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34 produkter
Devonshires
The Story of a Family and a Nation
Häftad, 2014
188 kr
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William Cavendish, the father of the first Earl, dissolved monasteries for Henry VIII. Bess, his second wife, was gaoler-companion to Mary Queen of Scots during her long imprisonment in England. Arbella Stuart, their granddaughter, was a heartbeat away from the throne of England and their grandson, …
Catholics
The Church and its People in Britain and Ireland, from the Reformation to the Present Day
Häftad, 2018
187 kr
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The story of Catholicism in Britain from the Reformation to the present day, from a master of popular history – 'A first-class storyteller' The TimesThroughout the three hundred years that followed the Act of Supremacy – which, by making Henry VIII head of the Church, confirmed in law the breach …
Buster's Secret Diaries
E-bok, 2008
51 kr
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Diaries celebrating a dog''s joy at owning a human, by the most famous dog in Britain. Buster has written these diaries himself - whenever he could remember where he hid the manuscript in his garden. In it he lays bear the truth of how The Man has held Buster back, pretending to protect fur and …
50 Years On
A Prejudiced History of Britain Since the War
Häftad, 1998
298 kr
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In FIFTY YEARS ON, Roy Hattersley explores and explains the events which have shaped modern Britain. Combining acute analysis of domestic politics with a brilliant eye for the bigger picture, his 'prejudiced history' takes the reader from the high hopes of 1945 to the cynicism of end-of century …
Blood and Fire
William and Catherine Booth and the Salvation Army
Häftad, 2000
337 kr
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An uneducated youth, William Booth left home in 1849 at the age of twenty to preach the gospel for the New Methodist Connexion. Six years later he founded a new religious movement which succeeded to such a degree that the Salvation Army (which it became) is now a worldwide operation with massive …
Yorkshire Boyhood
Häftad, 2003
172 kr
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It was not until he was dead and I was forty that I realised my father was once in Holy Orders,' Roy Hattersley tells us in the opening pages of A YORKSHIRE BOYHOOD; so setting the tone for an elegant, continually surprising book.A somewhat precocious only child, Roy grew up surrounded by …
John Wesley: A Brand From The Burning
The Life of John Wesley
Häftad, 2004
179 kr
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John Wesley led the Second English Reformation. His Methodist 'Connexion' was divided from the Church of England, not by dogma and doctrine but by the new relationship which it created between clergy and people. Throughout a life tortured by doubt about true faith and tormented by a series of …
Edwardians
Häftad, 2006
173 kr
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Edwardian Britain is the quintessential age of nostalgia, often seen as the last long summer afternoon before the cataclysmic changes of the twentieth century began to take form. The class system remained rigidly in place and thousands were employed in domestic service. The habits and sports of the …
Who Goes Home?
Scenes from a Political Life
Häftad, 2003
292 kr
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Each night when the House of Commons rises, throughout the Palace of Westminster policemen shout, 'Who goes home?', a relic of the days when Members of Parliament were escorted safely to their beds. WHO GOES HOME? is Roy Hattersley's witty and characteristically frank account of a lifetime in the …
Borrowed Time
The Story of Britain Between the Wars
Häftad, 2009
173 kr
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Called an uneasy peace, the twenty years between the wars were a time of turmoil - Britain saw a general strike and the worst economic crisis in its history, armed rebellion in Ireland and open revolt in India, a Prime Minister's resignation and the King's abdication. Crisis followed crisis until …
In Search Of England
Häftad, 2010
158 kr
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Passionate, affectionate and indefatigably curious, In Search of England makes a journey around the English countryside and character. England is the most various of countries; within its borders, life changes mile on mile. Roy Hattersley celebrates crumbling churches and serene Victorian …
David Lloyd George
The Great Outsider
Häftad, 2012
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
202 kr
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A Welshman among the English, a nonconformist among Anglicans and a self-made man in the patrician corridors of power, David Lloyd George, the last Liberal Prime Minister of Great Britain, was the founding father of the Welfare State and was as great a peacetime leader as Churchill was in war. In …
Edwardians
E-bok, 2017
45 kr
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Edwardian Britain is the quintessential age of nostalgia, often seen as the last long summer afternoon before the cataclysmic changes of the twentieth century began to take form. The class system remained rigidly in place and thousands were employed in domestic service. The habits and sports of the …
Blood and Fire
William and Catherine Booth and the Salvation Army
E-bok, 2017
45 kr
Lägg i varukorg
An uneducated youth, William Booth left home in 1849 at the age of twenty to preach the gospel for the New Methodist Connexion. Six years later he founded a new religious movement which succeeded to such a degree that the Salvation Army (which it became) is now a worldwide operation with massive …
Yorkshire Boyhood
E-bok, 2017
45 kr
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It was not until he was dead and I was forty that I realised my father was once in Holy Orders,'' Roy Hattersley tells us in the opening pages of A YORKSHIRE BOYHOOD; so setting the tone for an elegant, continually surprising book. A somewhat precocious only child, Roy grew up surrounded by …
Who Goes Home?
Scenes from a Political Life
E-bok, 2017
45 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Each night when the House of Commons rises, throughout the Palace of Westminster policemen shout, ''Who goes home?'', a relic of the days when Members of Parliament were escorted safely to their beds. WHO GOES HOME? is Roy Hattersley''s witty and characteristically frank account of a lifetime in …
John Wesley: A Brand From The Burning
The Life of John Wesley
E-bok, 2017
45 kr
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John Wesley led the Second English Reformation. His Methodist ''Connexion'' was divided from the Church of England, not by dogma and doctrine but by the new relationship which it created between clergy and people. Throughout a life tortured by doubt about true faith and tormented by a series of …
Borrowed Time
The Story of Britain Between the Wars
E-bok, 2017
45 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Called an uneasy peace, the twenty years between the wars were a time of turmoil - Britain saw a general strike and the worst economic crisis in its history, armed rebellion in Ireland and open revolt in India, a Prime Minister''s resignation and the King''s abdication. Crisis followed crisis until …
50 Years On
A Prejudiced History of Britain Since the War
E-bok, 2017
45 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In FIFTY YEARS ON, Roy Hattersley explores and explains the events which have shaped modern Britain. Combining acute analysis of domestic politics with a brilliant eye for the bigger picture, his ''prejudiced history'' takes the reader from the high hopes of 1945 to the cynicism of end-of century …
David Lloyd George
The Great Outsider
E-bok, 2010
45 kr
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A Welshman among the English, a nonconformist among Anglicans and a self-made man in the patrician corridors of power, David Lloyd George, the last Liberal Prime Minister of Great Britain, was the founding father of the Welfare State and was as great a peacetime leader as Churchill was in war. In …
In Search Of England
E-bok, 2010
45 kr
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Passionate, affectionate and indefatigably curious, In Search of England joins a tradition of writing, from William Cobbett to JB Priestley, that makes a journey around the English countryside and character. England is the most various of countries; within its borders, life changes mile on mile. …
Buster's Diaries
Häftad, 2002
156 kr
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BUSTER'S DIARIES - offer a unique floor-level insight into the aromatic world of the man-owning dog. Buster stepped into the limelight in April 1996 after an incident with a goose in St James's Park, a goose which happened to belong to the Queen. Pursued by the press ever since, he has sought …
Buster's Diaries
E-bok, 2017
44 kr
Lägg i varukorg
BUSTER''S DIARIES - offer a unique floor-level insight into the aromatic world of the man-owning dog. Buster stepped into the limelight in April 1996 after an incident with a goose in St James''s Park, a goose which happened to belong to the Queen. Pursued by the press ever since, he has sought …
Socialist Way
Social Democracy in Contemporary Britain
Av Roy Hattersley, Kevin Hickson
E-bok, 2013
351 kr
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In 2010, the Labour Party of Great Britain suffered its worst General Election defeat since the 1930s (with one exception), bringing to an end thirteen years of New Labour government. Since then, the debate over both the legacy of New Labour and the future direction of the party has been …
Socialist Way
Social Democracy in Contemporary Britain
Av Roy Hattersley, Kevin Hickson
E-bok, 2013
369 kr
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In 2010, the Labour Party of Great Britain suffered its worst General Election defeat since the 1930s (with one exception), bringing to an end thirteen years of New Labour government. Since then, the debate over both the legacy of New Labour and the future direction of the party has been …
Devonshires
The Story of a Family and a Nation
Ljudbok, 2013
171 kr
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The story of the Cavendish family and the first eight Dukes of Devonshire is the story of England. From 1381 – when Sir John Cavendish, Lord Chief Justice of England, was killed during the Peasant’s Revolt – to 1906, when the Duke of Devonshire’s resignation brought down the Tory government: the …
Devonshires
The Story of a Family and a Nation
E-bok, 2013
147 kr
Lägg i varukorg
William Cavendish, the father of the first Earl, dissolved monasteries for Henry VIII. Bess, his second wife, was gaoler-companion to Mary Queen of Scots during her long imprisonment in England. Arbella Stuart, their granddaughter, was a heartbeat away from the throne of England and their grandson, …
Catholics
The Church and its People in Britain and Ireland, from the Reformation to the Present Day
E-bok, 2017
147 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The story of Catholicism in Britain from the Reformation to the present day, from a master of popular history – 'A first-class storyteller' The TimesThroughout the three hundred years that followed the Act of Supremacy – which, by making Henry VIII head of the Church, confirmed in law the breach …
