Daughters Of Britannia

Author : Katie Hickman
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000045253249

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Verlagsinfo: In an absorbing mixture of poignant biography and wonderfully entertaining social history, Daughters of Britannia offers the story of diplomatic life as it has never been told before. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Vita Sackville-West, and Lady Diana Cooper are among the well-known wives of diplomats who represented Britain in the far-flung corners of the globe. Yet, despite serving such crucial roles, the vast majority of these women are entirely unknown to history. Drawing on letters, private journals, and memoirs, as well as contemporary oral history, Katie Hickman explores not only the public pomp and glamour of diplomatic life but also the most intimate, private face of this most fascinating and mysterious world. Touching on the lives of nearly 100 diplomatic wives (as well as sisters and daughters), Daughters of Britannia is a brilliant and compelling account of more than three centuries of British diplomacy as seen through the eyes of some of its most intrepid but least heralded participants.

Author : Joanna Trollope
Publisher : Random House
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9781845950187

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Britannia's Daughters by Joanna Trollope Pdf

In Britannia's Daughters, bestselling novelist Joanna Trollope examines the contribution of women in building and sustaining the British Empire. She draws on a vast range of sources, including diaries and letters home. She provides a panoramic picture of the countless women who departed Britain for India, Australia, the Far East, Canada and Africa - often in search of opportunities unavailable at home. Here are penniless pioneers and governors' wives, missionaries and prostitutes, explorers and army nurses. They people this book as they peopled the Empire - their astonishing courage and endurance, their remarkable personal stories vividly and enthrallingly recaptured.

Author : Ursula Stuart MASON
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1844680061

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Britannia's Daughters by Ursula Stuart MASON Pdf

Author : Katie Hickman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Diplomatic and consular service, British
ISBN : 0007122217

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Illustrated Daughters of Britannia by Katie Hickman Pdf

Accompanying their spouses in the most extraordinary, tough, sometimes terrifying circumstances, this book is an account of the courageous and unusual women who have been the backbone of the foreign service. Women who struggled to bring their civilization with them. The book is illustrated with archive material, extracts from original letters between the women and their families at home, maps to show the routes they travelled and the places they were posted to and pictures of ephemera to evoke the lives they led. The chapters cover: getting there; the posting; private life; embassy life; public life; and social life.

Author : Haley Elizabeth Garwood
Publisher : The Writers Block, Inc.
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2000-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0965972178

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Ashes of Britannia by Haley Elizabeth Garwood Pdf

Boadicea, Celtic queen and Druid priestess, leads an army of men and women against the hated Roman invaders. In battling the most powerful military force in the world, she shaped the future of Britain-- and thus the world.

Author : Ursula Stuart Mason
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848846784

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Britannia’s Daughters by Ursula Stuart Mason Pdf

The Women’s Royal Naval Service was formed in 1917 when the call was for volunteers to release a man for sea service. At the peak there was over 5,000 women serving in Britain and overseas, but efforts to maintain the service in peace time were unsuccessful, and it was to be 1939, when the Second World War threatened, before the Wrens were reformed. Theirs was a different and altogether more demanding role which involved the carrying out of some highly secret and responsible duties, and many more of them served outside Britain. By 1945 there were over 75,000 officers and ratings and when the War ended, and those who wished were demobilized, a permanent Service was set up, providing a career for women alongside men of the Royal Navy. This is their story, often told in their own words, which mirrors the changing place of women in our society in a century of tremendous social progress.

Author : Harry Turtledove
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2002-11-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101212516

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Ruled Britannia by Harry Turtledove Pdf

The year is 1597. For nearly a decade, the island of Britain has been under the rule of King Philip in the name of Spain. The citizenry live under an enforced curfew—and in fear of the Inquisition’s agents, who put heretics to the torch in public displays. And with Queen Elizabeth imprisoned in the Tower of London, the British have no symbol to unite them against the enemy who occupies their land. William Shakespeare has no interest in politics. His passion is writing for the theatre, where his words bring laughter and tears to a populace afraid to speak out against the tyranny of the Spanish crown. But now Shakespeare is given an opportunity to pen his greatest work—a drama that will incite the people of Britain to rise against their persecutors—and change the course of history.

Author : Amanda Hodgkinson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101514085

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22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkinson Pdf

A tour de force that echoes modern classics like Suite Francaise and The Postmistress. "Housekeeper or housewife?" the soldier asks Silvana as she and eight- year-old Aurek board the ship that will take them from Poland to England at the end of World War II. There her husband, Janusz, is already waiting for them at the little house at 22 Britannia Road. But the war has changed them all so utterly that they'll barely recognize one another when they are reunited. "Survivor," she answers. Silvana and Aurek spent the war hiding in the forests of Poland. Wild, almost feral Aurek doesn't know how to tie his own shoes or sleep in a bed. Janusz is an Englishman now-determined to forget Poland, forget his own ghosts from the way, and begin a new life as a proper English family. But for Silvana, who cannot escape the painful memory of a shattering wartime act, forgetting is not a possibility. One of the most searing debuts to come along in years, 22 Britannia Road. is the wrenching chronicle of how these damaged people try to become, once again, a true family. An unforgettable novel that cries out for discussion, it is a powerful story of primal maternal love, overcoming hardship, and, ultimately, acceptance-one that will pierce your heart.

Author : Ursula Stuart Mason
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783032778

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Britannia's Daughters by Ursula Stuart Mason Pdf

A comprehensive history of the Women’s Royal Naval Service of Great Britain in the twentieth century. The Women’s Royal Naval Service was formed in 1917 when the call was for volunteers to release a man for sea service. At the peak there was over 5,000 women serving in Britain and overseas, but efforts to maintain the service in peace time were unsuccessful. It was to be 1939, when the Second World War threatened, before the Wrens were reformed. Theirs was a different and altogether more demanding role which involved the carrying out of some highly secret and responsible duties, and many more of them served outside Britain. By 1945 there were over 75,000 officers and ratings and when the War ended, and those who wished were demobilized, a permanent Service was set up, providing a career for women alongside men of the Royal Navy. This is their story, often told in their own words, which mirrors the changing place of women in our society in a century of tremendous social progress. Features a forward by HRH The Princess Royal

Author : Katie Hickman
Publisher : Phoenix House
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0753813076

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Dreams of the Peaceful Dragon by Katie Hickman Pdf

Bhutan is the remote kingdom in the Himalayas, isolated from the outside world for three centuries. The western part has been opened to limited tourism, but the eastern part remains closed. Katie Hickman is one of only a handful of foreigners ever to penetrate these eastern lands. Her trip to Bhutan with photographer Tom Owen Edmunds took a year to set up. They journeyed from the capital Thimphu in the west to the easternmost borderlands and the remote mountain-top retreat of the barbarous Bragpa people. They lived as Bhutanese, they met merchants, abbots, wandering priests, lamas, hermits, a reincarnation of the Buddha and a sorceress. Katie Hickman's account contains all the unexpected and humorous aspects of travel, but, above all, it is about the people of Bhutan.

Author : Katie Hickman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781608196913

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The Aviary Gate by Katie Hickman Pdf

Constantinople, 1599. Paul Pindar, a secretary to the English ambassador, thinks he has lost his love, Celia, in a shipwreck. Now, two years later, clues begin to emerge that she may be hidden among the ranks of the slaves in the Sultan's harem. But how can he be sure? And can they be reunited? With a secret rebellion rising within the Sultan's palace, danger surrounds the lovers. A lush, ancient tale of treacherous secrets, forbidden love, and murder in the Ottoman palace,The Aviary Gate is exotic historical fiction at its very best.

Author : VISIT.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1795
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0020285994

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The Visit of the Angel Gabriel, to Britannia; Seeing the Distress Under which the Sons and Daughters, of Britannia are Groaning. The Dream of an Englishman by VISIT. Pdf

Author : Ian Cobain
Publisher : Portobello Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781846275845

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The History Thieves by Ian Cobain Pdf

In 1889, the first Official Secrets Act was passed, creating offences of 'disclosure of information' and 'breach of official trust'. It limited and monitored what the public could, and should, be told. Since then a culture of secrecy has flourished. As successive governments have been selective about what they choose to share with the public, we have been left with a distorted and incomplete understanding not only of the workings of the state but of our nation's culture and its past. In this important book, Ian Cobain offers a fresh appraisal of some of the key moments in British history since the end of WWII, including: the measures taken to conceal the existence of Bletchley Park and its successor, GCHQ, for three decades; the unreported wars fought during the 1960s and 1970s; the hidden links with terrorist cells during the Troubles; the sometimes opaque workings of the criminal justice system; the state's peacetime surveillance techniques; and the convenient loopholes in the Freedom of Information Act. Drawing on previously unseen material and rigorous research, The History Thieves reveals how a complex bureaucratic machine has grown up around the British state, allowing governments to evade accountability and their secrets to be buried.

Author : Linnea Tanner
Publisher : Bublish, Inc.
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781647040543

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Apollo's Raven by Linnea Tanner Pdf

PenCraft 2019 Best Book of the Year Award A Celtic warrior princess is torn between her forbidden love for the enemy and duty to her people. AWARD-WINNING APOLLO'S RAVEN sweeps you into an epic Celtic tale of forbidden love, mythological adventure, and political intrigue in Ancient Rome and Britannia. In 24 AD British kings hand-picked by Rome to rule are fighting each other for power. King Amren's former queen, a powerful Druid, has cast a curse that Blood Wolf and the Raven will rise and destroy him. The king's daughter, Catrin, learns to her dismay that she is the Raven and her banished half-brother is Blood Wolf. Trained as a warrior, Catrin must find a way to break the curse, but she is torn between her forbidden love for her father's enemy, Marcellus, and loyalty to her people. She must summon the magic of the Ancient Druids to alter the dark prophecy that threatens the fates of everyone in her kingdom. Will Catrin overcome and eradicate the ancient curse. Will she be able to embrace her forbidden love for Marcellus? Will she cease the war between Blood Wolf and King Amren and save her kingdom?

Author : Katie Hickman
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2004-11-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780060935146

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Courtesans by Katie Hickman Pdf

During the course of the nineteenth century, a small group of women rose from impoverished obscurity to positions of great power, independence, and wealth. In doing so they took control of their lives -- and those of other people -- and made the world do their will. Extremely accomplished, well-educated, and unusually literate, courtesans exerted an incredible influence as leaders of society. They were not received at court, but inhabited their own parallel world -- the demimonde -- complete with its own hierarchies, etiquette, and protocol. They were queens of fashion, linguists, musicians, accomplished at political intrigue, and, of course, possessors of great erotic gifts. Even to be seen in public with one of the great courtesans was a much-envied achievement.