How well do you know the life of one of Britain's great maritime heroes? Discover the truth behind a man who remains a legendary figure of history more than four hundred years after his death. Sir Francis Drake's career is one of the most colourful on record. The most daring of the corsairs who raided the West Indies and Spanish Main, he led the English into the Pacific, and cirumnavigated the world to bring home the Golden Hind laden with Spanish treasure. His attacks on Spanish cities and ships transformed his private war into a struggle for surivival between Protestant England and Catholic Spain, in which he became Elizabeth I's most prominent admiral and marked the emergence of England as major maritime nation. 'Excellent...It deserves to become the standard Drake life. His scholarship is impeccable' Frank McLynn, Sunday Telegraph
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It is the sixteenth century and Spain is a very powerful country. The Spanish King, Philip II, has decided to conquer England. Queen Elizabeth I has other ideas. She knows of a very successful sailor and pirate, Francis Drake, and orders him to stop the Spanish Armada. But has she chosen the right man? Will Sir Francis Drake be able to protect England?
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In the mid-sixteenth century, England was a small and relatively insignificant kingdom on the periphery of Europe, and it had begun to face a daunting array of social, commercial and political problems. Struggling with a single export - woollen cloth - a group of merchants formed arguably the world's first joint-stock company and set out to seek new markets and trading partners. This start-up venture transformed England in to a global power and sowed the seeds of nascent modern America. New World, Inc. is the riveting story of pilgrims, profits and the venture capitalists behind Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh.
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Geronimo travels through time to Alexander the Great, Cleopatra, Francis Drake, and a young Mozart.
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A wonderful Regency romance by one of our best-known and most beloved historical novelists, reissued with a beautiful new cover as part of our Heyer backlist project Sir Nicholas Beauvallet has never been known to resist a challenge. When he captures a galleon at sea, and the treasure turns out to be the lovely Dona Dominica de Rada y Silva, he vows to return her and her father to the shores of Spain. But, upon his immediate return, he proposes another venture; one more reckless than any of his exploits on the high seas which have made him the equal of Sir Francis Drake and a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I.
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English String Music, Barbirolli, Sir John. 1 CD
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Sir Henry Curtis, Captain John Good and Allan Quatermain are travelling to the mysterious, unmapped heart of Africa. Sir Henry wants to find his missing brother. Quatermain wants to find King Solomon's secret treasure. Is Sir Henry's brother still alive? Will they find King Solomon's treasure? Does the treasure even exist...?
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This is a new title in "Young Reading Series Three", which is aimed at children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex stories. It tells the life story of the famous Elizabethan captain Francis Drake, from his humble beginnings to fame and fortune sailing the high seas and defeating the Spanish Armada. It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is a senior lecturer in education and an early reading specialist from Roehampton University. It is beautifully produced hardback with ribbon marker.
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A1Come To My AidCongas – Francis FosterMusic By – McIntyre*4:04A2Sad Old Red4:32A3Look At You NowCongas – Francis Foster3:02A4HeavenWritten-By – David Byrne, Jerry Harrison4:33A5Jericho6:04B1Money's Too Tight (To Mention)Written-By – John Valentine (2), William Valentine4:14B2Holding Back The YearsMusic By – Moss*4:28B3Red BoxGuitar, Vocals – David Fryman3:55B4No DirectionMusic By – Fryman*3:40B5Picture BookMusic By – McIntyre*5:48
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Elgar : Enigma Variations. Виниловая пластинка.
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Страна: ДжерсиАверс : ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF JERSEY / IRB / 2003Портрет Елизаветы II обращённый вправо, легенда по кругу.Реверс : FIVE POUNDS / FRANCIS DRAKE 1540 - 1596 / THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVYПортрет сэра Фрэнсиса Дрейка с кораблем справа и цветным флагом вверху, легенда по кругу.Автор : Ian Rank-Broadley
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This selection of Carroll's works includes Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, both containing the famous illustrations by Sir John Tenniel. No greater books for children have ever been written. The...
293 Руб.
This selection of Carroll's works includes Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, both containing the famous illustrations by Sir John Tenniel. No greater books for children have ever been written. The...
293 Руб.
In life and love, it's never too late for a second chance... As editor-in-chief of New York's leading fashion magazine, Fiona Monaghan was utterly content with her life, jetting back and forth between Manhattan and Europe-until the day John Anderson strolled into her office.A widower with two daughters, John was as conservative as Fiona was freewheeling, and was both amused and appalled by her world of high-strung designers, anorexic models, and Sir Winston, her snoring bulldog.But after Fiona impulsively invited John to the Paris couture shows, somewhere between the magic of the catwalk and the stroll along the Seine, she let him into her heart. Within weeks of their return to New York, John was making friends with Sir Winston - and Fiona was making room in her closets. A dazzling tale of modern misadventures, career-crossed relationships, the heady magic of instant attraction and the hope that comes when we dare to do it all over again...
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A collector's edition of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and Through the Looking Glass, with letters, poems and a biography of their creator, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Featuring over 100 black and white illustrations by Arthur Rackham and Sir John Tenniel.
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This edition contains "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and its sequel "Through the Looking-Glass". It is illustrated throughout by Sir John Tenniel, whose drawings for the books add so much to the enjoyment of them. Tweedledum and Tweedledee, ... .
386 Руб.