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Calamities and Catastrophes : The Ten Absolutely Worst Years in History by Derek Wilson
$29.99 NZD
Category: History
From the Mongol Invasion of Persia, through the Siege of Leningrad, to the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, in this brilliantly vivid, entertaining book, Derek Wilson picks the ten very worst years in world history, describing a catalogue of calamities, catastrophes and cock-ups that will make you hair curl. ...Show more
Elizabethan Society: High and Low Life, 1558-1603 by Derek Wilson
$24.99 NZD
Category: History
The reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) marked a golden age in English history. There was a musical and literary renaissance, most famously and enduringly in the form of the plays of Shakespeare (2014 marks the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth), and it was a period of international expansion ...Show more
Peter the Great by Derek Wilson
$64.00 NZD
Category: History
Peter I, Emperor of all the Russias, has been a subject of curiosity and scrutiny for almost three centuries. But what was he really like? Physically, he was a strong, tall man (6' 8" inches) who unlike previous Russian monarchs was not afraid of hard labor. He was an experienced army officer and navy a ...Show more
The People's Bible - The Remarkable History of the King James Version by Derek Wilson
$39.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: good-very good
This is the story of one of the most influential, provocative, ambitious projects of its day: translating the Bible into English, the language of the people. In 1604 the new King James I convened a meeting at Hampton Court to address the problem of the Puritans. The recommendation was for the authorizat ...Show more
The Plantagenets : The Kings That Made Britain by Derek Wilson
$59.99 NZD
Category: History
Plantagenet is the name given to the English royal house descended from the union of Queen Matilda of England and her second husband Geoffrey of Anjou. The name derived from Geoffrey's nickname, which came from the sprig of broom (planta genet) which he wore in his hat. The Plantagenets ruled England fo ...Show more
The Plantagenets: The Kings That Made Britain by Derek Wilson
$24.99 NZD
Category: History
England, 1154. As Henry II seizes the throne after years of turmoil, a new dynasty is poised to haul this hitherto turbulent nation out from the Dark Ages and transform it into the nation state we recognize today. Featuring some of England's greatest but also most notorious kings, the house of Plantagen ...Show more
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