wyszukanych pozycji: 35
A Grim Almanac of Cornwall
ISBN: 9780750951319 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) A catalogue of 365 ghastly tales from around Cornwall. It contains dreadful deeds, macabre deaths, strange occurrences and heinous homicides and explores the darker side of the county's past. It tells about the leaders of the 1497 rebellion, who fought for their county only to be hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn.
A catalogue of 365 ghastly tales from around Cornwall. It contains dreadful deeds, macabre deaths, strange occurrences and heinous homicides and explo...
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97,59 zł |
Charlotte and Feodora: A troubled mother-daughter relationship in imperial Germany
ISBN: 9781514877371 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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56,32 zł |
William and Mary: Heroes of the Glorious Revolution
ISBN: 9780750945776 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Mary (16621694), daughter of James, Duke of York, heir to the English throne, then 15, is said to have wept for a day and a half when she was told she was to marry her cousin, William (16501702), son of William II of Orange (162650), Stadtholder of the Dutch republic, and Mary, eldest daughter of Charles I of England, who was11 years older than her. In November 1677, on William's 27th birthday, they married in a private ceremony at St James's Palace. William was solemn, James gloomy, Mary in tears, and only King Charles appeared cheerful. This dual biography deals with both the life and times...
Mary (16621694), daughter of James, Duke of York, heir to the English throne, then 15, is said to have wept for a day and a half when she was told she...
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82,17 zł |
The first German Empress: Augusta, Consort of Emperor William I
ISBN: 9781533362889 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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54,92 zł |
Jeff Lynne: Electric Light Orchestra - Before and After
ISBN: 9781781554920 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) 2016 Nominee - Association for Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound ResearchA passionate music fan from childhood and much-respected teenage guitarist in his native Birmingham, Jeff Lynne rose through the ranks of various semiprofessional local groups to become front man of the critically acclaimed Idle Race, join the ever-popular Move, and help form the groundbreaking Electric Light Orchestra. After cofounder Roy Wood left in 1972, Lynne turned what had been a struggling fusion of rock and classically inspired music into one of Britain's most...
2016 Nominee - Association for Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound ResearchA passionate music fan from child...
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87,31 zł |
William IV: The Last Hanoverian King of Britain
ISBN: 9781399098571 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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128,46 zł |
Hugh Shortland: A Victorian mystery
ISBN: 9781093387612 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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31,98 zł |
Life of Alexander II: Emperor of all the Russias
ISBN: 9781544087979 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Emperor Alexander II ascended the throne of Russia in 1855. His reign was noted for the emancipation of the serfs in 1861, earning him the title of 'Tsar Liberator', and for a victorious war against Turkey in 1877-78. His last years were overshadowed by several attempts on his life, culminating in his assassination in 1881. F.R. Grahame's life, the first in English, was published in 1883. This new illustrated edition includes a Foreword by John Van der Kiste.
Emperor Alexander II ascended the throne of Russia in 1855. His reign was noted for the emancipation of the serfs in 1861, earning him the title of 'T...
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58,33 zł |
Princess Helena: Queen Victoria's third daughter
ISBN: 9781511679206 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 150 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Princess Helena (1846-1923) was the third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. A steady, dependable young woman, known as 'Lenchen' within the family, she was particularly 'useful' to her demanding and recently widowed mother, who could not bear to lose her to a marriage which would oblige her to move and live abroad with her husband. In 1866 she married Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, a kindly but penniless bachelor fifteen years older than her. Despite the difference in ages, it was the only marriage among the Queen's children in which both partners lived long enough to...
Princess Helena (1846-1923) was the third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. A steady, dependable young woman, known as 'Lenchen' within th...
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56,51 zł |
The Children of Charles the Second: The Merry Monarch's Fourteen Bastards
ISBN: 9781781559468 / Twarda / 31-03-2025 / 176 str. Książka dostępna od: 31-03-2025 |
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146,44 zł |
George V's Children
ISBN: 9780750934688 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The six children of King George V and Queen Mary all lived to maturity except the youngest, Prince John. The eldest, who was Prince of Wales and heir to the throne, reigned as King Edward VII for less than a year. His infamous romance with Mrs Simpson plunged the country into the abdication crisis and led both of them into a long period of exile. King George VI, who reluctantly and unexpectedly ascended to the throne, was a shy man, handicapped by a speech impediment and a sense of his own inadequacy. However, together with his Consort, Queen Elizabeth, and the Prime Minister, Winston...
The six children of King George V and Queen Mary all lived to maturity except the youngest, Prince John. The eldest, who was Prince of Wales and heir ...
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61,62 zł |
Richard III: His life and character
ISBN: 9781548571887 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Sir Clements Markham's biography of Richard III, first published in 1906, has since remained one of the most important revisionist biographies in defence of the King. It maintained that his character and reputation had been grossly blackened by Tudor chroniclers and subsequent hsitorians, and that with regard to the various deaths attributed to him, he should be acquitted. This new edition includes an introduction by John Van der Kiste
Sir Clements Markham's biography of Richard III, first published in 1906, has since remained one of the most important revisionist biographies in defe...
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59,23 zł |
The heroine of Gaeta: Queen Maria Sophia of the Two Sicilies
ISBN: 9781798944387 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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51,92 zł |
Between two Emperors: The Willy-Nicky telegrams and letters, 1894-1914
ISBN: 9781542938563 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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67,41 zł |
The last German Empress: Empress Augusta Victoria, Consort of Emperor William II
ISBN: 9781511613965 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Born a princess of Schleswig-Holstein in 1858, Empress Augusta Victoria, known in the family as 'Dona', was marked out from early childhood as a potential bride for Prince William of Prussia. When they married in 1881, everyone expected that she would never concern herself with more than the traditional Prussian princess's interests of Kirche, Kuche, Kinder (church, kitchen, children). Yet within twenty years of his accession as William II, the last German Emperor, she would become in some ways the stronger character and steadying influence her increasingly neurotic and unstable husband...
Born a princess of Schleswig-Holstein in 1858, Empress Augusta Victoria, known in the family as 'Dona', was marked out from early childhood as a poten...
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55,83 zł |
Daughter of Prussia: Louise, Grand Duchess of Baden and her family
ISBN: 9781546960379 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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47,20 zł |
Roy Wood: The Move, Wizzard and beyond
ISBN: 9781502990365 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. From his early days as guitarist with Mike Sheridan and the Nightriders, Roy Wood was always a major figure on the Birmingham music scene. In 1965 he helped to form The Move, who weathered several line-up changes over the next few years while enjoying a spectacular run of hit singles, notably Flowers In The Rain, the first record ever played on Radio 1, and the No. 1 Blackberry Way. Keen to progress beyond the limitations of a conventional group, he became the co-founder and joint leader of the Electric Light Orchestra with Jeff Lynne. Leaving the band in 1972, he formed the very successful...
From his early days as guitarist with Mike Sheridan and the Nightriders, Roy Wood was always a major figure on the Birmingham music scene. In 1965 he ...
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58,14 zł |
Free and Bad Company in the 1970s
ISBN: 9781789521788 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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82,17 zł |
Led Zeppelin Song by Song
ISBN: 9781781557266 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Led Zeppelin were formed in 1968 by guitarist Jimmy Page, vocalist Robert Plant, bassist John Paul Jones and drummer John Bonham. Their style of blues-based hard rock with psychedelic and folk influences made them the world's most successful group on stage and record until they split in 1980. This book examines each track from each album in detail.
Led Zeppelin were formed in 1968 by guitarist Jimmy Page, vocalist Robert Plant, bassist John Paul Jones and drummer John Bonham. Their style of blues...
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87,31 zł |
The Little Book of Cornwall
ISBN: 9780752480954 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 191 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) A compendium of fascinating information about Cornwall past and present, this book contains a plethora of entertaining facts about the county's famous and occasionally infamous men and women, its towns and countryside, history, natural history, literary, artistic and sporting achievements, agriculture, transport, industry and royal visits. A reference book and a quirky guide, this can be dipped in to time and time again to reveal something new about the people, the heritage, the secrets and the enduring fascination of the county. A remarkably engaging little book, this is essential reading...
A compendium of fascinating information about Cornwall past and present, this book contains a plethora of entertaining facts about the county's famous...
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77,04 zł |