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Pages: 530
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Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-05-15 - Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In a chronicle that captures nearly two thousand years of inspiration and intrigue, John Julius Norwich recounts in riveting detail th
The Popes
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: John Julius Norwich
Categories: Papacy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher: Arrow

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John Julius Norwich examines the oldest continuing institution in the world, tracing the papal line down the centuries from St Peter (traditionally - but by no
Absolute Monarchy and the Stuart Constitution
Language: en
Pages: 252
Authors: Glenn Burgess
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996-01-01 - Publisher: Yale University Press

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The long-accepted standard view is that the gradual polarization of Court and Parliament during the reigns of James I and Charles I reflected the split between
Absolute Power
Language: en
Pages: 686
Authors: C.S. Denton
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-07-31 - Publisher: Arcturus Publishing

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"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power" -Abraham Lincoln Throughout history, all monarchs have lived wit
Leviathan
Language: en
Pages: 418
Authors: Thomas Hobbes
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-10-03 - Publisher: Courier Corporation

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Written during a moment in English history when the political and social structures were in flux and open to interpretation, Leviathan played an essential role