Книги жанра об истории серьезно
Фантастическая книга о учёном, который попал на планету, такую же как Земля, но на которой обитают разумные ёжики. Как нашёл с ними общий язык и встретился с другими обитателями планеты
«Печатая мой второй исторический роман, <…> полагаю необходимым просить моих читателей о нижеследующем: 1. Не досадовать на меня, что я в этом современном романе не упоминаю о всех достопамятных случаях, ознаменовавших незабвенный для русских 1812 год. 2. Не забывать, что исторический роман – не история, а выдумка, основанная на истинном происшествии. 3. Не требовать от меня отчета, почему я…
«Старая королевна (не королева!) Анна Ягеллонка ехала из Кракова в свои владения. Скупо поджав морщинистые губы, она перебирала четки, изредка поглядывая в окно кареты. Вокруг было пустынно и одичало. Где-то на дорогах древней Мазовии ей встретилось одинокое засохшее дерево…»
И.И. Лажечников (1792–1869) – один из лучших наших исторических романистов. А.С. Пушкин так сказал о романе «Ледяной дом»: «…поэзия останется всегда поэзией, и многие страницы вашего романа будут жить, доколе не забудется русский язык». Обаяние Лажечникова – в его личном переживании истории и в удивительной точности, с которой писатель воссоздает атмосферу исследуемых эпох. Увлекательность повеств…
Slavery and Emancipation is a comprehensive collection of primary and secondary readings on the history of slaveholding in the American South combining recent historical research with period documents. The most comprehensive collection of primary and secondary readings on the history of slaveholding in America. Combines recent historical research with period documents to bring both immediacy and p…
The 17th Century Parisian doctor who made blood transfusion history… In 1667 a Parisian doctor by the name of Jean-Baptiste Denis performed an operation that had never previously been attempted – he transfused blood into another human being. This was the first attempt at a procedure that over subsequent centuries was to save the lives of thousands of people. But at the time Denis was nearly convic…
The 17th Century Parisian doctor who made blood transfusion history… In 1667 a Parisian doctor by the name of Jean-Baptiste Denis performed an operation that had never previously been attempted – he transfused blood into another human being. This was the first attempt at a procedure that over subsequent centuries was to save the lives of thousands of people. But at the time Denis was nearly convic…
The 17th Century Parisian doctor who made blood transfusion history… In 1667 a Parisian doctor by the name of Jean-Baptiste Denis performed an operation that had never previously been attempted – he transfused blood into another human being. This was the first attempt at a procedure that over subsequent centuries was to save the lives of thousands of people. But at the time Denis was nearly convic…
The 17th Century Parisian doctor who made blood transfusion history… In 1667 a Parisian doctor by the name of Jean-Baptiste Denis performed an operation that had never previously been attempted – he transfused blood into another human being. This was the first attempt at a procedure that over subsequent centuries was to save the lives of thousands of people. But at the time Denis was nearly convic…
Who were the scientific geniuses behind some of the most innovative and important discoveries in modern medicine? Medical science in the 21st century is continuing to advance, but the character of that advancement is now governed by research teams and committees. Yet in the 19th century – a century when there were many great individual discoveries in medicine – the contributions of four individual…
Who were the scientific geniuses behind some of the most innovative and important discoveries in modern medicine? Medical science in the 21st century is continuing to advance, but the character of that advancement is now governed by research teams and committees. Yet in the 19th century – a century when there were many great individual discoveries in medicine – the contributions of four individual…
Who were the scientific geniuses behind some of the most innovative and important discoveries in modern medicine? Medical science in the 21st century is continuing to advance, but the character of that advancement is now governed by research teams and committees. Yet in the 19th century – a century when there were many great individual discoveries in medicine – the contributions of four individual…
Who were the scientific geniuses behind some of the most innovative and important discoveries in modern medicine? Medical science in the 21st century is continuing to advance, but the character of that advancement is now governed by research teams and committees. Yet in the 19th century – a century when there were many great individual discoveries in medicine – the contributions of four individual…
Written by the late Patrick Wormald, one of the leading authorities on Bede’s life and work over a 30-year period, this book is a collection of studies on Bede and early English Christian society. A collection of studies on Bede, the greatest historian of the English Middle Ages, and the early English church. Integrates the religious, intellectual, political and social history of the English in th…
Spain, 1157-1300 makes use of a vast body of primary and secondary source material to provide a balanced overview of a crucial period of Spanish as well as of European history. Examines the most significant phase of Spanish mainland development Considers the profound intellectual consequences of Christian advances into Islamic Spain Explores the varying fortunes of the kingdoms of Castile and Arag…