Ergebnis für "1,000" in Geschichte

Was the Battle of Hastings a French victory? Non! William the Conqueror was Norman and hated the French. Were the Brits really responsible for the death of Joan of Arc? Non! The French sentenced her to death for wearing trousers. Was the guillotine a French invention? Non! It was invented in Yorkshire. Ten centuries' worth of French historical 'facts' bite the dust as Stephen Clarke looks at what has really been going on since 1066....

Die neue Hörbuchreihe "WISSEN - Reise durch die Weltgeschichte" zeigt Geschichte aus einer neuen Perspektive. Jeder Teil entführt die Hörer an vier packende Schauplätze einer Epoche. Vom vertrauten Europa geht die Reise zu verborgenen Kulturen im Orient, in den fernen Osten und ins Herz Afrikas. Alle Texte werden von erfahrenen Hörbuchautoren speziell für diese Reihe verfasst und machen die Hörbücher - umrahmt von passender Musik und Atmosphäre - zu einem besonderen Hörerlebnis

From the Norman Invasion in 1066 to the eve of the First World War, Stick a Flag in It is a thousand-year jocular journey through the history of Britain and its global empire. Forget what you were taught in school - this is history like you’ve never heard it before, full of captivating historical quirks that will make you laugh out loud and scratch your head in disbelief. 

Betrachtet man eine Karte der Donau, scheinen alle Fragen beantwortet zu sein: Der Fluss entspringt im Schwarzwald, passiert zehn Länder, strömt ostwärts durch die vier Hauptstädte Wien, Bratislava, Budapest und Belgrad, ehe er sich in einem riesigen, sumpfigen Delta ins Schwarze Meer ergießt. 2783 Kilometer ist die Donau lang, gemessen vom Zusammenfluss von Breg und Brigach – aber von der Quelle? Von welcher überhaupt? Da beginnen existenzielle Fragen, die – man glaubt es kaum – erst jüngst salomonisch entschieden wurden. Überhaupt ist das Abenteuer der Donau-Erkundung staunenswert.

*A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice* From celebrated Yale professor Valerie Hansen, a “vivid” and “astonishingly comprehensive account [that] casts world history in a brilliant new light” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) and shows how bold explorations and daring trade...

Die Wikinger - Eroberer aus dem hohen Norden; Madagaskar; Arabische Hochkultur; Tibet.

It is a story like no other: an epic of endurance against destruction, of creativity in oppression, joy amidst grief, the affirmation of life against the steepest of odds. It spans the millennia and the continents - from India to Andalusia and from the bazaars of Cairo to the streets of Oxford. It takes you to unimagined places: to a Jewish kingdom in the mountains of southern Arabia; a Syrian synagogue glowing with radiant wall paintings; the palm groves of the Jewish dead in the Roman catacombs.

Step into a dramatic narrative history where empires clash and alchemists plot in Europe's most enchanted crossroads. Wander through ten centuries of architectural marvels and brutal occupations along the winding Vltava river. Experience the tension between royal power and everyday citizens that...

The “intimate and expansive” (Time) memoir of “one of the most important artists working in the world today” (Financial Times), telling a remarkable history of China over the last hundred years while also illuminating his artistic process “Poignant . . . An illuminating...

Beginning with the life of Jesus, Robert Louis Wilken narrates the dramatic spread and development of Christianity over the first thousand years of its history. Moving through the formation of early institutions, practices, and beliefs to the transformations of the Roman world after the conversion of Constantine, he sheds new light on the subsequent stories of Christianity in the Latin West, the Byzantine and Slavic East, the Middle East, and Central Asia. 

A vivid narrative history across a 1,000-mile journey on foot, Searching for the Norman Conquest opens a window onto the English cultural landscape of the eleventh century. What was the eleventh-century Domesday Book? It is now is one of the most significant historical documents from medieval...

Trace a millennium of Scandinavian history, from the fierce dawn of Viking raiders to a resilient modern democracy. Perfect for your daily commute or armchair travels, this atmospheric narrative captures the survival of an underdog nation forged by ice, sea, and unyielding ambition. Rather than...

Este libro es un libro especial. En él se recogen, paso por paso, todos los días que Jesús de Nazaret pasó en la tierra Aquí encontrarás sus enseñanzas, experiencias y milagros. Y todo ello con los sabios comentarios de Pedro Sergio Donoso Brant, uno de los máximos expertos mundiales...

In his widely anticipated memoir, Ai Weiwei - one of the world's most famous artists and activists - tells a century-long epic tale of China through the story of his own extraordinary life and the legacy of his father, Ai Qing, the nation's most celebrated poet. Hailed as 'the most important artist working today' by the Financial Times and as 'an eloquent and unsilenceable voice of freedom' by the New York Times, Ai Weiwei has written a sweeping memoir that presents a remarkable history of China over the last 100 years while illuminating his artistic process. 

穿梭于长达千年的欧洲地缘政治与权力博弈，见证皇权、教宗与诸侯如何在无休止的宗教冲突与世俗角力中，维系一个多民族实体的松散统一。无论你是渴望在碎片化通勤时间里获取硬核知识的历史狂热者，还是寻求宏大叙事...

在信仰冲突与民族觉醒的夹击下，长达千年的权力博弈与饥荒创伤如何塑造了一个不屈的国家？这部两小时的欧洲历史微缩景观将带你直击动荡现场。无论你是在每日通勤途中，还是渴望在碎片时间里快速充电，这段浓缩的非...

ローマ帝国の圧倒的な力と真っ向からぶつかり合った誇り高き戦士たちと、自然の理を操るドルイドの神秘的な世界へ飛び込み、失われたケルト神話の源流を解き明かす知的な旅へと出かけましょう。毎日の通勤電車の中...

絶望的な火山と氷河が支配する北大西洋の孤島で、人々はいかにして千年にわたる過酷な生存競争を生き抜き、独自の北欧文化を築き上げたのか。自然の脅威と人間の知恵が激しく衝突する軌跡を紐解く、壮大でエネルギ...

広大なサハラを越える壮大な交易ネットワークから、現代を揺るがす石油利権と紛争の渦へ、一千年におよぶアフリカ大陸における帝国の興亡と変転の歴史を鮮やかに描き出します。現在の国境線という固定された枠組み...

重厚な歴史ドラマに没入したい夜や知的好奇心を刺激する通勤のひとときに、絶対権力の象徴と凄惨な牢獄という二つの顔を持つ要塞の奥深くへ足を踏み入れ、陰謀に翻弄された人々の運命を追体験するスリリングな歴史...