From Robert Louis Stevenson"s 'Treasure Island' to Errol Flynn in 'Captain Blood' on to today"s 'Pirates of the Caribbean', the romantic image of pirates in modern Western popular culture has long been with us. But of course pirates come in many guises, and not all of them as charming as Johnny Depp. Pirates are outlaws who move quickly, a form of lawlessness based on the application of immense short term power by mobile forces which fade away, similar to guerrilla warfare. In 'Pirates and Privateers' Tom Bowling offers a lively history of piracy, from ancient times through the "privateers" such as Morgan, with their Letters of Marque (an early example of State-sponsored terrorism), to the still real and flourishing threat of contemporary pirates that patrol the less well-regulated shipping lanes of the world today.

autor: Tom Bowling

d³ugo¶æ: 02:57:00

wydawca: Matrix Digital Publishing

issn: 978-1-84839-235-9

data: 2009.02.19

cena: 47.72 PLN

kategorie: Historia / 

  

What is the Da Vinci code and what is all the fuss about? Despite being a work of fiction, the best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code has a plot based on a number of concepts and ideas that the author claims to be true. This book explores the locations, historical facts and theories, and the sources of inspiration behind the novel in order to reveal the true key to the Da Vinci code.

autor: Stewart Ferris

d³ugo¶æ: 01:12:00

wydawca: Matrix Digital Publishing

issn: 978-1-84839-035-5

data: 2007.11.01

cena: 40.72 PLN

kategorie: Historia / 

  

The mystery of Rennes-le-Château has inspired treasure hunts, theories about the origins of Christianity, and the best-selling novel and film The Da Vinci Code. The mystery concerns Bérenger Sauni?re, the 19th century priest of an impoverished hilltop village in southern France who became immensely wealthy after apparently finding ancient parchments hidden in his church. Although the secret of the source of his money died with him, he left behind enigmatic clues that have puzzled researchers ever since. In this audiobook, Stewart Ferris, author of The Key to The Da Vinci Code, tours Rennes-le-Château searching for evidence to support the leading theories as to the origins of Sauni?re's fortune, but in doing so he comes across people and clues that lead him to draw fresh and original conclusions of his own. This audiobook is based on the DVD programme of the same name.

autor: Stewart Ferris

d³ugo¶æ: 00:54:00

wydawca: Matrix Digital Publishing

issn: 978-1-84839-024-9

data: 2007.10.16

cena: 50.90 PLN

kategorie: Historia / 

  

The quest for the Holy Grail has stirred popular imagination for almost a thousand years, not least in the tales of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. The facts behind the myths are no less romantic, but the story is far more complex than knights in shining armour seeking mythical cups. This documentary examines the theory that Hayling Island, on England's south coast, may well have a part to play in the mystery. This astonishing story begins in the Holy Land in the first century AD and continues into the Roman occupation of Britain and to some odd goings-on on Hayling Island during the 19th century. Studies of the island's very close ties with France after the Norman Conquest and its links with the Crusades to recapture Jerusalem have led Robin Walton to look closely at how these have affected Hayling, its secret history and its potential as the last hiding place for the legendary Grail. This audiobook is based on the DVD programme of the same name.

autor: Robin Walton

d³ugo¶æ: 00:54:00

wydawca: Matrix Digital Publishing

issn: 978-1-84839-025-6

data: 2007.10.16

cena: 50.90 PLN

kategorie: Historia /