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A carregar... Restoration: England in 1666por Alexander Larman
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. An accessible snapshot of Restoration England, 1666 A Year in Britain is a lively story of an England in which Isaac Newton sees an apple fall from a tree, Eyam in Derbyshire becomes the famous quarantined plague village and Charles II is a “suave and all-welcoming figurehead”. The book is divided into lisible chapters on “King and Court”, “Science and Superstition”, “Going Out” etc. It is a real good read if somewhat serious. I heartily recommend this book for lovers of British history. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
In an England inhabited by Pepys, Evelyn, Dryden, Hobbes and the young Isaac Newton, Charles II is king, and the nation is beginning to relax a little after the tough, joyless years of Cromwell's Protectorate. In RESTORATION, Alex Larman paints a fascinating portrait of a country in the throes of social, political and cultural change following the convulsions of the Interregnum. Exploring every level of English society, from innkeepers and upholsterers to lawyers and courtiers, and examining themes as diverse as marriage, sexuality and religion, he creates a pointilliste and multi-faceted portrait of Restoration England. By looking at the year 1666 through the eyes of the people of the time, by revealing what they ate and drank, how they loved, lived and died and how they interacted, Alex Larman brings alive the England of 300 years ago as you have never seen it before: exciting, tangible, and fully comprehensible. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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An interesting read but I do wish that end-notes would be incorporated into the text and not at the end of the chapters, not just for this book but all kindles. ( )