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  • Francis I

    The Knight-King

    Series Libro 61 - Renaissance Lives
    Francis I of France led one of the most colourful and influential courts of the sixteenth century. Known as the ‘knight–king’, he was a chivalric warrior, a strong ruler and a passionate patron of the arts and of the French nobility. While he faced setbacks and took significant risks, Francis left his successor a kingdom that was larger, better governed and more stable than before.This concise ... Leer más

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  • The Field of Cloth of Gold

    "Pomp, pageantry and epic showing-off: a vivid re-creation of the 1520 peace-promoting rally between the kings of England and France."— The Sunday TimesGlenn Richardson provides the first history in more than four decades of a major Tudor event: an extraordinary international gathering of Renaissance rulers unparalleled in its opulence, pageantry, controversy, and mystery.Throughout most of the ... Leer más

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  • WOLSEY

    Series series Routledge Historical Biographies
    Through a thematic and broadly chronological approach, Wolsey offers a fascinating insight into the life and legacy of a man who was responsible for building Henry VIII’s reputation as England’s most impressive king.The book reviews Thomas Wolsey’s record as the realm’s leading Churchman, Lord Chancellor and political patron and thereby demonstrates how and why Wolsey became central to Henry’s ... Leer más

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  • 'The Contending Kingdoms'

    France and England 1420–1700

    Edición de Glenn Richardson ...
    The kingdoms of France and England were for many centuries military, economic, cultural and colonial rivals. This is particularly true of the early modern period which witnessed the rise of French military hegemony and the expansion of English commerce. Dealing with the period 1420-1700, this collection offers a snapshot of Anglo-French relations across the three centuries from established ... Leer más

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  • Tangled Souls

    Love and Scandal Among the Victorian Aristocracy

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  • The Times They Were a-Changin'

    1964, the Year the Sixties Arrived and the Battle Lines of Today Were Drawn

    An award-winning historian on the transformative year in the sixties that continues to reverberate in our lives and politics—for readers of Heather Cox Richardson.If 1968 marked a turning point in a pivotal decade, 1964—or rather, the long 1964, from JFK’s assassination in November 1963 to mid-1965—was the time when the sixties truly arrived. It was then that the United States began a radical ... Leer más

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  • The War Queens

    Extraordinary Women Who Ruled the Battlefield

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    How Scandinavians Conquered the World

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  • Dictionary of Pagan Religions

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