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Wonderful account of one of the top Battle of Britain fighter
pilots. Written by one of the foremost military aviation authors
who was an RAF Officer himself and personally knew Lacey.
The House of Plantagenet. (a branch of the Angevins), was a royal
house founded by Geoffrey V of Anjou, father of Henry II of
England. Plantagenet kings first ruled the Kingdom of England in
the 12th century. Their paternal ancestors originated in the French
province of Gatinais and gained the County of Anjou through
marriage during the 11th century. The dynasty accumulated several
other holdings, building the Angevin Empire which at its peak
stretched from the Pyrenees to Ireland and the border with
Scotland. The eventful political climate of the day saw the Hundred
Years' War, where the Plantagenets battled with the House of Valois
for control of the Kingdom of France, as both claimed House of
Capet seniority. A distinctive English culture and art emerged
during the Plantagenet era, encouraged by some of the monarchs who
were patrons of the "father of English poetry", Geoffrey Chaucer.
The Gothic architecture style was popular during the time, with
buildings such as Westminster Abbey and York Minster remodelled in
that style. There were also lasting developments in the social
sector, such as King John of England's sealing of the Magna Carta.
This was influential in the development of common law and
constitutional law. Political institutions such as the Parliament
of England and the Model Parliament originate from the Plantagenet
period, as do educational institutions including the universities
of Cambridge and Oxford. Some of the Plantagenet kings were
renowned as warriors: Henry V of England left his mark with a
famous victory against larger numbers at the Battle of Agincourt,
while Richard the Lionheart had earlier distinguished himself in
the Third Crusade; he was later romanticized as an iconic figure in
English folklore. This book is laid out in chronological order with
colour coding for easy reference.
Early modern Kent, with emphasis on changes in government from
private patronage to a broader commercial and professional power
base. This volume, the seventh in the Kent History Project,
complements those already published on The Economy of Kent and
Religion and Society in Kent between 1640 and 1914. The volume
begins with an important new assessment of the impact of the Civil
Wars and Interregnum in Kent, which challenges some of the
interpretations of previous studies of this period of Kent's
history. The major thrust of the volume is however the
transformation of Kent'sgovernment from a system controlled by a
small number of landed families into one in which, on the eve of
the First World War, a much broader range of people from the
commercial, industrial and professional classes was involved.There
are also detailed studies of political radicalism in Kent between
the late eighteenth and early twentieth centuries and of the impact
of crime and the maintenance of public order. The text is supported
by appropriate maps, tables and contemporary illustrations.
Contributors: BRIAN ATKINSON, BRUCE AUBRY, JACQUELINE EALES, PAUL
HASTINGS, BRYAN KEITH-LUCAS, FREDERICK LANSBERRY, ELIZABETH
MELLING.
THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER-ONE BESTSELLER.
A reissue of this classic title brought up to date with never-before-published material from the original taped interviews and a new introduction by Andrew Morton.
This edition reflects on the extraordinary circumstances surrounding the original publication, and on the long-term legacy of Diana, the woman who helped reinvigorate the royal family, giving it a more emotional, human face, and thus helping it move forward into the 21st century.
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