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This magnificent story of 1,000 years of English history is told through the lives and deeds of Kings and Queens, from the Normans to the Windsors. Understand how the power of the crown has changed as a result of both the character and ability of each monarch and evolving historical circumstances. Eight specialist contributors depict the whole spectrum of royal life in a succinct and fascinating way. Newly revised in 1998, this edition offers expanded coverage of the House of Windsor, including recent events that have greatly affected the Royal Family.

Leading into the 400th anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower, Martyn Whittock examines the lives of the "saints" (members of the Separatist Puritan congregations) and "strangers" (economic migrants) on the original ship. Collectively, these people would become known to history as "the Pilgrims". The story of the Pilgrims has taken on a life of its own as one of our founding national myths - their escape from religious persecution, the dangerous transatlantic journey, that brutal first winter.

Perfect for history enthusiasts and adventure seekers, "Pioneers and Trailblazers" provides a compelling and immersive listening experience. Discover the extraordinary stories of the pioneers who blazed the trails that shaped a nation.

"Recuerdo la mañana en que conocí a Octavio Paz. Fue el 11 de marzo de 1976, en el Panteón Jardín, cuando un grupo de amigos despedíamos al gran ensayista Daniel Cosío Villegas [...] Me acerqué a él para proponerle la publicación en su revista Plural de un ensayo mío sobre el ilustre liberal recién desaparecido. Días después, mi nombre apareció junto al suyo, pero nunca sospeché que ese vínculo sería permanente."

They called them the rascals in green—the sharp-eyed, sharp-tongued riflemen of the 95th who fired the first shot and the last in almost every scrap of Wellington's long, grinding war against Napoleon. Among them strode young John Kincaid, a subaltern with more dash than sense and a talent for finding the absurdity in mud, blood, and glory. From the fever-haunted marshes of Walcheren to the storming of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz, through the rolling fights of the Peninsula and the final thunderclap at Waterloo, Kincaid lived the life of the Light Division at its fiercest—and its most human.

For the first time, historian Miranda Malins chronicles the story of one of the most influential families in British history—the Cromwells. Two powerful, controversial men who had an astonishing impact on British history—Thomas and Oliver Cromwell—were commoners who came from the same...

"Can't do what you didn't. Can't undo what you did." 1887: JAMES GODARD, a cantankerous old man, had fled from his past to live far up in the mountains of Towns County, Georgia. Tilmon Justice was a young man working hard to provide for his growing family in the insular Appalachian world, but he had the odds stacked against him. What these two men had in common was a land boundary —and a history with moonshine. Their feud comes to a violent and inevitable conclusion, tearing apart families in a small community.

This book describes the 18 years during which Den Dover had the privilege to serve the people of Chorley, in Lancashire, as their Member of Parliament. He entered Parliament in 1979 when Margaret Thatcher became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and left in 1997 when Tony Blair won a massive victory for New Labour. Where the author has omitted to mention certain happenings, it has been in an effort to focus the minds of listeners on the important matters – not to obscure what really happened.

A man’s destiny is shaped by the work he does, but also by his attitude towards life, his values and his ethics.

So many of our country’s heroes from the past remain unsung. Murarirao Ghorpade is one such. He was a valiant warrior, an articulate statesman and a descendant of the Maratha clan, committed to Hindavi Swaraj.Murarirao independently built a strong and highly efficient military force. He...

Benim Üniversitelerim, Gorki’nin yaşamının önemli bir dönemini ve entelektüel gelişimini anlatır. Eğitim, mücadele ve bireysel gelişim temaları ön plandadır.

எம்.ஜி.ஆர் என்ற மூன்றெழுத்து மந்திர வார்த்தையைக் கேட்டதும் மகுடிக்கு மயங்கும் பாம்பாக மாறிவிடுபவர்கள்...

Yukio Mishima es una de las figuras intelectuales y artísticas más impactantes y versátiles del Japón moderno. Devoto seguidor de la ética samurái y crítico acerbo de la acelerada modernización de su país, su solemne suicidio en noviembre de 1970, cuando apenas tenía 45 años, fue la...

Brought to you by Penguin. The unforgettable memoir of life in a family like no other, and their extraordinary, eccentric part in half a century of espionage . . . ‘It has always been inculcated into me that no good could ever come of having anything to do with my father …’ As a boy...

The Life of John Joel Glanton: Texas Ranger, Scalp Hunter, and Outlaw explores the violent and controversial life of one of the most infamous figures of the American frontier. Drawing from primary sources, military records, contemporary newspapers, memoirs, and historical accounts, this book follows Glanton from his early years in South Carolina and Arkansas to his service in the Texas Revolution, the Mexican-American War, and the bloody scalp hunts of northern Mexico.

Late in the afternoon of April 4, 1968, a company of the 82nd Airborne Division was inserted by helicopter into what was believed to be a blocking position. Instead, the paratroopers were delivered into a killing zone. Ten men were killed and seventeen wounded, which prompted the company commander to request medevac and gunship support. After two medevac helicopters were struck by enemy fire and forced to abandon their recovery effort, one of the supporting gunships from the 101st Airborne Division landed twice in the dark and carried out ten wounded.

Bettina Göring's name is her legacy. As the great-niece of Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, she grew up in the shadow of his crimes. Early on, she rebelled against her own family's history and escaped the connection to her uncle and into the world of hippies and free spirits of America. Only through confronting her family's dark side could she set herself free.

An ancient Greek in a traveling cloak stood on the plain at Giza, in the shadow of the pyramids, and had many questions. He wanted to know how the great stones had been raised, how many men had labored on them and for how long, what the workers had eaten, and what the marks carved into the casing recorded. Egyptian priests gave him answers, an interpreter turned their words into Greek, and the traveler wrote everything down, the plausible and the fantastic side by side, because he had come a very long way to learn it. He had no intention of leaving anything out.

Michael Rosenvold får øgenavnet ‘Kok’ på grund af sin fortid i køkkenet på en prestigefyldt københavnsk restaurant, hvor han serverer for royale og rejsekongen Simon Spies. Da han sammen med en flok venner fra en motorcykelklub i Stenløse bliver optaget i en af verdens største...

"Carl Holst var hårdt ramt. I mange måneder var han en fast del af alle danske mediers politiske dækning. Den ene kritiske anklage mod den nye forsvarsminister og tidligere formand for Region Syddanmark afløste den anden. Efter 93 dage måtte han gå af som minister og kort efter tage orlov...