Perkin (Storpocket)
avAnn Wroe
ISBN: 9780099449966 - UTGIVEN: 2004-05The truth about Perkin Warbeck is shrouded in mystery. He claimed to be Richard of York, one of the princes in the Tower and, as such, tormented Henry VII for eight years. Everyone concerned gave him the identity they wished him to have, so it is possible that he did not really know who he was.[...]
Pontius Pilate (Häftad)
avAnn Wroe
ISBN: 9780375753978 - UTGIVEN: 2001-03The foil to Jesus, the defiant antihero of the Easter story, mocking, skeptical Pilate is a historical figure who haunts our imagination. For some he is a saint, for others the embodiment of human weakness, an archetypal politician willing to sacrifice one man for the sake of stability. In this dazz[...]
The Perfect Prince: Truth and Deception in Renaissance Europe (Häftad)
avAnn Wroe
ISBN: 9780812968118 - UTGIVEN: 2004-09A compelling look at a strange chapter in British history describes the efforts of Perkin Warbeck, the son of a Flanders boatman, to persuade some of the most powerful monarchs of the era that he was the rightful king of England and the repercussions of his masquerade, until his ultimate capture and[...]
Orpheus: The Song of Life (Inbunden)
avAnn Wroe
ISBN: 9781590207789 - UTGIVEN: 2012-05The captivating "history" of the figure of Orpheus, his enduring legacy as the force and muse of creation itself. For at least two and a half millennia, the figure of Orpheus has haunted humanity. Half-man, half-god, musician, magician, theologian, poet, and lover, his story never leaves us. He may [...]
