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Crown of Thistles
Author | : Linda Porter |
Publsiher | : Pan Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 619 |
Release | : 2013-08-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780230771697 |
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The struggle between the fecund Stewarts and the barren Tudors is generally seen only in terms of the relationship between Elizabeth I and her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots. But very little has been said about the background to their intense rivalry. Here, Linda Porter examines the ancient and intractable power struggle between England and Scotland, a struggle intensified during the reigns of Elizabeth and Mary's grandfathers. Henry VII aimed to provide stability when he married his daughter, Margaret, to James IV of Scotland in 1503. But he must also have known that Margaret's descendants might seek to rule the entire island. Crown of Thistles is the story of a divided family, of flamboyant kings and queens, cultured courts and tribal hatreds, blood feuds, rape and sexual licence on a breath-taking scale, and violent deaths. It also brings alive a neglected aspect of British history - the blood-spattered steps of two small countries on the fringes of Europe towards an awkward unity that would ultimately forge a great nation. Beginning with the unlikely and dramatic victories of two usurping kings, one a rank outsider and the other a fourteen-year-old boy who rebelled against his own father, the book sheds new light on Henry VIII, his daughter, Elizabeth, and on his great-niece, Mary Queen of Scots, still seductive more than 400 years after her death.
From the Ashes
Author | : Jesse Thistle |
Publsiher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2019-08-06 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781982101237 |
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*#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER *Winner, Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Nonfiction *Winner, Indigenous Voices Awards *Winner, High Plains Book Awards *Finalist, CBC Canada Reads *A Globe and Mail Book of the Year *An Indigo Book of the Year *A CBC Best Canadian Nonfiction Book of the Year In this extraordinary and inspiring debut memoir, Jesse Thistle, once a high school dropout and now a rising Indigenous scholar, chronicles his life on the streets and how he overcame trauma and addiction to discover the truth about who he is. If I can just make it to the next minute...then I might have a chance to live; I might have a chance to be something more than just a struggling crackhead. From the Ashes is a remarkable memoir about hope and resilience, and a revelatory look into the life of a Métis-Cree man who refused to give up. Abandoned by his parents as a toddler, Jesse Thistle briefly found himself in the foster-care system with his two brothers, cut off from all they had known. Eventually the children landed in the home of their paternal grandparents, whose tough-love attitudes quickly resulted in conflicts. Throughout it all, the ghost of Jesse’s drug-addicted father haunted the halls of the house and the memories of every family member. Struggling with all that had happened, Jesse succumbed to a self-destructive cycle of drug and alcohol addiction and petty crime, spending more than a decade on and off the streets, often homeless. Finally, he realized he would die unless he turned his life around. In this heartwarming and heart-wrenching memoir, Jesse Thistle writes honestly and fearlessly about his painful past, the abuse he endured, and how he uncovered the truth about his parents. Through sheer perseverance and education—and newfound love—he found his way back into the circle of his Indigenous culture and family. An eloquent exploration of the impact of prejudice and racism, From the Ashes is, in the end, about how love and support can help us find happiness despite the odds.
Signs Symbols in Christian Art
Author | : George Ferguson |
Publsiher | : New York : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 1959 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0195014324 |
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Examines the use and meaning of Christian symbols found in Renaissance art.
Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland
Author | : Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 644 |
Release | : 1894 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : UCAL:B3021700 |
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Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland
Author | : Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 644 |
Release | : 1894 |
Genre | : Agriculture |
ISBN | : HARVARD:HNJZCC |
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Prize Essays and Transactions
Author | : Highland and agricultural society of Scotland, Edinburgh |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 644 |
Release | : 1894 |
Genre | : Agriculture |
ISBN | : PSU:000019035567 |
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The Victorian Statutes
Author | : Victoria |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 958 |
Release | : 1890 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : MINN:31951D015568553 |
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"This edition of the Statutes is intended to contain, with some slight exceptions, all the Acts in force in Victoria by whatever authority up to and inclusive of the Consolidating Acts 1890. It consists of seven volumes. In the first five appear the general public Statutes and the more permanent Rules and Regulations made under powers therein contained. A sixth volume includes all the private Acts and Acts of a local or personal nature. In the seventh and last volume will be found the Acts of the Federal Council of Australasia and a number of Imperial enactments that appear to be applicable, either by direct enactment or by implication, to Victoria."--Preface.
A New Dictionary of the English and Dutch Language
Author | : Dirk Bomhoff |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 1218 |
Release | : 1832 |
Genre | : Dutch language |
ISBN | : NYPL:33433075922769 |
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