Enlightened Eclecticism: The Grand Design of the 1st Duke and Duchess of Northumberland (Aymonino Adriano)(Pevná vazba)

Enlightened Eclecticism: The Grand Design of the 1st Duke and Duchess of Northumberland (Aymonino Adriano)(Pevná vazba)

A beautifully illustrated exploration of opulent tastes and the power of patronage in 18th-century Britain The central decades of the eighteenth century in Britain were crucial to the history of European taste and design. One of the period's most important campaigns of patronage and collecting was

Traitor King - The Scandalous Exile of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER (Lownie Andrew)(Pevná vazba)

The explosive new book by the bestselling author of The

Gardens of Northumberland and the Borders (White Susie)(Pevná vazba)

The Royal Family: William and Kate: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (Savery Annabel)(Pevná vazba)

Find out all about today's British royal family with this engaging

The Elder Sons of George III: Kings, Princes, and a Grand Old Duke (Curzon Catherine)(Pevná vazba)

Using original letters, diaries and newspapers, the royal family and the insular world of the Georgian court are brought vividly back to life.For nearly 60 years, King George III reigned over a tumultuous kingdom. His health and realm were in turmoil, while family life held challenges of its own

William and Kate's Britain - A Unique Guide to the Haunts of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (Joseph Claudia)(Paperback / softback)

How to Live When You Could Be Dead - James Deborah

Deborah James has captured the heart of the nation' - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge @KensingtonRoyal'Brave, bright, beautiful' - Lorraine Kelly'Deborah's ability to find positivity in the darkest of places is an inspiration to us all' - Davina McCall'This book has shaken me awake. I gulped it

Bait: The Battle of Kham Duc (McLeroy James)(Pevná vazba)

An account of the battle of Kham Duc, one of the least known and most misunderstood battles in the American Phase of the Second Indochina War (1959 to 1975).The strategic potential of the three-day attack of two NVA regiments on Kham Duc, a remote and isolated Army Special Forces camp, on the eve

Katherine Swynford - The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess (Weir Alison)(Paperback / softback)

Katherine Swynford was first the mistress, and later the wife, of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster. This book rescues Katherine from the footnotes of history, highlighting her key dynastic position within the English

House Style: Five Centuries of Fashion at Chatsworth (Duke of Devonshire)(Pevná vazba)

Chatsworth has been home to the Cavendish family and the hereditary dukes of Devonshire since the original Elizabethan house was built on the site purchased by Sir William Cavendish in 1549. A famous historic house in England, Chatsworth is renowned as much for its fashionable history--its majestic

Piero Della Francesca and the Invention of the Artist (Israls Machtelt Brggen)(Pevná vazba)

As one of the most innovative and enlightened painters of the early Italian Renaissance, Piero della Francesca brought space, luminosity, and unparalleled subtlety to painting. In addition, Piero invented the role of the modern artist by becoming a traveler, a courtier, a geometrician, a patron,

The Chronicle of the Good Duke Louis II Bourbon (Cabaret d'Orville Jean)(Pevná vazba)

Duke Louis of Bourbon was a descendant of the French King Louis IX (Saint Louis, d. 1270) and of the first Duke of Bourbon (a position created in 1327). As a royal cousin of Kings Charles VI and Charles VII, and the ruler of a key French duchy, Louis was a major player in the Hundred Years' War; a

Duke's Children (Trollope Anthony)(Pevná vazba)

Plantagenet Palliser, the Duke of Omnium and former Prime Minister of England, is widowed and wracked by grief. Struggling to adapt to life without his beloved Lady Glencora, he works hard to guide and support his three adult

Butterflies of the World (Hoskins Adrian)(Pevná vazba)

Take a fascinating tour of the butterflies of the world guided by renowned lepidopterist and writer Adrian Hoskins, who shares hundreds of spectacular color photographs captured at butterfly hot spots around the world.In the book's opening chapters, Hoskins describes the evolution, anatomy,

Commentaries (Pius II)(Pevná vazba)

The Renaissance popes were among the most enlightened and generous patrons of arts and letters in the Europe of their day. The diaries of Pius II give us an intimate glimpse of the life and thought of one of the greatest of the Renaissance popes. Pius II (1405-1464) began life as Aeneas Silvius

Commentaries (Pius II)(Pevná vazba)

The Renaissance popes were among the most enlightened and generous patrons of arts and letters in the Europe of their day. The diaries of Pius II give us an intimate glimpse of the life and thought of one of the greatest of the Renaissance popes. Pius II (1405-1464) began life as Aeneas Silvius

Commentaries (Pius II)(Pevná vazba)

The Renaissance popes were among the most enlightened and generous patrons of arts and letters in the Europe of their day. The diaries of Pius II give us an intimate glimpse of the life and thought of one of the greatest of the Renaissance popes. Pius II (1405-1464) began life as Aeneas Silvius

Genesis of the Grand Fleet: The Admiralty Germany and the Home Fleet 1896-1914 (Buckey Christopher)(Pevná vazba)

Genesis of the Grand Fleet: The Admiralty, Germany, and the Home Fleet, 1896-1914 tells the story of the prewar predecessor to the Royal Navy's war-winning Grand Fleet: the Home Fleet. Established in early 1907 by First Sea Lord Sir John Fisher, the Home Fleet combined an active core of powerful

Philip, Prince of Greece: The Duke of Edinburgh's Early Life and the Greek Succession (Lagos Constantinos)(Pevná vazba)

Many books have been written about the late Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, yet there always seem to be corners of his long life that have remained unexplored. In this long look back into his early years, Constantinos Lagos and John Carr uncover hitherto unknown aspects of Philip's life as a

The Duke and Duchess's Kama Sutra: An Unofficial Bedroom Book for Fans of Bridgerton (Bennett Marisa)(Pevná vazba)

The talk of the town is behind closed doors. Have everything you burn for with The Duke and Duchess's Kama Sutra. In this companion guide to the Regency bedroom, you and your gentleman will be offered Grosvenor Square's best-kept secrets to seduction, passion, and the refined etiquette of

Guru Nanak: First of the Sikhs (Demi)(Pevná vazba)

Guru Nanak (1469-1539), the founder of the Sikh religion, is the first in a line of ten enlightened gurus, or teachers, whose writings form the sacred scripture of Sikhism. Born into a humble Hindu family, Nanak was an extraordinary child who from a young age questioned the rituals of religion and

The Grand Pattern of Development and the Transition of Institutions (Paldam Martin)(Pevná vazba)

The culmination of a long-lasting and impressive research program, this book summarizes the relationship between economic development with income on the one hand and the evolution of institutions on the other; the transition of countries from one economic and social system to another. The author

The Art of Science: The Interwoven History of Two Disciplines (Holme Adrian)(Pevná vazba)

The Art of Science explores the work of forty artists and artist-scientists whose work has furthered and made visible the relationship between these fields of creativity and discovery. Lavishly illustrated, the book authoritatively explores the age-old affinity between two disciplines whose

Duchess Countess (Ostler Catherine)(Pevná vazba)

The remarkable story of the 18th century aristocrat who scandalised the