The British Heroic Age
Author : Nora Kershaw Chadwick
Publisher : Wales University Press
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 21,17 MB
Release : 1976
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Nora Kershaw Chadwick
Publisher : Wales University Press
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 21,17 MB
Release : 1976
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Flint F. Johnson
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 45,91 MB
Release : 2017-01-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1476626111
Drawing on historical documents, legends, archeology and literature, this history describes the disintegration of Roman Britain that reached a climax in the decades after the Britons overthrew Constantine's government and were refused Roman rule. Beginning with the weakening of Roman Britain, the author chronicles the breakdown of the empire's social, political and economic order and the re-emergence of British political, economic and social structure as well as a parallel development among the Germanic invaders. The roles of religion, disease, the military, the Irish and the Picts during the 4th through 7th centuries are examined. This study synthesizes advances in post-Roman studies since Leslie Alcock's 1971 classic Arthur's Britain.
Author : Flint F. Johnson
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 23,31 MB
Release : 2017-01-26
Category : History
ISBN : 0786495227
Drawing on historical documents, legends, archeology and literature, this history describes the disintegration of Roman Britain that reached a climax in the decades after the Britons overthrew Constantine's government and were refused Roman rule. Beginning with the weakening of Roman Britain, the author chronicles the breakdown of the empire's social, political and economic order and the re-emergence of British political, economic and social structure as well as a parallel development among the Germanic invaders. The roles of religion, disease, the military, the Irish and the Picts during the 4th through 7th centuries are examined. This study synthesizes advances in post-Roman studies since Leslie Alcock's 1971 classic Arthur's Britain.
Author : Giles Worsley
Publisher : Paul Mellon Ctr for Studies
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 22,76 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780300058963
Giles Worsley notes that architectural styles do not always supersede one another but can co-exist, although one style may be dominant. Focusing on the Palladian classical tradition, introduced by Inigo Jones in the 1610s, he shows that this tradition did not die out with Jones's death and revive only during the first half of the eighteenth century, as is commonly assumed, but remained viable until the end of the eighteenth century, rivalling the baroque and rococo styles. Worsley argues that neo-classicism, generally seen as a generic description of architecture in the late eighteenth century, was actually prevalent in British architecture in varying degrees of strength as early as 1615. He examines the architecture of Scotland, Ireland and North America in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and shows how styles were influenced by English Palladianism. He also places Palladianism in a European context, pointing out that it was not an isolated phenomenon but was an important feature of Italian, French, Dutch and German architecture during this time. The book thus not only sheds fresh light on British architecture but also provides a new outlook on European and American architecture as a whole.
Author : Hector Munro Chadwick
Publisher :
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 38,37 MB
Release : 1912
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN :
Author : Elizabeth Rundle Charles
Publisher :
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 35,87 MB
Release : 1873
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Edward J. Larson
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 44,62 MB
Release : 2011-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 0300159765
A Pulitzer Prize–winning author examines South Pole expeditions, “wrapping the science in plenty of dangerous drama to keep readers engaged” (Booklist). An Empire of Ice presents a fascinating new take on Antarctic exploration—placing the famed voyages of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, his British rivals Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton, and others in a larger scientific, social, and geopolitical context. Recounting the Antarctic expeditions of the early twentieth century, the author reveals the British efforts for what they actually were: massive scientific enterprises in which reaching the South Pole was but a spectacular sideshow. By focusing on the larger purpose of these legendary adventures, Edward J. Larson deepens our appreciation of the explorers’ achievements, shares little-known stories, and shows what the Heroic Age of Antarctic discovery was really about. “Rather than recounting the story of the race to the pole chronologically, Larson concentrates on various scientific disciplines (like meteorology, glaciology and paleontology) and elucidates the advances made by the polar explorers . . . Covers a lot of ground—science, politics, history, adventure.” —The New York Times Book Review
Author : H. E. Means
Publisher :
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 31,43 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Gogynfeirdd (Welsh poets)
ISBN :
Author : Stephanie L. Barczewski
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 31,57 MB
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0300180063
Aan de hand van heroïsche mislukkingen zoals de Charge van de Lichte Brigade en Captain Scott wordt licht geworpen op het Brits zijn.
Author : Chadwick H Munro (Hector Mu 1870-1947
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 43,38 MB
Release : 2013-06
Category :
ISBN : 9781314514032
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