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Book Synopsis ‘England’s darling’ by : Joanne Parker
Download or read book ‘England’s darling’ written by Joanne Parker and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the last two decades, numerous studies have been devoted to the Victorian fascination with King Arthur, however . the figure of King Alfred has received almost no attention. For much of the nineteenth century, Alfred was as important as Arthur in the British popular imagination. A pervasive cult of the king developed which included the erection of at least four public statues, the completion of more than twenty-five paintings, and the publication of over a hundred texts, by authors ranging from Wordsworth to minor women writers. By 1852, J.A. Froude could describe Alfred’s life as ‘the favourite story in English nurseries’; in 1901, a national holiday marked the thousandth anniversary of his death, organised by a committee including Edward Burne Jones, Arthur Conan Doyle and Thomas Hughes. England’s darling sets out to answer the questions that must arise in the face of such nineteenth-century enthusiasm for a long-dead king. It addresses a genuine gap in the literature on Victorian medievalism in particular and cultural history in general and argues that knowledge of the cult of Alfred is crucial to understanding the Victorian cultural map. The book examines the ways in which Alfred was rewritten by nineteenth-century authors and artists, and asks how beliefs about the Saxon king’s reign and achievements related to nineteenth-century ideals about leadership, law, religion, commerce, education and the Empire. The book concludes by addressing the most interesting enigma in Alfred’s reception history: why is the king no longer ‘England’s darling’? A fascinating study that will be enjoyed by scholars of history, cultural history, literature and art history.
Book Synopsis England's Darling by : Alfred Austin
Download or read book England's Darling written by Alfred Austin and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Women and the Making of Built Space in England, 1870–1950 by : Elizabeth Darling
Download or read book Women and the Making of Built Space in England, 1870–1950 written by Elizabeth Darling and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interdisciplinary collection explores the relationships between women and built space in England between the 1870s and the 1940s. Historians working in cultural, literary, architectural, urban, design, labour, and social history approach the topic through case studies of often neglected organisations, individuals, practices and initiatives. Included are East End rent collectors, tenants, diarists and correspondents, the All-Europe House, the Women's Co-operative Guild, the Housewives Committee of the Council of Industrial Design, provincial and metropolitan exhibitors, and activists of varying kinds. Moving beyond the study of buildings and their designers, the volume considers the making of space in its broadest sense, from the production of discourses to the consumption of domestic appliances and the performance of roles as diverse as social reformers, committee members and homemakers. It thereby demonstrates that women made a significant contribution to the creation of modern built environments in both public and private spheres.
Book Synopsis Back from the Brink by : Alistair Darling
Download or read book Back from the Brink written by Alistair Darling and published by Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alistair Darling's long-awaited book will be one of the most reviewed, widely discussed, and saleable political memoirs of recent years. In the late summer of 2007, shares of Northern Rock went into free-fall, causing a run on the bank - the first in over 150 years. Northern Rock proved to be only the first. Twelve months later, as the world was engulfed in the worst banking crisis for more than a century, one of its largest banks, RBS, came within hours of collapse. Back from the Brink tells the gripping story of Alistair Darling's one thousand days in Number 11 Downing Street. As Chancellor, he had to avert the collapse of RBS hours before the cash machines would have ceased to function; at the eleventh hour, he stopped Barclays from acquiring Lehman Brothers in order to protect UK taxpayers; he used anti-terror legislation to stop Icelandic banks from withdrawing funds from Britain. From crisis talks in Washington, to dramatic meetings with the titans of international banking, to dealing with the massive political and economic fallout in the UK, Darling places the reader in the rooms where the destinies of millions weighed heavily on the shoulders of a few. His book is also a candid account of life in the Downing Street pressure cooker and his relationship with Gordon Brown during the last years of New Labor. Back from the Brink is a vivid and immediate depiction of the British government's handling of an unprecedented global financial catastrophe. Alistair Darling's knowledge and understanding provide a unique perspective on the events that rocked international capitalism. It is also a vital historical document.
Download or read book Historia written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis All Aboard! London by : Haily Meyers
Download or read book All Aboard! London written by Haily Meyers and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A train travels past London's various landmarks, from Big Ben and the Gherkin to the Tower Bridge and St. Paul's Cathedral.
Download or read book Munsey's Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Oxford History of England for Indian Students by : Vincent Arthur Smith
Download or read book The Oxford History of England for Indian Students written by Vincent Arthur Smith and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Songs of England written by Alfred Austin and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 13 poetical works relating to England.
Download or read book Historical Outlook written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 912 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Churches in Britain Before A. D. 1000 by : Alfred Plummer
Download or read book The Churches in Britain Before A. D. 1000 written by Alfred Plummer and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Spectator written by and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Great events in England's history, by the author of 'Our country's story'. by : Jane Budge
Download or read book Great events in England's history, by the author of 'Our country's story'. written by Jane Budge and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Bay Leaves. A Tribute to England's Heroes by : E. Garnett Hall
Download or read book Bay Leaves. A Tribute to England's Heroes written by E. Garnett Hall and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Publishers' circular and booksellers' record written by and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Public Opinion written by and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
