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The English Actor: From Medieval to Modern by Peter Ackroyd
39.99 AUD
Category: History
From a leading historian and writer, a delightful exploration of the great English tradition of treading the boards. The English Actor charts the uniquely English approach to stagecraft, from the medieval period to the present day. In thirty chapters, Peter Ackroyd describes, with superb narrative s ...Show more
The English Actor: From Medieval to Modern by Peter Ackroyd
22.99 AUD
Category: History
An original and superbly entertaining appraisal of the uniquely English approach to stagecraft. The English Actor charts the uniquely English approach to stagecraft. In thirty chapters, Peter Ackroyd describes, with superb narrative skill, the genesis of acting — deriving from the Church tradition of My ...Show more
The English Soul: Faith of a Nation by Peter Ackroyd
39.99 AUD
Category: History
From celebrated historian and writer Peter Ackroyd, a magisterial portrayal of English Christianity over the centuries. This book portrays the spirit and nature of English Christianity, as it has developed over the last fourteen hundred years. During this time, Christianity has been the predominant ...Show more
The Life of Thomas More by Peter Ackroyd
35.00 AUD
Category: Biography
In a masterful reconstruction of the life and imagination of one of the most remarkable figures in history, Ackroyd provides an unmatched portrait of the everyday, the religious, and intellectual life of the early 16th century. in color.
Tudors - The History of England: Volume II by Peter Ackroyd
22.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: The\History of England Ser.
Rich in detail and atmosphere and told in vivid prose, Tudors recounts the transformation of England from a settled Catholic country to a Protestant superpower. It is the story of Henry VIII's cataclysmic break with Rome, and his relentless pursuit of both the perfect wife and the perfect heir; of how t ...Show more