England`s Hideaways

Автор: Blondes Casey O.
Название: Parisian Hideaways: Exquisite Rooms in Enchanting Hotels
ISBN: 0789324172 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780789324177
Издательство: Rizzoli USA
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Описание: From the author of French Country Hideaways comes an enticing new insider’s entree to Paris. Eschewing the larger hotels and chains, Casey O’Brien Blondes has put together an impeccable list of four-star escapes carefully selected for their interior design, authenticity, panache, and personalized service. Grouped by theme—including literary, historic, and boudoir—the hotels present an enticing range of decor, from the timeless splendor of the Raphael, with its incomparable view of the Arch de Triomphe from its lush rooftop garden restaurant, to the minimalist verve of Hotel le A, off the Faubourg Saint-Honore, where graphic black-and-white decor harmonize with Gallic elan. Each is unique, yet all share in common family or manager ownership, fewer than 100 rooms, generous room size, and very distinctive French style. With lush color photography and in-depth descriptions of each hotel, including a list of neighborhood restaurants, boutiques, gourmet treats, curiosities, or walking tours, Parisian Hideaways is a must for anyone longing to escape to or be inspired by the City of Lights.

Название: Haven: Cozy Hideaways and Dream Retreats
ISBN: 0811844676 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780811844673
Издательство: Abrams
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Описание: This lavish celebration of beautiful and unusual havens and hideaways features 20 gorgeous getaways, from a clandestine cabin tucked, brookside, in a leafy glen, to a luxurious, sun-drenched cabana on an unspoiled white sand beach. More than 200 full-colour photographs make for a virtual vacation in a book.

Автор: Strohm
Название: England`s Empty Throne - Usurpation and the Language of Legitimation 1399-1422
ISBN: 0300198701 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780300198706
Издательство: Wiley yUP
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Описание: After the dethronement and subsequent murder of Richard II, the usurping Lancastrian dynasty faced an exceptional challenge. Interrupting a long period of Plantagenet rule, Henry IV and Henry V needed not only to establish physical possession of the English throne, but to occupy it symbolically as well. In this boldly revisionary book, Paul Strohm provides a new account of the Lancastrian revolution and its aftermath. Integrating techniques of literary and historical analysis, he explores the new dynasty's quest for legitimacy and the importance of symbolic activity to the making of kingship. Strohm reveals the Lancastrian monarchs as masters of outward display, persuasively 'performing' their kingship in a variety of novel ceremonies. Henry IV is crowned with a newly discovered coronation oil. The murdered Richard II is elaborately reburied. Opinion is courted and deceived with invented chronicles, false prophecies, and bogus genealogies. Opponents of the new regime are subject to novel forms of trial and punishment. Far-reaching Lancastrian experiments in domination include the proscription of prophecy; the enlistment of poetry; the use of spies and hired informers; and, most ambitiously, the redefinition of treason to cover not only overt deeds but also things said and even thought. Strohm's account of the Lancastrian quest for legitimacy, and the uses of symbolic power, illuminates - indeed, recasts - our understanding of a period of unprecedented political upheaval. 'Intriguing and required reading for any historian or serious student of England in the later Middle Ages and Tudor period' Miri Rubin, University of Oxford Paul Strohm was J.R.R. Tolkien Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford, and was formerly Professor of English at Indiana University. Among his publications are 'Social Chaucer' and 'Hochon's Arrow: The Social Imagination of Fourteenth-Century Texts'. He was President of The New Chaucer Society.

Автор: Tames, Richard
Название: England`s Forgotten Past
ISBN: 0500515220 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780500515228
Издательство: Thames & Hudson
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Цена: 14250.00 T
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Описание: The Unsung Heroes and Heroines, Valiant Kings, Great Battles and Other Generally Overlooked Episodes from Our Glorious Nation`s History. Written in an engaging, easy-to-read and often humorous style, Richard Tames` book brings to life the various colourful characters, famous in their day, who have now sunk into obscurity, from St Cuthbert and Nicholas Breakspear (the only English pope) to Octavia Hill and the Marquis of Granby. Peppered with quotes and anecdotes, and arranged into concise sections, this book is ideal for dipping into or reading from cover to cover.