The second volume in the definitive history of Henry III's rule, covering the revolutionary events between 1258 and the king's death in 1272
David Carpenter Livres
David Carpenter est un historien britannique de premier plan spécialisé dans l'Angleterre du XIIIe siècle. Son œuvre considérable explore la politique et la société sous les règnes du roi Jean et d'Henri III, ainsi que le contexte, la publication et la réception de la Magna Carta. Les recherches de Carpenter, qui consistent à retracer les versions de la Magna Carta et à préparer un nouvel ouvrage sur cette charte, offrent des aperçus profonds d'une ère charnière de l'histoire médiévale britannique.
The Penguin History of Britain: The Struggle for Mastery
- 640pages
- 23 heures de lecture
The two-and-a-half centuries after 1066 were momentous ones in the history of Britain. In 1066, England was conquered. The Anglo-Saxon ruling class was destroyed and the English became a subject race, dominated by a Norman-French dynasty and aristocracy. This book shows how the English domination was by no means a foregone conclusion.
From Mordecai Richler, one of our greatest satirists, comes one of literature's most delightful characters, Duddy Kravitz -- in a novel that belongs in the pantheon of seminal twentieth century books. Duddy -- the third generation of a Jewish immigrant family in Montreal -- is combative, amoral, scheming, a liar, and totally hilarious. From his street days tormenting teachers at the Jewish academy to his time hustling four jobs at once in a grand plan to "be somebody," Duddy learns about living -- and the lesson is an outrageous roller-coaster ride through the human comedy. As Richler turns his blistering commentary on love, money, and politics, The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz becomes a lesson for us all...in laughter and in life.