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Globalisation is a phenomenon that defines and challenges the modern world – and the roots of this global connectedness stretch back much further than we might imagine. Writing for BBC World Histories
These strange alien structures are among the seeds and pollen conserved at the Kew Millennium Seed Bank
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The industrial revolutions and the years following them produced some of the greatest inventions known to man - and certainly the most complex. Because this has been a part of our history for so long now we tend to presume that much of our modern conveniences have come from then. What is surprising is how
With its sleek, abstract form and its eyes tilted slightly towards the heavens, this rare complete idol is set to be a highlight in New York
These strange alien structures are among the seeds and pollen conserved at the Kew Millennium Seed Bank
In the 1970s, archaeologists in Bulgaria stumbled upon a vast Copper Age necropolis from the 5th millennium BC containing the oldest golden artifacts ever discovered near the modern-day city of Varna.
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In the Mbuji-Mayi district of Zaire, a perfect rough diamond weighing a lucky 777 carats was discovered by an alluvial digger. He approached a local De Beers buyer, who immediately recognized its extraordinary beauty and potential, and bought it.
Period:Iron Age II Date:ca. early 1st millennium B.C. Geography:Northwestern Iran, Caspian region The Metropolitan Museum
These strange alien structures are among the seeds and pollen conserved at the Kew Millennium Seed Bank
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Date: 2200–2000 B.C.. Geography: Ecuador. Culture: Valdivia. Medium: Ceramic. Dimensions: H. 4 × W. 1 1/4 × D. 1 in. (10.2 × 3.2 × 2.5 cm). Classifica...
These strange alien structures are among the seeds and pollen conserved at the Kew Millennium Seed Bank
dressrehearsalrag: “The Stargazer” Statuette of a woman Probably from Anatolia, 3rd Millennium BC
Foot binding was a very long and painful tradition for Chinese women.
The definitive history of a powerful family dynasty who dominated Europe for centuries — from their rise to power to their eventual downfall. In The Habsburgs, Martyn Rady tells the epic story of a dynasty and the world it built — and then lost — over nearly a millennium. From modest origins, the Habsburgs gained control of the Holy Roman Empire in the fifteenth century. Then, in just a few decades, their possessions rapidly expanded to take in a large part of Europe, stretching from Hungary to Spain, and parts of the New World and the Far East. The Habsburgs continued to dominate Central Europe through the First World War. Historians often depict the Habsburgs as leaders of a ramshackle empire. But Rady reveals their enduring power, driven by the belief that they were destined to rule the world as defenders of the Roman Catholic Church, guarantors of peace, and patrons of learning. The Habsburgs is the definitive history of a remarkable dynasty that forever changed Europe and the world. Product DetailsISBN-13: 9781541644502 Media Type: Hardcover Publisher: Basic Books Publication Date: 08-25-2020 Pages: 416 Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.40(d)About the Author Martyn Rady is Masaryk professor of Central European history at University College London. A leading expert on Central Europe, he is the author of The Habsburg Empire: A Very Short Introduction, The Emperor Charles V, and other books on Hungarian and Romanian history. He lives in Kent, UK.Table of Contents Table of Contents List of Maps ix The Habsburg Family Tree xi A Note on Names xvii Introduction: An Emperor's Library 1 1 Castle Habsburg and the 'Fortinbras Effect' 11 2 The Holy Roman Empire and the Golden King 21 3 Losing Place and Forging a Past 31 4 Frederick III: Saturn and Mars 41 5 Maximilian and the Colour-Coded Kings 51 6 Charles V: Ruler of the World 63 7 Hungary, Bohemia, and the Protestant Challenge 75 8 Philip II: The New World, Religious Dissent, and Royal Incest 85 9 Don John and the Galleys of Lepanto 97 10 Rudolf II and the Alchemists of Prague 107 11 The Triumph of the Heretics 117 12 Ferdinand II, the Holy House, and Bohemia 127 13 The Thirty Years 'World War' 137 14 The Abnormal Empire and the Battle for Vienna 147 15 Spain's Invisible Sovereigns and the Death of the Bewitched King 159 16 The Theatre of the Baroque 169 17 Maria Theresa, Automata, and Bureaucrats 179 18 Merchants, Botanists, and Freemasons 189 19 Vampirism, Enlightenment, and the Revolution from Above 199 20 Archduchesses and the Habsburg Low Countries 209 21 Censors, Jacobins, and The Magic Flute 219 22 Metternich and the Map of Europe 229 23 1848: Von Neumann's Diary and Radetzky's March 243 24 Franz Joseph's Empire, Sisi, and Hungary 255 25 Maximilian, Mexico, and Royal Deaths 269 26 The Politics of Discontent and the 1908 Jubilee 279 27 Explorers, Jews, and the World's Knowledge 291 28 The Hunter and the Hunted: Franz Ferdinand and Bosnia 301 29 World War and Dissolution 313 Conclusion 325 Acknowledgments 331 Credits for Illustrations 333 Abbreviations 335 Further Reading 337 Notes 345 Index 377 Show More
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NEW YORK, NY.- Christie's is pleased to announce the sale of Antiquities on June 3, which will offer nearly 200 lots with a particularly strong selection of Roman marbles, including a handsome marble herm bust of Menander and a massive red marble labrum....
Horace Walpole's extraordinary gothic castle is due to welcome the public on 2 October after a £9m, two-year restoration
