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Скачать книгу (размер 2 482 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 488) Аннотация: From one of our finest historians comes an outstanding exploration of the British monarchy from the retreat of the Romans up until the modern day. This compendium volume of two earlier books is fully revised and updated. The monarchy is one of Britain's most revered institutions — but also one of its most tumultuous. In Crown and Country, David Starkey charts its rollercoaster history from…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: «An abused child, yet confident of her destiny to reign, a woman in a man's world, passionately sexual--though, as she maintained, a virgin — Elizabeth I is famed as England's most successful ruler. David Starkey's brilliant new biography concentrates on Elizabeth's formative years — from her birth in 1533 to her accession in 1558 — and shows how the experiences of danger and adventure formed her…