Five Empresses

Author : Evgenii V. Anisimov
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2004-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313038181

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Five Empresses by Evgenii V. Anisimov Pdf

From the untimely demise of the 52-year-old Peter the Great in 1725 to nearly the end of that century, the fate of the Russian empire would rest largely in the hands of five tsarinas. This book tells their stories. Peter's widow Catherine I (1725-27), an orphan and former laundress, would gain control of the ancestral throne, a victorious army, and formidable navy in a country that stretched from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean. Next, Anna Ioannovna (1730-40), chosen by conniving ministers who sought an ineffectual puppet, would instead tear up the document that would have changed the course of Russian history forever only to rule Russia as her private fiefdom and hunting estate. The ill-fated Anna Leopoldovna (1740-41), groomed for the throne by her namesake aunt, would be Regent for her young son only briefly before a coup by her aunt Elizabeth would condemn Anna's family to a life of imprisonment, desolation, and death in obscurity. The beautiful and shrewd Elizabeth (1741-61) would seize her father Peter's throne, but, obsessed with her own fading beauty, she would squander resources in a relentless effort to stay young and keep her rivals at bay. Finally, Catherine the Great (1762-96) would overthrow (and later order the murder of) her own husband and rightful heir. Astute and intelligent, Catherine had a talent for making people like her, winning them to her cause; however, the era of her rule would be a time of tumultuous change for both Europe and her beloved Russia. In this vivid, quick-paced account, Anisimov goes beyond simply laying out the facts of each empress's reign, to draw realistic psychological portraits and to consider the larger fate of women in politics. Together, these five portraits represent a history of 18th-century court life and international affairs. Anisimov's tone is commanding, authoritative, but also convivial—inviting the reader to share the captivating secrets that his efforts have uncovered.

Author : Evgenii V. Anisimov
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Empresses
ISBN : 1282407686

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Five Empresses by Evgenii V. Anisimov Pdf

From the untimely demise of the 52-year-old Peter the Great in 1725 to nearly the end of that century, the fate of the Russian empire would rest largely in the hands of five tsarinas. This book tells their stories. Peter's widow Catherine I (1725-27), an orphan and former laundress, would gain control of the ancestral throne, a victorious army, and formidable navy in a country that stretched from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean. Next, Anna Ioannovna (1730-40), chosen by conniving ministers who sought an ineffectual puppet, would instead tear up the document that would have changed the cour.

Author : Robert Musil
Publisher : New York : Delacorte Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Short stories
ISBN : UOM:39015000527039

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Five Women by Robert Musil Pdf

Author : Alan Ball
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0822213672

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Five Women Wearing the Same Dress by Alan Ball Pdf

THE STORY: During an ostentatious wedding reception at a Knoxville, Tennessee, estate, five reluctant, identically clad bridesmaids hide out in an upstairs bedroom, each with her own reason to avoid the proceedings below. They are Frances, a painfu

Author : Hallie Rubenhold
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Murder victims
ISBN : 9781328663818

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The Five by Hallie Rubenhold Pdf

Miscast in the media for nearly 130 years, the victims of Jack the Ripper finally get their full stories told in this eye-opening and chilling reminder that life for middle-class women in Victorian London could be full of social pitfalls and peril.

Author : Katrin Keller
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781040091845

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Twenty-Five Women Who Shaped the Early Modern Holy Roman Empire by Katrin Keller Pdf

Challenging the conception that only men shaped the Holy Roman Empire, this book provides students and general readers with biographies of preachers, nuns, princesses, businesswomen, artists, scientists, writers, and social movers who exercised agency in the Holy Roman Empire. Who was Maria Theresia Paradis, and have you ever heard of Empress Eleonora Magdalena? Numerous women achieved prominence or made important contributions to the life of the early modern Holy Roman Empire, but they are only gradually being rediscovered. Generations of historians had assumed that princely women were essentially limited to childbearing, or townswomen to running the household. And although it took a long time for higher education to become attainable to women, they also made their voices heard in the sciences, arts, and religion. Indeed, a closer look reveals that the history of the empire was also a history of the interaction of men and women and a history of women's self-empowerment. This book offers a biographical perspective on that past, as well as a fascinating panorama of women who left their mark on the Holy Roman Empire. This book is the perfect introduction to anyone wishing to broaden their knowledge of women’s history, the Holy Roman Empire, and early modern Europe.

Author : Christianne Meroz
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725247413

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Five Women by Christianne Meroz Pdf

Sarah, Hagar, Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah are women often condemned to be only the shadow of their male opposite numbers. However, each one of them had a privileged role, often a decisive role, in the formation of the people of God. Their place was not only in the bosom of their family, but also at the heart of Israel's history. God chose them as full-time partners in the work of salvation. In this little book Christianne Meroz proposes to recount these women's lives of passion and rivalry, hopes and deceptions, faithfulness and freedom. Not a biblical commentary, this work is a sensitive and tender narrative that, with the sometimes surprising enlightenment provided by traditions of the Jewish and Islamic communities of faith, furnishes us with highly textured portraits of these women. It is a narrative in which we develop a quick sympathy for these free women whose names begin practically to dance in our hearts.

Author : Paul E. Pepe
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781477134542

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Five Women I Love by Paul E. Pepe Pdf

I HAVE BEEN WRITING POETRY FOR ALMOST SIXTY YEARS, FROM THE TIME I FIRST STARTED IN THE PUBLIC RELATIONS BUSINESS, RIGHT TO THE PRESENT. MUCH OF WHAT FOLLOWS IS VERY PERSONAL, BUT I WANTED TO SHARE IT ALL WITH YOU. MOST OF THE POEMS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN FOR MY FIVE LADIES, AND THIS VOLUME IS DEDICATED TO THEM WHO HAVE HAD A HUGE IMPACT ON MY LIFE. I SEND THESE WITH LOVE AND GRATITUDE. PEP

Author : Paul Zahl
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2001-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780802830456

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Five Women of the English Reformation by Paul Zahl Pdf

Books on the history of the Reformation are filled with the heroic struggles and sacrifices of men. But this compelling volume puts the spotlight on five strong and intellectually gifted women who, because of their absolute and unconditional commitment to the advancement of Protestant Christianity, paid the cost of their reforming convictions with martyrdom, imprisonment, and exile. Anne Boleyn (1507-1536) introduced the Reformation to England, and Katharine Parr (1514-1548) saved it. Both women were riveted by early versions of the "justification by faith" doctrine that originated with Martin Luther and came to them through France. As a result, Anne Boleyn was beheaded. Katharine Parr narrowly avoided the same fate. Sixteen-year-old Jane Grey (1537-1554) and Anne Askew (1521-1546) both dared to criticize the Mass and were pioneers of Protestant views concerning superstition and symbols. Jane Grey was executed because of her Protestantism. Anne Askew was tortured and burned at the stake. Catherine Willoughby (1520-1580) anticipated later Puritan teachings on predestination and election and on the reformation of the church. She was forced to give up everything she had and to flee with her husband and nursing baby into exile. Paul Zahl vividly tells the stories of these five mothers of the English Reformation. All of these women were powerful theologians intensely interested in the religious concerns of their day. All but Anne Boleyn left behind a considerable body of written work - some of which is found in this book's appendices. It is the theological aspect of these women's remarkable achievements that Zahl seeks to underscore. Moreover, he also considers what the stories of these women have to say about the relation of gender to theology, human motivation, and God. An important epilogue by Mary Zahl contributes a contemporary woman's view of these fascinating historical figures. Extraordinary by any standard, Anne Boleyn, Anne Askew, Katharine Parr, Jane Grey, and Catherine Willoughby remain rich subjects for reflection and emulation hundreds of years later. The personalities of these five women, who spoke their Christian convictions with presence of mind and sharp intelligence within situations of life-and-death duress, are almost totemic in our enduring search for role models.

Author : Daniel D. Staats
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493123308

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Five Women in the Line of Christ by Daniel D. Staats Pdf

Have you wondered if God could ever use you because of your past? Have you been concerned that what you have done will keep you from serving Christ? Have you wondered how God looks at you knowing what you have done and where you have been? Wonder no more!! There is great news in this book. You will learn that no matter what you have done or where you are from, God desires to radically change you and use you for His honor and glory. Like these five women, you can be changed and shine for Christ.

Author : Cecelia Hopkins Porter
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780252037016

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Five Lives in Music by Cecelia Hopkins Porter Pdf

A century later, Josephine Lang, a prodigiously talented pianist and dedicated composer, participated at various times in the German Romantic world of lieder through her important arts salon. Lastly, the twentieth century brought forth two exceptional women: Baroness Maria Bach, a composer and pianist of twentieth-century Vienna's upper bourgeoisie and its brilliant musical milieu in the era of Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss, Arnold Schoenberg, and Erich Korngold; and Ann Schein, a brilliant and dauntless American piano prodigy whose career, ongoing today though only partially recognized, led her to study with the legendary virtuosos Arthur Rubinstein and Myra Hess.

Author : Robert Musil
Publisher : David R. Godine Publisher
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1567920756

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Five Women by Robert Musil Pdf

A collection of stories by an Austrian writer featuring women heroines. In The Perfecting of a Love, a woman debates having an affair with a man with whom she is caught in a snow storm, while Tonka is a love affair between people of different class, a student and a servant girl.

Author : Kristen Ghodsee
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781839766626

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Red Valkyries by Kristen Ghodsee Pdf

Through a series of lively and accessible biographical essays, Red Valkyries explores the history of socialist feminism century Eastern Europe. By examining the revolutionary careers of five prominent socialist women active in the 19th and 20th centuries-the aristocratic Bolshevik, Alexandra Kollontai; the radical pedagogue, Nadezhda Krupskaya; the polyamorous firebrand, Inessa Armand; the deadly sniper, Lyudmila Pavlichenko; and the partisan turned scientist turned global women's activist, Elena Lagadinova-Kristen Ghodsee tells the story of the personal challenges faced by earlier generations of socialist and communist women. None of these women were "perfect" leftists. Their lives were filled with inner conflicts, contradictions, and sometimes outrageous privilege, but they still managed to move forward their own political projects through perseverance and dedication to their cause. Always walking a fine line between the need for class solidarity and the desire to force their sometimes callous male colleagues to take women's issues seriously, these five women pursued novel solutions with lessons for activists of today. In brief conversational chapters-with plenty of concrete examples from the history of the state socialist countries in Eastern Europe and contemporary reflections on the status of women in the world today-Ghodsee renders the big ideas of socialist feminism accessible to those newly inspired by the emancipatory politics of insurgent left feminist movements around the globe.

Author : Barbara Smith
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781772032345

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The Famous Five by Barbara Smith Pdf

A concise history of the five women who changed the course of history and brought Canadians one step closer to equality. On August 27, 1927, five women gathered at a house on Edmonton’s Southside to sign a letter that would change the course of Canadian history. Those women were Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby, and Henrietta Muir Edwards, who would become known as the Famous Five. The meeting of the women had been prompted by Emily Murphy, an Alberta magistrate, whose right to render judgements had been challenged by a lawyer who maintained that only men could be appointed as judges because only men were considered “persons” under the British North America Act. The battle for justice that began that Saturday afternoon on took many years and miles, finally making its way to the Privy Council in London. Finally, in 1929, a landmark ruling found that women were indeed “persons” in the eyes of the law. But who were these women and how did they come together at such a pivotal moment in Canadian history? The Famous Five is a comprehensive look at the remarkable lives, prolific careers, sometimes disturbing contradictions, and extraordinary achievements of these five women who fought for equality at a time when women were barely recognized as relevant.

Author : Steve Edsall
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 583 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781450084932

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Five Women of Adventure by Steve Edsall Pdf