This account of King John's reign is a study both of the king and his political misfortunes, and also of his times. John is set against the background of his predecessors, of the society in which he lived and of the problems posed by continuities independent of his making.[...]
PRAISE FOR HARLOW Giles UNGERS NOAH WEBSTER: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AN AMERICAN PATRIOT "Noah Webster was a truly remarkable man; shrewd, passionate, learned and energetic, God-fearing and patriotic. Mr. Unger has done a fine job reintroducing him to a new generation of Americans."Washington Time[...]
Waves are a ubiquitous and important feature of the physical world, and throughout history it has been a major challenge to understand them. They can propagate on the surfaces of solids and of fluids; chemical waves control the beating of your heart; traffic jams move in waves down lanes crowded wit[...]
One of the major novelists in world literature over the last five decades, Mario Vargas Llosa (b. 1936) is also one of Latin America's most engaging public intellectuals, a critic of art and culture, and a playwright of distinction. This Companion's chapters chart the development of Vargas Llosa's w[...]
An exciting new edition of the complete works of Shakespeare with these features: Illustrated with photographs from New York Shakespeare Festival productions, vivid readable readable introductions for each play by noted scholar David Bevington, a lively personal foreword by Joseph Papp, an insightf[...]
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Designed to accommodate a variety of individual fitness needs, the Body, Mind, and Sport progr[...]
A study of King John, designed for Key Stage 3 history pupils. It explores King John's reputation as 'a bad king'. It is a shorter citizenship/political literacy-driven exploration of the dynamics of medieval monarchy.[...]
The Ladybird Book about King John and the Magna Carta is a gem from the Ladybird vintage archive. First published in 1969, this is a classic Ladybird hardback book, packed with information about one of the most important moments in the history of English-speaking people. This new edition, published [...]
""Mad world, mad kings, mad composition ""
--King John
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In one volume, eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide fresh new editions of two classic histories: "Henry VIII" and "King John."
THIS VOLUME ALSO INCLUDES MORE THAN A HUNDRED PAGES OF EXCLUSIVE [...]
This story desribes in graphic detail the supernormal experiences of the author, who claims to have made two visits into the centre of the Earth, near the heart of the living planet. He was met by the Three Ancient Lords of the Flames, and allowed to stand before the Ineffable Flame of the Logos.[...]