The King's English
Author: Henry Watson Fowler
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Published: 1920
Total Pages: 172
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Author: Henry Watson Fowler
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Published: 1920
Total Pages: 172
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Andrew C. Thompson
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 0300118929
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDespite a long and eventful reign, Britain's George II is a largely forgotten monarch, his achievements overlooked and his abilities misunderstood. This landmark biography uncovers extensive new evidence in British and German archives, making possible the most complete and accurate assessment of this thirty-three-year reign. Andrew C. Thompson paints a richly detailed portrait of the many-faceted monarch in his public as well as his private life. Born in Hanover in 1683, George Augustus first came to London in 1714 as the new Prince of Wales. He assumed the throne in 1727, held it until his death in 1760, and has the distinction of being Britain's last foreign-born king and the last king to lead an army in battle. With George's story at its heart, the book reconstructs his thoughts and actions through a careful reading of the letters and papers of those around him. Thompson explores the previously underappreciated roles George played in the political processes of Britain, especially in foreign policy, and also charts the intricacies of the king's complicated relationships and reassesses the lasting impact of his frequent return trips to Hanover. George II emerges from these pages as an independent and cosmopolitan figure of undeniable historical fascination.
Author: James H. Steel
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Published: 1942
Total Pages: 104
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Shakespeare William
Publisher: BookCaps Study Guides
Published: 2016-04-08
Total Pages: 568
ISBN-13: 1621073564
DOWNLOAD EBOOKShakespeare knew like few others how to dramatize the gossipy lives of kings. More importantly, he knew that just because it was history, that didn't mean it was boring. Today, however, Shakespeare's histories can be a bit of a drudge to plow through. Let BookCaps help with this modern translation of the classic history play. If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then BookCaps can help you out. This book is a modern translation of Richard II. The original text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of both text. We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCaps can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month.
Author: Henry Watson Fowler
Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon Press
Published: 1965
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780198691150
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Peter Saccio
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2000-04-20
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 019988076X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFar more than any professional historian, Shakespeare is responsible for whatever notions most of us possess about English medieval history. Anyone who appreciates the dramatic action of Shakespeare's history plays but is confused by much of the historical detail will welcome this guide to the Richards, Edwards, Henrys, Warwicks and Norfolks who ruled and fought across Shakespeare's page and stage. Not only theater-goers and students, but today's film-goers who want to enrich their understanding of film adaptations of plays such as Richard III and Henry V will find this revised edition of Shakespeare's English Kings to be an essential companion. Saccio's engaging narrative weaves together three threads: medieval English history according to the Tudor chroniclers who provided Shakespeare with his material, that history as understood by modern scholars, and the action of the plays themselves. Including a new preface, a revised further reading list, genealogical charts, an appendix of names and titles, and an index, the second edition of Shakespeare's English Kings offers excellent background reading for all of the ten history plays.
Author: Julian Rathbone
Publisher: Hachette UK
Published: 2018-05-03
Total Pages: 390
ISBN-13: 0349143560
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn the Sussex Downs in 1066, the psychotic William and his gang of European mercenaries began the process which fragmented a civilisation. Walt, the last of King Harold's bodyguard, the one who survived Hastings, wanders across Asia Minor in the company of Quint, an intellectual renegade monk. On the way he unfolds the events that led up to the battle which affected the destinies of every English man and woman. With rare skill, Rathbone vividly recreates a civilisation that stubbornly remains alive in the collective memory to this day, and so identifies the roots of the still-held belief that every English person is born free and should stay free. Tender romance, savage war, courtly intrigue and some wry humour combine to make The Last English King an exhilarating roller-coaster ride into our past.
Author: Nicole Guenther Discenza
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2012-02-01
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 0791483231
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the late ninth century, while England was fighting off Viking incursions, Alfred the Great devoted time and resources not only to military campaigns but also to a campaign of translation and education unprecedented in early medieval Europe. The King's English explores how Alfred's translation of Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy from Latin into Old English exposed Anglo-Saxon elites to classical literature, history, science, and Christian thought. More radically, the Boethius, as it became known, told its audiences how a leader should think and what he should be, providing models for leadership and wisdom that live on in England to this day. It also brought prestige to its kingly translator and enshrined his dialect, West Saxon, as the literary language of the English people. Nicole Guenther Discenza looks at the sources Alfred used in his translation and demonstrates his selectivity in choosing what to retain, what to borrow, and how to represent it to his Anglo-Saxon audience. Alfred's appeals to Latin prestige, spiritual authority, Old English poetry, and everyday experience in England combine to make the Old English Boethius a powerful text and a rich source for our understanding of Anglo-Saxon literature, culture, and society.
Author: Ryan Lavelle
Publisher: English Monarchs
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780752446783
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a biography of Anglo-Saxon England's notoriously weak king, Aethelred II the 'Unready'.
Author: Arthur Reginald MOON (M.A., A.K.C., and GOLDING (George Frederick))
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Published: 1958
Total Pages: 237
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