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The Mighty Warrior Kings

From the Ashes of the Roman Empire to the New Ruling Order

By: Philip J Potter

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The Mighty Warrior Kings

From the Ashes of the Roman Empire to the New Ruling Order

By: Philip J Potter

The Mighty Warrior Kings traces the history of early Europe through the biographies of nine kings, who had the courage, determination and martial might to establish their dominance over the fragmented remnants of the Roman Empire. The book begins with Charlemagne, who united large regions of current-day France, Germany and Italy into the Holy Roman Empire and ends with Robert the Bruce, who gallantry defended Scotland against the attempted usurpation of England. There are many famous warrior kings in the book, including Alfred the Great of Wessex, whose victories over the Vikings led to the unification of England under a single ruler, William I of Normandy, whose triumph at Hastings in 1066 changed the course of English history, while Frederick I Barbarossa led his army to victory in Germany and Italy solidifying and expanding the lands under the suzerainty of the Holy Roman Emperor. Among the lesser known monarchs discussed in the work are Cnut, whose victory at the battle of Ashingdon won the English crown and resulted in the creation of the North Sea Empire, which ruled over the kingdoms of England, Denmark and Norway, while during the reign of Louis IX of France the knights of Europe answered his call for the Seven Crusade to expel the Muslims from the Holy City of Jerusalem. From Charlemagne to Robert the Bruce, the warrior kings created a new Europe with a centralized power base and set the stage for the following Age of Absolutism.

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Pen and Sword History

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1526756293

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The Wireless World

Global Histories of International Radio Broadcasting

By: Simon J. Potter,David Clayton,Friederike Kind-Kovacs,Vincent Kuitenbrouwer,Nelson Ribeiro,Rebecca Scales,Andrea Stanton

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The Wireless World

Global Histories of International Radio Broadcasting

By: Simon J. Potter,David Clayton,Friederike Kind-Kovacs,Vincent Kuitenbrouwer,Nelson Ribeiro,Rebecca Scales,Andrea Stanton

The Wireless World sets out a new research agenda for the history of international broadcasting, and for radio history more generally. It examines global and transnational histories of long-distance wireless broadcasting, combining perspectives from international history, media and cultural history, the history of technology, and sound studies. It is a co-written book, the result of more than five years of collaboration. Bringing together their knowledge of a wide range of different countries, languages, and archives, the co-authors show how broadcasters and states deployed international broadcasting as a tool of international communication and persuasion. They also demonstrate that by paying more attention to audiences, programmes, and soundscapes, historians of international broadcasting can make important contributions to wider debates in social and cultural history. Exploring the idea of a 'wireless world', a globe connected, both in imagination and reality, by radio, The Wireless World sheds new light on the transnational connections created by international broadcasting. Bringing together all periods of international broadcasting within a single analytical frame, including the pioneering days of wireless, the Second World War, the Cold War, and the decades since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the study reveals key continuities and transformations. It looks at how wireless was shaped by internationalist ideas about the use of broadcasting to promote world peace and understanding, at how empires used broadcasting to perpetuate colonialism, and at how anti-colonial movements harnessed radio as a weapon of decolonization.

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Oxford University Press

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0192688413

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9780192688415

Monarchs of the Renaissance

The Lives and Reigns of 42 European Kings and Queens

By: Philip J. Potter

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Monarchs of the Renaissance

The Lives and Reigns of 42 European Kings and Queens

By: Philip J. Potter

During the Renaissance, the monarchy became the dominant ruling power in Europe. It was an era of formidable kings and queens who crushed the feudal rights of their nobles, defended the Catholic Church against the encroachments of Protestantism, fought self-aggrandizing wars and were great patrons of art, architecture, literature and music. This work chronicles the lives and reigns of the 42 monarchs in England, Scotland, France, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire between 1400 and 1600, presenting in the context of their era their personalities, accomplishments and failures.

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McFarland

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0786491035

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9780786491032

Explorers and Their Quest for North America

By: Philip J. Potter

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Explorers and Their Quest for North America

By: Philip J. Potter

On 11 October 1492 the sun set on a clear Atlantic Ocean horizon and the night was cloudless with a late rising moon. As the lookouts high in the riggings of Christopher Columbus three ships strained their eyes into the golden light of the moon, near two oclock in the morning the watchman on the Pinta shouted out, Land, land igniting the era of exploration to the New World. The Age of Discovery became an epic adventure sweeping across the continent of North America, as the trailblazers dared to challenge the unknown wilderness to advance mankinds knowledge of the world.Explorers Discovering North America traces the history of the discovery, exploration and settlement of the western hemisphere through the comprehensive biographies of fourteen explorers, who had the courage and inquisitiveness to search the limits of the world.The book features many famous adventurers including Hernan Cortes whose victorious battles against the Aztecs conquered Mexico for Spain, Henry Hudsons sea voyages in search of the Northwest Passage led to the colonization of New York and exploration of the Hudson Bay in Canada, while Meriwether Lewis journey across the Louisiana Purchase began the mass migration of settlers to western America. Among the lesser known explorers discussed in the work are Vitus Bering whose discovery of Alaska established Russias claim to the region and Alexander Mackenzies 107-day trek across western Canada that opened the frontier to settlement, commerce and development of its natural resources.From Columbus to Lewis the exploration of the New World became one of humankinds greatest quests that altered history forever.

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Casemate Publishers

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1526720558

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9781526720559

Can Efficiency and Community Service be Symbiotic?

A Longitudinal Analysis of Not-for-profit and For-profit Hospitals in the United States

By: Sharyn J. Potter

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Can Efficiency and Community Service be Symbiotic?

A Longitudinal Analysis of Not-for-profit and For-profit Hospitals in the United States

By: Sharyn J. Potter

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Psychology Press

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0815336330

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9780815336334

The Soldier Kings of France

By: Philip J Potter

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The Soldier Kings of France

By: Philip J Potter

The Soldier Kings of France explores the reigns of eight monarchs, from King Charles II to Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing their roles in expanding French power and shaping European history. In early October 1795, Napoleon Bonaparte led the governing Directory’s army against the rioting royalists in Paris (who were rebelling to restore the monarchy), crushing their campaign and beginning his rise to supremacy and greatness. Napoleon is one of the eight sovereigns discussed in The Soldier Kings of France, who brought glory, power and territorial expansion to France, while altering the course of European history. The work begins in the ninth century with King Charles II’s seizure of the French crown and concludes in the nineteenth century with Napoleon’s rise and fall. In the book, the reign of Philip II and his participation in the Third Crusade to the Holy Land is the second monarch reviewed, followed by Louis XI, who ended the Hundred Year War with the English and Louis XII’s rule is next, which fought to expand French territorial holdings into the Lombardy region of Italy. The fifth king surveyed is Francis I and his enlargement of French lands into Italy, while the sixth king is Henry IV, whose conversion to the Catholic faith ended thirty years of French religious wars and established a stable and popular regime. The kingship of Louis XIV is the book’s seventh overlord, whose rule was occupied with wars to expand his territories and the building of France into the center of European culture, arts, architecture and music during the Baroque era, while presiding over a magnificent court at the Versailles Palace. The final sovereign lord discussed is Napoleon Bonaparte, who led his armies to victory, establishing French dominance across Europe until his defeats at Leipzig and Waterloo and his forced exile to the remote and desolate island of Elba in the south Atlantic Ocean.

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Pen and Sword History

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1399047086

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This is the BBC

Entertaining the Nation, Speaking for Britain, 1922-2022

By: Simon J. Potter

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This is the BBC

Entertaining the Nation, Speaking for Britain, 1922-2022

By: Simon J. Potter

In the hundredth year of the British Broadcasting Corporation, historian Simon J. Potter looks back over the hundred year history, asking if the BBC is really the 'voice of Britain', and what comes next for British public broadcasting. 2022 marks the centenary year of the British Broadcasting Corporation. As Britain's most famous and influential broadcaster, the BBC faces a range of significant challenges to the way it operates, and perhaps to its existence, from the government but also from a rapidly changing media environment. Historian Simon J. Potter explores the hundred year history of this corporation, drawing out the roots of these challenges and understanding how similar threats - hostile politicians and prime ministers, the advent of television - were met and overcome in the past. Potter poses the question 'Is the BBC the voice of Britain?', exploring its role in changing wider culture and society, promoting particular versions of British national identity, both at home and overseas. The BBC has long claimed to speak for the British people, to the British people, and with a British accent, and Potter explores how far these claims have been justified with this exciting new study which covers the establishment of the BBC Empire Service and the World Service, and focuses on people, programmes, and politics to understand the Corporation's engagement with changing ideas about culture and society in Britain, including issues of class, gender, and race.

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Oxford University Press

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0192653652

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9780192653659

Gothic Kings of Britain

The Lives of 31 Medieval Rulers, 1016-1399

By: Philip J. Potter

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Gothic Kings of Britain

The Lives of 31 Medieval Rulers, 1016-1399

By: Philip J. Potter

This biographical history tells the story of 31 Gothic monarchs who fought in the crusades, enforced their feudal rights throughout the kingdom, sponsored the growth of representative government through a parliament, and ultimately created a military power that would dominate European affairs. In the process, the narrative recaptures the dramatic and chaotic span of the years between 1000 and 1400, when the great European monarchies were still in their formative stages. The book discusses the lives of English and Scottish kings in the context of their eras, discussing their achievements and failures, their relations with the Church and foreign powers, and their overall influence on the suppression of the nobility and the development of the monarchy as the primary governing institution of both Scotland and England.

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078645248X

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9780786452484

The History of Gothic Publishing, 1800-1835

Exhuming the Trade

By: F. Potter

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The History of Gothic Publishing, 1800-1835

Exhuming the Trade

By: F. Potter

To better understand and contextualise the twilight of the Gothic genre during the 1920s and 1830s, The History of Gothic Publishing, 1800-1835: Exhuming the Trade examines the disreputable aspects of the Gothic trade from its horrid bluebooks to the desperate hack writers who created the short tales of terror. From the Gothic publishers to the circulating libraries, this study explores the conflict between the canon and the twilight, and between the disreputable and the moral.

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Springer

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0230512720

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9780230512726

The History of Jerusalem

Its Origins to the Early Middle Ages

By: Alan J. Potter

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The History of Jerusalem

Its Origins to the Early Middle Ages

By: Alan J. Potter

Fascinating revelations of the parts played by David, Solomon, Judas Maccabee, Pompey, Cleopatra, Justinian, and others in the making of the city. Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world, with evidence of an original settlement dating back more than 4,000 years. Vitally important was the supply of water provided by the Gihon Spring, in a land that normally experienced rainfall only from November to March. Since then this Middle Eastern city has been attacked and devastated on numerous occasions. Former rulers include King David, who established the City of David, and his son Solomon, who expanded Jerusalem and built the first Great Temple on Mount Moriah. Destruction 2,600 years ago saw most of the inhabitants exiled to Babylon, but as the Jewish diaspora returned, the Temple and city were rebuilt. Wars between the Ptolemaic and Seleucid successors of Alexander the Great seemed endless, but the resistance of the Maccabee brothers eventually led to the glorious reign of the Hasmonean kings. Roman interference and the enforcement of the despotic Herod the Great as king led inevitably to the catastrophic Jewish/Roman wars, and Jerusalem was once again destroyed. Christianity eventually facilitated a reinvigorated Byzantine Jerusalem, which became one of the world’s most beautiful cities. The bubonic plague was survived, but a new low saw the Persians sack the city before Heraclius triumphantly returned Christ’s True Cross to Jerusalem. The History of Jerusalem: Its Origins to the Early Middle Ages is the first of its kind to examine in detail the rich history of Jerusalem during antiquity up to the year 630 CE. This in-depth account goes further than other volumes in terms of the breadth and scale of events covered, and offers an unbiased but critical appraisal of the colorful history of Jerusalem and the surrounding areas.

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Pen and Sword History

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1526783304

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9781526783301

Crisis at Work

Identity and the End of Career

By: J. Potter

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Crisis at Work

Identity and the End of Career

By: J. Potter

This book explores how we make sense of ourselves when work is precarious and intrinsically alienating. We know little about how this experience of work impacts the lives of men and women, and less about the way individuals understand themselves in the face of institutions and organizations from which they feel marginalized. Based on the narratives of men and women who underwent extraordinary work life changes, Crisis at Work examines how we negotiate greater meaning and fulfilment when our productive lives fail to sustain and satisfy. Reflecting a growing fracture between what we value, believe in, and are committed to and the degree to which work and career have become incapable of assuaging those desires, Potter examines how individuals attempt to assemble working-lives they find rich and rewarding and how that work is negotiated within the constraints and possibilities of the contemporary moment.

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1137305436

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Wireless Internationalism and Distant Listening

Britain, Propaganda, and the Invention of Global Radio, 1920-1939

By: Simon J. Potter

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Wireless Internationalism and Distant Listening

Britain, Propaganda, and the Invention of Global Radio, 1920-1939

By: Simon J. Potter

During the 1920s and 1930s the new medium of radio broadcasting promised to transform society by fostering national unity and strengthening and popularising national cultures. However, many hoped that 'wireless' would also encourage international understanding and world peace. Intentionally or otherwise, wireless signals crossed borders, bringing talk, music, and news to enthusiastic 'distant listeners' in other countries. In Europe, radio was regulated through international consultation and cooperation, to restrict interference between stations, and to unleash the medium's full potential to carry programmes to global audiences. A distinctive form of 'wireless internationalism' emerged, reflecting and reinforcing the broader internationalist movement and establishing structures and approaches which endured into the Second World War, the Cold War, and beyond. This study reveals this untold history. Wireless Internationalism and Distant Listening also explores the neglected interwar experience of distant listening, revealing the prevalence of listening across borders and explaining how individuals struggled to overcome unwanted noise, tune in as many stations as possible, and comprehend and enjoy what they heard. The volume shows how radio brought the world to Britain, and Britain to the world. It revises our understanding of early BBC broadcasting and the BBC Empire Service (the precursor to today's World Service) and shows how government influence shaped early BBC international broadcasting in English, Arabic, Spanish, and Portuguese. It also explores the wider European and trans-Atlantic context, demonstrating how Fascism in Italy and Germany, the Spanish Civil War, and the Japanese invasion of China, combined to overturn the utopianism of the 1920s and usher in a new era of wireless nationalism.

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019252075X

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Aspects of Modern English Usage

for advanced students

By: Paul Lambotte,Harry Campbell,J. Potter

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Aspects of Modern English Usage

for advanced students

By: Paul Lambotte,Harry Campbell,J. Potter

Par son étude détaillée des difficultés - en particulier celles traitées trop sommairement ailleurs - cet ouvrage offre un complément utile aux grammaires traditionnelles. Parmi ses caractéristiques, citons : - une comparaison de chaque élément étudié avec toutes les alternatives possibles; - de nombreux exemples commentés et souvent traduits; - une indication systématique de la fréquence et du registre (formel, informel) des formes proposées; - une étude des divergences entre l'anglais et le français (un index spécial en facilite l'accès); - outre la partie "structurelle", purement grammaticale, une part de l'ouvrage traite en profondeur des principales fonctions langagières.

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2804126765

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9782804126766

Potter and Perry's Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing - E-Book

By: Barbara J. Astle,Wendy Duggleby,Patricia A. Potter,Anne G. Perry,Patricia A. Stockert,Amy Hall

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Potter and Perry's Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing - E-Book

By: Barbara J. Astle,Wendy Duggleby,Patricia A. Potter,Anne G. Perry,Patricia A. Stockert,Amy Hall

Get the solid foundation you need to practise nursing in Canada! Potter & Perry's Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing, 7th Edition covers the nursing concepts, knowledge, research, and skills that are essential to professional nursing practice in Canada. The text's full-colour, easy-to-use approach addresses the entire scope of nursing care, reflecting Canadian standards, culture, and the latest in evidence-informed care. New to this edition are real-life case studies and a new chapter on practical nursing in Canada. Based on Potter & Perry's respected Fundamentals text and adapted and edited by a team of Canadian nursing experts led by Barbara J. Astle and Wendy Duggleby, this book ensures that you understand Canada's health care system and health care issues as well as national nursing practice guidelines. - More than 50 nursing skills are presented in a clear, two-column format that includes steps and rationales to help you learn how and why each skill is performed. - The five-step nursing process provides a consistent framework for care, and is demonstrated in more than 20 care plans. - Nursing care plans help you understand the relationship between assessment findings and nursing diagnoses, the identification of goals and outcomes, the selection of interventions, and the process for evaluating care. - Planning sections help nurses plan and prioritize care by emphasizing Goals and Outcomes, Setting Priorities, and Teamwork and Collaboration. - More than 20 concept maps show care planning for clients with multiple nursing diagnoses. - UNIQUE! Critical Thinking Model in each clinical chapter shows you how to apply the nursing process and critical thinking to provide the best care for patients. - UNIQUE! Critical Thinking Exercises help you to apply essential content. - Coverage of interprofessional collaboration includes a focus on patient-centered care, Indigenous peoples' health referencing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Report, the CNA Code of Ethics, and Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) legislation. - Evidence-Informed Practice boxes provide examples of recent state-of-the-science guidelines for nursing practice. - Research Highlight boxes provide abstracts of current nursing research studies and explain the implications for daily practice. - Patient Teaching boxes highlight what and how to teach patients, and how to evaluate learning. - Learning objectives, key concepts, and key terms in each chapter summarize important content for more efficient review and study. - Online glossary provides quick access to definitions for all key terms.

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032387066X

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9780323870665

Treeshelters

By: Mark J. Potter

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Treeshelters

By: Mark J. Potter

Treeshelters offer a convenient solution to many of the problems faced during the establishment of trees in Britain. They can reduce the losses caused by mammal damage and improve the growing environment of the young tree. But what are their limitations? Are they always the answer? This handbook, using data from over 200 Forestry Commission experiments throughout Britain, gives a balanced view of the benefits and disadvantages of treeshelters, and advises on the features required for their success.

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American Advisors

Security Force Assistance Model in the Long War

By: Joseph J. Potter,Natioanl Defense University Press

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American Advisors

Security Force Assistance Model in the Long War

By: Joseph J. Potter,Natioanl Defense University Press

This manuscript describes how US military advisors prepare for and conduct operations in war. Through two separate year-long combat tours as a military advisor in Iraq, the author brings true vignettes into modern military strategy and operational art. Further, the author provides multiple perspectives in command relationships. Through years of personal experience, direct interviews, and Warfighting knowledge, the author challenges conventionally accepted truths and establishes a new standard for understanding the impact of American advisors on the modern battleground. Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Department of Defense (DoD), its Components, or the Joint Center for International Security Force Assistance (JCISFA).

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1780399278

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The Mighty Warrior Kings

The Wireless World

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Monarchs of the Renaissance

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Explorers and Their Quest for North America

Explorers and Their Quest for North America

Can Efficiency and Community Service be Symbiotic?

Can Efficiency and Community Service be Symbiotic?

The Soldier Kings of France

The Soldier Kings of France

This is the BBC

This is the BBC

Gothic Kings of Britain

Gothic Kings of Britain

The History of Gothic Publishing, 1800-1835

The History of Gothic Publishing, 1800-1835

The History of Jerusalem

The History of Jerusalem

Crisis at Work

Crisis at Work

Wireless Internationalism and Distant Listening

Wireless Internationalism and Distant Listening

Aspects of Modern English Usage

Aspects of Modern English Usage

Potter and Perry's Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing - E-Book

Potter and Perry's Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing - E-Book

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