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The hothams, vol.1, edited by a.m.w. sterling
The Hothams. Vol 1
Author: A. M. W. StirlingA Passion for Performance
Author: Shelley BennettPublisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 0892365579
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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A Passion for Performance: Sarah Siddons and Her Portraitists brings together three engaging essays – by Robyn Asleson, Shelley Bennett and Mark Leonard, and Shearer West – that recreate the eventful life, both on and off the stage, of the great eighteenth-century actress Sarah Siddons. Siddons was renowned for her bravura performances in tragic roles, and her fame was enhanced by the many portraits of her painted by the leading artists of the day. The greatest of these was Sir Joshua Reynolds’s Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse, a painting now in the Huntington Art Collections and recently studied at the Getty Center. A Passion for Performance places this magnificent portrait within the context of Siddons’s career as an actress and cultural icon. Includes a chronology of Siddons’s life by volume editor Robyn Asleson.
Influence in Early Stuart Elections, 1604-1640
Author: John K. GruenfelderPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Black Tom
Author: Andrew HooperPublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719071096
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Black Tom delivers a groundbreaking examination of the transformative experience of the English revolution from the viewpoint of one of its leading, yet most neglected, participants. It is the first modern academic study of Fairfax, making it essential reading for university students as well as historians of the seventeenth century. Its accessible style will appeal to a wider audience of those interested in the civil wars and interregnum more generally.
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Author: In Nelson's Wake
Author: James DaveyPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300217323
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 457
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Battles, blockades, convoys, raids: An “impressive” account of how the indefatigable British Royal Navy ensured Napoleon’s ultimate defeat (International Journal of Military History). Horatio Nelson’s celebrated victory over the French at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 presented Britain with an unprecedented command of the seas. Yet the Royal Navy’s role in the struggle against Napoleonic France was far from over. This groundbreaking book asserts that, contrary to the accepted notion that the Battle of Trafalgar essentially completed the Navy’s task, the war at sea actually intensified over the next decade, ceasing only with Napoleon’s final surrender. In this dramatic account of naval contributions between 1803 and 1815, James Davey offers original and exciting insights into the Napoleonic wars and Britain’s maritime history. Encompassing Trafalgar, the Peninsular War, the War of 1812, the final campaign against Napoleon, and many lesser known but likewise crucial moments, the book sheds light on the experiences of individuals high and low, from admiral and captain to sailor and cabin boy. The cast of characters also includes others from across Britain—dockyard workers, politicians, civilians—who made fundamental contributions to the war effort, and in so doing, both saved the nation and shaped Britain’s history.
A History of Kingston Upon Hull
Author: Hugh CalvertPublisher:
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Category : Hull (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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Country Life
Author: The First Gentleman of Europe
Author: Lewis MelvillePublisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 398
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