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  • Queen Elizabeth and Her Subjects

    par A. L. Rowse, G. B. Harrison ...
    Collections series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1935*, Queen Elizabeth and Her Subjects* presents a comprehensive history of the Elizabethan Age. Most of the sketches in the book were with exception of the last, originally delivered as talks for the B.B.C. The main bulk of the book, Chapters II-IX, consists of the series on "Queen Elizabeth’s Subjects" delivered in spring of 1934; of which Chapter III, V, VII and IX are by G, ... En savoir plus

    $63.20 CAD

  • The Poet Auden

    A Personal Memoir

    par A. L. Rowse ...
    Collections series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1987, The Poet Auden is a personal memoir by A.L. Rowse, who knew Auden from the time he was an undergraduate at Oxford and kept some touch with him all his life until his final return to Oxford. From those early days he had no doubt of Auden’s genius, and from his own long periods in America he has been able to place the poet’s life and work in the double, perhaps twin, ... En savoir plus

    $63.20 CAD

  • On History

    A Study of Present Tendencies

    par A. L. Rowse ...
    Collections series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1927, On History offers an overview of the ternds in historical thought in the earlier part of the twentieth century. Rowse starts with an analogy between historical and political thought and discusses the style and method of history writing. He argues that the chief value of the conception of history is in that it provides a principle proper to the age for its summary of the ... En savoir plus

    $63.20 CAD

  • Sir Richard Grenville of the Revenge

    par A.L. Rowse ...
    Sir Richard Grenville (1542-1591), English sea captain and explorer, became a legendary figure in the resistance to the Spanish Armada, dying as a result of wounds sustained at the helm of the galleon Revenge in the Battle of Flores: a fight in which he struggled against overwhelming odds.First published in 1937, Sir Richard Grenville of the Revenge was A.L. Rowse's first full-length historical ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD

  • The Use of History

    par A. L. Rowse ...
    Collections series Routledge Library Editions: Historiography
    This book, originally published in 1963, discusses the place of history in education and general culture, methods of teaching and how to tackle reading. It deals with problems that are among the most pressing intellectual issues of the twentieth century as well as being a practical handbook, on how to read history. ... En savoir plus

    $79.69 CAD

  • Reflections on the Puritan Revolution

    par A.L. Rowse ...
    Collections series Routledge Library Editions: Revolution in England
    Reflections on the Puritan Revolution (1986) examines the damage done by the Puritans during the English Civil War, and the enormous artistic losses England suffered from their activities. The Puritans smashed stained glass, monuments, sculpture, brasses in cathedrals and churches; they destroyed organs, dispersed the choirs and the music. They sold the King’s art collections, pictures, statues, ... En savoir plus

    $59.08 CAD

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    A Journey through the Sideways Leaps of Ideas

    par Theodore Dalrymple ...
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  • Elizabeth, The Queen

    An intriguing deep dive into Queen Elizabeth I’s life as a woman and a monarch

    par Alison Weir ...
    In her highly praised The Six Wives of Henry VIII and its sequel, Children of England, Alison Weir examined the private lives of the early Tudor kings and queens, and chronicled the childhood and youth of one of England's most successful monarchs, Elizabeth I.This book begins as the young Elizabeth ascends the throne in the wake of her sister Mary's disastrous reign. Elizabeth is portrayed as both ... En savoir plus

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  • Collected Essays

    par Graham Greene ...
    Collected Essays contains nearly eighty essays, reviews and occasional pieces composed between novels, plays and travel books over four prolific decades. From Henry James and Somerset Maugham to Ho Chi Minh and Kim Philby, the range of subjects is eclectic and stimulating; his subjects brought vividly to life. The resulting collection is as revealing as autobiography and characteristically rich in ... En savoir plus

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  • Politics

    A Very Short Introduction

    par Kenneth Minogue ...
    Collections series Very Short Introductions
    In this provocative but balanced essay, Kenneth Minogue discusses the development of politics from the ancient world to the twentieth century. He prompts us to consider why political systems evolve, how politics offers both power and order in our society, whether democracy is always a good thing, and what future politics may have in the twenty-first century. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short ... En savoir plus

    $7.99 CAD

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  • Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I

    par Peter Ackroyd ...
    Collections Livre 2 - The History of England
    Peter Ackroyd, one of Britain's most acclaimed writers, brings the age of the Tudors to vivid life in this monumental book in his The History of England series, charting the course of English history from Henry VIII's cataclysmic break with Rome to the epic rule of Elizabeth I.Rich in detail and atmosphere, Peter Ackroyd's Tudors is the story of Henry VIII's relentless pursuit of both the perfect ... En savoir plus

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Heart of Things

    Applying Philosophy to the 21st Century

    par Prof A.C. Grayling ...
    The new bestseller from one of Britain's most pre-eminent philosophers and arguably the best known, A.C. GraylingEveryone wishes to live a life that is satisfying and fulfilling, in which there is achievement and pleasure, and which has the respect of people one, in turn, respects. And one of the fundamentals to living such a life is to reflect on the choices we make.In this new collection, A.C. ... En savoir plus

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