Book Description
The most up to date summary of archaeological and historical evidence for the earliest English Kingdom - Kent
Author : Stuart Brookes
Publisher : History Press (SC)
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 36,1 MB
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : Anglo-Saxons
ISBN : 9780752498300
The most up to date summary of archaeological and historical evidence for the earliest English Kingdom - Kent
Author : Hannah Kent
Publisher : Hachette+ORM
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 23,94 MB
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0316243930
From the author of Burial Rites, "a literary novel with the pace and tension of a thriller that takes us on a frightening journey towards an unspeakable tragedy" (Paula Hawkins, bestselling author of The Girl on the Train and Into the Water). Based on true events in nineteenth century Ireland, Hannah Kent's startling new novel tells the story of three women, drawn together to rescue a child from a superstitious community. Nora, bereft after the death of her husband, finds herself alone and caring for her grandson Micheal, who can neither speak nor walk. A handmaid, Mary, arrives to help Nora just as rumors begin to spread that Micheal is a changeling child who is bringing bad luck to the valley. Determined to banish evil, Nora and Mary enlist the help of Nance, an elderly wanderer who understands the magic of the old ways. Set in a lost world bound by its own laws, The Good People is Hannah Kent's startling new novel about absolute belief and devoted love. Terrifying, thrilling and moving in equal measure, this follow-up to Burial Rites shows an author at the height of her powers.
Author : Susan McGowan
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 20,33 MB
Release : 2019-04-29
Category : History
ISBN : 0750991143
Kent has been the gateway to Britain since prehistoric man first set foot on our soil. Its people have repelled invaders including Julius Caesar, the Vikings and William the Conqueror, while welcoming migrants from countries such as France, Austria and the Netherlands. In turn, men from Kent played a part in invading and conquering such faraway places as Canada and the USA, leaving their stamp on the world at large. This volume is a tribute to those who have shaped our society and the world around us: from the long barrow at Trottescliffe and the medieval abbey of St Augustine to the Channel Tunnel and Bluewater Shopping Centre, it is plain to see that the landscape around us is itself a monument to those who went before.
Author : Kent Annan
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 16,47 MB
Release : 2016-03-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830899987
No one said pursuing justice would be easy. How do you stay committed to the journey when God's kingdom can seem so slow in coming? Kent Annan understands the struggle of working for justice over the long haul. In this book, he shares practices he has learned that will guide and strengthen you as you love mercy, do justice and walk humbly in the world.
Author : Stuart Brookes
Publisher : History Press Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,18 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Anglo-Saxons
ISBN : 9780752456942
The Kingdom and People of Kent
Author : Neil Kent
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 15,16 MB
Release : 2019-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1787381730
There is no single volume that encompasses an integrated social and cultural history of the Sámi people from the Nordic countries and northwestern Russia. Neil Kent's book fills this lacuna. In the first instance, he considers how the Sámi homeland is defined: its geography, climate, and early contact with other peoples. He then moves on to its early chronicles and the onset of colonisation, which changed Sámi life profoundly over the last millennium. Thereafter, the nature of Sámi ethnicity is examined, in the context of the peoples among whom the Sámi increasingly lived, as well as the growing intrusions of the states who claimed sovereignty over them. The Soviet gulag, the Lapland War and increasing urbanisation all impacted upon Sámi life. Religion, too, played an important role from pre-historic times, with their pantheon of gods and sacred sites, to their Christianisation. In the late twentieth century there has been an increasing symbiosis of ancient Sámi spiritual practice with Christianity. Recently the intrusions of the logging and nuclear industries, as well as tourism have come to redefine Sámi society and culture. Even the meaning of who exactly is a Sámi is scrutinised, at a time when some intermarry and yet return to Sámi, where their children maintain their Sámi identity.
Author : Penny Lawne
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 18,77 MB
Release : 2015-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1445644711
The story of the beautiful wife of the Black Prince and mother of Richard II.
Author : Susan Weber
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,46 MB
Release : 2013
Category : ARCHITECTURE
ISBN : 9780300196184
Published for Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture, New York.
Author : Hannah Kent
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 27,2 MB
Release : 2013-09-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0316243906
Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master, is sent to an isolated farm to await execution. Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master, is sent to an isolated farm to await execution. Horrified at the prospect of housing a convicted murderer, the family at first avoids Agnes. Only Tv=ti, a priest Agnes has mysteriously chosen to be her spiritual guardian, seeks to understand her. But as Agnes's death looms, the farmer's wife and their daughters learn there is another side to the sensational story they've heard. Riveting and rich with lyricism, Burial Rites evokes a dramatic existence in a distant time and place, and asks the question, how can one woman hope to endure when her life depends upon the stories told by others?
Author : John Jakes
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 701 pages
File Size : 16,18 MB
Release : 2012-07-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1453255923
Abraham Kent leaves Boston to find his destiny on America’s frontier in this saga by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of North and South. Continuing the saga of the Kent family, John Jakes turns his masterful eye to the settlement of the untamed American West. Abraham Kent, the son of Philip Kent and Anne Ware, fought valiantly on the frontier, only to return home to Boston and a life he doesn’t want. Determined not to live in his father’s shadow, Abraham and his young bride join the wave of pioneers carving out farms in the turbulent, dangerous West. But life on the nation’s frontier soon becomes more than their fledgling family can endure. Furthering his reign as the living master of American historical fiction, Jakes unfurls the epic of The Seekers. This ebook features an illustrated biography of John Jakes including rare images from the author’s personal collection.