Author : Andrew Taylor
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 45,38 MB
Release : 2019-04-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0008119171
Winner of The HWA Gold Crown 2020 From the No.1 bestselling author of The Ashes of London and The Fire Court comes the next book in the phenomenally successful series following James Marwood at the time of King Charles II.
Author : Sir Raymond Henry Payne Crawfurd
Publisher :
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 15,7 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Royal touch
ISBN :
Author : Andy Riley
Publisher : Henry Holt Books For Young Readers
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 35,23 MB
Release : 2017-06-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1627798099
"Originally published in 2016 in Great Britain by Hodder and Stoughton."
Author : Andrew Taylor
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 29,57 MB
Release : 2016-04-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0008119066
The first book in the No. 1 Times bestselling series ‘This is terrific stuff’ Daily Telegraph ‘A breathtakingly ambitious picture of an era’ Financial Times ‘A masterclass in how to weave a well-researched history into a complex plot’ The Times
Author : Brandon Sanderson
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 1013 pages
File Size : 34,95 MB
Release : 2014-03-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0765376679
A new epic fantasy series from the New York Times bestselling author chosen to complete Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time® Series
Author : John Charles
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 32,85 MB
Release : 2014-11-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1472227026
Sir Bobby Charlton reckons that if John Charles were playing today, his transfer value would be £70 million; and in a recent poll of Italian football fans, they voted him the greatest foreign player ever to play in their league, ahead of Maradona and Platini. He was equally adept as a centre forward or centre half, and often Juventus would play him up front until he scored, and then move him back into defence to protect the lead. Whether playing for Leeds United, Wales or Juventus, he fully earned his nickname of the 'Gentle Giant', never once being booked or sent off in a 15-year career, and always being the epitome of sportsmanship. KING JOHN recalls not just a vanished era of football, but also highlights what happens to our heroes once they have left the spotlight. It is a warm and moving account from one of football's true legends.
Author : Heinrich Zimmer
Publisher :
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 28,75 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9788120816251
Drawing from Eastern and Western literatures, Heinrich Zimmer presents a selection of stories linked together by their common concern for the problem of our eternal conflict with the forces of evil. Beginning with a tale from the Arabian Nights, this theme unfolds in legends from Irish paganism, medieval Christianity, the Arthurian cycle, and early Hinduism. In the retelling of these tales, Zimmer discloses the meanings within their seemingly unrelated symbols and suggests the philosophical wholeness of this assortment of myth. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Author : Nicholas Vincent
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 31,74 MB
Release : 2020-07-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0141977701
King John ruled England for seventeen and a half years, yet his entire reign is usually reduced to one image: of the villainous monarch outmanoeuvred by rebellious barons into agreeing to Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215. Ever since, John has come to be seen as an archetypal tyrant. But how evil was he? In this perceptive short account, Nicholas Vincent unpicks John's life through his deeds and his personality. The youngest of four brothers, overlooked and given a distinctly unroyal name, John seemed doomed to failure. As king, he was reputedly cruel and treacherous, pursuing his own interests at the expense of his country, losing the continental empire bequeathed to him by his father Henry and his brother Richard and eventually plunging England into civil war. Only his lordship of Ireland showed some success. Yet, as this fascinating biography asks, were his crimes necessarily greater than those of his ancestors - or was he judged more harshly because, ultimately, he failed as a warlord?
Author : Andrew Taylor
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 27,60 MB
Release : 2018-04-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0008119120
From No.1 bestselling author Andrew Taylor comes the sequel to the phenomenally successful The Ashes of London
Author : Royal Collection Trust
Publisher : Royal Collection Editions
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 17,3 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Art
ISBN :
The Restoration era of the British monarchy covers the reigns of Charles II (1660-85) and James II (1685-8). This publication focuses on the art and culture of the Restoration court at this time, including the development of an 'English baroque' and the use of court ritual and art (especially decorative art) by both monarchs. This sumptuously illustrated book showcases the replacement crown jewels made for the coronation of Charles II in 1661, his collection of Italian Old Master paintings, drawings by Leonardo da Vinci and the spectacular furnishings of the palaces of Whitehall and St James's.
