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As I was researching the Fleming branch of my family tree, I learned that Janet Stewart (my 15th great-grandmother) was the daughter of King James IV of Scotland and wife of Lord Malcolm Fleming. I ……続きを見る

Dieses Buch ist eine Provokation. Konsequent wird der Abschied vom Epochendenken vollzogen – im konkreten Fall das "Mittelalter" zu Grabe getragen. An die Stelle dieser längst anachronistischen Präg……続きを見る

From its beginnings as a loosely definable group of philosophical ideas to the culmination of its revolutionary effect on public life in Europe, the Age of Enlightenment is the defining intellectual……続きを見る

Oorlogen zijn grauwe en gruwelijke gebeurtenissen. Of het nu om een Napoleontische veldslag gaat zoals de Volkerenslag bij Leipzig, met een kleine zestigduizend doden en gewonden, of de vernietigend……続きを見る

“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.” ー Sun Tzu, The Art of War Strategy Six Pack 5 presents a smart sextet of tactical texts: A Treatise on Tactics by Francis J. Lippitt A Tale of th……続きを見る

This book is a complete six-volume history of the First World War, written during the war by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle interviewed army generals, read their papers and diaries, and he also talke……続きを見る

This eBook edition of "The History of the Great War" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. This book is a six volume history of the World W……続きを見る

Timothy J. Reiss perceives a new mode of discourse emerging in early seventeenth-century Europe; he believes that this form of thought, still our own, may itself soon be giving way. In The Discourse……続きを見る

*** This is a short and Untold Stories of the Women Heroes in the Extraordinary World War Two *** These women have been footnotes in history and at least one of them was a model for women in James B……続きを見る

The story of Saint Joan of Arc. From CatholicSaints.Info / CatholicSaints.Mobi. 続きを見る

Look beyond the sand and surf to the fasinating history of the Parish of Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, U.K. Learn about intresting facts, watch animations and play games all within this ebook! This Ebook……続きを見る

**"Not only an engrossing read about the distant past, both informative and entertaining, but also a profoundly thought-provoking view of our not-really-so-‘new’ present . . . All medieval history i……続きを見る

A revolutionary look at Martin Luther, the Reformation, and the birth of publishing, on the eve of the Reformation’s 500th anniversary When Martin Luther posted his “theses” on the door of the Witte……続きを見る

Sources for the History of Western Civilization is a primary source reader designed specifically to allow undergraduate students to interact with historical documents without unnecessary editorial i……続きを見る

THE SUNDAY TIMES AND ECONOMIST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2016 'Hugely impressive... Wilson is an assured guide through the millennium-long labyrinth of papal-imperial relations' Literary Review A great, spr……続きを見る

A “marvelous history”* of medieval Europe, from the bubonic plague and the Papal Schism to the Hundred Years’ War, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Guns of August *Lawrence Wright, author……続きを見る

The book John Kelly reads every time he gets a promotion to remind him of ‘the perils of hubris, the pitfalls of patriotism and duty unaccompanied by critical thinking’ The most vivid, moving – and ……続きを見る

Dreimal wurde Russland im 20.Jahrhundert neu erfunden: im Zuge der Modernisierung des späten Zarenreichs, unter den Kommunisten und nach dem Ende der Sowjetunion. Die Träume, die mit diesen Aufbrüch……続きを見る

The autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini was started in the year 1558 at the age of 58 and ended abruptly just before his last trip to Pisa around the year 1563 when Cellini was approximately 63 years……続きを見る

Kaum einer kennt Russland besser als Michael Thumann, der seit über 25 Jahren aus Osteuropa für die ZEIT berichtet. Er legt nun ein atemberaubend geschriebenes Buch vor, das Russlands Absturz in ein……続きを見る

An account of the infamous 12th SS Panzer Division Hiterjugend, from Operation Goodwood through to the end of the war. Packed with over 150 photographs, maps and diagrams. Formed in 1943 with the ex……続きを見る

Der große Osteuropa-Historiker Karl Schlögel lädt mit seiner Archäologie des Kommunismus zu einer Neuvermessung der sowjetischen Welt ein. Wir wussten immer schon viel darüber, wie "das System" funk……続きを見る

The definitive biography of the legendary autocrat whose enlightened rule transformed the map of Europe and changed the course of history Few figures loom as large in European history as Frederick t……続きを見る

From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal) The story of humanity is the story of textilesーas ……続きを見る

Winner of the Norman B. Tomlinson, Jr. Prize “The best large-scale synthesis in any language of what we currently know and understand about this multidimensional, cataclysmic conflict.” ーRichard J.……続きを見る

An Instant New York Times Bestseller! China has concentration camps now. Why do Westerners claim our sins are unique? It is now in vogue to celebrate non-Western cultures and disparage Western ones.……続きを見る

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. The ‘Great War’, from July 1914 to November 1918, was without parallel. It brought to an end four dynasties, ignited revolution, and forged new……続きを見る

How empires have used diversity to shape the world order for more than two millennia Empiresーvast states of territories and peoples united by force and ambitionーhave dominated the political landsc……続きを見る

A lively reimagining of how the distant medieval world of war functioned, drawing on the objects used and made by crusaders Throughout the Middle Ages crusading was justified by religious ideology, ……続きを見る

'Een relevante dwarsdoorsnede van gebeurtenissen en mensen die Nederland hebben gevormd. Van harte aanbevolen.' National Geographic Historia Als je Nederland met dezelfde nieuwsgierige blik bekijkt ……続きを見る