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'An absorbing and eye-opening account of what the Plantagenets did for us.' - HELEN CASTOR 'Burt and Partington show precisely and engagingly why the Middle Ages matter.' - DAN JONES Between 1199 an……続きを見る

La storia dell'Impero più famoso e celebrato della Storia, l'Impero romano. Una storia che la "Storia In Rete" racconta in uno speciale di 130 pagine, riccamente illustrato e tutto a colori. Un ve……続きを見る

The book presents the life of Louis Wolowski (1810–1876). Born into a family of Frankist Jews in Warsaw, Wolowski participated in the Polish insurrection of 1830–1831 and later settled in France. Sp……続きを見る

Die eigene Zeit als Kolonialmacht sei im Vergleich mit Ländern wie Frankreich oder Großbritannien kurz und relativ unproblematisch gewesen: So sah man es hierzulande lange. Doch das war ein Irrtum. ……続きを見る

Nearly three thousand years after they were composed, The Iliad and The Odyssey remain two of the most celebrated and widely read stories ever told, yet next to nothing is known about their author. ……続きを見る

Based on unpublished letters and diaries, The Viceroy's Daughters is a riveting portrait of three spirited and wilful women who were born at the height of British upper-class wealth and privilege. T……続きを見る

Il classico di tutti i tempi sulle apparizioni di Lourdes. La storia eccezionale della figlia analfabeta di un povero mugnaio, Bernadette Soubirous, dapprima accusata di pazzia, isolata e minacciata……続きを見る

Fueled by new data from the Varieties of Democracy project, Democratic Quality in Southern Europe takes a close look at the democratic trajectories of France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain over……続きを見る

"GRIPPING. ... One of the greatest polar rescue efforts ever mounted." ーWall Street Journal The riveting true story of the largest polar rescue mission in history: the desperate race to find the su……続きを見る

“Who knew that such a tiny bottle housed so many secrets?” ーMichael Tonello, author of Bringing Home the Birkin Tilar J. Mazzeo, author of the New York Times bestseller The Widow Clicquot (an Amazo……続きを見る

The monograph is the result of research conducted between 2014 and 2018 in historical museums in Central and Eastern Europe. The main goal of the book is to verify the thesis about the existence of ……続きを見る

Medizinische Inhalte waren in der periodischen Presse stets vielfältig vertreten. Aus sozial- und wissenschaftshistorischer Perspektive nimmt das Buch Tages- und Wochenzeitungen ebenso in den Blick ……続きを見る

Anlässlich des 100-jährigen Jubiläums des Tiroler Grauviehzuchtverbandes widmen die Ötztaler Museen eine Sonderausstellung dem Thema Viehwirtschaft und Viehzucht – mit Schwerpunkt auf dem Tiroler Gr……続きを見る

It was the perfect crime ... until they got away with it. Now available for the first time in English, the prize-winning bestseller that inspired the film starring Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Kwanten and ……続きを見る

Conosciuto per quella formula dura, sprezzante, che definisce l’Italia “una espressione geografica”, il principe di Metternich viene ricordato non solo come un accanito avversario del nostro Risorgi……続きを見る

A gripping family saga and a portrait of a world in turmoil The Princesses of Hesse were Queen Victoria's grandchildren. After the death of their mother, Queen Victoria's favourite daughter Alice, t……続きを見る

Who were Romania’s diplomatic representatives in the Balkans during the Second World War? How did they select and forward information? What personal mark did they add to negotiations and diplomatic ……続きを見る

These reminiscences of a friendship between Graham Greene and the author over two decades offer several original and significant additions to the knowledge of Greene's beliefs, experiences and invol……続きを見る

La résistance à Watermael-Boitsfort, 1940 - 1945 Parti à la recherche de l'activité résistante de son père et des amis de ce dernier, André Dartevelle brosse ici un portrait à la fois rigoureux et a……続きを見る

D'une ville, Bruxelles, au fil des cent dernières années. De Paul Otlet, un architecte de la connaissance, monomaniaque et brillantissime, qui a Imaginé le Palais mondial, un temple de l'information……続きを見る

The final decade of the fifteenth century was a turning point in world history. The Genoese mariner Christopher Columbus sailed westward on the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, famously determined to discove……続きを見る

An eloquent microhistory that argues for the centrality of the doctrine of original sin to the Enlightenment. What was the Enlightenment? This question has been endlessly debated. In The Enlightenme……続きを見る

This book provides multifaceted analyses of everyday interpersonal violence in the Kingdom of Valencia and Catalonia between the 14th and 17th centuries. Employing qualitative and microhistorical ap……続きを見る

Discover the captivating story of Belgium in this concise ebook! From its ancient roots to modern complexities, explore the rich history of this diverse nation. Perfect for history buffs and curious……続きを見る

The airborne landings on D-Day played a major part in the success of the largest amphibious operation ever mounted. Yet just over three months later Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne ope……続きを見る

This book contains discussions on Hungarian history and mythology, including the mysterious origin of the Hungarian people. -Why is their language so different from the languages of the surrounding ……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. Michael Burger provides only t……続きを見る

In this overview, Michael Burger’s pedagogical goal is to provide a brief historical narrative of Western civilization to enable students to engage more fully with primary sources. The no-frills, un……続きを見る