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“dr j l laynesmith”

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    Invisible No More; Invincible Forever More

    Inspiring Stories From Women Who Have Gone From Invisible to Invincible

    by Lynda Sunshine West, Forbes Riley, Amy J. Morrison, Angelica Waite, Betty Morin, Bridgetti Lim Banda, Cathy Derksen, Cecilia Rankin, Delores Garcia, Dr. Christine Sauer, Emma Adams, Kristy Boyd Johnson, Krysten Maracle, Krystylle Richardson, Legend Thurman, Mary Elizabeth Jackson, Melodie Donovan, Mischelle O'Neal, Mistie Layne, Nancy Lockhart, Paige Davidson, Pamela Gort, Rachele Brooke Smith, Sally Green, Sarah Jung, Sherri Leopold, Suz deMello, Trayce Young, Whitnie Wiley ...
    Narrated by Terry Shepherd ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 3 min

    This book highlights stories of women who have felt invisible at some point and now open up to share how they went from invisible to INVINCIBLE.Not all of the stories are about domestic violence, but it is rampant throughout the world and we want to put a spotlight on some of the staggering statistics relating to domestic violence. Here's one thing to consider, not all domestic violence is against ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cecily Duchess of York

    by Dr. J. L. Laynesmith ...
    This is the first scholarly biography of Cecily Neville, duchess of York, the mother of Edward IV and Richard III. She was said to have ruled Edward IV 'as she pleased' and Richard III made his bid for the throne from her home. Yet Cecily has been a shadowy figure in modern histories, noted primarily for her ostentatious piety, her expensive dresses, and the rumours of her adultery.Here J. L. ... Read more

    $38.89 USD

  • Monarchy, State and Political Culture in Late Medieval England

    Essays in Honour of W. Mark Ormrod

    by Gwilym Dodd, Joanna Laynesmith, Dr. Jonathan Mackman, Sarah Rees Jones, Anthony Musson, Elizabeth Biggs, Helen Killick, Helen Lacey, Helen Watt0, J. S. Bothwell1 ...
    The essays collected here celebrate mark the distinguished career of Professor W. Mark Ormrod, reflecting the vibrancy and range of his scholarship on the structures, personalities and culture of ruling late medieval England. Encompassing political, administrative, Church and social history, the volume focusses on three main themes: monarchy, state and political culture. For the first, it explores ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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  • God's Fury, England's Fire

    A New History of the English Civil Wars

    by Michael Braddick ...
    A brilliantly researched and vividly written history of the English Civil Wars, from one of Britain's most prominent Civil War historiansThe sequence of civil wars that ripped England apart in the seventeenth century was the single most traumatic event in this country between the medieval Black Death and the two world wars. Indeed, it is likely that a greater percentage of the population were ... Read more

    $19.89 USD

  • The Women of the Cousins' War

    The Duchess, the Queen, and the King's Mother

    by Philippa Gregory, David Baldwin, Michael Jones ...
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory joins two eminent historians to explore the extraordinary true stories of three women largely forgotten by history: Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford; Elizabeth Woodville, queen of England; and Margaret Beaufort, the founder of the Tudor dynasty.In her essay on Jacquetta, Philippa Gregory uses original documents, archaeology, and histories of myth ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • Edward III

    by W M Ormrod ...
    The fifty-year reign of one of England's most charismatic leaders is assessed in this lucid and incisive work. W.M. Ormrod traces Edward's life from his birth, when the very future of the monarchy in England was under threat, to his death when he was regarded throughout Europe as the very model of an ideal monarch. ... Read more

    $10.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Restoration

    Charles II and His Kingdoms, 1660-1685

    by Tim Harris ...
    The late seventeenth century was a period of extraordinary turbulence and political violence in Britain, the like of which has never been seen since. Beginning with the Restoration of the monarchy after the Civil War, this book traces the fate of the monarchy from Charles II's triumphant accession in 1660 to the growing discontent of the 1680s. Harris looks beyond the popular image of Restoration ... Read more

    $17.69 USD

  • Revolution

    The Great Crisis of the British Monarchy, 1685-1720

    by Tim Harris ...
    To an extraordinary extent everyone in Britain still lives under the shadow of the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688. It was a massive, brutal and terrifying event, which completely changed the governments of England, Scotland and Ireland and which was only achieved through overwhelming violence. Revolution brilliantly captures the sense that this was a great turning point in Britain's history, but ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

  • Henry VIII

    The King and His Court

    by Alison Weir ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Beautifully written, exhaustive in its research . . . a gem [that] outshines all previous studies of Henry.”—The Philadelphia InquirerFor fans of Wolf Hall, an intimate biography of Henry VIII, one of English history’s most turbulent, complex rulers, and the glittering court he made his own, from “the finest historian of English monarchical succession writing” (The ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Black Death in London

    by Barney Sloane ...
    The Black Death of 1348–49 may have killed more than 50% of the European population. This book examines the impact of this appalling disaster on England's most populous city, London. Using previously untapped documentary sources alongside archaeological evidence, a remarkably detailed picture emerges of the arrival, duration and public response to this epidemic and subsequent fourteenth-century ... Read more

    $14.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tudor England

    An Encyclopedia

    Edited by Arthur F. Kinney, Eugene D. Hill, William A. Long, David W. Swain ...
    This is the first encyclopedia to be devoted entirely to Tudor England. 700 entries by top scholars in every major field combine new modes of archival research with a detailed Tudor chronology and appendix of biographical essays.Entries include: * Edward Alleyn [actor/theatre manager] * Roger Ascham * Bible translation * cloth trade * Devereux fami ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • The King's Cardinal

    The Rise and Fall of Thomas Wolsey

    by Peter J Gwyn ...
    Proud, greedy, corrupt and driven by overwhelming personal ambition. Such is the traditional image of Thomas Wolsey, Lord Chancellor, Archbishop of York, Bishop of Winchester, Abbot of St. Albans, Bishop if Tournai and Papal Legate. It is an image which Peter Gwyn examines, challenges and decisively overturns in this remarkable book.From exceedingly humble beginnings Wolsey rose to a pinnacle of ... Read more

    $20.99 USD