• Anglický jazyk

Beacon Lights of History, Vol. VIII

Autor: John Lord

First published posthumously in 1902, this collection of the lectures of American historian JOHN LORD (1810-1894) is a charming rummage through 6,000 years of European and American history, exploring the past from "the old pagan civilizations" to modern... Viac o knihe

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First published posthumously in 1902, this collection of the lectures of American historian JOHN LORD (1810-1894) is a charming rummage through 6,000 years of European and American history, exploring the past from "the old pagan civilizations" to modern leaders and cultures on both sides of the Atlantic.

This replica edition features all the original illustrations, hard to come by in other recent versions. It will delight both readers of history and lovers of beautiful, classic books.

Volume VIII: "Great Rulers" covers:

. Alfred the Great: the Saxons in England
. Queen Elizabeth: woman as a sovereign
. Henry of Navarre: the Huguenots
. Gustavus Adolphus: the Thirty Years' War
. Cardinal Richelieu: absolutism
. Oliver Cromwell: English revolution
. Louis XIV: the French monarchy
. Peter the Great and Frederic the Great: Russian power
. and more

  • Vydavateľstvo: Cosimo Classics
  • Rok vydania: 2009
  • Formát: Hardback
  • Rozmer: 222 x 145 mm
  • Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
  • ISBN: 9781605207094

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