Rakuten Kobo

Skip side bar filters

The Mirror of Great Britain

A Life of King James VI and I

de Clare Jackson ...

**The Times [UK] • Best Books of 2025 [So Far]“Beautifully written and supported by a treasure trove of new material” (Amanda Foreman), The Mirror of Great Britain is a major reassessment of King James, revealing the long origins of an uneasily united kingdom.**History has not been kind to King James. A cradle king who was crowned in Scotland in 1567 and England and Ireland in 1603, James VI and I ... Leer más

$23.99 USD

Disponible también en: Audiolibro

**The Times [UK] • Best Books of 2025 [So Far]“Beautifully written and supported by a treasure trove of new material” (Amanda Foreman), The Mirror of Great Britain is a major reassessment of King James, revealing the long origins of an uneasily united kingdom.**History has not been kind to King James. A cradle king who was crowned in Scotland in 1567 and England and Ireland in 1603, James VI and I
... Leer más

Disponible también en: Audiolibro
Devil-Land

England Under Siege, 1588-1688

de Clare Jackson ...

*WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2022***A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021, AS CHOSEN BY THE TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, TELEGRAPH AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT'A big historical advance. Ours, it turns out, is a very un-insular "Island Story". And its 17th-century chapter will never look quite the same again' John Adamson, Sunday TimesA ground-breaking portrait of the most turbulent century in English history* ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

Disponible también en: Audiolibro

*WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2022***A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021, AS CHOSEN BY THE TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, TELEGRAPH AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT'A big historical advance. Ours, it turns out, is a very un-insular "Island Story". And its 17th-century chapter will never look quite the same again' John Adamson, Sunday TimesA ground-breaking portrait of the most turbulent century in English history*
... Leer más

Disponible también en: Audiolibro
Charles II (Penguin Monarchs)

The Star King

de Clare Jackson ...

Series series Penguin Monarchs
The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulersCharles II has always been one of the most instantly recognisable British kings - both in his physical appearance, disseminated through endless portraits, prints and pub signs, and in his complicated mix of lasciviousness, cynicism and luxury. His father's execution and his own many years of exile made him a ... Leer más

$6.09 USD

The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulersCharles II has always been one of the most instantly recognisable British kings - both in his physical appearance, disseminated through endless portraits, prints and pub signs, and in his complicated mix of lasciviousness, cynicism and luxury. His father's execution and his own many years of exile made him a
... Leer más
Audiolibro

Devil-Land

England Under Siege, 1588-1688

de Clare Jackson ...

Narrado por Emma Gregory ...

Completo

24 hora 10 minutos

Brought to you by Penguin.**A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021, AS CHOSEN BY THE TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, TELEGRAPH AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENTA ground-breaking portrait of the most turbulent century in English history**Among foreign observers, seventeenth-century England was known as 'Devil-Land': a diabolical country of fallen angels, torn apart by seditious rebellion, religious extremism and royal collapse ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

Brought to you by Penguin.**A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021, AS CHOSEN BY THE TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, TELEGRAPH AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENTA ground-breaking portrait of the most turbulent century in English history**Among foreign observers, seventeenth-century England was known as 'Devil-Land': a diabolical country of fallen angels, torn apart by seditious rebellion, religious extremism and royal collapse
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
Audiolibro

The Mirror of Great Britain

A Life of King James VI and I

de Clare Jackson ...

Narrado por Emma Gregory ...

Completo

18 hora 20 minutos

King James, often overlooked or, more often, cruelly stereotyped, presents a fascinating figure: a diplomat whose long reigns encompassed extraordinary dramas. James identified himself with the "Mirror of Great Britain," a spectacular jewel commissioned upon his accession to the English throne, which not only furnished him with one of his favorite metaphors―that of the mirror, with its limitless ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

King James, often overlooked or, more often, cruelly stereotyped, presents a fascinating figure: a diplomat whose long reigns encompassed extraordinary dramas. James identified himself with the "Mirror of Great Britain," a spectacular jewel commissioned upon his accession to the English throne, which not only furnished him with one of his favorite metaphors―that of the mirror, with its limitless
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook

Audiolibro

Tutankhamun's Trumpet

Ancient Egypt in 100 Objects from the Boy-King's Tomb

de Toby Wilkinson ...

Narrado por David Timson ...

Completo

12 hora 35 minutos

In 1922, after fifteen years of searching, archaeologists finally discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun. There, buried alongside the king's mummy, they found more than 5,000 unique objects, from the mundane to the extravagant, from the precious to the everyday. Tutankhamun's spectacular gold mask is justifiably famous, but the rest of the treasures remain largely unknown, their stories untold.In ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

In 1922, after fifteen years of searching, archaeologists finally discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun. There, buried alongside the king's mummy, they found more than 5,000 unique objects, from the mundane to the extravagant, from the precious to the everyday. Tutankhamun's spectacular gold mask is justifiably famous, but the rest of the treasures remain largely unknown, their stories untold.In
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
Audiolibro

Five Lieutenants

The Heartbreaking Story of Five Harvard Men Who Led America to Victory in World War I

de James Carl Nelson ...

Narrado por Geoffrey Blaisdell ...

Completo

12 hora 6 minutos

The dramatic true story offive brilliant young soldiers from Harvard, this is a thrilling tale of combat and heroism.Five Lieutenantstells the story of five young Harvard men who took up the call to arms in the spring of 1917 and met differing fates in the maelstrom of battle on the western front in 1918. Delving deep into the motivations, horrific experiences, and ultimate fates of this Harvard ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

The dramatic true story offive brilliant young soldiers from Harvard, this is a thrilling tale of combat and heroism.Five Lieutenantstells the story of five young Harvard men who took up the call to arms in the spring of 1917 and met differing fates in the maelstrom of battle on the western front in 1918. Delving deep into the motivations, horrific experiences, and ultimate fates of this Harvard
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
Audiolibro

Dr. Benjamin Rush

The Founding Father Who Healed a Wounded Nation

de Harlow Giles Unger ...

Narrado por Robert Petkoff ...

Completo

9 hora 4 minutos

A gripping, often startling biography of the Founding Father of an America that other Founding Fathers forgot--an America of women, African Americans, Jews, Roman Catholics, Quakers, indentured workers, the poor, the mentally ill, and war veteransNinety percent of Americans could not vote and did not enjoy rights to life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness when our Founding Fathers proclaimed, ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

A gripping, often startling biography of the Founding Father of an America that other Founding Fathers forgot--an America of women, African Americans, Jews, Roman Catholics, Quakers, indentured workers, the poor, the mentally ill, and war veteransNinety percent of Americans could not vote and did not enjoy rights to life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness when our Founding Fathers proclaimed,
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
Audiolibro

First SEALs

The Untold Story of the Forging of America’s Most Elite Unit

de Patrick K. O’Donnell ...

Narrado por John Pruden ...

Completo

7 hora 3 minutos

From bestselling author Patrick K. O'Donnell comes the untold story of World War II's first special operations combat swimmers—the forerunners of today's Navy SEALs.In the summer of 1942, an extraordinary group of men—among them a dentist, a medical student, a Hollywood star, an archaeologist, a British commando, and even former enemies of the Allies—formed an exceptional unit that would later ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

From bestselling author Patrick K. O'Donnell comes the untold story of World War II's first special operations combat swimmers—the forerunners of today's Navy SEALs.In the summer of 1942, an extraordinary group of men—among them a dentist, a medical student, a Hollywood star, an archaeologist, a British commando, and even former enemies of the Allies—formed an exceptional unit that would later
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
Audiolibro

Lion Hearts

A Novel

de Dan Jones ...

Narrado por Ben Miles ...

Series Audiolibro 3 - Essex Dogs Trilogy
Completo

12 hora 1 minutos

The thrilling, unmissable conclusion to the Essex Dogs trilogy by the New York Times bestselling historian Dan JonesThe Essex Dogs have scattered. In Winchelsea, Loveday struggles to keep his tavern afloat in the aftermath of the Black Death. Nowadays, the only battles he fights are the ones within his own mind.In Windsor, Romford thrives as a squire at King Edward III's court, his days as an ... Leer más

$24.00 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

The thrilling, unmissable conclusion to the Essex Dogs trilogy by the New York Times bestselling historian Dan JonesThe Essex Dogs have scattered. In Winchelsea, Loveday struggles to keep his tavern afloat in the aftermath of the Black Death. Nowadays, the only battles he fights are the ones within his own mind.In Windsor, Romford thrives as a squire at King Edward III's court, his days as an
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
Audiolibro

Grant's Final Victory

Ulysses S. Grant's Heroic Last Year

de Charles Bracelen Flood ...

Narrado por Michael Prichard ...

Completo

8 hora 14 minutos

Shortly after losing all of his wealth in a terrible 1884 swindle, Ulysses S. Grant learned he had terminal throat and mouth cancer. Destitute and dying, Grant began to write his memoirs to save his family from permanent financial ruin.As Grant continued his work, suffering increasing pain, the American public became aware of this race between Grant's writing and his fatal illness. Twenty years ... Leer más

$38.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

Shortly after losing all of his wealth in a terrible 1884 swindle, Ulysses S. Grant learned he had terminal throat and mouth cancer. Destitute and dying, Grant began to write his memoirs to save his family from permanent financial ruin.As Grant continued his work, suffering increasing pain, the American public became aware of this race between Grant's writing and his fatal illness. Twenty years
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
Audiolibro

The H. L. Hunley

The Secret Hope of the Confederacy

de Tom Chaffin ...

Narrado por Barrett Whitener ...

Completo

7 hora 38 minutos

On the evening of February 17, 1864, the Confederacy’s H. L. Hunley sank the Union’s formidable sloop-of-war, the USS Housatonic—to her own demise. For generations, searchers prowled Charleston’s harbor for the sunken boat, while legends surrounding the Hunley and its fate continued to grow. Even after the submarine was located in 1995 and recovered five years later, those legends have continued ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

On the evening of February 17, 1864, the Confederacy’s H. L. Hunley sank the Union’s formidable sloop-of-war, the USS Housatonic—to her own demise. For generations, searchers prowled Charleston’s harbor for the sunken boat, while legends surrounding the Hunley and its fate continued to grow. Even after the submarine was located in 1995 and recovered five years later, those legends have continued
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook

Kobo Rakuten

eReaders

Aplicaciones

Accesorios

¿Qué es Kobo Super Points?

Prémiate

Carrito de compra

¡Obtienes el tratamiento VIP!

Tu carrito de compra está vacío

Disponible el:

1 audiolibro mensual

+ Prueba gratis de 30 días

Disponible el:

1 audiolibro mensual

+ Prueba gratis de 30 días

Recomendado para ti

Serie m´´as popular en Estados Unidos

Penguin Monarchs

The Mirror of Great Britain

Devil-Land

Charles II (Penguin Monarchs)

Devil-Land

The Mirror of Great Britain

La gente que leyó estos también disfrutó

Tutankhamun's Trumpet

Five Lieutenants

Dr. Benjamin Rush

First SEALs

Lion Hearts

Grant's Final Victory

The H. L. Hunley

eReaders

Aplicaciones

Accesorios

Carrito de compra

¡Obtienes el tratamiento VIP!

Tu carrito de compra está vacío

Disponible el:

1 audiolibro mensual

+ Prueba gratis de 30 días

Disponible el:

1 audiolibro mensual

+ Prueba gratis de 30 días

Recomendado para ti

Serie m´´as popular en Estados Unidos

Penguin Monarchs

Mostrar:

La gente que leyó estos también disfrutó