Irland

Der John Verlag veröffentlicht die schönsten irischen Sagen, Mythen und Legenden als Hörbuch. Die grüne Insel Irland blickt auf eine lange Geschichte zurück...

This introduction to Celtic mythology will serve the novice well - for it is a complicated history with the earliest written records destroyed by the marauding Vikings....

From award-winning New Yorker staff writer Patrick Radden Keefe, a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions....

Putting history into a perspective, Irish History for Dummies is an engaging, entertaining and educational trip through time....

A blistering account of the history of Britain's war against the IRA between 1970 and 1998....

All the splendours and horrors of Victorian life will be vividly recalled....

The Northumbrians have been overlooked by British and global history, but they’ve made astonishing contributions to both. Dan Jackson sets out to recover this lost history, exploring the deep roots of Northumbrian culture....

The name Grace O'Malley stands forever as a sign and symbol that even in repressive times, no one can be held back from choosing their destiny. A Pirate, a wife, a mother, and a fearsome warrior, Grace carved her name in the annuls of history....

In the midst of World War I, the Easter Rising took place in Dublin and throughout Ireland in April 1916. The revolutionary movement faced many problems from the beginning....

The Fall of the House of Wilde for the first time places Oscar Wilde as a member of one of the most dazzling Anglo-Irish families of Victorian times....

Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright in the late 19th century. His controversial plays were riddled with mockery of social status, cleverly covered by the use of comedy. Full of flash and flare, he wrote some of those colorful traits into his literature....

This magnificent biography of Henry VIII is set against the cultural, social and political background of his court and the splendour of his many sumptuous palaces....

Edward’s life is one of the most extraordinary in all English history. He ordered his uncle to be beheaded, he usurped his father’s throne and he started a war which lasted for more than a hundred years.... 

The Irish-American story, with all its twists and triumphs, is told through the improbable life of one man....

The Northern Ireland conflict is one of the most protracted, bitter, and complex campaigns of terrorism the Western world has ever seen....

Twenty essays on Irish women, historical and contemporary, who have defied cultural norms around femininity and achieved great things....

The story of Britain from the earliest settlements in 3000BC to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603....

Like its popular and acclaimed predecessors, Restoration London and Dr Johnson's London....

A brisk, concise, and enjoyable overview of Irish history from the Protestant Reformation to the dawn of the 21st century....

Ireland, more than any other country, seems to hold people from other parts of the world in awe. Its people, landscape, culture, and misfortunes have provided writers and poets with endless inspiration, and its history is no less colorful and exciting....

Modern Ireland: The History of the Emerald Isle from the Middle Ages to Today analyzes the tumultuous events that marked Irish history over the centuries, particularly Ireland’s relations with England....

The Partition of Ireland and the Troubles: The History of Northern Ireland from the Irish Civil War to the Good Friday Agreement analyzes the tumultuous events that marked the creation of Northern Ireland, and the conflicts fueled by the partition....

In this audiobook, you will discover the various aspects of Celtic beliefs, gods, and sagas, gaining a general overall picture of their culture....

Kevin Fulton was one of the British Army's most successful intelligence agents. Having been recruited to infiltrate the Provisional IRA at the height of the Troubles, he rose its ranks to an unprecedented level....

England is a fascinating and intriguing country. From its pre Christian roots, through Roman occupation, Viking invaders, the Norman Conquest, and the building of the largest empire the world has known, this small country has punched well above its weight on the world stage....

Winston Churchill steered Britain through its darkest hours during World War II....

For the past two decades, you could cross the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic half a dozen times without noticing or, indeed, without turning off the road you were travelling....