Search results for ""Author Dan Snow""
John Murray Press On This Day in History
Book SynopsisOn which day was history''s shortest war waged and won (in roughly 40 minutes)? How was Napoleon bested by a group of rabbits in 1807? Why did a dispute about beer in an Oxford pub lead to over 100 deaths and 470 years of penance? Why in 1752 did Britain go to bed on 2nd September and wake up on the 14th? How did a women''s march in 1917 set off the Russian Revolution?On This Day in History brings to life a key event that happened on each day of the year.From the most important British battle that you''ve never heard of (20 May 685) to the first meeting of Lennon and McCartney (6 July 1957), and from why Julius Caesar should have been wary of the Ides of March (15 March 44BC) to the day Jeanne de Clisson became a pirate and single-handedly declared war on the King of France (2 August 1343), history is full of unlikely heroes and fascinating turning points.In this book Dan Snow shows us how each day offers a different and unexpected insight into Trade Review3,000 years of very surprising facts * Metro *Fascinating * Independent *Eclectic and eye-opening * Sunday Express S Magazine *Great for dipping into . . . It's full of great stories and fascinating slants on epoch-changing events * Choice *Eclectic and eye-opening * Sunday Express S Magazine *
£10.44
Headline Publishing Group Kings & Queens: The Real Lives of the English
Book SynopsisHistorians and broadcasters Peter Snow and Ann MacMillan tell the real stories of the most powerful men and women in British history.Kings & Queens explores the lives, loves, triumphs and disasters of a monarchy that is the envy of the world. Snow and MacMillan offer a unique insight into those born to rule, whether villains or heroes – from cruel King John and warrior-king Edward III, to our own Elizabeth II: dutiful, discreet and the longest-reigning queen in the world.This is the story of modern civilization through the lens of those who have ruled.Table of ContentsThe Anglo-Saxons c.800-1066 • William I the Conqueror 1066-87 • William II 1087-1100 • Henry I 1100-35 • Stephen 1135-54 • Henry II 1154-89 • Richard I 1189-99 • John 1199-1216 • Henry III 1216-72 • Edward I 1272-1307 • Edward II 1307-27 • Edward III 1327-77 • Richard II 1377-99 • Henry IV 1399-1413 • Henry V 1413-22 • Henry VI 1422-61 • Edward IV 1461-70 • Henry VI 1470-71 • Edward IV 1471-83 • Edward V 1483 • Richard III 1483-85 • Henry VII 1483-1509 • Henry VIII 1509-47 • Edward VI 1547-53 • Mary I 1553-58 • Elizabeth I 1558-1603 • James I (VI of Scotland) 1603-25 • Charles I 1625-49 • Charles II 1660-85 • James II 1685-88 • William III and Mary II 1689-1702 • Anne 1702-14 • George I 1714-27 • George II 1727-60 • George III 1760-1820 • George IV 1820-30 • William IV 1830-37 • Victoria 1837-1901 • Edward VII 1901-10 • George V 1910-36 • Edward VIII 1936 • George VI 1936-52 • Elizabeth II 1952-
£17.00
Headline Publishing Group Treasures of British History
Book SynopsisTold by two of our most celebrated historians, this is a spirited journey of discovery of our nation's history seen through the examination of 50 key documents.Trade Review'A fascinating insight into pivotal events in Britain's past' BBC History Magazine.Table of ContentsIncluding: Vindolanda Tablet • Domesday Book • Magna Carta • Treaty of Perpetual Peace • Elizabeth Tide Letter • Drake's letter to Elizabeth I on victory over the Spanish • Guy Fawkes confession • Death Warrant of Charles I • Wren's drawing for the dome of St Paul's • Map of Battle of Blenheim • Cook's chart of Botany Bay • Bligh's Report on the Mutiny on the Bounty • Battle Map of Trafalgar • Wellington's Waterloo Dispatch • Gladstone's slave compensation • Penny Black Stamp • Brunel's notebook • Ada Lovelace letter to Charles Babbage • Design for the Great Exhibition building • Charge of the Light Brigade Order • Rorke's Drift Dispatch • Design for the FA Cup • Scott's last diary entry • Telegram from the Titanic • Balfour's Declaration of Palestine • Haig's 'backs to the wall' order • First edition of the Radio Times • Instrument of Abdication of Edward VIII • Churchill's 'Finest Hour' speech • Guy Gibson's logbook • Ticket stub for Beatles first concert with Ringo • Falklands Islands Surrender • Queen's planned speech following a nuclear attack • Tim Berners-Lee's memo for World Wide Web • The Good Friday Agreement • Ballot paper for the Scottish Referendum.
£15.00
Headline Publishing Group Treasures of World History The Story Of
Book SynopsisAn examination of world history, told through 50 key documents. Table of ContentsCode of Hammurabi • Tutankhamun wishing cup • I Ching • Mahabharata • Homer's Odyssey • Greek ostraka • Rosetta Stone • Dead Sea Scrolls • Res Gestae • Koran • Book of Kells • Magna Carta • Da Vinci notebooks • Treaty of Tordesillas • Codex Mendoza • Copernicus, On the Revolution of the Heavenly Spheres • Shakespeare First Folio • Treaty of Westphalia • Declaration of Independence • Tennis Court Oath • Wollstonecraft, Vindication of the Rights of Women • Beethoven's Fifth Symphony • Key, 'O Say Can You See' • Napoleon 1 March 1815 proclamation • Brunel letter on propulsion • Communist Manifesto • Soccer Rules • Darwin, On the Origin of Species • Gettysburg Address • British North America Act • Congress of Berlin • New Zealand Suffrage Petition • Wright brothers telegram • Tubb Gallipoli diary • Einstein, General Relativity paper • Wilson, Fourteen Points • Coco Chanel sketch • Anne Frank diary • Einstein, Manhattan Project latter • D-Day map • Churchill-Stalin 'percentages' paper • UN Charter • 'A Structure for DNA' • Treaty of Rome • Beatles itinerary • Mandela courtroom speech • Tickets to Woodstock 1969 • Apollo 11 report • Tim Berners-Lee Web memo • Map of the universe.
£24.00
