The Western Kingdom

Author : John Fletcher
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781803991375

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The Western Kingdom by John Fletcher Pdf

In the fifth century, the Roman Empire collapsed and Western Europe began remaking itself in the turmoil that followed. In south-west Britain, old tribal authorities and identities reasserted themselves and a ruling elite led a vibrant and outward-looking kingdom with trade networks that stretched around the Atlantic coast of Europe and abroad into the Mediterranean. They and their descendants would forge their new kingdom into an identity and a culture that lasts into the modern age. The Western Kingdom is the story of Cornwall, and of how its unique language, culture and heritage survived even after politically merging with England in the tenth century. It's a tale of warfare, trade and survival – and defiance in the face of defeat.

Author : Angie Korchevskaya
Publisher : Author House
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781477231678

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The Curse of the Western Kingdom by Angie Korchevskaya Pdf

The Castle in the Potomac has stood abandoned for four hundred years. The secret service and the president of the United States got involved in solving the mystery of these ruins due to disapperance of four students in the vicinity. One of the missing students was the daughter of a famous scientist. When Kevin, her boyfriend, hears that she is missing, distraughts he assumes the dangerous quest into Potomac ruins to find his missing love.

Author : Angie Korchevskaya
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781524614065

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The Curse of the Western Kingdom Part Ii by Angie Korchevskaya Pdf

It's twenty years after the curse of the Western Kingdom is dispelled. Kevin Brown's daughter, Talira (nicknamed Talia) is a determined fifteen-year-old Seeker. In her quest to unravel the origins of her unique powers, she meets a mysterious and charming stranger. The two unite in a contest against unbeatable odds. High adventure and romance awaits the young rebels on their journey of self-discovery.

Author : John Montgomery
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781469792903

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The Rise of the Western Kingdom by John Montgomery Pdf

Embark on a new adventure as The Sword of the Watch saga continues. In The Rise of the Western Kingdom (a prequel to The Fall of Daoradh), a slave (Galbard) is offered freedom in exchange for murdering and robbing a hapless vagabond. His decision could alter the balance of power between the Watchers and Spellmakers, resulting in the first real possibility for mankind to separate their destiny from the immortals or sealing their fate forever. Come again into the rich world of Erathe, where the fleeing refugees of the City of Rion fight to survive a timeless war between wizards and demigods, and one man must rally his people to stand against the forces of evil.

Author : Bryan Moon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Canadian fiction
ISBN : 0887507042

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The Western Kingdom by Bryan Moon Pdf

Author : Edward Augustus Freeman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Europe
ISBN : OXFORD:590392059

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Text by Edward Augustus Freeman Pdf

Author : Wu Cheng'en
Publisher : Asiapac Books Pte Ltd
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-14
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9789812298898

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Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en Pdf

The bestselling Journey to the West comic book by artist Chang Boon Kiat is now back in a brand new fully coloured edition. Journey to the West is one of the greatest classics in Chinese literature. It tells the epic tale of the monk Xuanzang who journeys to the West in search of the Buddhist sutras with his disciples, Sun Wukong, Sandy and Pigsy. Along the way, Xuanzang's life was threatened by the diabolical White Bone Spirit, the menacing Red Child and his fearsome parents and, a host of evil spirits who sought to devour Xuanzang's flesh to attain immortality. Bear witness to the formidable Sun Wukong's (Monkey God) prowess as he takes them on, using his Fiery Eyes, Golden Cudgel, Somersault Cloud, and quick wits! Be prepared for a galloping read that will leave you breathless!

Author : Edward Augustus Freeman (D.C.L.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Europe
ISBN : NLS:V000652860

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History of Europe by Edward Augustus Freeman (D.C.L.) Pdf

Author : Stephen R. Platt
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Americans
ISBN : 9780307271730

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Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom by Stephen R. Platt Pdf

A gripping account of China's nineteenth-century Taiping Rebellion, one of the largest civil wars in history. Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom brims with unforgettable characters and vivid re-creations of massive and often gruesome battles--a sweeping yet intimate portrait of the conflict that shaped the fate of modern China. The story begins in the early 1850s, the waning years of the Qing dynasty, when word spread of a major revolution brewing in the provinces, led by a failed civil servant who claimed to be the son of God and brother of Jesus. The Taiping rebels drew their power from the poor and the disenfranchised, unleashing the ethnic rage of millions of Chinese against their Manchu rulers. This homegrown movement seemed all but unstoppable until Britain and the United States stepped in and threw their support behind the Manchus: after years of massive carnage, all opposition to Qing rule was effectively snuffed out for generations. Stephen R. Platt recounts these events in spellbinding detail, building his story on two fascinating characters with opposing visions for China's future: the conservative Confucian scholar Zeng Guofan, an accidental general who emerged as the most influential military strategist in China's modern history; and Hong Rengan, a brilliant Taiping leader whose grand vision of building a modern, industrial, and pro-Western Chinese state ended in tragic failure. This is an essential and enthralling history of the rise and fall of the movement that, a century and a half ago, might have launched China on an entirely different path into the modern world.

Author : Edward Augustus Freeman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : HARVARD:HNZUT8

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The preliminary history to the election of Eadward the Confessor. 3d ed., rev. 1867 by Edward Augustus Freeman Pdf

Author : Edward Augustus Freeman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : History
ISBN : HARVARD:32044098620024

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Historical Essays by Edward Augustus Freeman Pdf

Author : Arthur Hacker
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781462906901

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China Illustrated by Arthur Hacker Pdf

This beautifully illustrated social history of China highlights various aspects of traditional China as seen through the eyes of foreign visitors and residents from the time of the first trading contacts with China in the mid-sixteenth century to the beginning of World War II. The lives and lifestyles of the fascinating mix of people who came to China, as well as the places they visited and the sights and customs that attracted their attention, are set against the backdrop of China's great cities and it's ancient culture. A short history of the period sets the scene in each chapter, allowing the reader to follow the dramatic changes that took place through the turbulent years when China moved from feudal empire to republic. The illustrated sections which follow focus on notable themes and topics. The hundreds of unique images in China Illustrated, including early engravings and maps, hand–colored prints, studio portraits and amateur photographs, postcards, drawings and cartons come from the private collection of Arthur Hacker. Collected with the eye of an artist and the knowledge of a historian they eloquently bring China's social history to life.

Author : Christopher Knowlton
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780544369979

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Cattle Kingdom by Christopher Knowlton Pdf

“The best all-around study of the American cowboy ever written. Every page crackles with keen analysis and vivid prose about the Old West. A must-read!” — Douglas Brinkley, author of The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America The open-range cattle era lasted barely a quarter century, but it left America irrevocably changed. Cattle Kingdom reveals how the West rose and fell, and how its legacy defines us today. The tale takes us from dust-choked cattle drives to the unlikely splendors of boomtowns like Abilene, Kansas, and Cheyenne, Wyoming. We meet a diverse cast, from cowboy Teddy Blue to failed rancher and future president Teddy Roosevelt. This is a revolutionary new appraisal of the Old West and the America it made. “Knowlton writes well about all the fun stuff: trail drives, rambunctious cow towns, gunfights and range wars . . . [He] enlists all of these tropes in support of an intriguing thesis: that the romance of the Old West arose upon the swelling surface of a giant economic bubble . . . Cattle Kingdom is The Great Plains by way of The Big Short.” — Wall Street Journal “Knowlton deftly balances close-ups and bird’s-eye views. We learn countless details . . . More important, we learn why the story played out as it did.” — New York Times Book Review “The best one-volume history of the legendary era of the cowboy and cattle empires in thirty years.” — True West

Author : R. Andrew McDonald
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781788854122

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The Kingdom of the Isles by R. Andrew McDonald Pdf

This study explores the history of the western seaboard of Scotland (the Hebrides, Argyll and the Isle of Man) in a formative but often neglected era: the central middle ages, from the mightly Somerled to his descendant John MacDonald, the first Lord of the Isles (c. 1336). Drawing on a variety of sources, this very readable narrative deals with three major and closely interrelated themes: first, the existence of the Isles and coastal mainland as a kingdom from c.1100 to 1266; second, the rulers of the region, Somerled and his descendants, the MacDougalls, MacDonalds and MacRuaris; and third, the often complex relations among the Isles, Scotland, Norway and England. A fully rounded history emerges, which transcends national viewpoints. While political history predominates, the changing nature of society in the isles is emphasised throughout, and separate chapters address the church and monasticism as well as the monuments – the castles, monasteries, churches and chapels that form an enduring legacy.

Author : Edmund Ollier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : History
ISBN : UCAL:$C16106

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Cassell's Illustrated Universal History: The middle ages. 1895 by Edmund Ollier Pdf