Stuart History

"Did I not tell you this would happen? I knew they would never allow me to live, I was too great an obstacle to their religion." - Mary, Queen of Scots The position in history of Mary Queen of Scots is a paradoxical one. Her fame as a monarch lies less in her personality or achievements than in her position within the dynastic maneuvers and political-religious upheavals taking place in northwest Europe in the 16th century. Most monarchs spend their early years learning in preparation to rule and then spend the latter part of their lives wielding power and status.

The story of the Stuart dynasty is a breathless soap opera played out in just a hundred years in an array of buildings that span Europe from Scotland, via Denmark, Holland and Spain to England. Life in the court of the House of Stuart has been shrouded in mystery: the first half of the century overshadowed by the fall and execution of Charles I, the second half in the complete collapse of the House itself. Lost to time is the extraordinary contribution the Stuarts made to the fabric of sovereignty.

After 1660, English governments aimed to convert scattered overseas dominions into a coordinated territorial power base. Stuart monarchs encouraged schemes for expansion in America, Africa, and Asia, tightened control over existing territories, and endorsed systems of slave labor. But English power was precarious, and colonial designs were subject to regular defeats and failed experimentation. Recovering from recent Civil Wars at home, England was shaken by unrest and upheaval through the later seventeenth century.

Alongside Robert E. Lee, no one epitomized the chivalry and heroism celebrated by the Lost Cause more than J. E. B. Stuart, the most famous cavalry officer of the Civil War. Stuart was equal parts great and grandiose while leading the cavalry for the Confederacy in Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Stuart was a throwback to the past, but he was also brilliant in conducting reconnaissance, and he proved capable of leading both cavalry and infantry at battles like Chancellorsville.

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.

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.

Post-modernity is the creative destruction that has shattered our present times into fragments. Post-modernism stood for everything modernism rejected: fun, exuberance, irresponsibility. But beneath its glitzy surface, post-modernism had a dirty secret: It was the fig leaf for a rapacious new kind of capitalism. It was also the forcing ground of the "post-truth", by means of which Western values got turned upside down. In his brilliant history of a dangerous idea, Stuart Jeffries tells a narrative that starts in the early 1970s and continues to today.

April of 1958 - the Iron Curtain was at its heaviest, and the outcome of the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition seemed preordained. Nonetheless, as star musicians from across the globe descended on Moscow, an unlikely favorite emerged: Van Cliburn, a polite, lanky Texan whose passionate virtuosity captured the Russian spirit. This is the story of what unfolded that spring - for Cliburn and the other competitors, jurors, party officials, and citizens of the world who were touched by the outcome.

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.

First as a music writer and then as an editor, promoter, manager, broadcaster, publicist and author, Stuart Coupe has experienced the giddy highs and crushing lows of a life lived in the creative fast lane. Shake Some Action is your backstage pass to his remarkable story, from starting his first magazine at the age of fourteen to hoovering heroic amounts of cocaine before interviewing Boy Dylan (who asked him where he got his drugs from).

There is no yellow brick road here. No emerald city. No lollipop guild. This is the Australis Penal Colony, a continent sized prison referred to the world over as the Outcast Zone. Built to contain the world's most dangerous criminals, OZ ended up the dumping ground for everything polite society deemed undesirable. From inside this place, a garbled message proves Dorothy's father is still alive, trapped in a prison with only one way in and no way out.

The English Electric Canberra first came into production in the late 1940s and has since played a hugely significant part in world events. In Canberra Boys, Andrew Brookes takes us through its rich history with the help of those who operated this magnificent machine. Contributors include Roly "Bee" Beamont, the English Electric test pilot who first flew the aircraft in 1949.

Death in the Everglades chronicles the demise of one of 20th-century Florida's most enduring folk heroes. The murder of Guy Bradley represents a milestone not only in the saga of the Everglades, but also in the broader history of American environmentalism. This fascinating biography of his abbreviated but eventful life is emblematic of the struggle to tame the Florida frontier without destroying it.

A genteel Border South town not far from the nation’s capital is shaken by a series of vicious slayings at historic sites. These include a Civil War cemetery for escaped slaves; a burial mound of Confederate soldiers; a church associated with George Washington; and a museum on the Antebellum Era. At the same time, violent break-ins take place at venerable banks and townhomes connected with the lives of Washington, Robert E. Lee, and civil rights figures.

In this intimate history of the extraordinary Black Plague pandemic that swept through the British Isles in 1665, Evelyn Lord focuses on the plague's effects on smaller towns, where every death was a singular blow affecting the entire community. Lord's fascinating reconstruction of life during plague times presents the personal experiences of a wide range of individuals, from historical notables to common folk. The Great Plague brings this dark era to vivid life through stories of loss and survival from those who grieved, those who fled, and those who hid to await their fate.

The Supreme Court and the Philosopher illustrates how the modern US Supreme Court has increasingly adopted a view of the constitutional right to the freedom of expression that is classically liberal in nature, reflecting John Stuart Mill's reasoning in On Liberty. A landmark treatise outlining the merits of limiting governmental and social power over the individual, On Liberty advocates for a maximum protection of human freedom.