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Richard III: His Life & Character, Reviewed in the Light of Recent Research

Enriched edition. Revisiting Richard III's Enigmatic Reign and Legacy

by Clements R. Sir Markham, Claire Montrose ...

In "Richard III: His Life & Character, Reviewed in the Light of Recent Research," Clements R. Sir Markham embarks on a meticulous exploration of the enigmatic figure of Richard III, delving into both historical accounts and recent scholarship that has revisited traditional narratives. The text is rich in scholarly insight, employing a mix of biography and historiography to dissect the complexities ... Read more

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In "Richard III: His Life & Character, Reviewed in the Light of Recent Research," Clements R. Sir Markham embarks on a meticulous exploration of the enigmatic figure of Richard III, delving into both historical accounts and recent scholarship that has revisited traditional narratives. The text is rich in scholarly insight, employing a mix of biography and historiography to dissect the complexities
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The Paladins of Edwin the Great

Enriched edition. A Medieval Epic of Honor and Intrigue

by Clements R. Sir Markham, Claire Montrose ...

In "The Paladins of Edwin the Great," Clements R. Sir Markham crafts a vivid tapestry of historical fiction that intertwines the realms of fantasy and reality. Set in the mythic age of early medieval England, the narrative chronicles the valiant exploits of Edwin, King of Northumbria, and his loyal companions. Markham's prose is both lyrical and accessible, marked by rich descriptions and a deep ... Read more

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In "The Paladins of Edwin the Great," Clements R. Sir Markham crafts a vivid tapestry of historical fiction that intertwines the realms of fantasy and reality. Set in the mythic age of early medieval England, the narrative chronicles the valiant exploits of Edwin, King of Northumbria, and his loyal companions. Markham's prose is both lyrical and accessible, marked by rich descriptions and a deep
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Youth Beyond the City

Thinking from the Margins

by Aina Tarabini, Judith Jacovkis, Alejandro Montes, Sally Patfield, Jenny Gore, Leanne Fray, Trent Brown, Johanna Garnett, Caitlin Nunn, Samantha Wilkinson, Claire Markham, Laura Fenton, Lirio Gutiérrez Rivera, Aniela Wenham, Julia Cook, Helen Cahill, Dan Woodman, Kaisa Vehkalahti, Helena Pennanen, Susanna Areschoug, Robert MacDonald ...

This interdisciplinary collection charts the experiences of young people in places of spatial marginality around the world, dismantling the privileging of urban youth, urban locations and urban ways of life in youth studies and beyond.Expert authors investigate different dimensions of spatiality including citizenship, materiality and belonging, and develop new understandings of the complex ... Read more

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This interdisciplinary collection charts the experiences of young people in places of spatial marginality around the world, dismantling the privileging of urban youth, urban locations and urban ways of life in youth studies and beyond.Expert authors investigate different dimensions of spatiality including citizenship, materiality and belonging, and develop new understandings of the complex
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The Last Days of Richard III and the fate of his DNA

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by John Ashdown-Hill ...

The Last Days of Richard III contains a new and uniquely detailed exploration of Richard's last 150 days. By deliberately avoiding the hindsight knowledge that he will lose the Battle of Bosworth Field, we discover a new Richard: no passive victim, awaiting defeat and death, but a king actively pursuing his own agenda.It also re-examines the aftermath of Bosworth: the treatment of Richard's body; ... Read more

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The Last Days of Richard III contains a new and uniquely detailed exploration of Richard's last 150 days. By deliberately avoiding the hindsight knowledge that he will lose the Battle of Bosworth Field, we discover a new Richard: no passive victim, awaiting defeat and death, but a king actively pursuing his own agenda.It also re-examines the aftermath of Bosworth: the treatment of Richard's body;
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Pontifex Maximus

A Short History of the Popes

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“Lascelles has achieved the seemingly impossible: a concise and highly readable history of Catholic Popes that manages to be extremely entertaining and informative at the same time.”Gerald Posner, author of God’s Bankers"A brilliant book on a number of different levels. Lascelles has an engaging prose style and an amazing eye for detail and apposite anecdote. Surely only purblind Catholic zelanti ... Read more

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“Lascelles has achieved the seemingly impossible: a concise and highly readable history of Catholic Popes that manages to be extremely entertaining and informative at the same time.”Gerald Posner, author of God’s Bankers"A brilliant book on a number of different levels. Lascelles has an engaging prose style and an amazing eye for detail and apposite anecdote. Surely only purblind Catholic zelanti
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A Train Near Magdeburg

by Matthew Rozell ...

What do you do if you are a reluctant soldier, having been shot at, seen your friends killed, and can no longer even remember what your own mother looks like?As a combat soldier fighting your way across Europe, what is the plan when you come across a Holocaust train full of suffering humanity that shocks you to your core, even after you think you have seen it all? And what happens when you get to ... Read more

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What do you do if you are a reluctant soldier, having been shot at, seen your friends killed, and can no longer even remember what your own mother looks like?As a combat soldier fighting your way across Europe, what is the plan when you come across a Holocaust train full of suffering humanity that shocks you to your core, even after you think you have seen it all? And what happens when you get to
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The Survival of the Princes in the Tower

Murder, Mystery and Myth

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The murder of the Princes in the Tower is the most famous cold case in British history. Traditionally considered victims of their ruthless uncle, there are other suspects too often and too easily discounted. There may be no definitive answer, but by delving into the context of their disappearance and the characters of the suspects, Matthew Lewis examines the motives and opportunities afresh, as ... Read more

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The murder of the Princes in the Tower is the most famous cold case in British history. Traditionally considered victims of their ruthless uncle, there are other suspects too often and too easily discounted. There may be no definitive answer, but by delving into the context of their disappearance and the characters of the suspects, Matthew Lewis examines the motives and opportunities afresh, as
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In Distant Lands

A Short History of the Crusades

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In the late fall of 1095 Pope Urban II gave a speech in Clermont, France and set all of Europe into motion. As many as a hundred and fifty thousand people eventually responded to the call, leaving everything they knew behind to undertake what appeared to be a fool’s mission: marching several thousand miles into enemy territory to reconquer Jerusalem for Christendom. Against all odds they succeeded ... Read more

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In the late fall of 1095 Pope Urban II gave a speech in Clermont, France and set all of Europe into motion. As many as a hundred and fifty thousand people eventually responded to the call, leaving everything they knew behind to undertake what appeared to be a fool’s mission: marching several thousand miles into enemy territory to reconquer Jerusalem for Christendom. Against all odds they succeeded
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Fierce Patriot

The Tangled Lives of William Tecumseh Sherman

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • William Tecumseh Sherman was more than just one of our greatest generals. Fierce Patriot is a bold, revisionist portrait of how this iconic and enigmatic figure exerted an outsize impact on the American landscape—and the American character.America’s first “celebrity” general, William Tecumseh Sherman was a man of many faces. Some were exalted in the public eye, others known ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • William Tecumseh Sherman was more than just one of our greatest generals. Fierce Patriot is a bold, revisionist portrait of how this iconic and enigmatic figure exerted an outsize impact on the American landscape—and the American character.America’s first “celebrity” general, William Tecumseh Sherman was a man of many faces. Some were exalted in the public eye, others known
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The Guardian of Mercy

How an Extraordinary Painting by Caravaggio Changed an Ordinary Life Today

by Terence Ward ...

Now celebrated as one of the great painters of the Renaissance, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio fled Rome in 1606 to escape retribution for killing a man in a brawl. Three years later he was in Naples, where he painted The Seven Acts of Mercy. A year later he died at the age of thirty-eight under mysterious circumstances. Exploring Caravaggio's singular masterwork, in The Guardian of Shadows and ... Read more

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Now celebrated as one of the great painters of the Renaissance, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio fled Rome in 1606 to escape retribution for killing a man in a brawl. Three years later he was in Naples, where he painted The Seven Acts of Mercy. A year later he died at the age of thirty-eight under mysterious circumstances. Exploring Caravaggio's singular masterwork, in The Guardian of Shadows and
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Despatch Rider on the Western Front, 1915–18

The Diary of Sergeant Albert Simpkin MM

by David Venner ...

The colorful eyewitness-to-history diary of a young man who loved motorcycles—and used these new machines to serve his country in the Great War.This is the skillfully abridged version of the diary of a First World War motorcycle despatch rider, Sergeant Albert Simpkin, who was attached to the HQ 37th Division. The diary entries, and some longer descriptions of the main actions of the Division, ... Read more

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The colorful eyewitness-to-history diary of a young man who loved motorcycles—and used these new machines to serve his country in the Great War.This is the skillfully abridged version of the diary of a First World War motorcycle despatch rider, Sergeant Albert Simpkin, who was attached to the HQ 37th Division. The diary entries, and some longer descriptions of the main actions of the Division,
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The Woman Who Would Be King

Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt

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An engrossing biography of the longest-reigning female pharaoh in Ancient Egypt and the story of her audacious rise to power.Hatshepsut—the daughter of a general who usurped Egypt's throne—was expected to bear the sons who would legitimize the reign of her father’s family. Her failure to produce a male heir, however, paved the way for her improbable rule as a cross-dressing king. At just over ... Read more

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An engrossing biography of the longest-reigning female pharaoh in Ancient Egypt and the story of her audacious rise to power.Hatshepsut—the daughter of a general who usurped Egypt's throne—was expected to bear the sons who would legitimize the reign of her father’s family. Her failure to produce a male heir, however, paved the way for her improbable rule as a cross-dressing king. At just over
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