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A dual biography of the greatest opposing generals of their age who ultimately became fixated on one another, by a bestselling historian.'Thoroughly enjoyable, beautifully written and meticulously researched' ObserverOn the morning of the battle of Waterloo, the Emperor...
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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2010-12-16
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In this book, William Caferro asks if the Renaissance was really a period of progress, reason, the emergence of the individual, and the beginning of modernity. An influential investigation into the nature of the European Renaissance Summarizes scholarly debates about...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2010-08-24
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Contesting the Past
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Protestants: A History from Wittenberg to Pennsylvania, 1517-1740 presents a comprehensive thematic history of the rise and influence of the branches of Christianity that emerged out of the Protestant Reformation. Represents the only English language single-volume...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2010-07-16
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'Drama, betrayal, religion and sex, it's all here ... Fascinating' GUARDIAN'Beautifully paced, impeccably written ... Don't miss it' INDEPENDENT'Fraser is at her best here, lucid, authoritative and compassionate' SUNDAY TIMES 'Superbly researched ... the definitive work...
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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2010-06-24
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WEDLOCK is the remarkable story of the Countess of Strathmore and her marriage to Andrew Robinson Stoney. Mary Eleanor Bowes was one of Britain's richest young heiresses. She married the Count of Strathmore who died young, and pregnant with her lover's child, Mary...
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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2009-07-23
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A COMPANION TO EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY EUROPE “This is an impressive volume, with leading experts providing a wide-ranging coverage that should satisfy most requirements for effective and thoughtful introductory surveys… All specialists on this period will find much of value...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
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2009-04-22
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Blackwell Companions to European History
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This collection, by an international team of scholars, presents exciting research currently being undertaken on early modern Italy which questions the conventional boundaries of medical history. Brings together historians of medicine and scholars of different...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2009-03-25
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This fourth edition of Sir John Hale’s classic history of England and the Italian Renaissance includes a detailed introduction by Edward Chaney surveying scholarly developments since the book was first published. Fourth edition of Sir John Hale’s classic history of...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-02-17
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Blackwell Classic Histories of Europe
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This book brings together eight of the most influential recent articles on Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum. Brings together seminal articles on Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum. Illuminates the personality of Cromwell and his achievements. Includes treatments of...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-05-12
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Blackwell Essential Readings in History
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Based on original research, this book marks an important advance in our understanding not only of the fiscal resources available to the English crown but also of the broader political culture of early Tudor England. An original study of taxation under the early Tudors....
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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This cultural history challenges the standard depiction of the 1660s as the beginning of a new age of stability, demonstrating that the decade following the Restoration was just as complex and exciting as the revolutionary years that preceded it.
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-15
Collection :
History of Early Modern England
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This fourth edition of Sir John Hale’s classic history of England and the Italian Renaissance includes a detailed introduction by Edward Chaney surveying scholarly developments since the book was first published. Fourth edition of Sir John Hale’s classic history of...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-15
Collection :
Blackwell Classic Histories of Europe
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The Reformation Movement in Germany provides readers with a strong narrative overview of the most recent work on the Reformation in the German lands.
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
Collection :
Historical Association Studies
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This volume brings together some of the most exciting renaissance scholars to suggest new ways of thinking about the period and to set a new series of agendas for Renaissance scholarship. Overturns the idea that it was a period of European cultural triumph and...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-15
Collection :
Blackwell Companions to European History
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This book challenges the reputation of the Spanish Inquisition as an instrument of religious persecution, torture and repressionand looks at its wider role as an educative force in society. A reassessment of the history of the Spanish Inquisition. Challenges the...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-15
Collection :
Historical Association Studies
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A Companion to Tudor Britain provides an authoritative overview of historical debates about this period, focusing on the whole British Isles. An authoritative overview of scholarly debates about Tudor Britain Focuses on the whole British Isles, exploring what was...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-15
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Blackwell Companions to British History
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This volume brings together 29 new essays by leading international scholars, to provide an inclusive overview of recent work in Reformation history. Presents Catholic Renewal as a continuum of the Protestant Reformation. Examines Reformation in Eastern and Western...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-15
Collection :
Blackwell Companions to European History
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In this history of Florence, distinguished historian John Najemy discusses all the major developments in Florentine history from 1200 to 1575. Captures Florence's transformation from a medieval commune into an aristocratic republic, territorial state, and monarchy...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-15
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This reader brings together original and influential recent work in the field of early modern European history. Provides a thought-provoking overview of current thinking on this period. Key themes include evolving early-modern identities; changes in religion and...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-15
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A Companion to Tudor Britain provides an authoritative overview of historical debates about this period, focusing on the whole British Isles. An authoritative overview of scholarly debates about Tudor Britain Focuses on the whole British Isles, exploring what was...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-15
Collection :
Blackwell Companions to British History
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