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Did you know that...The "contemporary" fashion of living together before marriage is far from new, and was frequently practiced in earlier days...Self-divorce, although never legal, was once a commonplace occurrence...Marriage is more popular today than in the Victorian...
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Oxford University Press
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1985-11-21
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This imaginative study recaptures 100 years in the life of Limoges, France's first socialist city, at a time when Limoges rode high on the crest of every wave of social, political, and industrial change. The story of this single city is the story of urban transformation...
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Oxford University Press
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1985-09-05
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First written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world - part myth, part legend and part history. Rich with magic and achingly beautiful, they speak of a land of heroic battles, intense love and warrior ideals, in which the...
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Penguin
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1981-09-17
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The Chronicles of Froissart (1337-1410) are one of the greatest contemporary records of fourteenth-century England and France. Depicting the great age of Anglo-French rivalry from the deposition of Edward II to the downfall of Richard II, Froissart powerfully portrays...
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Penguin
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1978-04-27
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Written following the collapse of Rome's secular control over western Europe, the History of Gregory (c. AD 539-594) is a fascinating exploration of the events that shaped sixth-century France. This volume contains all ten books from the work, the last seven of which...
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Penguin
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1974-11-28
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'You are hereby ordered to fall upon the rebels, the MacDonalds of Glencoe, and to put all to the sword under seventy.' This was the treacherous and cold-blooded order ruthlessly carried out on 13 February 1692, when the Campbells slaughtered their hosts the MacDonalds...
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Penguin
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1973-01-25
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'outstanding ... one of the most valuable contributions ever made to our knowledge of the history of our own land'
English Historical Review
This book covers the emergence of the earliest English kingdoms to the establishment of the Anglo-Norman monarchy in 1087....
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
1970-02-18
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'outstanding ... one of the most valuable contributions ever made to our knowledge of the history of our own land'
English Historical Review
This book covers the emergence of the earliest English kingdoms to the establishment of the Anglo-Norman monarchy in 1087....
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OUP Oxford
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1970-02-18
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Discover the extraordinary life of julius caesar, the general, politician, and reformer who forever changed the destiny of rome. This in-depth book narrates, chapter by chapter, his rise to power, military conquests, social and political reforms, and the epic collapse...
Editeur :
Rob Satterfield
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2026-01-07
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Explore the complexities of ambition, loyalty, and honor as they are tested and broken amidst shifting alliances and the struggle for power. Unravel the motivations and flaws of iconic figures like caesar, brutus, cassius, and mark antony, dissecting their relationships...
Editeur :
Rob Satterfield
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2025-12-27
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In Paul Verlaine, Stefan Zweig presents a sensitive and penetrating portrait of one of France’s most tragic and lyrical poets. With the psychological depth and moral empathy that characterize all of Zweig’s biographical studies, he explores the contradictions that...
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Asimis Books
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2025-10-29
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Non solo l'Eroe dei Due Mondi, non solo il condottiero dall'iconica camicia rossa. Queste "Memorie" restituiscono al lettore il Garibaldi rivoluzionario internazionalista, il pensatore scomodo la cui lotta per l'unità nazionale era inscindibile da un'aspirazione...
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Cactus
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2025-10-29
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"Da Quarto al Volturno: l'epopea che cambiò per sempre il volto dell'Italia."
Nel maggio del 1860, poche centinaia di uomini, per lo più giovani idealisti, avventurieri e patrioti, salparono da Quarto, in Liguria, su due vecchi piroscafi. Vestiti di camicia rossa e...
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Cactus
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2025-10-28
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