History - Europe - General

"The Toledo Manuscript of the Germania of Tacitus" offers a detailed examination of the historical and textual significance of Tacitus's seminal work. This edition, focusing on the Toledo Manuscript, provides valuable insights into the transmission and interpretation of Tacitus's account of the Germanic peoples....

Dive into the world of Robert Louis Stevenson with "Memories and Portraits," part of the esteemed Biographical Edition of his works. This collection offers a unique glimpse into the mind of the celebrated author, revealing personal reflections and insightful observations on life, literature, and...

"A History Of The Reformation II" by Thomas M. Lindsay offers a detailed exploration of the religious and political upheavals of the Reformation era. Examining the key figures, theological debates, and social changes that defined this transformative period in European history, this volume provides...

Pyrrhus; Makers of History" is a classic book, that has held significant value throughout history, and to ensure its timeless wisdom is never lost, Alpha Editions has carefully preserved it by republishing it in a modern, accessible format for both present and future generations....

Russia, as Seen and Described by Famous Writers, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing...

Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV. and of the Regency (Volume 03), has been considered important throughout human history. In an effort to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to secure its preservation by republishing this book in...

Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (Volume 3); Being the Historic Memoirs of Madam Campan, First Lady in Waiting to the Queen, has been considered important throughout human history. In an effort to ensure that this work is never lost,...

Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (Volume 5); Being the Historic Memoirs of Madam Campan, First Lady in Waiting to the Queen, has been considered important throughout human history. In an effort to ensure that this work is never lost,...

Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (Volume 6); Being the Historic Memoirs of Madam Campan, First Lady in Waiting to the Queen, has been considered important throughout human history. In an effort to ensure that this work is never lost,...

Latter-Day Pamphlets, has been considered an important book throughout the human history. So that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. The whole book has been...

A doorway to seventeenth-century London that still speaks with immediacy. Diary Of Samuel Pepys - Volume 58: October 1667 invites readers to walk the streets, hear the clatter of the coffee houses, and sense the pulse of a city rebuilding after conquest and plague....

A quiet key to a thunderously changing world, Diary Of Samuel Pepys - Volume 09 opens a window where daily life in restoration london meets the moving parts of empire. From the diary pages emerges a living city, where a private journal becomes a...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We havent used any OCR or photocopy to produce this book. The whole book has been typeset...

Jesseka Batteau offers an in-depth study of the work and performances of the writers Gerard Reve, Jan Wolkers and Maarten 't Hart as iconic mediators of post-religious memory in the Netherlands.Author: Jesseka M. BatteauISBN-10: 9004472258ISBN-13: 9789004472259Publisher: BrillLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/14/2021Pages: 424Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.72lbsSize: 9.21h x...

In five letters (to Henry VIII and three prelates), a Lucian-style underworld satire on European wars and Turkish aggression, and two translations from Isocrates, Vives assesses obstacles to peace and how to overcome them. Latin texts and first-time English translations.Author: Edward V. GeorgeISBN-10: 9004395776ISBN-13:...

Mademoiselle de Montpensier: Writings, Châteaux, and Female Self-Construction in Early Modern France examines questions of self-construction and pro-women advocacy through the memoirs, novels, and châteaux of the wealthiest unmarried woman in seventeenth-century Europe.Author: Sophie MaríñezISBN-10: 9004337202ISBN-13: 9789004337206Publisher: BrillLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/06/2017Pages: 220Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.70lbsSize: 9.30h...

Socrates and the Socratic Dialogue provides the most complete study of the immediate literary reaction to Socrates, by his contemporaries and the first-generation Socratics, and of the writings from Aristotle to Proclus addressing Socrates and the literary work he inspired.Author: Alessandro StavruISBN-10: 9004321918ISBN-13: 9789004321915Publisher:...

When, why and how was it first believed that the corpse could reveal 'signs' useful for understanding the causes of death and eventually identifying those responsible for it? The Body of Evidence. Corpses and Proofs in Early Modern European Medicine, edited by Francesco Paolo...

Text in Italian.The essay is dedicated to some of the most important Florentine explorers who lived between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, in the era of great geographical discoveries. Characters such as Amerigo Vespucci or Giovanni da Verrazzano, who have ventured on long journeys,...

Text in Italian. This book will be a revelation for you, here you will find all you have never read in a botanic or a gardening book, all you have never known - and never suspected - about seeds, herbs, flowers, vegetables, fruits, trees....

Who were and who are the European Other(s), and how have their socio-cultural circumstances been aesthetically expressed and discussed in works of literature and art in European history? Members of the interdisciplinary group of researchers "The Borders of Europe" address these questions and shed...

Young Folks' History of Germany is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1892. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher...

Italy in the Nineteenth Century and the Making of Austria-Hungary and Germany is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1898. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition,...

The Life of Pope Pius IX and the Great Events in the History of the Church is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1877. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and...

A General History of the Catholic Church - From the Commencement of the Christian Era until the Present Time is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1868. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and...

Essays on Italy and Ireland and the United States is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1868. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other...

This book examines the correlation between history, national ideology and the politics of the nation-state in the 19th century. It focuses on the formation of a scientific historical discipline in Greece which aimed at strengthening a specific version of national history by relating it...

The Slavonic Provinces South of the Danube - A Sketch of their History and Present State in Relation to the Ottoman Porte is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1876. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such...

History of the Nineteenth Century in the United States and Europe - Period I: During the Triumphs of Napoleon's Empire is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1891. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research...

A new chronological abridgement of the history of France is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1762. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other...

England and Christendom is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1867. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus...

The Influence of Sea Power Upon the French Revolution and Empire, 1793-1812 - Vol.1 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1892. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking...

On the Rise and Growth of the Law of Nations is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1882. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and...

Studies in European history - Being academical addresses is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1890. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres....

Conversations with M. Thiers, M. Guizot, and other distinguished Persons, during the Second Empire - Vol. II is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1878. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel...

Henry VIII. and His Court - Or, Catharine Parr. An historical novel is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1867. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition,...

History of the commonwealth of England from the death of Charles I. to the expulsion of the Long Parliament - Vol. I is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1867. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such...

The Last of the Valois and Accession of Henry of Navarre - 1559-1589 - Vol. I is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1888. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and...

The Tuscan Republics (Florence, Siena, Pisa, and Lucca) with Genoa is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1892. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and...

The Despatches of Earl Gower - English Ambassador at Paris From June 1790 to August 1792 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1885. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and...

Author: Irina MarinISBN-10: 3319760688ISBN-13: 9783319760681Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/26/2018Pages: 304Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.18lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.75d

Explores the story of the end of Rome through both western and eastern lenses Applies a comparative approach to the sources of the conquests of Rome from the fifth and seventh centuries Advocates the integration of scholarly techniques towards the end of the ancient...

This book traces how city councils, medical practitioners and urban society developed their understandings of and responses to the 'French pox, ' a pandemic that swept through Europe during the winter of 1494-1495, and is now more commonly known as syphilis. Focusing on the...

In a most brutal and gory battle, 700 Knights, of the Order of St. John, defended Europe at Malta from a massive Ottoman Empire invasion force, in 1565.This graphic novel collects all four comic issues in the series.Author: John RapISBN-10: 1945582111ISBN-13: 9781945582110Publisher: Annadale ComicsLanguage:...

Author: L. W. Shakespear,Col L. W. ShakespearISBN-10: 1845740793ISBN-13: 9781845740795Publisher: Naval & Military PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/26/2005Pages: 368Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.45lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.76d

Author: Hmso,Hmso BooksISBN-10: 1843420368ISBN-13: 9781843420361Publisher: Naval & Military PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/02/2001Pages: 428Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.25lbsSize: 11.69h x 8.27w x 0.87d

*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingRussia has been depicted by the media as a cyberspace boogeyman, a nation of hackers that can and will exploit any and all vulnerabilities of private organizations, government entities, and social media platforms. Over the...

Brian Walters is a rare poet-tuned to history as few have been for a generation or more. He is alert for those critical moments that reveal a place, time and a human heart with energy and clarity, and gives them to us. Bitter, terrible,...

""The Powers of Europe and Fall of Sebastopol"" is a historical account of the Crimean War, written by a British officer in 1855. The book provides a detailed description of the events leading up to the fall of Sebastopol, a major Russian port city...

The Balance Sheet of Sovietism is a non-fiction book written by Boris Leo Brasol in 1922. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the Soviet Union's economic and political system, which was still in its early stages at the time. Brasol examines the Soviet...