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Crown & Sceptre

Author : Tracy Borman
Publisher : Grove Atlantic
ISBN 13 : 0802159117
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Crown & Sceptre written by Tracy Borman and published by Grove Atlantic. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look at the British monarchy that’s “a superb synthesis of historical analysis, politics, and top-notch royal gossip” (Kirkus Reviews). Since William the Conqueror, duke of Normandy, crossed the English Channel in 1066 to defeat King Harold II and unite England’s various kingdoms, forty-one kings and queens have sat on Britain’s throne. “Shining examples of royal power and majesty alongside a rogue’s gallery of weak, lazy, or evil monarchs,” as Tracy Borman describes them in her sparkling chronicle, Crown & Sceptre. Ironically, during very few of these 955 years has the throne’s occupant been unambiguously English—whether Norman French, the Welsh-born Tudors, the Scottish Stuarts, and the Hanoverians and their German successors to the present day. Acknowledging the intrinsic fascination with British royalty, Borman lifts the veil to reveal the remarkable characters and personalities who have ruled and, since the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, more ceremonially reigned. It is a crucial distinction explaining the staying power of the monarchy as the royal family has evolved and adapted to the needs and opinions of its people, avoiding the storms of rebellion that brought many of Europe’s royals to an abrupt end. Richard II; Henry VIII; Elizabeth I; George III; Victoria; Elizabeth II: their names evoke eras and the dramatic events Borman recounts. She is equally attuned to the fabric of monarchy: royal palaces; the way monarchs have been portrayed in art, on coins, in the media; the ceremony and pageantry surrounding the crown. Elizabeth II is already one of the longest reigning monarchs in history. Crown & Sceptre is a fitting tribute to her remarkable longevity and that of the magnificent institution she represents. “Crown & Sceptre brings us in short, vivid chapters from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth herself, much of it constituting a dark record of bumping off adversaries, rivals and spouses, confiscating vast estates and military invasions…. [A] lucid, character-rich book.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune “Borman’s deep understanding of English royalty shines.” —Chris Schluep, Amazon Editors’ Picks, The Best History Books of February 2022

The Scepter and the Star

Author : John Joseph Collins
Publisher : Anchor Bible
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Scepter and the Star written by John Joseph Collins and published by Anchor Bible. This book was released on 1995 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In The Scepter and the Star, John J. Collins turns to the Dead Sea Scrolls to shed new light on the origins, meaning, and relevance of messianic expectations. The first Christians were Jews who believed that Jesus of Nazareth was the messiah - the Christ; Christians could be called "followers of the messiah." Other Jews did not accept this claim, and so the Christians went their own way and grew into a separate religion. The disagreement about the identity of the messiah is the root difference between Judaism and Christianity." "The recent disclosure of the full corpus of the Dead Sea Scrolls now makes it possible to see this disagreement in a fuller context than ever before. The most stunning revelation of the new evidence is the diversity of messianic expectations in Judaism around the beginning of the common era. The Hebrew word "messiah" means "anointed one." According to the scrolls, the messiah could be a warrior king in the line of David, a priest, a prophet, or a teacher. He could be called "the Son of God." Jesus of Nazareth fitted the expectations some Jews of the time had of the messiah. The majority of Jews, however, had quite different expectations."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Twenty-First Century Populism

Author : D. Albertazzi
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230592104
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Twenty-First Century Populism written by D. Albertazzi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-12-14 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-First Century Populism analyses the phenomenon of sustained populist growth in Western Europe by looking at the conditions facilitating populism in specific national contexts and then examining populist fortunes in those countries. The chapters are written by country experts and political scientists from across the continent.

Orb Sceptre Throne

Author : Ian C. Esslemont
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0765329964
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (653 download)

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Download or read book Orb Sceptre Throne written by Ian C. Esslemont and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-05-22 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The discovery of a sealed vault triggers discord throughout Darujhistan, where a merchant tries to drive out Malazans, a thief gambles with the fate of the city, and a Malazan veteran seeks his fortune in Moon's Spawn fragments.

The Star and the Scepter

Author : Emmanuel Navon
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 082761506X
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (276 download)

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Download or read book The Star and the Scepter written by Emmanuel Navon and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2020-11 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first all-encompassing book on Israel’s foreign policy and the diplomatic history of the Jewish people, The Star and the Scepter retraces and explains the interactions of Jews with other nations from the ancient kingdoms of Israel to modernity. Starting with the Hebrew Bible, Emmanuel Navon argues that one cannot grasp Israel’s interactions with the world without understanding how Judaism’s founding document has shaped the Jewish psyche. He sheds light on the people of Israel’s foreign policy through the ages: the ancient kingdoms of Israel, Jewish diasporas in Europe from the Middle Ages to the emancipation, the emerging nineteenth-century Zionist movement, and Zionist diplomacy following World War I and surrounding World War II. Navon elucidates Israel’s foreign policy from the birth of the state in 1948 to our days: the dilemmas and choices at the beginning of the Cold War; Israel’s attempts to establish periphery alliances; the Arab-Israeli conflict; Israel’s relations with Europe, the United States, Russia, Asia, Africa, Latin America, the United Nations, and the Jewish diasporas; and how twenty-first-century energy geopolitics is transforming Israel’s foreign relations today. Navon’s analysis is rooted in two central ideas, represented by the Star of David (faith) and the scepter (political power). First, he contends that the interactions of Jews with the world have always been best served by combining faith with pragmatism. Second, Navon shows how the state of Israel owes its diplomatic achievements to national assertiveness and hard power—not only military strength but economic prowess and technological innovation. Demonstrating that diplomacy is a balancing act between ideals and realpolitik, The Star and the Scepter draws aspirational and pragmatic lessons from Israel’s exceptional diplomatic history.

The Veiled Sceptre

Author : Anne Twomey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107056780
Total Pages : 913 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The Veiled Sceptre written by Anne Twomey and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-04-12 with total page 913 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extension to other Realms of the reserve power to refuse a dissolution

The Dove, the Rose and the Sceptre

Author : Maree Moore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780958189118
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book The Dove, the Rose and the Sceptre written by Maree Moore and published by . This book was released on 2004-01 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journeying through Ireland, the Freemasonic Chapel of the Knights Templar in Scotland, and St Columba's island of Iona, this book attempts to find the answers to many mysteries. It also talks about the life of Merlin, King Arthur, the families whose blood-line was that of the Holy Grail, and the place where the Ark of the Covenant is resting.

Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's Birthright

Author : John Harden Allen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's Birthright written by John Harden Allen and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Flyntlock Bones

Author : Derek Keilty
Publisher : Flyntlock Bones
ISBN 13 : 9781912650408
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book Flyntlock Bones written by Derek Keilty and published by Flyntlock Bones. This book was released on 2020-05 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Captain John Hamish Watkins and his pirate crew: Briggs the quartermaster, Fishbreath the cook, Master Hudson the ship's Bosun, the riggers Drudger, Snitch and Dedweard - oh and last but not least Red, the girl rigger who becomes Flynn's friend and ally on board this unruly ship! Flynn's first case is a summons for help from Miss Kristina Wrinkly, curator of the Gypshun museum. There's been a break-in, and priceless, ancient artefacts have been stolen including the irreplaceable sceptre of the Pharaohs!

The Magic Sceptre

Author : Joan Klatil Creamer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780977847631
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (476 download)

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Download or read book The Magic Sceptre written by Joan Klatil Creamer and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the special magic that allows Santa to know what toys each girl and boy wants, visit all the children in the world in one night without being seen, and deliver gifts to houses with no chimneys.

The Crystal Sceptre: A Story of Adventure

Author : Philip Verrill Mighels
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3368907220
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (689 download)

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Download or read book The Crystal Sceptre: A Story of Adventure written by Philip Verrill Mighels and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-08-03 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.

Short Stories

Author : W. Somerset Maugham
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 140907935X
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Short Stories written by W. Somerset Maugham and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009-07-28 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Somerset Maugham is the acknowledged master of the short story, and his full range is represented in this collection. In acclaimed stories such as 'Rain', 'The Letter', 'The Vessel of Wrath' and 'The Alien Corn', Maugham illustrates his wry perception of human weakness and his genius for evoking compelling drama and an acute sense of time and place.

The sceptre of righteousness: a sermon

Author : John Spurgin (B.D., Vicar of Great Hockham, Thetford.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 744 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The sceptre of righteousness: a sermon written by John Spurgin (B.D., Vicar of Great Hockham, Thetford.) and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's Birthright

Author : John Harden Allen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's Birthright written by John Harden Allen and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Coinage of Scotland

Author : Edward Burns
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book The Coinage of Scotland written by Edward Burns and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's Birthright

Author : J. H. Allen
Publisher : Health Research Books
ISBN 13 : 9780787300289
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's Birthright written by J. H. Allen and published by Health Research Books. This book was released on 1997-11 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1917 an analysis of the prophecies of the Scriptures in regard to the Royal Family of Judah and the many nations of Israel. Contents: the Birthright: Or, the Promise of Many Nations to Abraham; the Sceptre: Or, the Promise of a Perpetuated House, Th.

The English Regalia

Author : Cyril Davenport
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book The English Regalia written by Cyril Davenport and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: