Risultati per "Charles Oman" in Scienze politiche

A one-volume survey of the history of England from Celtic and Roman times through the end of the nineteenth century. Muscular prose makes an exciting narrative emphasizing the political, military, and religious history of the kingdom. Oman dwells heavily on the role of moral probity, intellectual caliber, and energy, or failings in any of those areas, on the part of monarchs and other men or women of power in driving the course of events. Most chapters begin, and some end as well, with a discourse on the character of the monarch or leading politicians of the period under consideration, and ...

In a captivating exploration of the decline and fall of the Roman Republic, historian Charles Oman presents a series of insightful studies on the pivotal figures of this tumultuous era. This engaging narrative delves into the tragic endeavors of the Gracchi brothers, who fought to revive farm ownership for everyday Romans, and Marius’s transformative military reforms. We witness the ruthless proscriptions of Sulla and the rise of Crassus, a real estate magnate who purchased his political influence only to meet a grim fate in Syria. Oman also highlights Cato’s desperate clinging to ...

Step into an alternate reality where history took a different path—no American, French, or Russian revolutions, no Victorian Age, and a world untouched by the Great War. In this thought-provoking exploration, originally penned by Samuel Madden in 1763, envision Europe from 1900 to 1925 under the reign of his fictional George VI. (For context, the real George VI, father of Elizabeth II, ruled from 1936 to 1952.) Maddens work cleverly extrapolates the social, political, and economic trends of the 18th century, crafting a mock history of the early 20th century. As noted by editor Charles ...