Jasper Godwin Ridley Boeken

Book by Ridley, Jasper

Mary was crowned queen in 1553. In the space of just five years, her brutal methods earned her the macabre nickname she has carried ever since. Men such as Nicholas Ridley and Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, were burned at the stake, as were some 300 others who refused to renounce their Protestantism and accept Papal supremacy. This lucid and expert account sheds light on a dreadful episode in English history.

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A picture of England of great beauty and violence, achievement and despair.

Benito Mussolini, often mischaracterized as a mere buffoon, was a skilled politician who garnered respect from various statesmen. His ability to engage in peaceful cooperation with foreign governments highlights his political acumen and strategic mindset, revealing a more nuanced figure than commonly portrayed.

To the layman, the Freemasons are a mysterious brotherhood. This text follows the development of Freemasonry from the operative working masons of the Middle Ages to the gentlemen masons of the 18th century through to the position of the Freemasons in British society in the 21st century.

Der englische Historiker Jasper Ridley beschreibt in seiner Biographie über Heinrich VIII. die politischen und sozialen Veränderungen in England während Heinrichs fast vierzigjähriger Herrschaft (1509-1547). Er schildert den jungen lebenslustigen König und den älteren, skrupellosen Herrscher, der nur ein Ziel vor Augen hatte: seine Macht und die der Tudor-Dynastie zu vergrößern.

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Zur Bestürzung des englischen Königs Heinrich des achten, des Hofstaats, des Protestanten in ganz Europa und zur Freude des Papstes war das Kind, das Anna Boleyn 1533 gebar, ein Mädchen. Nach der Hinrichtung ihrer Mutter wurde Elisabeth für illegitim erklärt, 22 Jahre später aber dennoch Königin, unter deren 45 jähriger Herrschaft England seine weltgeschichtliche Bedeutung erlangte. Jasper Ridley schildert das Privatleben der "jungfräulichen Königin" wie auch das politische Wirken der fähigen und pflichbewußten Regentin.

One of the world's greatest reformers, Garibaldi won his first battle against Aegean pirates, his last against German dragoons, and in between went to jail in Russia and led Brazilian rebels on the field. Twice an admiral and seven times a general, and a high government official in at least five countries, his passion always remained his Italian homeland. An unmatched and definitive biography captures every thrilling aspect--personal and public--of this exemplary military figure, supreme politician, and even sometimes-farmer, who succeeded in making his dreams of a united Italy come true. ..".dissects every facet of Garibaldi's loveable character and personality...Ridley excels all previous biographers when describing his subject's private life, and this exhaustive study is likely to remain the standard work for many years.--Philip Magnus, The Sunday Times. "Here is the story of a romantic hero who was also an intensely human practical man."--A.J.P. Taylor, The Observer.