Stuart History

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.

John Stuart Mill was the most influential British philosopher of the 19th century. His works spanned a startling variety of topics including logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, political philosophy, and social theory. All of Mill's writings were aimed at the support and expansion of philosophical radicalism, and he had a significant influence on social theory, political theory, and political economy.

The 17th-century battlefield ushered in a new era, with formed musketeers and pistol-wielding cavalry gradually taking over from the knights and men-at-arms that had dominated the European battlefield. Based on a detailed study of the primary sources, Steel Lobsters tells the story of this transition through the history of the last fully armoured knights in England.

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?

Coronada reina de Escocia con apenas seis días, María Estuardo es uno de los personajes más enigmáticos y apasionantes de su tiempo. Su vida y sus desdichas han suscitado la curiosidad de multitud de estudiosos. Educada en Francia, refinada, culta y hermosa, su adhesión al catolicismo en la turbulenta época de las revueltas protestantes, la complicada política sucesoria en Inglaterra, así como la fragilidad política del reino de Escocia la convirtieron en una traidora intrigante y en una santa de la Iglesia católica al mismo tiempo. El retrato de toda una época.

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.

The Battle for Hong Kong seems lost in the shadow of other battles in Southeast Asia, such as Malaya, Singapore, Burma, and the Philippines. But while the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong Island lasted just one week from 18-25 December 1941, it was highlighted by horrific atrocities involving wounded Allied soldiers, and medical doctors, nurses, orderlies and patients. None worse than the massacre at St Stephen's College, which had transformed into a makeshift hospital.

Desde la Edad de Piedra hasta la Era espacial, cada ser humano que ha mirado el cielo nocturno ha visto las mismas estrellas en las mismas constelaciones. Revelan toda nuestra historia, además de insinuar nuestro destino final. En este libro, Stuart Clark cuenta la historia completa de nuestra relación con el cielo nocturno. Clark revela la historia de una fascinación que ha dado forma a nuestra comprensión científica; que nos ayudó a navegar por el mundo terrestre; que inspiró a nuestros poetas y filósofos; y nos dio un lugar para proyectar nuestras esperanzas y temores.

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.

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.

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?

Den ellevte bog i den spændende og dramatiske beretning om Australiens kolonisering – et land skabt af blod, passion og drømme. Alt er på spil i denne fortælling om de modige og oprørske indbyggere, der skaber en tilværelse i Australien. Den tidligere straffefange Jenny Taggart kæmper for at forsørge sig selv og sin familie, Lucy Van Buren lever ulykkeligt livet som velhavende, Robert Willoghby flygter fra en katastrofe til den næste, og Alice Fairweather satser alt for en sag, mens de korrupte militærofficerer prøver at tilegne sig juridisk og politisk magt.

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.

Millions of words of scholarship have been expended on the world's most famous author and his work. And yet a critical part of the puzzle, Shakespeare's library, is a mystery. For four centuries people have searched for it: in mansions, palaces, and libraries; in riverbeds, sheep pens, and partridge coops; and in the corridors of the mind. Yet no trace of the Bard's manuscripts, books, or letters has ever been found.

Regal and dazzlingly beautiful, Mary Stuarts succumbed to the irresistible impulses of passion and gambled away her throne for love in a deadly game of power against her envious cousin, Elizabeth I. She not only lost her kingdom, but also her life. Betrayed by those she trusted most, pampered and adored even as she was led to her own beheading, she remained an enigma five centuries after her death.

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.

Niende bog i den spændende og dramatiske beretning om Australiens kolonisering – et land skabt af blod, passion og drømme. Justin Broome, søn af to af de mest legendariske fanger i New South Wales, lærer, at dygtighed og mod ikke har en chance mod fordomme. Bitterhed og skuffelse blandes med hans hverdags hårde arbejde, alt imens skibsladninger af elendige fanger og frie nybyggere fortsætter med at ankomme fra en krigstræt England.

Tiende bog i den spændende og dramatiske beretning om Australiens kolonisering – et land skabt af blod, passion og drømme. Det er ikke kun englændere, som kommer til det nye land, Australien. En ung amerikaner, den sidste overlevende fra et skibsforlis, er også havnet der. Hun står alene i denne nye og helt fremmede verden. En anden amerikaner, der tjente i den britiske hær mod Bonaparte, er også ankommet - frivilligt. I denne smeltedigel skal alle etablere et liv for sig selv. Forhindringerne er mange, men fremtiden er stadig lys...

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.