Her personal life riven by passion, illness and intrigue, Queen Anne presided over some of the most momentous events in British history. Like Antonia Fraserâ??s life of Marie Antoinette or Amanda Foremanâ??s â??The Duchessâ??, â??Queen Anneâ?? is historical biography at its best.
In honor of the four hundredth anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth I, an detailed biography offers a close-up look at the political, social, and cultural forces that shaped Elizabethan England and Europe, the intrigue-laden Tudor court, and the woman who ruled in a male-dominated world. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.
A riveting portrait of Queen Victoria and the ten prime ministers who headed British government during her sixty-three-year reign It is generally accepted that Queen Victoria reigned but did not rule. This couldn't be more wrong. A passionate and opinionated leader, Victoria was born to govern with no room for doubt about her historic destiny or the might of the empire that was built in her name. When it came to her involvement in state affairs, Victoria herself acknowledged that she had held strong "likes and dislikes" for the various prime ministers who served throughout her political evolution from headstrong teenager to seasoned leader. Anne Somerset's Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers charts the feuds and affectionate interactions Victoria had with her ten premiers in often hilarious detail, from her adoration of Benjamin Disraeli, her favorite prime minister who filled her life with "poetry, romance, and chivalry," to her detestation for William Gladstone, a man she deemed a "dangerous old fanatic." Drawing extensively on unpublished sources such as material from the Royal Archives and never-before-seen prime ministerial papers, Somerset casts a fresh and highly illuminating perspective not just on Victoria, but on the exceptional politicians who served her in a time of massive global change.
Royal scandal, set against the background of the Jacobean court, involving love, bribery, poison, treachery and black magic - 'a hugely enjoyable book' Daily Telegraph'A gripping detective story ... Wonderfully dramatic ... Probably the juiciest court scandal of the past 500 years' Daily MailIn the autumn of 1615 the Earl and Countess of Somerset were detained on suspicion of having murdered Sir Thomas Overbury. The arrest of these leading court figures created a sensation. The young and beautiful Countess of Somerset had already achieved notoriety when she divorced her first husband in controversial circumstances. The Earl of Somerset was one of the richest and most powerful men in the kingdom, having risen to prominence as the male 'favourite' of James I.In a vivid, enthralling narrative, Anne Somerset unravels these extraordinary events. It is, at once, a story rich in passion, intrigue and corruption and a murder mystery - for, despite the guilty verdicts, there is much about Overbury's death that remains enigmatic. The Overbury murder case profoundly damaged the monarchy, and constituted the greatest court scandal in English history.'This is a book about murder, witchcraft, adultery, lechery, intrigue and chicanery among the country's most powerful nobility' Time Out
'Provides a wealth of juicy anecdotal material about five centuries of court life' New York Times'Naughty Knickers version of our island story' Daily Mail---------------------------------------------Ladies in Waiting chronicles the lives of famous and infamous ladies who served royalty, casting a fresh, intimate angle on four hundred years of monarchy. For centuries, the most beautiful, able and aristocratic women in England competed for positions at court. Some who came to serve were remarkable for their learning and exemplary virtue, but others were notable for promiscuity and lack of scruple, drawn to court by a lust for money and power. Several ladies-in-waiting became royal mistresses, showing few qualms about betraying the queen consorts they ostensibly served. If bedding the King was not an option open to all, many ladies came to court in hope of finding husbands, only to succumb to constant assaults on their virtue or to find themselves denied permission by their sovereign to marry. Drawing on an enormous variety of sources, Anne Somerset provides an illuminating guide to the character, profligate or pious, of each court. Contained within the stories of the individual women is a consistently entertaining commentary on the manners, morals and shifting mentality of the royal, the rich, and the prominent throughout the centuries, resulting in social history at its most enjoyable and vibrant.
Nestled in the picturesque Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania, Somerset County has a rich and vibrant history that spans more than two centuries. In this photographic collection, local historian Sister Anne Frances Pulling brings to life the characters and communities that make up this Roof Garden of Pennsylvania. From Harmond Husband's rebellious roots that led him to settle in and establish the village of Somerset to the Meyers family of maple fame, Pulling includes images from many of Somerset's treasured boroughs. As the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor wound its way through central Pennsylvania and coal mining towns like Boswell and Jerome sprang up across the countryside, Somerset County changed and evolved with the times. Pulling revives the lost memories of curiosities like the Ship of the Alleghenies and extols the virtues of the snowmakers at the Seven Springs resort. She also recounts the tragic accident at the Quecreek mine that trapped nine miners for more than three days, and shares the sorrow and mourning of the community of Shanksville--forever changed on September 11.
Et godt faglig skjønn er grunnleggende i helse- og velferdstjenestene. Beslutninger som treffes, skal møte brukerens behov for individuelt tilpassete og faglig forsvarlige tjenester, og oppleves etisk riktig både av fagpersonen og av brukeren. Men hva vil det si å utøve faglig skjønn? Hva slags type virksomhet er dette? Hvilken posisjon har brukeren i skjønnsutøvelsen, og hvilket handlingsrom har fagpersonen? Det er dynamikken mellom brukermedvirkningens plass i det faglige skjønnet og faglig forsvarlig yrkesutøvelse som blir utforsket i denne boken. Temaene behandles både teoretisk og ut fra en empirisk tilnærming basert på forfatternes forskning. Boka er rettet mot studenter innen helse- og sosialfag på høgskole- og universitetsnivå, og mot fagpersoner i helse- og velferdstjenestene. Det er et ønske at boka vil inspirere til diskusjoner om og videre utvikling av faglig skjønn og brukermedvirkning i helse- og sosialfaglig arbeid. Helene Hanssen: Redaktør for boka. Førstelektor i helse- og sosialfag ved Universitetet i Stavanger, Institutt for helsefag. Hun har lang erfaring både fra praktisk sosialt arbeid og fra undervisning på bachelor- og masternivå innenfor helse- og sosialfag. Hennes forskning er knyttet til områdene brukermedvirkning, pårørendeinvolvering og kompetanseutvikling. Kristin Humerfelt: Phd i sosialt arbeid og førsteamanuensis ved Universitetet i Stavanger, Institutt for helsefag. Hun har erfaring fra praktisk sosialt arbeid innen rusfeltet og undervisning på ulike nivå. Hennes forskning har vært sentrert rundt brukermedvirkning, særlig med et blikk rettet mot brukere med rusproblematikk, men også deres barn. Alice Kjellevold: Dr. juris og professor i helserett ved Universitetet i Stavanger, Institutt for helsefag. Hun arbeider med helse- og sosialrettslige spørsmål, har omfattende undervisnings- og foredragserfaring og har skrevet en rekke bøker og artikler innenfor dette området. De senere årene har hun særlig arbeidet med spørsmål rundt pårørendes rettigheter i helse- og omsorgstjenesten og har i samarbeid med Kari Bøckmann gitt ut boken Pårørende i helse- og omsorgstjenesten, En klinisk og juridisk innføring. Anne Norheim: Dosent i sykepleievitenskap ved Universitetet i Stavanger, Institutt for helsefag. Hun har lang erfaring fra undervisning på ulike nivå, med fokus på omsorg overfor eldre. Hennes forskning har i senere år vært sentrert omkring verdigrunnlaget, brukermedvirkning og pårørende. Rita Sommerseth: Tidligere dosent i sosialt arbeid og psykisk helsearbeid ved Universitetet i Stavanger, Institutt for helsefag. Hun har klinisk videreutdanning i barne- og ungdomspsykiatri og mange års erfaring fra klinisk arbeid med barn, unge og voksne. Hun har vært opptatt av samspillsobservasjon og studenters emosjonelle læreprosesser. De senere årene har omsorg og kjønn vært sentralt i hennes forskning.
Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl forced into hiding with her family by the Nazi regime that occupied the Netherlands in the Second World War. No one would have known of her, her family or their fate had it not been for the survival of the diary that she kept during this time, a book that has long been an inspiration to the poet and writer Marjorie Agos n. In her quest to introduce more young people to this tragic tale of the irrepressible Anne, the author provides a lyrical and engaging imagining of Anne's world. Through Anne's eyes, the reader is taken on the family's journey: their flight from Hitler's Germany, the excitement of a new start in Amsterdam and their eventual confinement in a small set of hidden rooms where they lived in fear of discovery, transportation and likely death.
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