Tells the story of Marie Antoinette, who became the Queen of France at the age of fifteen. This title analyzes the chemistry of a woman's soul from her intimate pleasures to her public suffering as a Queen under the weight of misfortune and history. It describes Marie Antoinette in the King's bedroom, and with her children.
Francs, Mérovingiens, Carolingiens, Capétiens, Valois, Bourbons... Autant de noms de dynasties royales qui ont ponctué nos cours d'histoire, évoquant des souvenirs scolaires plus ou moins précis. Aide-mémoire ou guide pratique, et ouvrage recense les soixante-huit rois, qui, de Clodion le Chevelu, né vers 400, à Louis-Philippe Ier, mort en 1850, ont présidé aux destinées de notre pays. Tableaux généalogiques, cartes, notices biographiques illustrées de portraits apportent ainsi de précieux repères chronologiques à l'étudiant, à l'enseignant, à l'amateur de sites historiques ou, plus généralement, à celui qui souhaite rafraîchir ses connaissances historiques.
A biography of Hitler that traces the story of how a bitter, failed art student from an obscure corner of Austria rose to unparalleled power, destroying the lives of millions and unleashing Armageddon.
Née en 1926, mariée en 1947, couronnée reine en 1953, Sa Majesté Elizabeth II s'est pleinement consacrée à ses devoirs pendant plus de soixante ans. TASCHEN rend hommage à son destin remarquable avec cette réédition de Her Majesty, une fabuleuse histoire en photos de sa vie privée et publique.
Mêlant tradition, histoire, élégance et culture, l'album retrace la vie de la souveraine, jusqu'à son décès en 2022: son enfance et sa jeunesse, sa courageuse entrée dans l'âge adulte pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, son mariage, la maternité et le couronnement, ses rencontres avec des icônes de leur temps comme les Beatles, Marilyn Monroe et JFK et ses très nombreux périples à l'étranger. Il visite aussi les spectaculaires palais royaux et cède à la liesse contagieuse des mariages et jubilés royaux, et oscille entre l'imposante élégance des portraits officiels et la tendresse et l'humour qui se dégagent de moments plus intimes, en famille.
Hommage aux meilleurs photographes de son temps tout autant qu'à leur royal sujet, Her Majesty rassemble les clichés de sommités comme Cecil Beaton, Studio Lisa, Dorothy Wilding, Karsh, Lord Snowdon, David Bailey, Patrick Lichfield, Annie Leibovitz et bien d'autres.
Marie-Antoinette, pétillante autrichienne, mariée très jeune à Louis XVI, héritier du trône de France, a du mal à s'habituer à l'étiquette glaciale de Versailles. Elle se réfugie dans les fêtes grandioses et dépense sans compter alors que le trésor royal est au plus mal. Des fastes de la cour de Versailles aux tourments de la Révolution, cet ouvrage en anglais permet aux plus jeunes de découvrir l'histoire de la dernière grande Reine de France.
There are certain words which possess, in themselves, when properly used, a virtue which illumines and lifts up towards the good''The philosopher and activist Simone Weil was one of the most courageous thinkers of the twentieth century. Here she writes, with honesty and moral clarity, about the manipulation of language by the powerful, the obligations of individuals to one another and the needs - for order, equality, liberty and truth - that make us human.One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.>
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Michelle Obama, the iconic first lady, advocate, lawyer and author.
Young Michelle grew up on the South Side of Chicago in a close-knit family. She loved school, achieving A's, and worked hard to blaze trails at the universities of Princeton and Harvard. Then, at the beginning of her legal career, she met Barack Obama.
As first lady, she used her platform to advocate for women and girls and continues to inspire many with her powerful voice, and bestselling books. This empowering book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the inspiring woman's life.
Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.
This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.
Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!
'I literally had one long dress, one silk shirt, one smart pair of shoes and that was it' - so Princess Diana said of the day she and Prince Charles got engaged. Sixteen years later, Diana would die, no longer the girl with one dress, but a global fashion icon who had raised more than GBP2 million for charity by selling 79 of her dresses at Christie's auction house in New York.
This chic and stylish book opens Diana's wardrobe to the world. From the Regamus debutante's dress Diana wore at a ball at Althorp, her family estate, to her infamous Christina Stambolian 'Revenge' dress, which she wore on the night Prince Charles publicly admitted his adultery with Camilla Parker Bowles, each iconic moment is captured in these pages.
Claudia Joseph chronicles Diana's style evolution from the days she shopped with her mother for her wedding trousseau at Harrods, to her discovery of her wedding dress designers, the Emanuels, and her relationship with Vogue fashion director Anna Harvey, who introduced her to designers such as Catherine Walker, Jacques Azagury and Versace. She looks at the designers who shaped Diana's image and tracks down her most symbolic dresses to museums around the world.
Commencée dans un cottage anglais du Kent après la capitulation de Sedan de 1870, cette histoire prend fin un demi-siècle plus tard dans un domaine du Hampshire, en 1920, au lendemain du traité de Versailles.À la chute du Second Empire, Napoléon III, l'impératrice Eugénie et leur fils acceptent l'hospitalité de la reine Victoria et s'exilent en Angleterre. L'empereur s'installe avec sa famille à Camden Place près de Chislehurst, où il s'éteint peu de temps après, en 1873. Quelques années plus tard, en 1879, le prince impérial, servant sous l'uniforme britannique, meurt tragiquement en Afrique du Sud, tué par les Zoulous. Unique survivante et véritable gardienne de la mémoire napoléonienne, Eugénie ressent le besoin de s'extraire du cadre dans lequel l'Histoire l'a ancrée. Elle adopte alors un mode de vie errant et termine sa longue exis- tence à Farnborough Hill, dernière demeure de cette aventure impériale.Admis dans le cercle intime de la famille impériale, certains fidèles, amis et domestiques deviennent les témoins privilégiés de la vie des augustes exilés, que l'on découvre à travers leur correspondance, leurs mémoires et des clichés photographiques d'une rare vérité historique. Ces documents, inédits pour la plu- part, confrontés aux archives de presse de l'époque, offrent une vision singulière, tantôt surannée, tantôt contemporaine, et souvent sans concession, de la destinée de ces premiers proscrits de la Troisième République.Entre propagande et intimité, Dans l'ombre d'Eugénie raconte avec fidélité la vie outre-Manche des derniers souverains français. Le centenaire de la mort de l'impératrice Eugénie offre l'occasion de cette publication et consacrée aux dernières braises du Second Empire.
Charles III: The Making of a King celebrates the new King in the year of his coronation. The beautiful gift book includes a timeline of key events from Charles' life, and explores the future of the monarchy through photographs and paintings of the wider royal family, including Diana, Princess of Wales, Camilla, Queen Consort, William and Catherine, Prince and Princess of Wales, Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and Prince George of Wales.
Presenting family photographs alongside important formal portraits, this book features works by key artists who have depicted the King from 1948 to the present day, such as Nadav Kander, Cecil Beaton, Marcus Adams, Lisa Sheridan, Lord Snowdon, Joan Williams, Patrick Lichfield, Norman Parkinson, Bern Schwartz, Carole Cutner, Bryan Organ, Terence Donovan, Nicola Philipps and Mario Testino.
The second part of an infamous memoir about life in the time of Napoleon by a rebellious literary celebrity.
In 1800, François-René de Chateaubriand sailed from the cliffs of Dover to the headlands of Calais. He was thirty-one and had been living as a political refugee in England for most of a decade, at times in such extreme poverty that he subsisted on nothing but hot water and two-penny rolls. Over the next fifteen years, his life was utterly changed. He published Atala, René, and The Genius of Christianity to acclaim and epoch-making scandal. He strolled the streets of Jerusalem and mapped the ruins of Carthage. He served Napoleon in Rome, then resigned in protest after the Duc d'Enghien's execution, putting his own life at tremendous risk.
Memoirs from Beyond the Grave: 1800-1815--the second volume in Alex Andriesse's new and complete translation of this epic French classic--is a chronicle of triumphs and sorrows, narrating not only the author's life during a tumultuous period in European history but the "parallel life" of Napoleon. In these pages, Chateaubriand continues to paint his distinctive self-portrait, in which the whole history of France swirls around the sitter like a mist of dreams.
The purpose of this book is to present Mandela's leadership and how it can be possible for the future leaders to copy it. Mandela's leadership is a book written to help understanding the way Mandela took to lead South Africa.
Discover the story behind Joan of Arc and her journey to triumph in the Hundred Years' War in this captivating graphic novel -- written by Sincerely, Harriet author Sarah Winifred Searle and illustrated by award-winning cartoonist Maria Capelle Frantz.
Presenting Who HQ Graphic Novels: an exciting new addition to the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series!
Follow Joan of Arc on her journey to convince the Dauphin to let her lead the French army in the Battle of Orleans and win the Hundred Years' War. A story of faith, courage, and determination, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves in the life of the teenage French heroine -- brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that jump off the page.
The intimate, untold story of Winston Churchill's enduring yet volatile bond with his only son, Randolph.
"Ireland draws unforgettable sketches of life in the Churchill circle, much like Erik Larson did in The Splendid and the Vile."?Kirkus - "Fascinating... well-researched and well-written."--Andrew Roberts - "Beautifully written... A triumph."--Damien Lewis - "Fascinating, acute and touching."--Simon Sebag MontefioreWe think we know Winston Churchill: the bulldog grimace, the ever-present cigar, the wit and wisdom that led Great Britain through the Second World War. Yet away from the House of Commons and the Cabinet War Rooms, Churchill was a loving family man who doted on his children, none more so than Randolph, his only boy and Winston's anointed heir to the Churchill legacy.
Randolph may have been born in his father's shadow, but his father, who had been neglected by his own parents, was determined to see him go far. For decades, throughout Winston's climb to greatness, father and son were inseparable--dining with Britain's elite, gossiping and swilling Champagne at high society parties, holidaying on the French Riviera, touring Prohibition-era America. Captivated by Winston's power, bravery, and charisma, Randolph worshipped his father, and Winston obsessed over his son's future. But their love was complex and combustible, complicated by money, class, and privilege, shaded with ambition, outsize expectations, resentments, and failures.
Deeply researched and magnificently written, Churchill & Son is a revealing and surprising portrait of one of history's most celebrated figures.
"Elikya en Shema ontdekken Afrikaanse heldinnen en helden. Alledaagse mensen met buitengewone verhalen en superkrachten zoals leiderschap, moed, vaderlandsliefde, verzoening en vele andere.
In deze biografieën ontdekken jonge lezers onder andere de Nigeriaanse schrijfster Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, de beroemde Rwandese zanger Kizito Mihigo, de Keniaanse milieuactiviste en Nobelprijswinnares Wangari Muta Maathai, de eerste Premier van de Democratische Republiek Congo, de panafrikanist en voormalige president van de Republiek Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah, en vele anderen. Deze bekende figuren worden afgebeeld met hun landskleuren. Dat helpt de lezer om vertrouwd te raken met de Afrikaanse landen en hun vlaggen.
Een educatief en inspirerend boek voor lezers van alle leeftijden."
From Gandhi to Rosa Parks, the Arab Spring to Black Lives Matter, this introduction to the power of protests covers nearly every continent to show young readers that they can be effective on their own or as part of a movement.
Filled with colorful, detailed illustrations and straightforward, engaging texts, this book uses double-page spreads to tell the story of world-changing moments when justice prevailed over intolerance, and peace overcame conflict.
Neither preachy nor pedantic, the text offers clear-eyed information in a way that kids can relate to, helping them understand issues that they are probably already aware of, such as climate change, and introducing them to events which happened decades ago or worlds away.
Throughout this optimistic and hopeful book, the message is clear-peaceful protest can effect change, and everyone's voice matters.
Un monument emblématique de la Grand-Place de Bruxelles.
Figure emblématique du folklore et de l'identité bruxelloise, Everard t'Serclaes est entré dans l'histoire en 1356 après avoir libéré Bruxelles du comte de Flandre. Acclamé par tous, il entame une carrière politique couronnée de succès. Quatre siècles plus tard, le sculpteur Julien Dillens lui dédie une statue, visible sur la Grand-Place, là où décéda Everard t'Serclaes. oeuvre majeure, elle s'inspire des monuments funéraires de la Renaissance et devient, au fil des années, un véritable symbole. Et pour cause ! On lui prêterait des vertus de porte-bonheur.
Sa restauration dévoilée au grand public.
La légende entourant cette statue est telle qu'il n'est pas rare de voir s'attrouper de nombreuses per- sonnes autour de celle-ci afin d'en caresser le bras. La pratique est tellement courante que, peu à peu, la statue se dégrade et le laiton s'use au point de faire apparaître des trous. Très vite, une restauration de l'édifice s'avère nécessaire. Au fil des pages, le lecteur découvrira l'envers du décor de cette res- tauration et, ce faisant, une partie de l'histoire secrète de la Grand-Place.
Este libro es una guia practica y accesible para saber mas sobre Martin Luther King, que le aportara la información esencial y le permitira ganar tiempo.En tan solo 50 minutos, usted podra:- Descubrir la biografia de Martin Luther King y el contexto en el que vivió, muy marcado por la segregación racial en los Estados Unidos- Identificar los momentos clave de la lucha contra la segregación y en los que Luther King participó activamente, forjando su personalidad y su renombre - Analizar la influencia de las acciones de Luther King en la lucha contra la segregación, tanto en vida como después de su muerteSOBRE en50MINUTOS.ES | Historiaen50MINUTOS.ES le ofrece las claves para entender rapidamente los principales acontecimientos históricos que cambiaron el mundo. Nuestras obras narran de forma rapida y eficaz una gran variedad de acontecimientos históricos clave de distintas épocas, desde la Antigua Grecia hasta la caida del muro de Berlin.¡Descubra en un tiempo récord la historia que ha marcado el rumbo del mundo!
Comment était la relation entre Habib Bourguiba et son ministre? La différence d'âge était conséquente entre eux, plus d'un quart de siècle., mais Bourguiba aimait souvent se rapprocher des jeunes générations, et il y excellait. Ahmed Ben Salah avait une très forte personnalité, dotée d'un esprit rebelle, d'une parole puissante et d'une capacité de séduction en plus de toujours apprécier le rire dans toutes les circonstances. Son regard imposant donnait l'impression qu'il vous jugait sans cesse. Il avait aussi réponse à tout ! Il s'adressait toujours à Bourguiba avec un ton très respectueux, mais dès qu'il s'agit d'une autre personne, le ton devient beaucoup plus moqueur. Au final, Bourguiba avait beaucoup d'estime pour Ben Salah, son jeune allié, et éprouvait à son égard une admiration mélangée d'une crainte. Il l'appreciait mais le craignait en même temps. Les deux hommes étaient des politiciens exceptionnels, chacun à sa manière.
Named one of Time magazine s Most Important People of the Twentieth Century, Nelson Mandela continues to be a symbol of equality and justice around the world. Despite spending nearly three decades incarcerated, Mandela never abandoned his commitment for a democratic and free society. Upon his release, Mandela went on to earn a Nobel Prize for his efforts to dismantle racial inequality and elected the country s first Black president. Written by his daughter, Dr. Makaziwe Mandela, Mandela: In Honor of an Extraordinary Life features never-before-seen family stories and photographs, letters, and a collection of charcoal drawings and paintings Mandela began at 83 years old. Through this artistic expression, Mandela aspired to step out of his comfort zone and share a part of himself he hadn t revealed before. With chapters chronicling Mandela s childhood, time in Johannesburg as leader of the African National Congress, family relationships, imprisonment, and role as president and philanthropist, along with poetry by South African poet and anti-apartheid activist Mazisi Kunene, Mandela: In Honor of an Extraordinary Life allows readers the opportunity to delve into the life of the man that continues to galvanize so many.
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Ur pennadig a gont darvoudoù nozvezh kamp Ti Voujeret.
On the morning of the battle of Waterloo, the Emperor Napoleon declared that the Duke of Wellington was a bad general, the British were bad soldiers and that France could not fail to win an easy victory. Forever afterwards historians have accused him of gross overconfidence, and massively underestimating the calibre of the British commander opposed to him. Andrew Roberts presents an original, highly revisionist view of the relationship between the two greatest captains of their age. Napoleon, who was born in the same year as Wellington - 1769 - fought Wellington by proxy years earlier in the Peninsula War, praising his ruthlessness in private while publicly deriding him as a mere 'sepoy general'. In contrast, Wellington publicly lauded Napoleon, saying that his presence on a battlefield was worth forty thousand men, but privately wrote long memoranda lambasting Napoleon's campaigning techniques. Although Wellington saved Napoleon from execution after Waterloo, Napoleon left money in his will to the man who had tried to assassinate Wellington. Wellington in turn amassed a series of Napoleonic trophies of his great victory, even sleeping with two of the Emperor's mistresses.
