Author: William Henry Hudson
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752355735
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: A Foot in England by William Henry Hudson
A Foot in England
Author: William Henry Hudson
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752355735
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: A Foot in England by William Henry Hudson
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752355735
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: A Foot in England by William Henry Hudson
The Collected Works of W.H. Hudson: A foot in England
Author: William Henry Hudson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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AEthelstan
Author: Sarah Foot
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300160372
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
The powerful and innovative King AEthelstan reigned only briefly (924-939), yet his achievements during those eventful fifteen years changed the course of English history. He won spectacular military victories (most notably at Brunanburh), forged unprecedented political connections across Europe, and succeeded in creating the first unified kingdom of the English. To claim for him the title of "first English monarch" is no exaggeration.In this nuanced portrait of AEthelstan, Sarah Foot offers the first full account of the king ever written. She traces his life through the various spheres in which he lived and worked, beginning with the intimate context of his family, then extending outward to his unusual multiethnic royal court, the Church and his kingdom, the wars he conducted, and finally his death and legacy. Foot describes a sophisticated man who was not only a great military leader but also a worthy king. He governed brilliantly, developed creative ways to project his image as a ruler, and devised strategic marriage treaties and gift exchanges to cement alliances with the leading royal and ducal houses of Europe. AEthelstan's legacy, seen in the new light of this masterful biography, is inextricably connected to the very forging of England and early English identity.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300160372
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
The powerful and innovative King AEthelstan reigned only briefly (924-939), yet his achievements during those eventful fifteen years changed the course of English history. He won spectacular military victories (most notably at Brunanburh), forged unprecedented political connections across Europe, and succeeded in creating the first unified kingdom of the English. To claim for him the title of "first English monarch" is no exaggeration.In this nuanced portrait of AEthelstan, Sarah Foot offers the first full account of the king ever written. She traces his life through the various spheres in which he lived and worked, beginning with the intimate context of his family, then extending outward to his unusual multiethnic royal court, the Church and his kingdom, the wars he conducted, and finally his death and legacy. Foot describes a sophisticated man who was not only a great military leader but also a worthy king. He governed brilliantly, developed creative ways to project his image as a ruler, and devised strategic marriage treaties and gift exchanges to cement alliances with the leading royal and ducal houses of Europe. AEthelstan's legacy, seen in the new light of this masterful biography, is inextricably connected to the very forging of England and early English identity.
Monastic Life in Anglo-Saxon England, C.600-900
Author: Sarah Foot
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521859468
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 7
Book Description
A major 2006 history of English monasticism between the sixth and tenth centuries.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521859468
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 7
Book Description
A major 2006 history of English monasticism between the sixth and tenth centuries.
Journal of the Bath and West of England Society and Southern Counties Association for the Encouragement of Agriculture, Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce
Author: Bath and West of England Society
Publisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England
Author: Royal Agricultural Society of England
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 734
Book Description
Vols. for 1933- include the societys Farmers' guide to agricultural research.
Publisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 734
Book Description
Vols. for 1933- include the societys Farmers' guide to agricultural research.
A Time of Gifts
Author: Patrick Leigh Fermor
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590175174
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
This beloved account about an intrepid young Englishman on the first leg of his walk from London to Constantinople is simply one of the best works of travel literature ever written. At the age of eighteen, Patrick Leigh Fermor set off from the heart of London on an epic journey—to walk to Constantinople. A Time of Gifts is the rich account of his adventures as far as Hungary, after which Between the Woods and the Water continues the story to the Iron Gates that divide the Carpathian and Balkan mountains. Acclaimed for its sweep and intelligence, Leigh Fermor’s book explores a remarkable moment in time. Hitler has just come to power but war is still ahead, as he walks through a Europe soon to be forever changed—through the Lowlands to Mitteleuropa, to Teutonic and Slav heartlands, through the baroque remains of the Holy Roman Empire; up the Rhine, and down to the Danube. At once a memoir of coming-of-age, an account of a journey, and a dazzling exposition of the English language, A Time of Gifts is also a portrait of a continent already showing ominous signs of the holocaust to come.
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590175174
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
This beloved account about an intrepid young Englishman on the first leg of his walk from London to Constantinople is simply one of the best works of travel literature ever written. At the age of eighteen, Patrick Leigh Fermor set off from the heart of London on an epic journey—to walk to Constantinople. A Time of Gifts is the rich account of his adventures as far as Hungary, after which Between the Woods and the Water continues the story to the Iron Gates that divide the Carpathian and Balkan mountains. Acclaimed for its sweep and intelligence, Leigh Fermor’s book explores a remarkable moment in time. Hitler has just come to power but war is still ahead, as he walks through a Europe soon to be forever changed—through the Lowlands to Mitteleuropa, to Teutonic and Slav heartlands, through the baroque remains of the Holy Roman Empire; up the Rhine, and down to the Danube. At once a memoir of coming-of-age, an account of a journey, and a dazzling exposition of the English language, A Time of Gifts is also a portrait of a continent already showing ominous signs of the holocaust to come.
The Laws of England
Author: Hardinge Stanley Giffard Earl of Halsbury
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1174
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1174
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How Big Is a Foot?
Author: Rolf Myller
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0307567710
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
The perfect book to understand standing six feet apart! Follow the story about the King who wants to give the Queen something special for her birthday. The Queen has everything, everything except a bed. The trouble is that no one in the Kingdom knows the answer to a very important question: How Big is a Bed? because beds at the time had not yet been invented. The Queen's birthday is only a few days away. How can they figure out what size the bed should be? How can the people figure out how to measure? Readers will learn it's not that difficult and that everyone can learn to do it.
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0307567710
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
The perfect book to understand standing six feet apart! Follow the story about the King who wants to give the Queen something special for her birthday. The Queen has everything, everything except a bed. The trouble is that no one in the Kingdom knows the answer to a very important question: How Big is a Bed? because beds at the time had not yet been invented. The Queen's birthday is only a few days away. How can they figure out what size the bed should be? How can the people figure out how to measure? Readers will learn it's not that difficult and that everyone can learn to do it.
The History of England
Author: David Hume
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 584
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