In een tijdperk van tumult en overgang tussen koningen en religies, vertelt Charles Frederic Holgrave het aangrijpende verhaal van Jane Grey, de vergeten koningin, wiens regering van slechts negen dagen Engeland voor altijd veranderde.
The remarkable, untold story of one Holocaust survivor's resilience against all odds, discovered through a chance encounter with a collection of her wartime poetry.
Edición a cargo de Eduardo Álvarez del Palacio y Ángel Ruiz Pérez de la obra La conservación de la salud del cuerpo y del alma, escrita por el médico humanista y profesor de la Universidad de Salamanca Blas Álvarez Miraval, que vivió a caballo de los siglos XVI y XVII.
A groundbreaking new account of the author of The Spanish Tragedy that establishes him as a major Elizabethan dramatistThomas Kyd (15581594) was a highly regarded dramatist and the author of The Spanish Tragedy, the first revenge tragedy and the most influential Elizabethan play.
**Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2024** A gripping account of survival and recovery from internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize-winner Salman Rushdie A masterpiece Extraordinary Daily Telegraph A story of hatred defeated by love Guardian On the morning of 12 August 2022, Salman Rushdie was sitting onstage in upstate New York, preparing to give a lecture on the importance of keeping writers safe from harm, when a man in black black clothes, black mask rushed down the aisle towards him, wielding a knife.
This book provides a fresh perspective on the lives of Henry VIII's six wives by embarking on a journey through the manors, castles and palaces in which their lives were played out.
'The Story of Florence"e; presents the fascinating history of the beautiful Italian city, exploring it's architecture, people, traditions, notable events, and more.
Violence has always played a part in the religious imagination, from symbols and myths to legendary battles, from colossal wars to the theater of terrorism.
The Renaissance was a period in European history, from the 14th to the 17th century, regarded as the cultural bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history.
William Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar' is a timeless tragedy set in ancient Rome, depicting the events leading up to and following the assassination of the title character.
In 'Richard III' präsentiert William Shakespeare ein fesselndes historisches Drama, das die Geschichte des machthungrigen und skrupellosen Königs Richard III.
Jean-François Séguier (1703–1784), antiquaire et botaniste qui partagea sa vie entre Nîmes et Vérone, a laissé derrière lui une masse considérable de papiers.
Completed shortly before Hamas carried out its barbaric October massacre,Hate Speech and Academic Freedomtakes up issues that have consequently gained new urgency in the academy worldwide.
As England's most celebrated royal dynasty, it's often overlooked that the Tudors have their origins in rural Wales, far from the urban centres of English power where they dared to become great.
Keeping up with the Habsburger & Co»Samra vom Instagram-Account Geschichtegram erzählt in ihren Reels so unterhaltsam von der Mode, der Liebe und dem Drama der europäischen Königshäuser, dass die Kardashians im Vergleich langweilig wirken.
Die gestohlene Krone: Die wahre Geschichte der Königin Jane GreyVon Charles Frederic HolgraveIn einer Zeit der politischen Ränkespiele und religiösen Umbrüche nimmt Charles Frederic Holgrave uns mit auf eine fesselnde Reise in das Herz der Tudor-Zeit, um die tragische Geschichte von Jane Grey, Englands "Neun-Tage-Königin", zu enthüllen.
Ausgehend von der kulturellen Relevanz, welche antiken Artefakten in der Frühen Neuzeit zukam, widmet sich der interdisziplinäre Band jenen druckgraphischen Werken, die ab dem 16.
This volume is devoted to the spheres in which conflict and rivalries unfolded during the Renaissance and how these social, cultural and geographical settings conditioned the polemics themselves.
Die Disputationes adversus astrologos stellen allein hinsichtlich ihres Umfangs das Hauptwerk des Renaissancephilosophen Giovanni Pico della Mirandola dar.
Die Auffassung, dass gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen maßgeblich durch Krisen geprägt werden und dass die Wiederkehr von Krisen eine konstitutive Dimension von Geschichte ist, ist kennzeichnend für die Selbstwahrnehmung moderner Gesellschaften.
End of Days is both a meditation on Jewish morality in the age of Israeli Jewish power, and a cri du coeur by an Orthodox Israeli Jew, a former combat officer in the IDF, for Israelis to look into the Jewish religious ethical tradition for an alternative to the secular and religious Zionism that sanctifies power, statehood, and sovereignty.
Edgar Wind (1900–1971) was a cosmopolitan scholar who made important contributions to many disciplines, including philosophy, Renaissance art history and modern art criticism.
Edgar Wind (1900–1971) was a cosmopolitan scholar who made important contributions to many disciplines, including philosophy, Renaissance art history and modern art criticism.
