Книги жанра историческая литература
Исторический художественно-документальный детектив. Вторая половина XIX века в России ознаменовалась рядом эпохальных событий, в том числе реформами Александра II, продажей им Русской Америки и последующим убийством «царя-освободителя». В ходе расследования этого преступления главный герой романа выясняет обстоятельства, впоследствии изменившие течение истории…
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.In his ambition to provide a male heir to the throne, Henry VIII married six times. Divorce from his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, caused England’s break from the Catholic church in Rome. He went on to divorce Anne of Cleves and behead Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard for infidelities. Jane Seymour died and Catherine Parr survived Henry.Henr…
تۈرك خەلقلىرى ئالتاي تېغىدىكى كەڭ رايوندا شەكىللەنگەن بولۇپ ، موڭغۇل ، تۇڭگۇس-مانجۇ ۋە تىبەت-خەنزۇلارنىڭ باشقا تىل گۇرۇپپىلىرى بىلەن ئۆز-ئارا تەسىر كۆرسىتىدۇ. تۈرك تىللىرى ۋە خەلقلىرىنىڭ تەرەققىيات جەريانىدا - ئۇلارنىڭ سۆزلىگۈچىلىرى ، دىئالېكتلىرى ۋە تىللىرى بىر تەرەپتىن ، ئوخشاشلىق بىلەن ، ئۇلارنىڭ كېلىپ چىقىشى بىرلىككە كەلگەن ، يەنە بىر تەرەپتىن شەكىللەنگەن ، خاراكتېرلەنگەن. - ئورتاق تۈرك ئاساسى…
A heartrending tale of love and tragedy during The Birmingham Blitz. Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Annie Groves.For Kathy O’Malley, life has not been easy with her husband, Barry, out of work and with two children to feed. Then when war breaks out in 1939, many of the local men enlist, including Barry, leaving the women to cope as best they can.The years that follow are full of hardship: rat…
В книге в стихах и прозе рассказывается о непростой, трагической судьбе замечательной женщины Ерминии Жданко, которая стала первой и единственной в мире высокоширотной полярницей и пропала во льдах Северного Ледовитого океана вместе со шхуной «Святая Анна» перед началом Первой мировой войны. Именем Ерминии Жданко в 1953 году был назван мыс на острове Брюс в архипелаге Земля Франца Иосифа.
Jezebel, a young princess of Tyre, is destined to be married as a pawn in a political game. Determined to rule her own life, she begins an illicit affair when Jehu – a visiting prince – arrives at court. But when Jezebel is told she must marry Ahab, the king of Israel, Jehu believes she has cruelly betrayed him.Years pass, and each nurses their own secret. Jehu, unable to relinquish his love for J…
An amazing collection of eyewitness accounts of the British experience in World War II. First-hand narratives are drawn from every rank of the army and every corner of the conflict to create a moving and illuminating story of the greatest war of this century.Fascinating, moving, frightening, sometimes comic, this selection of eyewitness accounts has been edited into chronological order to form a m…
«Откуда есть пошла Русская земля…» Этот вопрос всегда волновал не только русских людей, но и наших заклятых «друзей» поляков, претендовавших в Смутное время на московский престол. По одной из гипотез, во время «сидения» в Кремле в руки гетманов попала часть летописи Начального свода — основа «Повести временных лет», которую оккупанты попытались использовать не только в политических целях, но и как…
«Весна умирает осенью» – обаятельный роман о России и Франции, в котором семейная история переплетается с драматическими событиями XX века. Во время русских театральных сезонов, проходящих в Довиле, при подозрительных обстоятельствах погибает актриса – дочь прославленного художника-авангардиста. Выясняется, что накануне трагедии кто-то подбросил ей картину отца, бесследно исчезнувшую еще в годы во…
НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) ПРОИЗВЕДЕН ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ ЛАТЫНИНОЙ ЮЛИЕЙ ЛЕОНИДОВНОЙ, СОДЕРЖАЩИМСЯ В РЕЕСТРЕ ИНОСТРАННЫХ АГЕНТОВ С 09.09.2022 18+ Читайте роман Юлии Латыниной в стиле греческих повествований, относящих нас к более чем двум тысячам лет назад, – к литературе древней Греции. Экспериментальный, смелый и оригинальный, – в духе творчества выдающегося писателя, кандидата филологичес…
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.Lasting six years and a day, the Second World War saw the lives of millions – soldiers and civilians, young and old – changed forever. During the conflict, a thousand people died for each and every hour it lasted. With eighty-one of the world’s nations involved and affected in some way, this was war on a truly global scale.Offering a wide overv…
London, 1881. The brilliant Dr Frankenstein has a thriving practice in the city, treating ladies for ‘hysteria’ and seducing them along the way.Through his pretty chambermaid, Justine, he spies the perfect opportunity to create what he has always dreamt of – a truly liberated woman. When Justine wakes in the laboratory she has no memory of her former life. All she knows is that she has a ravenous …
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.Having suffered during World War One – not only the indignities of political betrayal and battlefield defeat but also starvation, fuel shortages and a domestic flu epidemic – the German people were left in widespread discontent. Soon inflation and economic stagnation had further sunk the nation into exhaustion, humiliation and disillusionment.C…
From the author of ‘Britain BC’, ‘Britain AD’ and ‘Britain in the Middle Ages’ comes the fourth and final part in a critically acclaimed series on Britain's hidden past.The relevance of archaeology to the study of the ancient world is indisputable. But, when exploring our recent past, does it have any role to play? In ‘The Birth of Modern Britain’ Francis Pryor highlights archaeology’s continued i…
The next exquisite Regency romance from Raven McAllan, The Lord’s Persuasion of Lady Lydia will whisk you off your feet and sweep you into an opulent world of scandal, secrets and desire!Seducing the wallflower…Over the years, Lydia Field has perfected the art of being a wallflower. It’s the only way to avoid the attention of unwanted suitors – and the perils of a convenient, loveless marriage! In…