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Biografier giver dig adgang til ægte livsfortællinger og skæbner, der har sat deres præg på verden. Her finder du bøger om både nulevende og historiske personer - fra de magtfulde til de misforståede, fra kendte navne til hverdagens helte. Vores udvalg rummer inspirerende historier om mod, passion og vilje, hvor virkelighedens stemmer får plads. Uanset om du søger en biografi med indhold til samlingen, en rørende gave eller blot ønsker at læse om mennesker, der har ændret verden, er der masser at vælge imellem. Find din næste biografi hos WilliamDam.dk og oplev fortællinger, der berører og sætter sig fast.
Drawing on new archival sources and a recently discovered portrait, Wegmen explores the social and cultural conditions that shaped the life and... Læs mere
A biography of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, first cousin of Queens Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. The text explores Surrey's unique position - member of... Læs mere
This biography of Richard, third Duke of York, examines the political opposition of a great lord to Henry VI's regime. Active in the government of Lancastrian Normandy, he... Læs mere
This volume describes the later life of Joseph Scaliger (1540-1609), perhaps the most original scholar of the later Renaissance. It concentrates on his efforts... Læs mere
This book offers valuable insights into biography's role as a form of social and cultural negotiation geared to advance the biographer's... Læs mere
`An authoritative and accessible study of Elizabeth I's marriage negotiations.' Christopher Durston. Doran views the question of the Queen's celibacy within a wider political and religious context.
This was the first full-length biography in ninety years of Reginald Pole (1500–1558), one of the most important international figures of the sixteenth century. It was... Læs mere
This book explores Brahe's wide range of activities which encompass much more than his reputed role of astronomer. Christianson broadens this singular perspective by portraying Brahe as Platonic philosopher, Paracelsian chemist, Ovidian poet and devoted family man.
This was the first full-length biography in ninety years of Reginald Pole (1500–1558), one of the most important international figures of the sixteenth century. It was... Læs mere
The Earl of Essex was the last great favourite of Elizabeth I. Using an unparalleled range of sources, this revisionist 1999 study presents a picture of Essex and of the outbreak of faction in Elizabethan politics.
The Stonor Letters and Papers provides us with a wealth of otherwise unobtainable detail about the lives and careers of a late medieval gentry family.... Læs mere
The Stonor Letters and Papers provides us with a wealth of otherwise unobtainable detail about the lives and careers of a late medieval gentry family.... Læs mere