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A History of Venice by John Julius Norwich
39.95 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
Intricate, captivating, beautiful, romantic, unique, unforgettable - John Julius Norwich's A History of Venice tells the story of this most remarkable of cities from its founding in the fifth century, through its unrivalled status for over a thousand years as one of the world's busiest and most powerful ...Show more
A History of Venice by John Julius Norwich
35.00 NZD
Category: History
As comprehensive as it is engaging, John Julius Norwich's A History of Venice is a complete history of "the most beautiful and magical of cities." This necessary volume traces the rise of Venice from its fifth-century origins through 1797 when Napoleon put an end to the thousand-year-old Republic.
Duff Cooper Diaries by John Julius Norwich
35.99 NZD
37.99 (5% off)
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
Now in paperback, the highly revealing diaries of the politician, diplomat, and socialite.Duff Cooper was a first-rate witness of just about every significant event from 1914 to 1950. His diary includes some magnificent set pieces - as a young soldier at the end of WWI, as a politician during the Genera ...Show more
Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions That Forged Modern Europe by John Julius Norwich
27.99 NZD
Category: History
'Never before had the world seen four such giants co-existing. Sometimes friends, more often enemies, always rivals, these four men together held Europe in the hollow of their hands.' Four great princes - Henry VIII of England, Francis I of France, Charles V of Spain and Suleiman the Magnificent - were ...Show more
France - A History from Gaul to de Gaulle by John Julius Norwich
37.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: good-very good
"...This book is written in the belief that the average English-speaking man or woman has remarkably little knowledge of French history. We may know a bit about Napoleon or Joan of Arc or Louis XIV, but for most of us that's about it. In my own three schools we were taught only about the battles we won: ...Show more
France A History: from Gaul to de Gaulle by John Julius Norwich
27.99 NZD
Category: History
'For his final book, the late Norwich tackled the dauntingly vast subject of two millennia of French history with admirable lightness and urbanity . . . his comic footnotes deserve a review of their own' DAILY TELEGRAPH I can still feel, as if it were yesterday, the excitement of my first Channel cross ...Show more
Paradise of Cities by John Julius Norwich
35.00 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
Venice has always attracted distinguished visitors. Luminaries such as Lord Byron, John Ruskin, Richard Wagner, James McNeill Whistler and Robert Browning all spent time there and left fascinating accounts. John Julius Norwich gives a portrait of the city they discovered.
Paradise of Cities by John Julius Norwich
65.00 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Nineteenth-century Venice offered respite from the outside world. It was a city in which the pace of life was slower, geared either to the amble of the pedestrian or to the glide of a gondola; in which the sun shone, if not all the time, at least far more often than in more northern latitudes; and in wh ...Show more
Shakespeare's Kings by John Julius Norwich
27.99 NZD
Category: History
In a sparkling, fast-paced narrative, Shakespeare's Kings chronicles the turbulent events that inspired Shakespeare's history plays, from Edward III to Richard III. In a time of uncertainty and incessant warfare - when the crown was constantly contested, alliances were made and broken, and the people ro ...Show more
The Middle Sea : A History of the Mediterranean by John Julius Norwich
34.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
The Mediterranean has nurtured three of the most dazzling civilisations of antiquity, witnessed the birth or growth of three of our greatest religions and links three of the world's six continents. To the peoples living around its periphery, it has served at various times as a cradle and a grave, a bond ...Show more
The Popes: A History by John Julius Norwich
69.99 NZD
Category: History
Well known for his histories of Norman Sicily, Venice, the Byzantine Empire and the Mediterranean, John Julius Norwich has now turned his attention to the oldest continuing institution in the world, tracing the papal line down the centuries from St Peter himself - traditionally (though by no means histo ...Show more
The Popes: A History by Viscount John Julius Norwich
29.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
"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 means historically - the first Pope) to the present. Of the 280-odd holders of the supreme office, some have unquestionably been saints; others ...Show more