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A Cultural History of Peace presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers over 2500 years of history, charting the evolving nature and role of peace throughout history. This volume, A Cultural History of Peace in the Renaissance, explores peace in the period from 1450 to 1648. As with all the volumes in the illustrated Cultural History of Peace set, this volume presents essays on the meaning of peace, peace movements, maintaining peace, peace in relation to gender, religion and war and representations of peace. A Cultural History of Peace in the Renaissance is the most authoritative and comprehensive survey available on peace in the early modern era.

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Fourteenth Century England has quickly established for itself a deserved reputation for its scope and scholarship and for admirably filling a gap in the publication of medieval studies. HISTORY Drawing on a diverse range of documentary, literary and material evidence, the contributors to this volume examine several inter-related topics on political, social and cultural matters in late medieval England. Aspects of both arms production and armigerous society are explored, from the emergence of royal armourers in the early fourteenth century to the social implications of later armour and armorial bearings. Another major focus is the church and religion more broadly. The nature and significance of the ceremonial entry, the adventus, of bishops is explored, as well as the legal impact of provisions in shaping church-state relations in mid-century. Religious constructsof women are considered in a comparative analysis of orthodox and Lollard texts. Finally, a group of papers looks at aspects of politics at the centre, with an examination of the queenship of Isabella of France and the issue of the Mortimer inheritance in the early years of Richard II. J.S. Hamilton is Professor and Chair, Department of History, Baylor University. Contributors: Beth Allison Barr, Philip Caudrey, Katherine Harvey, Mark King, Malcolm Mercer, Shelagh Mitchell, Lisa Benz St John, Charlotte Whatley

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In February 1900 a group of men representing trade unionists, socialists, Fabians and Marxists gathered in London to make another attempt at establishing an organisation capable of getting working-class men elected to Parliament. The body they set up was the Labour Representation Committee; six years later when 29 of its candidates were elected to the House of Commons, it changed its name to the Labour Party. No women took part in that first meeting, but several watched from the public gallery. Amongst them was Isabella Ford, an active socialist and trade unionist who would have been familiar to most of the men assembled below. She had been asked by her friend, Millicent Fawcett, to attend and report back on what happened. A few years later she would become the first woman to speak at a Labour Party conference, moving a resolution on votes for women but, at the Party’s inception in 1900, she and every other woman in the hall was silent. Throughout Labour’s history, even in its earliest years, women were present in the room, but they were not always recorded or remembered. They came from many different backgrounds and they worked for the causes they believed in as organisers, campaigners, negotiators, polemicists, public speakers and leaders. They took on the vested interests of their time; sometimes they won. Yet the vast majority of them have been forgotten by the Labour movement that they helped to found. Even Margaret Bondfield, who became Britain’s first woman cabinet minister, often barely merits a footnote. Women made real and substantial contributions to Labour’s earliest years and had a significant impact on the Party’s ability to attract and maintain women’s votes after World War I. In addition to Margaret and Isabella, in many of the rooms in which the Labour Party found its feet, remarkable women wait to be rediscovered. This book tells their story.

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Per què els musulmans van ser empesos a rebre el baptisme quan bé se sabia que no creien en Jesucrist? Per què els seus descendents, els moriscos, van ser expulsats després de tants esforços per a allunyar-los de l'islam? La historiografia, des dels anys setanta, se centrava en la percepció dels moriscos, víctimes de la conversió forçada; en aquest llibre s'analitza la conversió dels musulmans d'Espanya al catolicisme partint dels conceptes de les autoritats cristianes. Des de la conversió forçada dels jueus pel rei Sisebut el segle VII, passant pels majors teòlegs i canonistes medievals i pels historiadors dels baptismes a Granada i València, s'hi exploren les regles del joc que aleshores regien el baptisme i l'expulsió de les minories, i es mostra com es van aplicar a Espanya entre la rendició de Granada i la decisió de 1609. S'hi evidencia que, en les relacions entre barons i lletrats, competien diverses concepcions del que significava forçar i del poder dels monarques sobre les con

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Fall in love with the romantic shores of Lake Como, Italy in this dazzling story about new beginnings'Fresh, intelligent, sparklingly escapist' Sunday MirrorLake Como, Italy, New Year's Eve. The perfect place to fall in love? Or the perfect place for everything to fall apart?Lucy may have suffered her fair share of bad men, but now she has Pete. Finally, a man worth sharing her favourite place with, Lake Como. That's if she can put mysterious phone calls and glamorous ex-girlfriends out of her mind.Taggie is rushed off her feet, but distraction is exactly what she needs to forget why she fled England and the sadness she left behind. She certainly doesn't have time for infuriating stranger Marco. A man is the last thing she needs right now.Lucy and Taggie might not know it, but their lives are about to collide.The New Year might begin with fireworks - but how will it end?----'A writing powerhouse' Carrie Hope Fletcher'Utterly romantic' Adele Parks'Heart-warming and wonderfully romantic' Rosanna Ley'The perfect getaway read' Red

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Voluptuous Candice B is one of MetArts top erotic models. The curvaceous Ukrainian blonde is a real attention-grabber, her sultry smile radiating all the confidence of a woman who knows shes stunning and gets pleasure from sharing her naked beauty with the world. She made her nude debut at the age of 19, her flawless figure creating an immediate impact -- its rare to find a girl with such a firm, athletic body who also has natural, perfectly shaped breasts that are more than just a handful! How do you define beauty? MetArt has been pondering that question for the past twenty years. A world leader in artistic nude photography and film, MetArt has made it their mission to present the most enchanting girls to grace our planet, many of them undressing in front of the camera for the very first time. Visit www.MetArt.com today to get your access to the largest erotic photographyportal in the world.

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Text in English & German. Everything about Nancy A is perfect. She's got perfect tits, long legs, a slammin' body and she is sexy as hell. Nancy is also a budding entrepreneur, having launched her own lingerie line for women that want to feel sexy and classy at the same time. Nancy is a lingerie connoisseur and she has worked at many high end lingerie shops over the years. As a matter of fact, that is what lead her to become a Diva. Men would ask her to model sexy intimates for their wives as they were shopping and Nancy got a huge charge out of parading around half naked in front of strangers. Now she is at the top of her game with fans around the world and we are proud to have her as one of our featured divas. How do you define beauty? MetArt has been pondering that question for the past twenty years. A world leader in artistic nude photography and film. MetArt has made it their mission to present the most enchanting girls to grace our planet, many of them undressing in front of the camera for the very first time. Visit www.MetArt.com today to get your access to the largest erotic photography portal in the world.

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Cosy pubs, vibrant restaurants, world-class galleries and everything in between – London is full of incredible things to do, whatever the weather. From iconic institutions to local, under-the-radar spots, Rainy Day London is the essential guide to 100 of the best things to do in the city when it’s raining (which is a lot of the time). Whether you’re looking for delicious places to eat, inspiring museums to mooch around or bars serving up creative cocktails, this handy book has it covered.

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From pink cotton dresses with embroidered hems to bibs with bright motifs and stripy blankets, Made in France: Cross-Stitch and Embroidery for Babies, Toddlers and Children will inspire readers with its unique collection of embroidery and cross-stitch projects in the finest French style.

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