Norwich Book Of Days

Author : Carol Twinch
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752486079

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Norwich Book of Days by Carol Twinch Pdf

Discover the rich and colourful history of Norwich with this collection of tales from across the city.Featuring a story for every day of the year, it includes tales of skirmishes, rebellions and battles as well as milestones along history’s fascinating trail of popular culture. Why did Sir Thomas Erpingham build his famous gates at Norwich Cathedral. What connection does the war heroine Edith Cavell have with Norwich? And which ghost was said to haunted the city in the nineteen century?Featuring events from shortly after its foundation right up to the present day, this fascinating selection is sure to appeal to everyone interested in the history of one of Britain’s oldest cities.

Author : Carol Twinch
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-29
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780752486079

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The Norwich Book of Days by Carol Twinch Pdf

Discover the rich and colourful history of Norwich with this collection of tales from across the city. Featuring a story for every day of the year, it includes tales of skirmishes, rebellions and battles as well as milestones along history's fascinating trail of popular culture. Why did Sir Thomas Erpingham build his famous gates at Norwich Cathedral. What connection does the war heroine Edith Cavell have with Norwich? And which ghost was said to haunted the city in the nineteen century? Featuring events from shortly after its foundation right up to the present day, this fascinating selection is sure to appeal to everyone interested in the history of one of Britain's oldest cities.

Author : John Julius Norwich
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 1288 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2003-07-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141936789

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A History of Venice by John Julius Norwich Pdf

'Norwich has loved and understood Venice as well as any other Englishman has ever done' Sunday Times 'Will become the standard English work of Venetian history' Financial Times ___________________ Renowned historian, and author of A Short History of Byzantium, John Julius Norwich's classic history of Venice A History of Venice tells the story of this most remarkable of cities from its founding in the fifth century, through its unrivalled status for over a thousand years as one of the world's busiest and most powerful city states, until its fall at the hands of Napoleon in 1797. Rich in fascinating historical detail, populated by extraordinary characters and packed with a wealth of incident and intrigue, this is a brilliant testament to a great city - and a great and gripping read. ___________________ 'The standard Venetian history in English' The Times 'Norwich has the gift of historical perspective, as well as clarity and wit. Few can tell a good story better than he' Spectator

Author : Lisa E. Dahill
Publisher : Augsburg Books
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781451413083

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40-Day Journey with Julian of Norwich by Lisa E. Dahill Pdf

* Includes passages from Scripture and opportunities to reflect and pray * Ideal for use during Advent or Lent

Author : John Julius Norwich
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1998-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141928593

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A Short History of Byzantium by John Julius Norwich Pdf

With wit, intelligence and his trademark eye for riveting detail, John Julius Norwich has brought together the most important and fascinating events from his trilogy of the rise and fall of the Byzantine empire.

Author : John Julius Norwich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Authors
ISBN : 1904349587

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Trying to Please by John Julius Norwich Pdf

"John Julius Norwich's life has reflected an appetite for living, enlivened by a sense of personal theater. "Trying to please" is an engaging and amusing memoir that describes a glamorous but vanishing world. From the monasteries on Mt. Athos to a camel trek across the Sahara, the book shows how Norwich's passions for history, travel, and music have combined with simpler pleasures like friendship and a close family. A remarkable life and a thoroughly enjoyable read."--Amazon.com

Author : Julian (of Norwich),Richard W. Chilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Meditations
ISBN : 0877935637

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All Will Be Well by Julian (of Norwich),Richard W. Chilson Pdf

This is a gateway to the spirituality of the 12th century English mystic offering groundbreaking feminine images of God and the assurance that in God's unbounded love and mercy "all things will be well".

Author : Robert Chambers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 852 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : Anecdotes
ISBN : ONB:+Z227558607

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The Book of Days by Robert Chambers Pdf

Author : Robert Chambers
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 842 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-04-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783375005382

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The Book of Days by Robert Chambers Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1863. A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in connection with the calendar. Including anecdote, biography, and history. Curiosities of literature and oddities of human life and character.

Author : Robert Chambers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 880 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : Chronology, Historical
ISBN : OXFORD:600020755

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The book of days, a miscellany of popular antiquities by Robert Chambers Pdf

Author : Robert Chambers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 908 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0024485166

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The Book of Days. A Miscellany of Popular Antiquties, in Connection with the Calendar ... Edited by R. Chambers by Robert Chambers Pdf

Author : John Julius Norwich
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812978841

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Absolute Monarchs by John Julius Norwich Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In a chronicle that captures nearly two thousand years of inspiration and intrigue, John Julius Norwich recounts in riveting detail the histories of the most significant popes and what they meant politically, culturally, and socially to Rome and to the world. Norwich presents such popes as Innocent I, who in the fifth century successfully negotiated with Alaric the Goth, an invader civil authorities could not defeat; Leo I, who two decades later tamed (and perhaps paid off) Attila the Hun; the infamous “pornocracy”—the five libertines who were descendants or lovers of Marozia, debauched daughter of one of Rome’s most powerful families; Pope Paul III, “the greatest pontiff of the sixteenth century,” who reinterpreted the Church’s teaching and discipline; John XXIII, who in five short years starting in 1958 instituted reforms that led to Vatican II; and Benedict XVI, who is coping with today’s global priest sex scandal. Epic and compelling, Absolute Monarchs is an enthralling history from “an enchanting and satisfying raconteur” (The Washington Post).

Author : GRAHAM B. USHER
Publisher : SPCK
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780281084050

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The Way Under Our Feet by GRAHAM B. USHER Pdf

Walking is one of the simplest things we do as humans. It’s how most of us experience life. In The Way Under Our Feet, Graham Usher conveys how exhilarating it is to walk into the depths of our humanity. We become more ready to recognize the needs as well as the joys of others; we sift our thoughts; we seek to heal our battered world, even as we glory in the beauty of nature; we find ourselves companying with our three mile an hour God. ‘This is a lovely book, full of light, grace and meaning. Usher celebrates his passion for walking by exploring religious texts and stories, but this by no means confines his thoughts. We are drawn by secular texts, too: Macfarlane sits alongside Kierkegaard; Thoreau and Walden alongside T. S. Eliot. Through them all, we learn why walking is so unspeakably good for heart, soul and body.’ DAME FIONA REYNOLDS, MASTER OF EMMANUEL COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, AUTHOR OF THE FIGHT FOR BEAUTY ‘Wonderful. Offers highly original and striking observations combined with apposite, moving and often humorous personal anecdotes. A classic, catching a genuine and humble holiness.’ BISHOP DAVID WILBOURNE

Author : Denys Turner
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780300164688

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Julian of Norwich, Theologian by Denys Turner Pdf

For centuries readers have comfortably accepted Julian of Norwich as simply a mystic. In this astute book, Denys Turner offers a new interpretation of Julian and the significance of her work. Turner argues that this fourteenth-century thinker's sophisticated approach to theological questions places her legitimately within the pantheon of other great medieval theologians, including Thomas Aquinas, Bernard of Clairvaux, and Bonaventure.Julian wrote but one work in two versions, a Short Text recording the series of visions of Jesus Christ she experienced while suffering a near-fatal illness, and a much expanded Long Text exploring the theological meaning of the "showings" some twenty years later. Turner addresses the apparent conflict between the two sources of Julian's theology: on the one hand, her personal revelation of God's omnipotent love, and on the other, the Church's teachings on and her own witnessing of evil in the world that deserves punishment, even eternal punishment. Offering a fresh and elegant account of Julian's response to this conflict--one that reveals its nuances, systematic character, and originality--this book marks a new stage in the century-long rediscovery of one of the English language's greatest theological thinkers.

Author : John Julius Norwich
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780500773581

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The Great Cities in History by John Julius Norwich Pdf

A work of history, but also about art and architecture, trade and commerce, travel and exploration, economics and politics, this is above all a book about people and how, over the millennia, they have managed to live closely together. From the origins of urbanization in Mesopotamia to the global metropolises of today, great cities have marked the development of humankind Babylon and Nineveh, Athens and Rome, Istanbul and Venice, Timbuktu and Samarkand, their very names are redolent both of history and romance. The Great Cities in History tells their story from early Uruk and Thebes to Jerusalem and Alexandria. Then the fabulous cities of the first millennium: Damascus and Baghdad in the days of the Caliphates, Teotihuacan and Maya Tikal in Central America, and Changan, capital of Tang Dynasty China. The medieval world saw the rise of powerful cities: Palermo and Paris in Europe, Benin in Africa and Angkor of the Khmer. In the early modern world, we journey to Islamic Isfahan and Agra, and Prague and Amsterdam in their heyday, before arriving at the phenomenon of the contemporary mega-city: London and New York, Tokyo and Barcelona, Los Angeles and São Paulo. A galaxy of more than fifty distinguished authors, including Jan Morris, Colin Thubron, Simon Schama, Orlando Figes, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, Misha Glenny, Adam Zamoyski and A. N. Wilson, evoke the character of each place and explain the reasons for its success, seeing what each city would have been like during its golden age.