Advancing scholarly understanding of English Catholicism in the early modern period, this volume offers a series of interlocking essays that address the history of a single family: the Throckmortons of Coughton Court, Warwickshire, whose experience over several centuries encapsulates key themes in the history of the Catholic gentry.
Advancing scholarly understanding of English Catholicism in the early modern period, this volume offers a series of interlocking essays that address t...
Petr Uhl (* 1941), strojní inženýr, disident, vězeň svědomí, poslanec, novinář a v neposlední řadě manžel a otec se v obsáhlém rozhovoru se Zdenkem Pavelkou vrací do dětství, prožívaného v Praze a Janských Lázních, vzpomíná na své rodiče, školy a raná i pozdnější šedesátá léta uprostřed studentského dění, na hojné rozhlížení po světě za hranicemi, když to režim umožnil, i seznamování se s radikální evropskou levicí, zejména francouzskou. Bez hořkosti přibližuje své dva dlouhé pobyty v českých věznicích, aktivity kolem založení...
Petr Uhl (* 1941), strojní inženýr, disident, vězeň svědomí, poslanec, novinář a v neposlední řadě manžel a otec se v obsáhlém rozhovor...
The Reformation was a seismic event in history, whose consequences are still working themselves out in Europe and across the world. The protests against the marketing of indulgences staged by the German monk Martin Luther in 1517 belonged to a long-standing pattern of calls for internal reform and renewal in the Christian Church. But they rapidly took a radical and unexpected turn, engulfing first Germany and then Europe as a whole in furious arguments about how God's will was to be "saved." However, these debates did not remain confined to a narrow sphere of theology. They came to...
The Reformation was a seismic event in history, whose consequences are still working themselves out in Europe and across the world. The protests again...
Previously available in Kindle format only, Launching Into Commercial Space chronicles the dawn of a fast-moving commercial space age in which initiative from the private sector is launching innovation into tomorrow. With the door closed on the Space Shuttle-era, the revolutionary commercial "Space Billionaires" of the 21st century are opening a new door. This is the story of the pioneers and private companies around the globe currently developing new spacecraft, planning futuristic spaceports, and seeking to offer a range of "space travel" services for all. Features the history,...
Previously available in Kindle format only, Launching Into Commercial Space chronicles the dawn of a fast-moving commercial space age in which initiat...
