\nAn authoritative, fresh, and vividly written account of the Kashmir conflict-from 1947 to the present\n…

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"The journey to understand the painting is also the journey to understand Rothko, because the work is so thoroughly suffused…

Timothy Snyder traces the emergence of four rival modern nationalist ideologies from common medieval notions of citizenship.…

\nThe extraordinary story of the Popish Plot and how it shaped the political and religious future of Britain\n…

From one of our most innovative singers, a vibrant history of song stretching from Hildegard von Bingen and Benjamin Britten…

\nThe fascinating story of the evolution of the country house in Britain, from its Roman precursors to the present\n…

\nA vibrant history of the castle in England, from the early Middle Ages to the present day\n…

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This definitive biography of England's Henry IV reassesses the adversities of his reign, his ruthlessness and extravagance,…

\nA thought-provoking exploration of the loss of civilizations and communities, offering compelling stories of abandoned…

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A comprehensive and authoritative history that explores the significance of one of the most famous buildings and…

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A groundbreaking history of nuclear weapons across the world, from their invention to the end of the Cold War How should we…

\nAn incisive account of how Mussolini pioneered populism in reaction to Hitler\'s rise-and thereby reinforced his role as a…

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Flush with hundreds of illustrations, this book revisits the histories of chemistry, medicine, ideas, and culture through…

• Rok vydání 2025

An authoritative and original history of the Maginot Line that reshapes our understanding of interwar France and the events…

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The definitive guide to the stone circles of Britain and Ireland…

\nThe most complete English-language collection of the prose of Tadeusz Borowski, the most challenging chronicler of…

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• Rok vydání 2010

A biography that offers a fresh account of Robert Schumann's life. It confronts the traditional perception of the doom-laden…

• Rok vydání 2017

Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej, the only king ever born in the United States, came to the throne of his country in 1946 and…

• Rok vydání 2021

\nThe new paperback edition of Roy Strong\'s popular introduction to Elizabethan portraiture.\n…

\nThe first integrative history of Nazi mass killing-showing how policies of mass murder were crucial to the regime\'s…

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• Angličtina
• Rok vydání 2020

Drawing on vital new evidence, a top historian dramatically reinterprets the life and reign of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V,…

The sixty-year reign of George III (1760-1820) witnessed and participated in some of the most critical events of modern…

\nA major new biography of Huldrych Zwingli-the warrior preacher who shaped the early Reformation\n…

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• Rok vydání 2014

A survey of the Spanish Inquisition, that sets the notorious Christian tribunal into the broader context of Islamic and…

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• Rok vydání 2020

A lively intellectual history that explores how prominent midcentury public intellectuals approached Zionism and then the…

This study of Edward I, first published in 1988, is an account of one of the leading monarchs of the Middle Ages. Examining…

A study of the life and reign of Henry VII. S.B. Chrimes explores the circumstances surrounding Henry's acquisition of the…

A biography of Richard II. It offers a radical reinterpretation of a complex king whose reign was characterized by a mixture…

Focusing on what the author considers to be the flamboyant personality of Henry VIII, this text explores a king whose impact…

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• Rok vydání 2011

Edward II (1284-1327), King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine, was the object of ignominy during his…

• Počet stran 512
• Rok vydání 2000

William II, better known as William Rufus, was the third son of William the Conqueror. This biography recounts his brief…

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A groundbreaking history of abolition in the long march toward emancipation from the American Revolution through the Civil…

Immediately after the Second World War, the victorious Allies authorized and helped to carry out the forced relocation of…

In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, thousands of women confessed to being witches and were put to death. This book…

\nAn essential exploration of how Russian ideas about the United States shaped architecture and urban design from the…

\nA groundbreaking account of Napoleon Bonaparte, Pope Pius VII, and the kidnapping that would forever divide church and…

The forgotten story of how ordinary families managed financially in the Victorian era--and struggled to survive despite…

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• Rok vydání 2022

A fascinating exploration of the natural history of scent and human perceptions of fragrance from the viewpoint of plant and…

A comprehensive survey of Syriac Christianity from its origins in Hellenistic and ancient Near Eastern cultures to the…

In this biography of Henry VI, Bertram Wolffe challenges the traditional view of Henry VI as an unworldly, innocent and…

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Richard Butterwick tells the compelling story of the last decades of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth--one of Europe's…

• Rok vydání 2006

The extraordinary history of the bicycle, an invention which precipitated nothing short of a social revolution. Told in…

• Rok vydání 2021

A detailed study of Tudor textiles, highlighting their extravagant beauty and their impact on the royal court, fashion, and…

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A fresh, original history of America's national narratives, told through the loss, recovery, and rise of one influential…

This title paints a portrait of Henry I, son of William the Conqueror. The author vividly describes Henry's life and reign…

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The definitive history of the Spanish Armada, lavishly illustrated and fully revised Selected by Foreign Affairs as one of…

Presents the global history of genocide and extermination from ancient times. This book examines outbreaks of mass violence…