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A Brief History of the English Reformation by Derek Wilson
$14.99 AUD
Category: History and Politics | Series: Brief Histories
Religion, politics and fear: how England was transformed by the Tudors. The English Reformation was a unique turning point in English history. Derek Wilson retells the story of how the Tudor monarchs transformed English religion and why it still matters today. Recent scholarly research has undermined th ...Show more
OUT OF THE STORM THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF by WILSON DEREK
$59.95 AUD
Category: History and Politics
Superstition and Science, 1450-1750 : Mystics, Sceptics, Truth-seekers and Charlatans by Derek Wilson
$35.00 AUD
Category: History and Politics
'O what a world of profit and delight Of power, of honour and omnipotence Is promised to the studious artisan.' Christopher Marlowe, Dr Faustus Between the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, Europe changed out of all recognition and particularly transformative were the ardent quest for knowledge and the ...Show more
The People's Bible - The Remarkable History of the King James Version by Derek Wilson
$34.99 AUD
Category: History and Politics | 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
$39.99 AUD
Category: History and Politics
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
$22.99 AUD
Category: History and Politics
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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