| Description |
160 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm. |
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Milestones of history, 3 |
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Milestones of history ; 3.
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| Note |
Rev. and expanded ed. published in 1974 in 3 vols. under titles: Dawn of a new era; Expanding horizons; and, Reform and revolt. |
| Summary |
Traces milestones in history from the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215 to England's battle with the Spanish Armada in 1588. |
| Contents |
Agreement at Runnymede / J.C. Holt. -- The Russian giant stirs / Constantine de Grunwald. -- When east met west / Ronald Latham. -- The divine comedy / G.A. Holmes. -- The black death / Philip Ziegler. -- Wat Tyler "captures" London / W.L. Warren. -- The maid of Orleans / Regine Pernoud. -- The fall of Constantinople / John Julius Norwich. -- Landfall at San Salvador / J.H. Parry. -- Frescoes for Pope Julius / Jean Delumeau. -- The conquest of Mexico / John Julius Norwich. -- A bible for the masses / Richard Friedenthal. -- The earth dethroned / Colin Ronan. -- Cutting the sultan's beard / Jean Descola. -- A new empire for India / J. Burton-Page. -- The invincible armada / Neville Williams. |
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Middle Ages.
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History, Modern -- 16th century.
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History, Modern -- 16th century.
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History, Modern. (OCoLC)fst00958367
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Middle Ages. (OCoLC)fst01020301
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| Chronological Term |
1500-1599
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| Added Author |
Williams, Neville, 1924-1977.
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