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The Concise Encyclopedia Of The Revolutions And Wars Of England Scotland And Ireland 1639 1660
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Book Synopsis The Concise Encyclopedia of the Revolutions and Wars of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1639-1660 by : Stephen C. Manganiello
Download or read book The Concise Encyclopedia of the Revolutions and Wars of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1639-1660 written by Stephen C. Manganiello and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reference dictionary containing over 1,400 entries covering the period 1639-1660, including 625 biographies of English, Scots, and Irish rulers, politicians, soldiers, sailors, and philosophers, and over 300 battles and skirmishes.
Book Synopsis Focus On: 100 Most Popular English People of Welsh Descent by : Wikipedia contributors
Download or read book Focus On: 100 Most Popular English People of Welsh Descent written by Wikipedia contributors and published by e-artnow sro. This book was released on with total page 1540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rebellion written by Tim Harris and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2014-01-09 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping new account of one of the most important and exciting periods of British and Irish history: the reign of the first two Stuart kings, from 1567 to the outbreak of civil war in 1642 - and why ultimately all three of their kingdoms were to rise in rebellion against Stuart rule. Both James VI and I and his son Charles I were reforming monarchs, who endeavoured to bolster the authority of the crown and bring the churches in their separate kingdoms into closer harmony with one another. Many of James's initiatives proved controversial - his promotion of the plantation of Ulster, his reintroduction of bishops and ceremonies into the Scottish kirk, and his stormy relationship with his English parliaments over religion and finance - but he just about got by. Charles, despite continuing many of his father's policies in church and state, soon ran into difficulties and provoked all three of his kingdoms to rise in rebellion: first Scotland in 1638, then Ireland in 1641, and finally England in 1642. Was Charles's failure, then, a personal one; was he simply not up to the job? Or was the multiple-kingdom inheritance fundamentally unmanageable, so that it was only a matter of time before things fell apart? Did perhaps the way that James sought to address his problems have the effect of making things more difficult for his son? Tim Harris addresses all these questions and more in this wide-ranging and deeply researched new account, dealing with high politics and low, constitutional and religious conflict, propaganda and public opinion across the three kingdoms - while also paying due attention to the broader European and Atlantic contexts.
Book Synopsis War, State, and Society in Liège by : Roeland Goorts
Download or read book War, State, and Society in Liège written by Roeland Goorts and published by Leuven University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-11 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small power diplomacy in seventeenth century Europe War, State and Society in Liège is a fascinating case study of the consequences of war in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège and touches upon wider issues in early modern history, such as small power diplomacy in the seventeenth century and during the Nine Years’ War. For centuries, the small semi-independent Holy Roman Principality of Liège succeeded in preserving a non-belligerent role in European conflicts. During the Nine Years’ War (1688–1697), however, Liège’s leaders had to abolish the practice of neutrality. For the first time in its early modern history, the Prince-Bishopric had to raise a regular army, reconstruct ruined defence structures, and supply army contributions in both money and material. The issues under discussion in War, State and Society in Liège offer the reader insight into how Liège politically protected its powerful institutions and how the local elite tried to influence the interplay between domestic and external diplomatic relationships.
Book Synopsis Tyranny of Greed by : Timothy R Kuhner
Download or read book Tyranny of Greed written by Timothy R Kuhner and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “If you’re as worried about the effects of Trump’s election as I am, then this brave and surprising book is for you.” —Reza Aslan, #1 New York Times-bestselling author Democracy is being destroyed by an ancient evil, and modernity is in denial. In Tyranny of Greed, Timothy K. Kuhner reveals the United States to be a government by and for the wealthy, with Trump—the spirit of infinite greed—at its helm. Taking readers on a tour through evolutionary biology, psychology, and biblical sources, Kuhner explores how democracy emerged from religious and revolutionary awakenings. He argues that to overcome Trump’s regime and establish real democracy, we must reconnect with that radical heritage. Our political tradition demands a revolution against corruption. “Many books are announcing the downfall of American democracy, but Tyranny of Greed operates on another level. It’s an original and powerful work of art. Tapping into a deeper awareness, Kuhner helps us recognize this dark time for what it really is—an opportunity for rebirth. Yes, I feel shaken, but also awakened. The more people who read this book, the more transformative our national conversation will become.”—Frances Moore Lappé, bestselling author of Diet for a Small Planet “Explosive, penetrating and utterly compelling, Kuhner charts the death spiral of American democracy as it collapses into the black hole of the religion of money. Never before in human history have noble ideals been corrupted so deeply with the connivance of so many. This book lays tyranny bare for all to see—as a mirror for the human soul.” —Philip Goodchild, author of Theology of Money
Book Synopsis Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Hearts by : Nadine Akkerman
Download or read book Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Hearts written by Nadine Akkerman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-11-25 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dazzling new biography of one of history's most misunderstood queens Elizabeth Stuart is one the most misrepresented - and underestimated - figures of the seventeenth century. Labelled a spendthrift more interested in the theatre and her pet monkeys than politics or her children, and long pitied as 'The Winter Queen', the direct ancestor of Elizabeth II was widely misunderstood. Nadine Akkerman's biography reveals an altogether different woman, painting a vivid picture of a queen forged in the white heat of European conflict. Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of James VI and I, was married to Frederick V, Elector Palatine in 1613. The couple were crowned King and Queen of Bohemia in 1619, only to be deposed and exiled to the Dutch Republic in 1620. Elizabeth then found herself at the epicentre of the Thirty Years' War and the Civil Wars, political and military struggles that defined seventeenth-century Europe. Following her husband's death in 1632, Elizabeth fostered a cult of widowhood, dressing herself and her apartments in black, and conducted a long and fierce political campaign to regain her children's birthright - by force, if possible - wielding her pen with the same deft precision with which she once speared boars from horseback. Through deep immersion in the archives and masterful detective work, Akkerman overturns the received view of Elizabeth Stuart, showing her to be a patron of the arts and canny stateswoman with a sharp wit and a long memory. On returning to England in 1661, Elizabeth Stuart found a country whose people still considered her their 'Queen of Hearts'. Akkerman's biography reveals the impact Elizabeth Stuart had on both England and Europe, demonstrating that she was more than just the grandmother of George I.
Book Synopsis The Pilgrim Chronicles by : Rod Gragg
Download or read book The Pilgrim Chronicles written by Rod Gragg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-10-13 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All Americans are familiar with the story of the Pilgrims—persecuted for their religion in the Old World, they crossed the ocean to settle in a wild and dangerous land. But for most of us, the story ends after their brutal first winter at Plymouth with a supposedly peaceful encounter with the Native Americans and a happy Thanksgiving. Now, through the vivid memoirs, letters, and personal accounts in The Pilgrim Chronicles, you will discover the full, compelling story of their anguished journey and heroic strength. Award-winning historian Rod Gragg brings the Pilgrims to life in this lavishly illustrated guide, filled with moving, eyewitness narratives. From their persecution in England and painful exile in Holland to their voyage across the Atlantic and their struggle to survive among the Indians in an untamed wilderness, Gragg takes you on the harrowing and inspiring journey of a people seeking religious freedom.
Book Synopsis This Day in Irish History by : Padraic Coffey
Download or read book This Day in Irish History written by Padraic Coffey and published by The O'Brien Press Ltd. This book was released on 2021-09-13 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You may know all about the Easter Rising and the Good Friday Agreement, but did you know that the hypodermic needle was invented in Tallaght? Or that Dublin was the first city in the world to have a woman stockbroker, decades before London or New York? Or that the formula used to create the video game Tomb Raider was sketched on a bridge in Cabra in the nineteenth century? With one entry for every day of the year, this book marks the anniversaries of momentous events in Irish history: in politics, medicine, music, sport and innovation. In this accessible, comprehensive and authoritative book, discover the moments that have helped to shape the national identity of Ireland.
Book Synopsis John Donne and the Conway Papers by : Daniel Starza Smith
Download or read book John Donne and the Conway Papers written by Daniel Starza Smith and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'John Donne and the Conway Papers' examines the archive of the Conway family and considers how the archive came to contain a concentration of manuscript poetry by Donne, and what this tells us in terms of seventeenth-century politics, patronage, and culture.
Book Synopsis All Wonders in One Sight by : Theresa M. Kenney
Download or read book All Wonders in One Sight written by Theresa M. Kenney and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the seventeenth century many leading poets wrote poems about Christ’s infancy, though charm and sweetness were not the leading note. Because these poets were university-educated classicists – many of them also Catholic or Anglican priests – they wrote in an elevated style, with elevated language, and their concerns were deeply theological as well as poetic. In an age of religious controversy, their poems had controversial elements, and because these poems were mostly intended for private use and limited circulation, they were not generally singable hymns of public celebration of Christ’s birth. However far from dry academic pieces, these poems offer a wide variety of approaches to both their subject, the infant Jesus, and the means of presenting it. All Wonders in One Sight examines the ways in which early modern English poets understood and accomplished the poetic task of representing Christ as both Child and God. Focusing on the intellectual and theological content of the poems as well as the devotional aims of the poets, Theresa M. Kenney aims to reveal their understandings of divine immanence and the sacrament of the Eucharist.
Book Synopsis The Berties of Grimsthorpe Castle by : Allan Chilvers
Download or read book The Berties of Grimsthorpe Castle written by Allan Chilvers and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Berties of Grimsthorpe" traces the history of the Berties in England from when Grimsthorpe Castle, Edenham, Lincolnshire became the home of the Willoughby family in the 16th century when it passed in to the hands of Catherine Willoughby, Duchess of Suffolk and Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. The widowed Duchess married her Gentleman Usher, Richard Bertie. This account relates the history of the Berties at Grimsthorpe thereafter until 1809. They became Earls of Lindsey, Marquesses of Lindsey, and Dukes of Ancaster and Kesteven...... The life of Peregrine Bertie, Lord Willoughby de Eresby, the Berties son. His exciting and dangerous life serving Queen Elizabeth I as a military commander, Peregrine as the quintessential Elizabethan hero.... Robert, Lord Willoughby de Eresby, loyal supporter of the Stuarts, killed at Battle of Edgehill in Civil War. Created 1st Earl of LindseyLife as soldier, courtier and landowner in Lincolnshire. 2nd Earl of Lindsey, Supporter of Stuart kings, survived the Civil War and subsequent Commonwealth, his large family and their marriages into other aristocratic dynasties. Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, Life under the Hanoverian administrations and duties at Court, in Parliament and as Lord Great Chamberlain Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster & Kesteven. Very involved in equine pursuits with a stud at the Castle, called Ancaster Stud. Breeding and racing. General Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster & Kesteven -. The Duchess served for many years as Mistress of the Robes to Queen Charlotte, wife of George III. Activities as Lord Great Chamberlain, responsible for state occasions and state trials at Westminster Hall. Featured in a satire by William Jackson titled "Sodom and Onan" along with other famous figures of the time as homosexuals. Robert Bertie, 4th Duke of Ancaster & Kesteven. Served as a volunteer, as Marquess of Lindsey, in the English forces in the American War of Independence, serving in America until he succeeded his father. A handsome and rich young man with a tendency to unruly behaviour and consorting with the wrong kind of people. Brownlow Bertie, 5th Duke of Ancaster & Kesteven .Life in Town, and at Court of his sister-in-law, Mary, Dowager Duchess of Ancaster. Died with no male heir who could inherit the dukedom and it expired along with the marquessate.
Download or read book Bibliographic Index written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 1138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book American Book Publishing Record written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Journal of Military History written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Huntington Library Quarterly written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Choice written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
