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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1915 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1896 Edition.
The Stewart Dynasty in Scotland series aims to bring the rich
political heritage of late medieval and early modern Scotland
before as wide a reading public as possible, with specialist
authors writing for the general reader as well as the student or
academic. This volume is number one in the series and is also the
first scholarly biography of the two kings who established medieval
Scotland's most famous and durable royal dynasty. Robert II, long
regarded as a weak and ineffective king, pursued a determined
political and propaganda campaign which largely overcame initial
political opposition. Robert III was forced to engage in a
long-term struggle with his brother Albany for control of the
kingdom. Firmly based on contemporary documentary sources, Stephen
Boardman's study examines the ways in which the unjustly poor
reputations of both kings grew from later embellishments to
contemporary political propaganda.
About the Author John Stevens Cabot Abbott (September 19, 1805 -
June 17, 1877), an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical
writer, was born in Brunswick, Maine to Jacob and Betsey Abbott.
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Martin Luther, the Augustinian friar who set the Protestant
Reformation in motion with his famous Ninety-Five Theses, was a man
of extremes on many fronts. He was both hated and honoured, both
reviled as a heretic and lauded as a kind of second Christ. He was
both a quiet, solitary reader and interpreter of the Bible and the
first media-star of history, using the printing press to reach many
of his contemporaries and become the most-read theologian of the
sixteenth century. Thomas Kaufmann's concise biography highlights
the two conflicting "natures" of Martin Luther, depicting Luther's
earthiness as well as his soaring theological contributions, his
flaws as well as his greatness. Exploring the close correlation
between Luther's Reformation theology and his historical context, A
Short Life of Martin Luther serves as an ideal introduction to the
life and thought of the most important figure in the Protestant
Reformation.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1822 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1822 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1873 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1873 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1873 Edition.
This book deals with the place of monarchy in Yorubaland which the
author has creatively used to pay homage to the paramount king of
Egbaland, King Okukenu IV. In this compelling mini-biography and
insights on monarchical rule in Yorubaland, the author of KING
OKUKENU IV: Long May He Reign, Oloye Oludotun Koleoso chronicled
the childhood, youth and ascendance to the throne of one of
Egbaland's most successful monarchs. Since Okukenu IV succeeded to
the throne nine years ago, Egbaland has seen huge social, political
and economic change. The book also challenge readers to seriously
reconsider the role of the monarchy to which the Yoruba people is
always linked, the author also argued about the old age matter of
the illegal transfer of sovereignty from the British to politicians
giving a clear indication that the time is ripe to review the
sovereignty, amalgamation and nationality issue in Nigeria. "Oloye
Oludotun Koleoso re-opens an interesting flank in Nigeria's
perennial post-Independence debate in this book, King Okukenu IV, a
literary and musical celebration...Eminently readable and delivered
in the classical tradition of humanistic scholarship." Kayode
Samuel, Former Chief of Staff to the Governor and Commissioner for
Information and Orientation, Ogun State, Nigeria About the author:
Oloye Oludotun Akanni Koleoso is a Nigerian Legal Practitioner and
a Barrister of the Inner Temple London. He was Called to the
English Bar in 1965, at the Inner Temple, and enrolled by the
Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1977 and as a Notary Publi in 1982. He
was installed Ogboye Imo in 1982, in the Egba Alake kingdom of
Abeokuta, by King Lipede the immediate predecessor of the present
Alake of Egbaland. The publication of this book coincides with the
celebration of his 80th birthday.
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