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“margarette lincoln”

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  • London and the Seventeenth Century

    The Making of the World's Greatest City

    by Margarette Lincoln ...
    The first comprehensive history of seventeenth-century London, told through the lives of those who experienced it“Lively and arresting. . . . [Lincoln] is as confident in handling the royal ceremonials of political transition . . . as she is with London's thriving coffee-house culture, and its turbulent maritime community.”—Ian W. Archer, Times Literary Supplement“Vivid and engrossing. . . . ... Read more

    $23.39 USD

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    Perfection

    400 Years of Women's Quest for Beauty

    by Margarette Lincoln ...
    Narrated by Polly Lee ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 25 min

    A colorful account of women's health, beauty, and cosmetic aids, from stays and corsets to today's viral trendsVictorian women ate arsenic to achieve an ideal, pale complexion, while in the 1790s balloon corsets were all the rage, designed to make the wearer appear pregnant. Women of the eighteenth century applied blood from a black cat's tail to problem skin, while doctors in the 1880s promoted ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Representing the Royal Navy

    British Sea Power, 1750–1815

    by Margarette Lincoln ...
    From the mid 18th century up till after memories of the Napoleonic wars and the glories of 'Nelson's navy' had faded, the Royal Navy was the bulwark of Britain's defence and the safeguard of trade and imperial expansion. While there have been political and military histories of the Navy in this period, looking at battles and personalities, and studies of its administration and the life below decks ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

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    London and the 17th Century

    The Making of the World’s Greatest City

    by Margarette Lincoln ...
    Narrated by Christine Rendel ...

    Unabridged

    18 hours 38 min

    The first comprehensive history of seventeenth-century London, told through the lives of those who experienced itThe Gunpowder Plot, the Civil Wars, Charles I's execution, the Plague, the Great Fire, the Restoration, and then the Revolution of 1688: the seventeenth century was one of the most momentous times in the history of Britain, and Londoners took center stage.In this fascinating account, ... Read more

    $30.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • British Pirates and Society, 1680-1730

    by Margarette Lincoln ...
    This book shows how pirates were portrayed in their own time, in trial reports, popular prints, novels, legal documents, sermons, ballads and newspaper accounts. It examines how attitudes towards them changed with Britain’s growing imperial power, exploring the interface between political ambition and personal greed, between civil liberties and the power of the state. It throws light on ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Trading in War

    London's Maritime World in the Age of Cook and Nelson

    by Margarette Lincoln ...
    A vivid account of the forgotten citizens of maritime London who sustained Britain during the Revolutionary WarsIn the half-century before the Battle of Trafalgar the port of London became the commercial nexus of a global empire and launch pad of Britain’s military campaigns in North America and Napoleonic Europe. The unruly riverside parishes east of the Tower seethed with life, a crowded, ... Read more

    $28.69 USD

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    by Philip Macdougall ...
    At a time when the Royal Navy was the biggest and best in the world, Georgian London was the hub of this immense industrial-military complex, underpinning and securing a global trading empire that was entirely dependent on the navy for its existence.Philip MacDougall explores the bureaucratic web that operated within the wider city area before giving attention to London's association with the ... Read more

    $17.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A History of Ireland in 250 Episodes – Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Irish History

    Fascinating Snippets of Irish History from the Ice Age to the Peace Process

    by Jonathan Bardon ...
    THE ONLY BOOK ON IRISH HISTORY YOU'LL EVER NEED!From invasions to rebellions, heroic martyrs to pragmatic politicians, industrial development to mass emigration, A History of Ireland in 250 Episodes by renowned Irish historian Jonathan Bardon will take you on a sweeping journey through Irish history, getting behind the historical headlines to reveal the lived experience of Irish people.Written in ... Read more

    $6.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Captain Cook's Merchant Ships

    Freelove, Three Brothers, Mary, Friendship, Endeavour, Adventure, Resolution and Discovery

    by Stephen Baines ...
    While the story of Endeavour is widely known, Captain Cook sailed with eight ships, which began their lives as merchant vessels. This detailed illustrated history tells the story of these vessels and the people who sailed in them. In placing these ships and people in the personal, political, social, financial, scientific and religious contexts of their times, this book provides a comprehensive and ... Read more

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  • Charles I's Executioners

    Civil War, Regicide & the Republic

    by James Hobson ...
    This biographical history of the English Civil War profiles the lives and ultimate fates of the nearly 60 men who sentenced their king to death.On January 30th, 1649, King Charles I was executed on a scaffold outside the Banqueting House of Whitehall. The parliamentarian High Court of Justice declared him guilty of treason, disregarding the Divine Right of Kings. Fifty-nine commissioners signed ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Graves Are Walking

    The Great Famine and the Saga of the Irish People

    by John Kelly ...
    "Though the story of the potato famine has been told before, it's never been as thoroughly reported or as hauntingly told." — New York PostIt started in 1845 and before it was over more than one million men, women, and children would die and another two million would flee the country. Measured in terms of mortality, the Great Irish Potato Famine was the worst disaster in the nineteenth century—it ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

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  • Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths Around Portsmouth

    by Sarah Quail ...
    Series series Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths
    More than five hundred years of British true crime stories—from mutinies and murders to duels and executions.This collection of historical true crime tales includes more than twenty notorious episodes that range from medieval times to the modern era, and offers a fascinating insight into criminal acts and the criminal mind.Set in the vicinity of Portsmouth, England, these intriguing and shocking ... Read more

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