Author: Cyril RansomePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1098
Book Description
An Advanced History of England from the Earliest Times to the Present Day, with Maps and Plans
Author: Cyril RansomePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1098
Book Description
An Advanced History of England from the Earliest Times to the Present Day
Author: Cyril RansomePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
An Advanced History of England
Author: Cyril RansomePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1098
Book Description
Writings on British History
Author: Machiavelli in the British Isles
Author: Alessandra PetrinaPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317102908
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Machiavelli in the British Isles reassesses the impact of Machiavelli's The Prince in sixteenth-century England and Scotland through the analysis of early English translations produced before 1640, surviving in manuscript form. This study concentrates on two of the four extant sixteenth-century versions: William Fowler's Scottish translation and the Queen's College (Oxford) English translation, which has been hitherto overlooked by scholars. Alessandra Petrina begins with an overview of the circulation and readership of Machiavelli in early modern Britain before focusing on the eight surviving manuscripts. She reconstructs each manuscript's history and the afterlife of the translations before moving to a detailed examination of two of the translations. Petrina's investigation of William Fowler's translation takes into account his biography, in order to understand the Machiavellian influence on early modern political thought. Her study of the Queen's College translation analyses the manuscript's provenance as well as technical details including writing and paper quality. Importantly, this book includes annotated editions of both translations, which compare the texts with the original Italian versions as well as French and Latin versions. With this volume Petrina has compiled an important reference source, offering easy access to little-known translations and shedding light on a community of readers and scholars who were fascinated by Machiavelli, despite political or religious opinion.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Author: Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1924
Book Description
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1544
Book Description
Reader's Guide to British History
Author: David LoadesPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000144364
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 4319
Book Description
The Reader's Guide to British History is the essential source to secondary material on British history. This resource contains over 1,000 A-Z entries on the history of Britain, from ancient and Roman Britain to the present day. Each entry lists 6-12 of the best-known books on the subject, then discusses those works in an essay of 800 to 1,000 words prepared by an expert in the field. The essays provide advice on the range and depth of coverage as well as the emphasis and point of view espoused in each publication.
Deposing Monarchs
Author: Cathleen SartiPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 100051921X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Deposing Monarchs analyses depositions in Northern Europe between 1500 and 1700 as a type of frequent political conflict which allows to present new ideas on early modern state formation, monarchy, and the conventions of royal rulership. The book revises earlier conceptualizations of depositions as isolated, unique events that emerged in the context of national historiographies. An examination of the official legitimations of depositions reveals that in times of crisis, concepts of tradition, rule of law, and political consensus are much more influential than the divine right of kings. Tracing the similarities and differences of depositions in Northern Europe transnationally and diachronically, the book shows monarchical succession as more non-linear than previously presumed. It offers a transferable model of the different elements needed in depositions, such as opposition to the monarch by multiple groups in a realm, the need for a convincing rival candidate, and a legitimation based on political traditions or religious ideas. Furthermore, the book bolsters our understanding of authority and rule as a constant process of negotiation, adding to recent research on political culture, and on the cultural history of politics.
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