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“oliver thomson”

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  • Euphorion

    An ancient story of love and war, murder and betrayal

    de Oliver Thomson ...
    2500 years ago, in the year that king Darius of Persia died, a man called Euphorionwas born in Greece.Witness to some of the most glorious episodes of ancient Athens, the wars, the crimes, the political intrigues. He expected war, hoped for love, but found murder and betrayal on his doorstep instead.Euphorion is the first fiction novel by distinguished Cambridge historian, Oliver Thomson. ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • A Short History of Human Error

    from 3,000 BC to the present day

    de Oliver Thomson ...
    This is a candid, sometimes controversial study of the psychological or other flaws of political, religious and economic leaders from ancient times to the present day: from Rameses II to Colonel Gaddafi, from Genghis Khan to Stalin and Hitler, from Buddha or  Saint Paul  to Martin Luther or Ron Hubbard, from bipolar, insecure, asthmatic  or sex-addicted presidents to alcoholic prime ministers, mad ... Leer más

    $6.27 USD

  • The Impossible Bourbons

    Europe's Most Ambitious Dynasty

    de Oliver Thomson ...
    This traces the initially slow rise of the family from Bourbon in the Massif Central which as a result of tenacity, ambition and good marriages came to win the crowns first of France, then Spain and finally Naples and Sicily. It looks at the diverse characters who headed up the family at various times, their remarkable lives, achievements, their extraordinary talents as well as their considerable ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • The Other Kaisers

    de Oliver Thomson ...
    Oliver Thomson's book The Other Kaisers is one of the first books to look at the proliferation of German dynasties throughout Europe. Aimed at the general reader The Other Kaisers will appeal to anyone with an interest in biography and history, particularly royal history. The book's underlying theme is the 'Germanness' of the House of Windsor up until 1935, which is explored in depth with a ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Gods at War

    Understanding Three Millennia of Religious Conflict

    de Oliver Thomson ...
    Gods at War examines the role played by religions in starting or supporting wars from ancient Egypt and Israel to the current conflicts in Yemen and the Ukraine. It not only analyses the traditionally recognised wars of religion such as the Crusades and the Thirty Years War and the many Islamic jihads, but also addresses the role played by nearly all religions in encouraging warrior kings, ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Zealots

    How a Group of Scottish Conspirators Unleashed Half a Century of War in Britain

    de Oliver Thomson ...
    A page-turning account of often misunderstood events set in train by religious zealotry that cost hundreds of thousands of lives in Britain. This is an innovative, controversial history of Scotland, Ireland and England in the early modern period. Its originality lies in new research pinpointing Fife, especially St Andrews, as the area where a group of men instigated not just Scotland's wars of ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

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  • Royals and the Reich:The Princes von Hessen in Nazi Germany

    The Princes von Hessen in Nazi Germany

    de Jonathan Petropoulos ...
    The link between Hitler's Third Reich and European royalty has gone largely unexplored due to the secrecy surrounding royal families. Now, in Royals and the Reich, Jonathan Petropoulos uses unprecedented access to royal archives to tell the fascinating story of the Princes of Hesse and the important role they played in the Nazi regime. Princes Philipp and Christoph von Hessen-Kassel, great ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD

  • The Red Prince

    The Secret Lives of a Habsburg Archduke

    de Timothy Snyder ...
    From the bestselling author of On Tyranny**, the definitive biography of Wilhelm Von Habsburg, enigmatic and eccentric archduke of Austria.****“Not often does scholarly history soar and entrap like a fine historical novel, but here it does.” —**Foreign AffairsWilhelm von Habsburg wore the court regalia of a Habsburg archduke, the simple suit of a Parisian exile, and every so often, a dress. After ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • BEATRICE The Cadbury Heiress Who Gave Away Her Fortune

    de Fiona Joseph ...
    LONGLISTED IN THE INTERNATIONAL RUBERY BOOK AWARD 2012"...meticulously researched and written in a lively fashion...really engages us with the subject and [Beatrice's] wider family and times." Liz Broomfield, Libro Blog book“Not only sheds new light on a fascinating history but is a very good read as well.” Daniela Hooghiemstra, Biographer of Kees Boeke“Its clear literary style and dramatic ... Leer más

    $9.38 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • In Triumph's Wake

    Royal Mothers, Tragic Daughters, and the Price They Paid for Glory

    de Julia P. Gelardi ...
    The powerful and moving story of three royal mothers whose quest for power led to the downfall of their daughters.Queen Isabella of Castile, Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, and Queen Victoria of England were respected and admired rulers whose legacies continue to be felt today. Their daughters—Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England; Queen Marie Antoinette of France; and Vicky, the Empress ... Leer más

    $17.29 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Queen Victoria's Mysterious Daughter

    A Biography of Princess Louise

    de Lucinda Hawksley ...
    The secrets of Queen Victoria's sixth child, Princess Louise, may be destined to remain hidden forever. What was so dangerous about this artistic, tempestuous royal that her life has been documented more by rumor and gossip than hard facts? When Lucinda Hawksley started to investigate, often thwarted by inexplicable secrecy, she discovered a fascinating woman, modern before her time, whose story ... Leer más

    $17.29 USD

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  • The World of Yesterday

    de Stefan Zweig ...
    The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig (translated from the German by Benjamin W. Huebsch and Helmut Ripperger, introduction by Harry Zohn, a chronology of Stefan Zweig's life, bibliography of works by and about Stefan Zweig in English by Randolph Klawiter; 156,000 words and 34 illustrations)This Plunkett Lake Press eBook is produced by arrangement with Viking, an imprint of Penguin Publishing ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD