Author: William Hickman Smith Aubrey
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1192
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The National and Domestic History of England
Author: William Hickman Smith Aubrey
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1192
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1192
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The National and Domestic History of England
Author: William Hickman Smith Aubrey
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1128
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1128
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The national and domestic history of England
Author: William Hickman S. Aubrey
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Languages : en
Pages : 734
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Languages : en
Pages : 734
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The London Quarterly Review
Author: William Lonsdale Watkinson
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Languages : en
Pages : 552
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Languages : en
Pages : 552
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Behind the Throne
Author: Adrian Tinniswood
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0465094031
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
An "enchanting" upstairs/downstairs history of the British royal court, from the Middle Ages to the reign of Queen Elizabeth II (Wall Street Journal). Monarchs: they're just like us. They entertain their friends and eat and worry about money. Henry VIII tripped over his dogs. George II threw his son out of the house. James I had to cut back on the alcohol bills. In Behind the Throne, historian Adrian Tinniswood uncovers the reality of five centuries of life at the English court, taking the reader on a remarkable journey from one Queen Elizabeth to another and exploring life as it was lived by clerks and courtiers and clowns and crowned heads: the power struggles and petty rivalries, the tension between duty and desire, the practicalities of cooking dinner for thousands and of ensuring the king always won when he played a game of tennis. A masterful and witty social history of five centuries of royal life, Behind the Throne offers a grand tour of England's grandest households.
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0465094031
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
An "enchanting" upstairs/downstairs history of the British royal court, from the Middle Ages to the reign of Queen Elizabeth II (Wall Street Journal). Monarchs: they're just like us. They entertain their friends and eat and worry about money. Henry VIII tripped over his dogs. George II threw his son out of the house. James I had to cut back on the alcohol bills. In Behind the Throne, historian Adrian Tinniswood uncovers the reality of five centuries of life at the English court, taking the reader on a remarkable journey from one Queen Elizabeth to another and exploring life as it was lived by clerks and courtiers and clowns and crowned heads: the power struggles and petty rivalries, the tension between duty and desire, the practicalities of cooking dinner for thousands and of ensuring the king always won when he played a game of tennis. A masterful and witty social history of five centuries of royal life, Behind the Throne offers a grand tour of England's grandest households.
The national history of England, by E. Farr [and others].
Author: England
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Languages : en
Pages : 664
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Languages : en
Pages : 664
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Catalogue of the Library of the Parliament of Ontario
Author: Ontario. Legislative Library
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 584
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 584
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The National And Domestic History Of England
Author: William Hickman Smith Aubrey
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1023
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Languages : en
Pages : 1023
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The Power of a Single Number
Author: Philipp Lepenies
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231541430
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Widely used since the mid-twentieth century, GDP (gross domestic product) has become the world's most powerful statistical indicator of national development and progress. Practically all governments adhere to the idea that GDP growth is a primary economic target, and while criticism of this measure has grown, neither its champions nor its detractors deny its central importance in our political culture. In The Power of a Single Number, Philipp Lepenies recounts the lively history of GDP's political acceptance—and eventual dominance. Locating the origins of GDP measurements in Renaissance England, Lepenies explores the social and political factors that originally hindered its use. It was not until the early 1900s that an ingenuous lone-wolf economist revived and honed GDP's statistical approach. These ideas were then extended by John Maynard Keynes, and a more focused study of national income was born. American economists furthered this work by emphasizing GDP's ties to social well-being, setting the stage for its ascent. GDP finally achieved its singular status during World War II, assuming the importance it retains today. Lepenies's absorbing account helps us understand the personalities and popular events that propelled GDP to supremacy and clarifies current debates over the wisdom of the number's rule.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231541430
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Widely used since the mid-twentieth century, GDP (gross domestic product) has become the world's most powerful statistical indicator of national development and progress. Practically all governments adhere to the idea that GDP growth is a primary economic target, and while criticism of this measure has grown, neither its champions nor its detractors deny its central importance in our political culture. In The Power of a Single Number, Philipp Lepenies recounts the lively history of GDP's political acceptance—and eventual dominance. Locating the origins of GDP measurements in Renaissance England, Lepenies explores the social and political factors that originally hindered its use. It was not until the early 1900s that an ingenuous lone-wolf economist revived and honed GDP's statistical approach. These ideas were then extended by John Maynard Keynes, and a more focused study of national income was born. American economists furthered this work by emphasizing GDP's ties to social well-being, setting the stage for its ascent. GDP finally achieved its singular status during World War II, assuming the importance it retains today. Lepenies's absorbing account helps us understand the personalities and popular events that propelled GDP to supremacy and clarifies current debates over the wisdom of the number's rule.
The British Quarterly Review
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Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 616
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Publisher:
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Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 616
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