Title:Our Man in Rome: Henry VII and his Italian Ambassador
Author(s):FLETCHER, CatherineDate:2012Type of Publication:BookAbstract:1527. Gregorio 'The Cavalier' Casali is Henry VIII's man in Rome. An Italian freelance diplomat, he charmed his way into the English service before he was twenty. But now he faces an almighty challenge. Henry wants a divorce ...
Title:Pensar la Historia, celebrar el pasado: Fiestas y conmemoraciones nacionales, siglos XIX-XX
Author(s):PEIRÓ, Ignacio; ALARES LÓPEZ, GustavoDate:2011Type of Publication:BookAbstract:El dossier «Pensar la Historia, celebrar el pasado. Fiestas y conmemoraciones nacionales siglos XIX-XX» que ocupa buena parte de las páginas de este número explora las relaciones entre pasado y conmemoración desde múltiples ...
Title:Polish Risorgimento: Visions of the modern Polish nation and their Italian foundations
Author(s):JUREK, LidiaDate:2012Type of Publication:BookAbstract:The book offers an opportunity to look at the genesis of national identity as it was constructed in a specific stateless and multicultural context through cultural transfer and the impact of the contemporary media. It ...
Title:The Political Thought of the Dutch Revolt, 1555-1590
Author(s):VAN GELDEREN, MartinDate:1992Type of Publication:BookAbstract:This book is a comprehensive study of the history of the political thought of the Dutch Revolt (1555-90). It explores the development of the political ideas which motivated and legitimized the Dutch resistance against the ...
Title:Portraits of the Nation: Stamps, coins, and banknotes in Belgium and Switzerland, 1880-1945
Author(s):SCHWARZENBACH, AlexisDate:1999Type of Publication:BookAbstract:Portraits of the Nation offers a fascinating insight into the construction and development of national identity in two multilingual countries—Belgium and Switzerland. This book not only shows that multilingualism was no ...
Title:Portugal, The Persian Gulf and Safavid Persia
Author(s):MATTHEE, Rudi; FLORES, JorgeDate:2011Type of Publication:BookAbstract:The Portuguese were the first Europeans to play a major commercial, military and diplomatic role in the Persian Gulf basin. They first appeared before Hormuz in 1507, established a toll house on the island in 1515, and ...
Title:Portuguese Oceanic Expansion, 1400-1800
Author(s):BETHENCOURT, Francisco; CURTO, Diogo RamadaDate:2007Type of Publication:BookAbstract:A unique overview of Portuguese oceanic expansion between 1400 and 1800, the essays in this 2007 volume treat a wide range of subjects - economy and society, politics and institutions, cultural configurations and comparative ...