Stuart History

Bradwel reminds us that the centenary of this apparent "wonder drug" should be no cause for celebration. Insulin often remains inaccessible to those who need it most: elusive prescriptions, uneven availability and sky-high prices result in rationing and desperate do-it-yourself research and development. In the face of bootstraps rhetoric and "Pharma Bro" capitalists, patients across the world are left to fend for themselves. There is a long way to go in the twenty-first century until insulin truly fulfills the extraordinary promises made by its discovery.

Oliver Cromwell's death in 1658 sparked a period of unrivaled turmoil and confusion in English history. In less than two years, there were close to ten changes of government; rival armies of Englishmen faced each other across the Scottish border; and the Long Parliament was finally dissolved after two decades. Why was this period so turbulent, and why did the republic, backed by a formidable standing army, come crashing down in such spectacular fashion?

As Robert E. Lee's army moved into Pennsylvania in June 1863, Stuart's cavalry screened his movements, thereby engaging in the more traditional cavalry roles. This time, however, as Lee began his march north through the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia, it is highly unlikely that is what he wanted or expected.

In a time when outlaws are revered as heroes, Claude Duval thrives as a true gentleman of the road. Born into poverty in Domfront, France, in 1643, Duval faces many challenges as he sets off as a youth to make his mark on the world. Soon enough, the handsome and impertinent Claude becomes the most infamous highwaymen in British history! During his decades-long adventure, he is hunted by men and adored by women. However, roaming the King’s Highway by the light of the full moon comes with a terrible price....

In 1678, a handful of perjurers claimed that the Catholics of England planned to assassinate the king. Men like the "Reverend Doctor" Titus Oates and "Captain" William Bedloe parlayed their fantastical tales of Irish ruffians, medical poisoners, and silver bullets into public adulation and government pensions. The result was the trial and execution of over a dozen innocent Catholics, and the imprisonment of many more, some of whom died in custody. Victor Stater examines the Popish Plot in full, arguing that it had a profound and lasting significance on British politics.

Sir Walter Ralegh’s life is romantic, irresistible, and of central importance to our island story. His death is a convoluted and contested tale of bargaining, failure and betrayal. Through the Elizabethan golden age and Ralegh’s famous adventures to the final act, Anna Beer presents his stranger-than-fiction life in all its richness. How could a man once the Queen’s favorite find himself consigned to the Tower by her successor? Should his legacy be fame or infamy? Who was the real Sir Walter Ralegh?

This is the almost-forgotten story of Victorian Britain's strangest religious sect and its wealthy, mostly female, followers who believed they could ascend directly to heaven. Henry James Prince was a rogue Anglican Priest with a flare for the dramatic, and the founder of the Agapemone, or 'Abode of Love'. He also claimed to be the immortal conduit of The Holy Spirit and purportedly engaged in free love and ceremonial sex with his mostly female followers. But Prince's eventual death didn't mark the end of this strange set... he was promptly replaced by another.

Mary, Queen of Scots’ marriage to the Earl of Bothwell is notorious. Less known is Bothwell’s first wife, Jean Gordon, who extricated herself from their marriage and survived the intrigue of the queen’s court. Daughters of the North reframes this turbulent period in history by focusing on Jean, who became Countess of Sutherland, following her from her birth as the daughter of the ‘King of the North’ to her disastrous union with the notorious Earl of Bothwell—and her lasting legacy to the Earldom of Sutherland.

Femte bog i den spændende og dramatiske beretning om Australiens kolonisering – et land skabt af blod, passion og drømme. I den britiske koloni, Australien, er forhindringerne udfordrende og uendelige. Den nye guvernør, Bligh - bedre kendt for sin kommando på Bounty og mytteriet mod ham - har allerede fået en ubarmhjertig fjende: New South Wales-Korpset, også kendt som Romkorpset på grund af deres profitable sideforretning.

Anden bog i den spændende og dramatiske beretning om Australiens kolonisering – et land skabt af blod, passion og drømme. Livet i den nye koloni, Australien, er hårdt - hårdt for dem, der er frie og endnu hårdere for dem, der er fanget. Mange bukker under for sygdom og sult. Mange forsøger at flygte, men kun få lykkes, og de, der fejler, får en brutal straf. Alligevel forsøger nogle, inklusive Jenny Taggart, at gøre dette vilde land til deres eget. Hun bliver forrådt i venskab og kærlighed, men hun mister aldrig sin vision: en fremtid som en fri kvinde.

Ottende bog i den spændende og dramatiske beretning om Australiens kolonisering – et land skabt af blod, passion og drømme. Den nye guvernør leder kolonien med stor effektivitet, men livet er hårdt og krævende. Endnu en gang skal der gøres et forsøg på at erobre Blue Mountains - for bagved de store bjerge siges det, at der ligger frugtbare sletter og umådelige græsgange.

Den første bog i den spændende og dramatiske beretning om Australiens kolonisation – et land af blod, passion og drømme. De var fra England – tyve, forbrydere, mordere, nogle retfærdigt dømt mens andre var uskyldige. De var menneskelig skibslast, hvis skæbne blev at skabe et liv i den brutale australske vildmark. De var mast sammen i de trange rum på Hendes Majestæts skibe under den farlige rejse over det iskolde, ubeboede Antarktis, til Tasmanien og videre til Kaptajn Cooks ankerplads i Botany Bay.

Sjette bog i den spændende og dramatiske beretning om Australiens kolonisering – et land skabt af blod, passion og drømme. Tyve tusinde kilometer og fire måneders sejlads er det, der står mellem England og kolonien Australien. I sine kampe for at bringe orden i kolonien og for at beskytte dens bosættere mod magtmisbrug og uretfærdighed, er guvernør Bligh oppe imod nogle magtfulde fjender og drilske planlæggere. Tre viljestærke guvernører har mislykkedes i at fuldføre opgaven før ham... Og England ser ud til at have fået nok af krigen mod Frankrig.

Fjerde bog i den spændende og dramatiske beretning om Australiens kolonisering – et land skabt af blod, passion og drømme. Kampen fortsætter i den nye britiske koloni, Australien: kampen om magt såvel som overlevelse. De korrupte militærofficerer gør alt, hvad de kan for at få juridisk og politisk magt, mens guvernøren har svært ved at udføre sine pligter. Og Jenny Taggart, der nu er befriet fra sin status som straffefange, kæmper hårdt for sin familie, sin forløsning og sit nye land.

Tredje bog i den spændende og dramatiske beretning om Australiens kolonisering – et land skabt af blod, passion og drømme. England sender straffefanger til Australien, men blandt dem er der hårdtarbejdende mænd og kvinder, som ønsker at skabe et nyt liv for sig selv. Det samme ønske deles af dem, der er frie - men det bliver en opslidende kamp for overlevelse. Og den stærke, unge og stædige Jenny Taggart giver ikke op.

Syvende bog i den spændende og dramatiske beretning om Australiens kolonisering – et land skabt af blod, passion og drømme. Omvæltningerne i den nye koloni er hyppige og radikale. En guvernør er for nylig blevet afsat. En oprørsregering er blevet tvunget til at trække sig tilbage, og en ny guvernør er ankommet til Australien. Vil det betyde forløsning for de frigivne fanger i eksilkolonien? Landet har brug for sine loyale kæmpere - og Jenny Hawley og hendes familie hører bestemt hjemme der på trods af deres fortid.

Den trettende bog i den spændende og dramatiske beretning om Australiens kolonisering – et land skabt af blod, passion og drømme. I 1850'erne er Australien en vildmark, der kun kan tæmmes af stolte mænd og passionerede kvinder som Broomes og Tempests. Det er også et land med en hemmelighed. En hemmelighed, der tiltrækker en ny slags pioner: den guldsøgende. Opdagelsen af guld fører til, at Australien bliver et mekka for mænd som den eventyrlystne og nysgerrige Luke Murphy og for mænd som Jasper Morgan, hvis grådighed overskygger enhver rationel beslutning.

England 1679: Fear of conspiracy and religious terrorism have provoked panic in politicians and a zealous reaction from the legal system. Everywhere - or so it is feared - Catholic agents are plotting to overthrow the king. Samuel Pepys, Secretary of the Admiralty, finds himself charged with treason and facing a show trial and execution.

Den fjortende bog i den spændende og dramatiske beretning om Australiens kolonisering – et land skabt af blod, passion og drømme. Dora Lucas, Francis De Lancey, Yates-brødrene og Luke Murphy mødes i guldmarkerne nær Bathurst. De har hver deres bagtanke, men er alle tiltrukket af guldfeberens muligheder. I mellemtiden, i Ballarat, er der problemer blandt minearbejderne.

In this insightful anthology, historians Marvin E. Gettleman and Stuart Schaar have assembled a broad selection of documents and contemporary scholarship to give a view of the history of the peoples from the core Islamic lands, from the Golden Age of Islam to today.