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This magnificent biography of Henry VIII is set against the cultural, social and political background of his court - the most spectacular court ever seen in England - and the splendour of his many sumptuous palaces. An entertaining narrative packed with colourful description and a wealth of anecdotal evidence, but also a comprehensive analytical study of the development of both monarch and court during a crucial period in English history.

The six wives of Henry VIII have become defined in a popular sense not so much by their lives as by the way these lives ended. But, as Antonia Fraser conclusively proves, they were rich and feisty characters. They may have been victims of Henry's obsession with a male heir, but they displayed considerable strength and intelligence at a time when their sex supposedly possessed little of either. Inevitably there was great rivalry and jealously between them. The story Antonia Fraser tells is romantic and cruel, funny and sad, dramatic and enthralling.

En la turbulenta Inglaterra del siglo XVI, la figura de Enrique VIII se alza como un soberano fascinante y contradictorio: príncipe humanista y rey guerrero, marido enamorado y esposo implacable, defensor de la fe católica y arquitecto de una Iglesia nacional independiente de Roma. Este libro recorre, a lo largo de doce capítulos, su vida completa: desde su juventud dorada y sus seis matrimonios hasta la ruptura con el papado, la disolución de los monasterios, las intrigas de la corte y el ocaso de un monarca consumido por la enfermedad y la paranoia.

Il volume è centrato sulle trattative che portarono alla firma dell'armistizio tra l'Italia e gli angloamericani nel settembre 1943, alla fuga del re, del governo e delle alte gerarchie militari da Roma, all'evaporazione dello stato e al drammatico sbando cui il paese andò incontro.

Karamzin Nikolaj Mihajlovich (1766-1826), rossijskij istorik, pisatel', pochetnyj chlen Peterburgskoj Akademii (1818). Sozdatel' "Istorii gosudarstva Rossijskogo" (t. 1-12, 1816-29), odnogo iz znachitel'nejshih trudov v Rossijskoj istoriografii. S 1803 do samoj smerti Karamzin zanimalsja «po vysochajshemu poveleniju» "Istoriej gosudarstva Rossijskogo". Glavnaja ideja «Istorii» Karamzina - sud'ba Rossii i ee velichie zakljucheny v razvitii samoderzhavija.

Si existe un momento en la historia de España en el que el patriotismo cegó los espíritus de la mayoría de la población, fue este. Breve historia de la Guerra del 98. España contra Estados Unidos nos narra de un modo excepcional la pérdida de las últimas colonias españolas: Cuba, Puerto Rico, Filipinas, las Islas Carolinas. Es el momento en que se certifica la defunción de España como potencia internacional y el nacimiento de la nueva potencia mundial: Estados Unidos.

The classic work by prominent Russian historian Nikolai Kostomarov, one of the founders of Russian historical thought.

Znamenityj trud velikogo russkogo istorika Sergeja Mihajlovicha Solov'eva (1820-1879) javljaetsja krupnejshim dostizheniem russkoj istoricheskoj nauki XIX v. S. M. Solov'ev - «pervyj sredi ravnyh» v plejade blestjashhih russkih istorikov, v kotoruju vhodjat N. Karamzin, V. Kljuchevskij, N. Kostomarov, A. Presnjakov, T. Granovskij, S. Platonov i mnogie drugie. Dvadcat' vos'moj tom ohvatyvaet period carstvovanija Imperatricy Ekateriny II Alekseevny. 1768 - 1772 gg.

La pérdida de las últimas colonias españolas. Un episodio que pone punto y final a la historia de España como potencia internacional y abre la puerta a la nueva potencia hegemónica: Los Estados Unidos. Si existe un momento en la historia de España en el que el patriotismo cegó los espíritus de la mayoría de la población, fue este. Breve Historia de la Guerra del 98, España contra Los Estados Unidos, nos narra de un modo excepcional la pérdida de las últimas colonias española.

One of the masterpieces of classical literature, the "Histories" describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. But while this epic struggle forms the core of his work, Herodotus' natural curiosity frequently gives rise to colorful digressions - a description of the natural wonders of Egypt; an account of European lake-dwellers; and far-fetched accounts of dog-headed men and gold-digging ants.

“A fierce, scholarly tour-de-force. . . . Hunting the Falcon brilliantly shows how time, circumstance and politics combined to accelerate Anne’s triumph and tragedy."" —Tina Brown, New York Times Book Review “A sumptuous drama of lust, intrigue, and betrayal, underpinned by the harsh...

È la mattina di Natale dell'anno 800: Carlo Magno entra nella basilica di San Pietro e china la testa davanti al pontefice Leone III per ricevere dalle sue mani la corona imperiale. È un evento senza precedenti: è l'atto di nascita di uno spazio geopolitico occidentale che, al di là delle vicissitudini della corona imperiale, costituisce ancora oggi l'orizzonte predominante della storia europea.

Alle 19.45 dell'8 settembre 1943, il maresciallo Badoglio, capo del governo, annuncia alla radio l'armistizio con gli angloamericani. Il proclama termina con le parole: le forze italiane «reagiranno ad eventuali attacchi di qualsiasi altra provenienza». Una conclusione ambigua - donde, se non da parte tedesca, possono arrivare gli ‘eventuali attacchi'? - che disorienta anche i comandi militari meglio intenzionati. Prive di ordini precisi, tranne poche eccezioni, le forze armate si dissolvono, i più si tolgono l'uniforme, fuggono.

In medieval Europe, Jews were not passive victims of the Christian community, as is often assumed, but rather were startlingly assertive, forming a Jewish civilization within Latin Christian society. Both Jews and Christians considered themselves to be God's chosen people. These dueling claims fueled the rise of both cultures as they became rivals for supremacy. In How the West Became Antisemitic, Ivan Marcus shows how Christian and Jewish competition in medieval Europe laid the foundation for modern antisemitism.

II '68 è stato moltissime cose immateriali: la musica, i poster, Bandiera Gialla alla radio, la scoperta dei "giovani" a livello planetario. Ed è stato anche molte cose materiali: l'eskimo e le Clarks, le minigonne, gli stivaletti, il mangiadischi, il ciclostile e il megafono. Ha generato nuovi modi di fare politica tra autogestioni e assemblearismo, di stare insieme nelle comuni o nelle famiglie aperte, di viaggiare tra nomadismo e misticismo. Ma è stato anche luoghi, alcuni mitizzati: la Trieste di Basaglia, Venezia e Porto Marghera, Trento e Sociologia, Milano e la Zanzara.

In the 1880s, control over northeastern Africa was a political minefield into which Prime Minister Gladstone did not want to step—until his emissary Charles Gordon was besieged in Khartoum, and the city became the focal point for war. It was the height of European colonialism. Injustices were administered, bloody battles fought, and civilians caught in the crossfire. Among the British officers were figures who would later adopt starring roles in the First World War, such as Egyptian Army sapper Captain Herbert Kitchener.

L'ottavo volume di Breve storia della Prima Guerra Mondiale si concentra sul controverso intervento americano nella Grande Guerra: la politica estera statunitense era stata improntata all'isolazionismo e il presidente Woodrow Wilson aveva incentrato la campagna per le elezioni del 1916 tutta sulla pace.

Born in Chicago in 1897, 'Chips' Channon settled in England after the Great War, married into the immensely wealthy Guinness family, and served as Conservative MP for Southend-on-Sea from 1935 until his death in 1958. His career was unremarkable. His diaries are quite the opposite. Elegant, gossipy and b---hy by turns, they are the unfettered observations of a man who went everywhere and who knew everybody.

A famous work of the great Russian historian Sergey Mikhaylovich Solovyov (1820-1879), who was a major achiever in Russian historical science in the 19th century. Solovyov is the "first among equals" in the galaxy of brilliant Russian historians, which includes Karamzin, Klyuchevsky, Kostomarov, Presnyakov, Granovsky, Platonov, and many others. The eighth volume of the work covers the period from the reign of Boris Godunov before the interregnum (1598-1613).

Author, broadcaster and 'rock star classicist' Natalie Haynes is a little bit obsessive about Ancient Greece and Rome. In these four series, she explores some of the most prominent historical and mythological figures from the classical world, telling their stories through a mix of stand-up comedy and conversation.