elitist series of courts than had existed …
Eagle in Splendour
Inside the Court of Napoleon
Häftad, 2021
275 kr
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The definitive portrait of Napoleon's court from the unpublished papers of the Emperor's leading courtiers and his second Empress Marie Louise.Napoleon's military conquests changed the world and dominate most portraits of him, but it was through the splendour of his court - a world fashioned beyond …
Aleppo
The Rise and Fall of Syria's Great Merchant City
E-bok, 2016
257 kr
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'Every time gardens welcomed us, we said to them,Aleppo is our aim and you are merely the route.' Al-Mutanabbi Aleppo lies in ruins. Its streets are plunged in darkness, most of its population has fled. But this was once a vibrant world city, where Muslims, Christians and Jews lived and traded …
Aleppo
The Rise and Fall of Syria's Great Merchant City
E-bok, 2016
257 kr
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Every time gardens welcomed us, we said to them,Aleppo is our aim and you are merely the route.' Al-Mutanabbi Aleppo lies in ruins. Its streets are plunged in darkness, most of its population has fled. But this was once a vibrant world city, where Muslims, Christians and Jews lived and traded …
Eagle in Splendour
Inside the Court of Napoleon
E-bok, 2015
308 kr
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"When I think of the great Emperor, in my mind's eye it is summer again, all gold and green." Heine The court of Napoleon I, in its grandeur and extravagance, surpassed even that of that the Sun King. Napoleon's palaces at Saint-Cloud and the Tuileries were the centres of his power, the dazzling …
French Emigres in Europe and the Struggle against Revolution, 1789-1814
Av Philip Mansel, K. Carpenter
Häftad, 1999
1241 kr
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The French Émigrés in Europe and the Struggle against Revolution, 1789-1814 underlines, for the first time, the achievements rather than the failures, of the Émigrés. Different specialist essays describe their impact from London to Hungary, from Lisbon to Prussia, and confirm their critical …
Aleppo
The Rise and Fall of Syria's Great Merchant City
Inbunden, 2016
603 kr
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'Every time gardens welcomed us, we said to them,Aleppo is our aim and you are merely the route.' Al-Mutanabbi Aleppo lies in ruins. Its streets are plunged in darkness, most of its population has fled. But this was once a vibrant world city, where Muslims, Christians and Jews lived and traded …
Levant
Splendour and Catastrophe on the Mediterranean
E-bok, 2010
45 kr
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Levant is a book of cities. It describes the role of Smyrna, Alexandria and Beirut as windows on the world, escapes from nationality and tradition, centres of wealth, pleasure and freedom. By their mix of races and religions, they challenge stereotypes. France and Britain liberated the area through …
Constantinople
City of the World''s Desire, 1453-1924
E-bok, 2011
45 kr
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Philip Mansel''s highly acclaimed history absorbingly charts the interaction between the vibrantly cosmopolitan capital of Constantinople - the city of the world''s desire - and its ruling family. In 1453, Mehmed the Conqueror entered Constantinople on a white horse, beginning an Ottoman love …
König der Welt
Das Leben von Ludwig XIV. | Mitreißend erzählt und opulent ausgestattet // mit zahlreichen Farbabbildungen
E-bok, 2023
601 kr
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"König der Welt ist eines der anregendsten und unterhaltsamsten Werke über europäische Geschichte, das seit langem erschienen ist.« Wall Street JournalLudwig XIV., das meinte bisher: Absolutismus, Zentralismus, "Der Staat bin ich". Seine Regentschaft steht für die Pracht von Versailles, für …
