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The Rises and Falls of the Royal Stewarts

by Oliver Thomson ...

This is the 1,000-year saga of the remarkable Scottish family, who began as stewards, then became Stewarts, the Royal Stewarts, and finally Stuarts. They were remarkable not only for the continuity of the male line, which went for 26 generations without a break, but also for the 340 years that they held on to sovereign power. Yet, despite the longevity of the dynasty, the lives of many individuals ... Read more

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This is the 1,000-year saga of the remarkable Scottish family, who began as stewards, then became Stewarts, the Royal Stewarts, and finally Stuarts. They were remarkable not only for the continuity of the male line, which went for 26 generations without a break, but also for the 340 years that they held on to sovereign power. Yet, despite the longevity of the dynasty, the lives of many individuals
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From the Bloody Heart

The Stewarts and the Douglases

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In early medieval Scotland bitter rivalry grew up between two immigrant families from Flanders in their struggle for the crown: the Stewarts and the Douglases. This work covers the period from 1286 to what may be thought of as the "final" defeat of the Stewarts at Culloden in 1745. ... Read more

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In early medieval Scotland bitter rivalry grew up between two immigrant families from Flanders in their struggle for the crown: the Stewarts and the Douglases. This work covers the period from 1286 to what may be thought of as the "final" defeat of the Stewarts at Culloden in 1745.
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Romanovs

Europe's Most Obsessive Dynasty

by Oliver Thomson ...

The Romanovs - the second and final dynasty to rule Russia - have captured the imagination of the world like no other royal family. The mysterious execution of Tsar Nicholas II and his immediate family in 1918 further fuelled this fascination. Yet the intrigue surrounding the family began centuries earlier with another notorious tsar - Ivan the Terrible. So-called due to his dramatic changed in ... Read more

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The Romanovs - the second and final dynasty to rule Russia - have captured the imagination of the world like no other royal family. The mysterious execution of Tsar Nicholas II and his immediate family in 1918 further fuelled this fascination. Yet the intrigue surrounding the family began centuries earlier with another notorious tsar - Ivan the Terrible. So-called due to his dramatic changed in
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Euphorion

An ancient story of love and war, murder and betrayal

by Oliver Thomson ...

2500 years ago, in the year that king Darius of Persia died, a man called Euphorionwas born in Greece.Witness to some of the most glorious episodes of ancient Athens, the wars, the crimes, the political intrigues. He expected war, hoped for love, but found murder and betrayal on his doorstep instead.Euphorion is the first fiction novel by distinguished Cambridge historian, Oliver Thomson. ... Read more

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2500 years ago, in the year that king Darius of Persia died, a man called Euphorionwas born in Greece.Witness to some of the most glorious episodes of ancient Athens, the wars, the crimes, the political intrigues. He expected war, hoped for love, but found murder and betrayal on his doorstep instead.Euphorion is the first fiction novel by distinguished Cambridge historian, Oliver Thomson.
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A Short History of Human Error

from 3,000 BC to the present day

by Oliver Thomson ...

This is a candid, sometimes controversial study of the psychological or other flaws of political, religious and economic leaders from ancient times to the present day: from Rameses II to Colonel Gaddafi, from Genghis Khan to Stalin and Hitler, from Buddha or Saint Paul to Martin Luther or Ron Hubbard, from bipolar, insecure, asthmatic or sex-addicted presidents to alcoholic prime ministers, mad ... Read more

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This is a candid, sometimes controversial study of the psychological or other flaws of political, religious and economic leaders from ancient times to the present day: from Rameses II to Colonel Gaddafi, from Genghis Khan to Stalin and Hitler, from Buddha or Saint Paul to Martin Luther or Ron Hubbard, from bipolar, insecure, asthmatic or sex-addicted presidents to alcoholic prime ministers, mad
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The Impossible Bourbons

Europe's Most Ambitious Dynasty

by Oliver Thomson ...

This traces the initially slow rise of the family from Bourbon in the Massif Central which as a result of tenacity, ambition and good marriages came to win the crowns first of France, then Spain and finally Naples and Sicily. It looks at the diverse characters who headed up the family at various times, their remarkable lives, achievements, their extraordinary talents as well as their considerable ... Read more

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This traces the initially slow rise of the family from Bourbon in the Massif Central which as a result of tenacity, ambition and good marriages came to win the crowns first of France, then Spain and finally Naples and Sicily. It looks at the diverse characters who headed up the family at various times, their remarkable lives, achievements, their extraordinary talents as well as their considerable
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The Other Kaisers

by Oliver Thomson ...

Oliver Thomson's book The Other Kaisers is one of the first books to look at the proliferation of German dynasties throughout Europe. Aimed at the general reader The Other Kaisers will appeal to anyone with an interest in biography and history, particularly royal history. The book's underlying theme is the 'Germanness' of the House of Windsor up until 1935, which is explored in depth with a ... Read more

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Oliver Thomson's book The Other Kaisers is one of the first books to look at the proliferation of German dynasties throughout Europe. Aimed at the general reader The Other Kaisers will appeal to anyone with an interest in biography and history, particularly royal history. The book's underlying theme is the 'Germanness' of the House of Windsor up until 1935, which is explored in depth with a
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Gods at War

Understanding Three Millennia of Religious Conflict

by Oliver Thomson ...

Gods at War examines the role played by religions in starting or supporting wars from ancient Egypt and Israel to the current conflicts in Yemen and the Ukraine. It not only analyses the traditionally recognised wars of religion such as the Crusades and the Thirty Years War and the many Islamic jihads, but also addresses the role played by nearly all religions in encouraging warrior kings, ... Read more

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Gods at War examines the role played by religions in starting or supporting wars from ancient Egypt and Israel to the current conflicts in Yemen and the Ukraine. It not only analyses the traditionally recognised wars of religion such as the Crusades and the Thirty Years War and the many Islamic jihads, but also addresses the role played by nearly all religions in encouraging warrior kings,
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Zealots

How a Group of Scottish Conspirators Unleashed Half a Century of War in Britain

by Oliver Thomson ...

A page-turning account of often misunderstood events set in train by religious zealotry that cost hundreds of thousands of lives in Britain. This is an innovative, controversial history of Scotland, Ireland and England in the early modern period. Its originality lies in new research pinpointing Fife, especially St Andrews, as the area where a group of men instigated not just Scotland's wars of ... Read more

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A page-turning account of often misunderstood events set in train by religious zealotry that cost hundreds of thousands of lives in Britain. This is an innovative, controversial history of Scotland, Ireland and England in the early modern period. Its originality lies in new research pinpointing Fife, especially St Andrews, as the area where a group of men instigated not just Scotland's wars of
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Royals and the Reich:The Princes von Hessen in Nazi Germany

The Princes von Hessen in Nazi Germany

by Jonathan Petropoulos ...

The link between Hitler's Third Reich and European royalty has gone largely unexplored due to the secrecy surrounding royal families. Now, in Royals and the Reich, Jonathan Petropoulos uses unprecedented access to royal archives to tell the fascinating story of the Princes of Hesse and the important role they played in the Nazi regime. Princes Philipp and Christoph von Hessen-Kassel, great ... Read more

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The link between Hitler's Third Reich and European royalty has gone largely unexplored due to the secrecy surrounding royal families. Now, in Royals and the Reich, Jonathan Petropoulos uses unprecedented access to royal archives to tell the fascinating story of the Princes of Hesse and the important role they played in the Nazi regime. Princes Philipp and Christoph von Hessen-Kassel, great
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The Red Prince

The Secret Lives of a Habsburg Archduke

by Timothy Snyder ...

From the bestselling author of On Tyranny**, the definitive biography of Wilhelm Von Habsburg, enigmatic and eccentric archduke of Austria.****“Not often does scholarly history soar and entrap like a fine historical novel, but here it does.” —**Foreign AffairsWilhelm von Habsburg wore the court regalia of a Habsburg archduke, the simple suit of a Parisian exile, and every so often, a dress. After ... Read more

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From the bestselling author of On Tyranny**, the definitive biography of Wilhelm Von Habsburg, enigmatic and eccentric archduke of Austria.****“Not often does scholarly history soar and entrap like a fine historical novel, but here it does.” —**Foreign AffairsWilhelm von Habsburg wore the court regalia of a Habsburg archduke, the simple suit of a Parisian exile, and every so often, a dress. After
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Dearest Vicky, Darling Fritz

Queen Victoria's Eldest Daughter and the German Emperor

by John Kiste ...

This work tells the love story of the royal couple against the changing background of 19th-century Germany. It looks at the differing political sympathies of the couple, revealed through letters, and re-examines the prevailing view that the domineering Vicky never bothered to conceal her distaste for everything Prussian and flaunting her sense of British superiority. In many ways ahead of her time ... Read more

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This work tells the love story of the royal couple against the changing background of 19th-century Germany. It looks at the differing political sympathies of the couple, revealed through letters, and re-examines the prevailing view that the domineering Vicky never bothered to conceal her distaste for everything Prussian and flaunting her sense of British superiority. In many ways ahead of her time
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