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The Children of Henry VIII
OUP Oxford 2013; US$ 24.99Behind the façade of politics and pageantry at the Tudor court, there was a family drama.Nothing drove Henry VIII, England's wealthiest and most powerful king, more than producing a legitimate male heir and so perpetuating his dynasty. To that end, he married six wives, became the subject of the most notorious divorce case of the sixteenth... more...
The Tudors
Oxford University Press 2000; US$ 9.99This history of the Tudors offers a short introduction to this age in British history. It includes a compelling account of the political, religious and economic changes of the country under such leading monarchs as Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. more...
The Reign of Elizabeth I
Cambridge University Press 1995; US$ 98.00A study of politics and political culture of the 'last decade' of the reign of Elizabeth I, in effect the years 1585 to 1603. more...
Thomas Becket
Random House Publishing Group 2012; US$ 35.00A revisionist new biography reintroducing readers to one of the most subversive figures in English history?the man who sought to reform a nation, dared to defy his king, and laid down his life to defend his sacred honor Becket?s life story has been often told but never so incisively reexamined and vividly rendered as it is in John Guy?s hands.... more...
Thomas Becket
Penguin Books Ltd 2012; Not AvailableFrom the winner of the 2004 Whitbread Biography Award and the Marsh Biography Award John Guy, comes Thomas Becket, a lively and enlightening new study that brings a colossal figure of British history vividly to life. Behind the legend, there was a man. In 1120 the wife of a Norman draper's merchant gave birth to a baby boy in London's... more...
My Heart is My Own
Penguin Books Ltd 2012; Not AvailableAcclaimed Tudor historian John Guy offers a compelling re-interpretation of Mary Queen of Scots in My Heart is My Own . For centuries, Mary, Queen of Scots has been a figure of scholarly debate. Where many have portrayed her as the weak woman to Elizabeth's rational leader, John Guy reassesses the young queen, finding her far more politically... more...
A Daughter's Love
Penguin Books Ltd 2012; Not AvailableLeading British historian John Guy, author of Thomas Becket and My Heart is My Own , uncovers one of the most touching and compelling family relationships in history in A Daughter's Love . Sir Thomas More is a stalwart figure of British history. Lord Chancellor in Henry Tudor's government, opposed to Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn and... more...
Expert Systems and Geographic Information Systems for Impact
CRC Press 2004; US$ 59.95This book is aimed at professionals working with Environmental Impact Assessment, GIS and expert-systems professionals and students in these areas. more...
Development and Developers
Wiley 2008; US$ 125.00This book presents for the first time an interdisciplinary view of property development and property developers. Fourteen contributor are brought together here from leading researchers and respected practitioners, including property analysts, economists, geographers, planners and sociologists. This rounded picture of property research explores: *... more...
Responsibility and Dependable Systems
Springer 2007; US$ 79.99This book brings together for the first time two important features of a computer system that must be embedded in an organisational context. First comes responsibility, in other words, whether the computer system properly supports the organisational responsibilities that people are allocated. Second, the book examines dependability, which means whether... more...









