Stuart History

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.

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.

The Jacobites conjure up many images to 21st-century Britons, but Jacobitism was a cause that had far-reaching consequences across 18th century Europe. The Jacobites were not only supporters of the exiled Stuart monarchy, but also against the political and religious settlements agreed to across the British Isles. The specter of the Jacobite threat was present for the British government and monarchy throughout the 18th century. It’s no surprise the Jacobites continue to interest so many people, as do the plot twists, near misses, and “what-ifs” involved.

Il Seicento fu per l'Inghilterra un secolo di grandi trasformazioni: non solo il passaggio dalla dinastia Tudor a quella Stuart, ma anche la rivoluzione di Cromwell, la Restaurazione e l'inizio dell'avventura commerciale e coloniale inglese in tutto il mondo, che confermerà la potente nazione come uno dei principali attori sullo scacchiere europeo. L'audiolibro illustra i passaggi storici più rilevanti del secolo, come il conflitto fra Corona e Parlamento, l'invenzione del debito pubblico e della Banca d'Inghilterra, il Bill of Rights.

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.

Award-winning music journalist and author Stuart Nicholson takes the listener on an entertaining journey from jazz's early stirrings in America’s south through to the present day, when almost every country in the world has its own vibrant jazz scene. En route we meet a host of jazz heroes past and present, from Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Miles Davis, to Keith Jarrett and Kamasi Washington. Each chapter is accompanied by a playlist designed to provide a stimulating and enjoyable entry point to what has been described as the most exciting art form of all.

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.

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.

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.