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Versailles et la cour de france: Versailles, résidence de Louis XIV
Versailles in Its Former Glory
Pierre de Nolhac made Versailles his life’s work. As a conservator, he did everything in his power to thoroughly restore the castle of the French kings. He also wrote numerous books about Versailles. A fine edition of one of these works can be found in our library.
Old London Street Cries, And the Cries of To-day, with Heaps of Quaint Cuts Including Hand-coloured Frontispiece
Tiddy Diddy Doll, or: The History of London Street Cries
What do cabbages, turnips, strawberries, songbirds and knife grinders have in common? All these things were offered for sale in the streets of London. By singing about them. Today we present to you a collection of the popular verses of 19th century street cries.
The Trial at large of Her Majesty, Caroline Amelia Elizabeth, Queen of Great Britain; in the House of Lords, on charges of adulterous intercourse
Scandal in London – King Takes Queen to Court?
Even long before Diana and “Megxit”, scandals and affairs involving the monarchy were a favourite topic of the British. One particularly spectacular case occurred in 1820. A book reports on a trial that was about much more than tabloid gossip.
Annales compendiarii regum et rerum Syriae: numis veteris illustrat
The Bible as History
Jesuit Erasmus Froelich wasn’t just mathematician and curator of the emperor’s coin collection. He also wrote a book, which was way more than a coin catalogue. It was supposed to prove the historical authenticity of one part of the Bible.
Opera philosophica quae Latine scripsit omnia
Thomas Hobbes: England’s Most Bothersome Pessimist
There is hardly any other philosopher that is as controversial among the English as Thomas Hobbes. Born as a child prodigy into the chaos of the English Civil War in the 17th century, he fell out with everybody – without disappearing from the picture. Without him, we probably wouldn’t think of ourselves as individuals.
