The book will take the form of a 'recipe for friendship' as Martha Lloyd is best known for her housekeeping and recipe book.
All fans of Jane Austen everywhere believe themselves to be best friends with the beloved author and this book shines a light on what it meant to be exactly that. Jane Austen's Best Friend: The Life and Influence of Martha Lloyd offers a unique insight into Jane's private inner circle. Through this heartwarming examination of an important and often overlooked person in Jane's world, we uncover the life-changing force of their friendship.
Each chapter details the fascinating facts and friendship-forming qualities that tied Jane and Martha together. We will relive their shared interests, the hits and misses of their romantic love lives, their passion for shopping and fashion, their family histories, their lucky breaks, and their girly chats. This book offers a behind-the-scenes tour of the shared lives of a fascinating pair and the chance to deepen our own bonds in 'love and friendship' with them both.
When Columbus claimed to have discovered America in 1492, and the Borgia Pope claimed it as a New World for Catholic Spain, the Vatican started a 500 hundred year conspiracy to conceal the true story of Viking America. In this groundbreaking work by the author of The Early English Settlement of Orkney and Shetland, the true extent of the Viking discovery and colonization of the eastern seaboard of America is fully examined, taking into account the new archaeological, linguistic, and DNA evidence which supplements the historic account. For four centuries or more, from their first visits around AD 1000 to the eve of the Columbus voyages, the Vikings explored and settled thousands of miles of the coasts and rivers of North America.
From New York's Long Island to the Canadian High Arctic, the New World was a playground for Viking adventurers. And the name the Vikings gave to this New World-America.
The controversial 1991 War Crimes Act gave new powers to courts to try non-British citizens resident in the UK for war crimes committed during WWII. But in spite of the extensive investigative and legal work that followed, and the expense of some £11 million, it led to just one conviction: that in 1999 of Anthony (Andrzej) Sawoniuk.
Safe Haven considers for the first time why and how convictions failed to follow investigations. Within the broader context of war crimes investigations in the United States, Germany, and Australia, the authors reassess the legal and investigative processes and decisions that stymied inquiries, from the War Crimes Act itself to the restrictive criteria applied to it. Taken together, the authors argue that these-including the interpretations of who could and should be prosecuted and decisions about the nature and amount of evidence needed for trial-meant that many Nazi collaborators escaped justice and never appeared in a criminal court.
The authors situate this history within the legacy of the Holocaust: how, if at all, do the belated attempts to address a failure of justice sit with an ever-growing awareness of the Holocaust, represented by memorialization and education? In so doing, Safe Haven provokes a timely reconsideration of the relationship between law, history, and truth.
A dramatic and timely account of Stalin's failed invasion of Finland in 1939, and the decade of wars and fraught relations that followed
In November 1939, Stalin directed his military leaders to launch an invasion of Finland. In what became known as the Winter War, the full might of the Soviet army was pitted against this small Nordic republic. Yet despite their vastly superior military strength, the Soviets suffered heavy losses and failed to mount Stalin's intended full-scale invasion.
How did Finland evade Stalin's crosshairs-not once, but three times more?
In this groundbreaking account, Kimmo Rentola traces the epochal shifts in Soviet-Finnish relations. From the Winter War to Finland's exit from World War II in 1944, a possible Soviet-backed coup in 1948, and Moscow's designation of Finland as an enemy state in 1950, Finland was forced to navigate Stalin's outsize political and territorial demands. Rentola presents a dramatic reconstruction of Finland's unlikely survival at a time when the nation's very existence was at stake.
How did beer become one of the central commodities associated with the German nation? How did a little-known provincial production standard-the Reinheitsgebot, or Beer Purity Law-become a pillar of national consumer sentiments? How did the jovial, beer-drinking German become a fixture in the global imagination?
While the connection between beer and Germany seems self-evident, A Nation Fermented reveals how it was produced through a strange brew of regional commercial and political pressures. Spanning from the late nineteenth century to the last decades of the twentieth, A Nation Fermented argues that the economic, regulatory, and cultural weight of Bavaria shaped the German nation in profound ways. Drawing on sources from over a dozen archives and repositories, Terrell weaves together subjects ranging from tax law to advertising, public health to European integration, and agriculture to global stereotypes.
Offering a history of the Germany that Bavaria made over the twentieth century, A Nation Fermented both eschews sharp temporal divisions and forgoes conventional narratives centered on Prussia, Berlin, or the Rhineland. In so doing, Terrell offers a fresh take on the importance of provincial influences and the role of commodities and commerce in shaping the nation.
Between the end of the Renaissance and the start of the Enlightenment, Europe lived through an era known as the Age of Reason. This was a period which saw advances in areas such as art, science, philosophy, political theory and economics. However, all this was achieved against a background of extreme turbulence in the form of internal conflicts and international wars. While the 'land of liberty' was beginning to import slaves from Africa.
Focusing on key characters from the seventeenth to the eighteenth centuries, including Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Newton, Descartes, Spinoza, Louis XIV and Charles I, Dark Brilliance is a fascinating and wide-ranging history that explores the human costs of imposing progress and modernity.
Het bijzondere verhaal van Nederlands vergeten buurland Moresnet
'Zoals in zijn eerdere boek De schaduw van Tambora, bedrijft Dröge ook hier weer historische schakelvertelkunst van het hoogste niveau. Hij sleept op overtuigende wijze randgebeurtenissen naar het centrum van zijn belangstelling.' ••••• NRC
Van 1816 tot 1918 lag Moresnet aan de Nederlandse zuidgrens. Het landje had 300 inwoners, die zich in de loop van de tijd echt een volk begonnen te voelen. Ze hadden een eigen hoofdstad (het dorp Kelmis), een staatshoofd (de burgemeester) en een verdedigingsmacht (de veldwachter).
De vrijheid en lage belastingen trokken duizenden avonturiers aan en Moresnet groeide uit tot een voorbeeld van hoe mensen zonder grote overheid gelukkig en welvarend konden worden. Sterker nog, de wereldvrede moest hier beginnen. Idealisten wilden er de ideale staat vestigen, met de Esperanto-naam Amikejo (Vriendschap).
Philip Dröge onderzoekt het merkwaardige verhaal achter Moresnet:
- Hoe kon dit onwaarschijnlijke landje ontstaan?
- Wie woonden er?
- Hoe was het leven in dit staatsrechtelijke unicum?
Dröge vertelt over dieven, gokkers, smokkelaars, mijnwerkers en een dromer die van Moresnet die ideale samenleving wilde maken – en daar bijna in slaagde.
Philip Dröge is schrijver, columnist en onderzoeksjournalist. Naast zijn boeken schreef hij de korte verhalen Barbarenzaken en De Republiek Groningen. Zijn boeken zijn vertaald in het Duits en Italiaans, en werden genomineerd voor de Jan Wolkers Prijs en de Libris Geschiedenis Prijs.
Der erste Rand der großen Bettauer-Retrospektive
Der politisch visionäre Roman von Hugo Bettauer veranschaulicht das Sittenbild der 1920er Jahre und wirft brandaktuelle Fragen nach Schuld und Sühne in Krisenzeiten auf. Desillusioniert und völlig verarmt kehrt der ehemalige Freiherr Kolomann von Isbaregg aus dem verlorenen Ersten Weltkrieg zurück und findet sich in der gesellschaftlichen Neuordnung nicht mehr zurecht: Weder seine adelige Herkunft noch seine militärischen Leistungen für die untergegangene k. und k Monarchie Österreich-Ungarn, sind noch einen Deut wert.
Isbareggs einziges Kapital sind seine guten Manieren und sein attraktives Äußeres, mithilfe derer er die vornehme Wiener Gesellschaft hemmungslos täuscht, um auf deren Kosten ein standesgemäßes Leben zu führen. Betrug, Raub und Mord gehören fortan zum Alltag des gefallenen Adeligen, der trotz aller Zwiespältigkeit und vorsätzlicher Rohheit für kurze Momente einen letzten Funken sozialen Gewissens besitzt. In seinen destruktiven Beziehungen zu Frauen spiegelt sich die Zerrissenheit Isbareggs wider, Sieger über die Moral bleibt aber seine Gier nach Status und Reichtum.
In seinem Kriminalroman HEMMUNGSLOS, einem Sittenbild der ersten Jahre der Zwischenkriegszeit, gelingt es Hugo Bettauer in grellen Bildern und gnadenlos überzeichneten Klischees die massiven, gesellschaftlichen Umwälzungen nach Ende des Ersten Weltkriegs darzustellen: Seine Welt der 1920er Jahre ist schwer gezeichnet vom Aufeinandertreffen unterschiedlicher Gesellschaftsentwürfe, von feministischem Aufbegehren versus erzkonservativer Rollenbilder und einem zutiefst wienerischen Antisemitismus.
HEMMUNGSLOS: Das Requiem einer untergegangenen Gesellschaft aus der Feder des Autors von Stadt ohne Juden. Dieser erste Band aus der großen Bettauer-Retrospektive legt den Grundstein, dem durch die Verbotspolitik des NS-Regimes fast in Vergessenheit geratenen Bettauer wieder eine ihm gebührende Bühne zu bieten.
Did you know that the English longbow was the “machine gun” of the medieval era, with its effectiveness being far greater than the crossbow?
The English longbow, typically made of yew wood, was one of the most powerful weapons in the Middle Ages that could change the course of battles. Measuring up to six feet in length, this weapon was highly regarded for its power and accuracy—trained archers could accurately shoot their target from over 200 yards.
The longbow also had a faster rate of fire compared to crossbows. Archers could release up to twelve arrows in a minute, while a crossbowman could only fire a maximum of three bolts in the same span of time. Because of this, longbowmen could unleash a devastating rain of arrows upon their enemies, disrupting their formations so the other units could charge in.
The medieval archers also required less training time to master the art of the longbow since the weapon’s mechanics were far simpler than that of crossbows. The most significant advantage of the longbow, however, was its penetrating power. An accurate shot could easily pierce through the armor of medieval soldiers. These archers would also fire at charging steeds to take down mounted knights. Without their mounts, heavily armored knights would be rendered immobile, making them almost completely vulnerable.
The history of the Middle Ages is rather complex and intricate. With so many events taking place simultaneously, it is easy to get confused over time. But that is about to change as this all-new history audiobook allows you to easily explore the gripping events that took place within this interesting period.
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'The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844' is a socio-economic and political work by Friedrich Engels, a German philosopher and collaborator of Karl Marx. The book provides a critical analysis of the living and working conditions of the working class in England during the Industrial Revolution. Engels conducted extensive research and firsthand observations, drawing attention to the deplorable conditions faced by the working class in urban industrial centers. He explores issues such as long working hours, child labor, unsanitary living conditions, lack of workers' rights, and the exploitation of labor by the emerging industrial capitalist class. The book serves as a scathing critique of the social and economic inequalities of the time, highlighting the stark contrast between the living conditions of the working class and the affluent bourgeoisie.
Anna Marlen Röhrs, im Roman „Lena“ genannt, wird 1800 in dem kleinen Kirchdorf Elstorf südöstlich von Buxtehude geboren. Sie wird mit sechs Jahren in der Sommerzeit auf fremde Höfe als ASrbeitskraft „vermietet“.
Mit etwa 15 Jahren wird sie als Lüttmagd auf den Hof ihrer Tante in Wulmstorf in der Nähe von Buxtehude vermittelt, wo sie im Kreise ihrer Cousinen eine zweite Heimat findet. Dort begegnet sie durch einen Wink des Schicksals dem charismatischen wie geheimnisvollen Kaufmann Michal Wilson, einem Iren, der den Gutshof Brillenburg bei Buxtehude mit seiner Familie bewohnt.
Lena isz fasziniert von der fremdartigen Aura dieses reifen Weltmannes, der ihr Talent der Weberei fördert und versucht, ihr eine Ausbildung als Leineweberin zu vermitteln, was jedoch im letzten Moment scheitert. Während Lena mit ihrem Schicksal hadert, geht Wilson jahrelang auf Reisen. Derweil wird Lena gegen ihren Willen von ihren Eltern heim nach Elstorf geholt, wo sie künftig als Magd auf einem großen Bauernhof dient. Während Lena sich vor jugendlicher Sehnsucht nach Wilson verzehrt, stellt ihr der 14 Jahre ältere Knecht Hans Prink nach. Schließlich gelingt es ihm, Lena zu vergewaltigen! Eine Lebensodyssee beginnt….
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