автор: Kiernan Victor Kiernan

When European explorers went out into the world to open up trade routes and establish colonies, they brought back much more than silks and spices, cotton and tea. Inevitably, they came into contact w …

‘This book rests on a lifetime’s thinking about history. It helps us see Shakespeare in a more realistic light .’Times Literary Supplement Although Shakespeare is rightly celebrated for the continued …

‘This book rests on a lifetime’s thinking about history. It helps us see Shakespeare in a more realistic light .’Times Literary Supplement The seventeenth century saw the brief flowering of tragic dr …

For centuries, duelling played an integral role in the preservation of the aristocratic order in Europe, defying attempts by both church and state to ban the practice. Moreover, the romance and drama …

While there have been many analyses of American imperialism, few have equalled the breadth or insight of this seminal text, one of the first to provide a historical perspective on the origins of the …

While there have been many analyses of American imperialism, few have equalled the breadth or insight of this seminal text, one of the first to provide a historical perspective on the origins of the …

‘This book rests on a lifetime’s thinking about history. It helps us see Shakespeare in a more realistic light .’Times Literary Supplement Although Shakespeare is rightly celebrated for the continued …

For centuries, duelling played an integral role in the preservation of the aristocratic order in Europe, defying attempts by both church and state to ban the practice. Moreover, the romance and drama …

When European explorers went out into the world to open up trade routes and establish colonies, they brought back much more than silks and spices, cotton and tea. Inevitably, they came into contact w …

‘This book rests on a lifetime’s thinking about history. It helps us see Shakespeare in a more realistic light .’Times Literary Supplement The seventeenth century saw the brief flowering of tragic dr …