This revisionist account of a controversial figure provides a reappraisal of James' career prior to 1685, examining his roles as soldier, administrator, imperialist and entrepreneur. It shows how he held many of the most important positions in the kingdom, including Governor and Proprietor of New York, Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company and Viceroy of Scotland, and exercised a degree of power and patronage second only to that of the King. However, James' failure to harness political support, or to present an acceptable public image to his brother's subjects, both examined here, effectively destabilized English politics for a generation. John Callow shows how James' obstinacy and authoritarianism truly rendered him, as one contemporary pamphleteer had it, an impolitic prince. Based on archive material, this study dissolves the traditional contrast which has been seen between James as Duke and James as King, demonstrating that the weaknesses of the latter were already manifest in the former.

The Making of King James II: The Formative Years of a Fallen King

History

Callow, John

Europe

Sutton Pub Ltd

For eleven years, from his defeat at the Battle of the Boyne in July 1690 until his death in 1701, James II lived in one of the most spectacular baroque palaces in Europe at Saint Germain en Laye, holding court as a king in exile. This period is almost completely ignored by those writing about James and yet it was the period which set in train the rise of Jacobitism and allowed James to attempt to fashion the opportunity for his comeback as rightful king. John Callow's book reassesses James's strategy for dealing with his downfall and exile and presents a portrait of a man who planned for himself great political rewards and popular acclaim. That these plans did not materialize was the inevitable result of the changing perception of monarchy in Britain but James left a lasting legacy in the form of Jacobitism on the one hand and a deep suspicion of Catholic monarchs on the other.

King In Exile: James Ii : Warrior, King And Saint, 1689-1701

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

For 11 years, from his defeat at the Battle of the Boyne in July 1690 until his death in 1701, James II lived in one of the most spectacular baroque palaces in Europe, holding court as a king in exile. This period is almost completely ignored by those writing about James and yet it was the period which set in train the rise in Jacobitism and allowed James to attempt to fashion the opportunity for his comeback as rightful king. This book reassesses James’s strategy for dealing with his downfall and presents a portrait of a man who planned for himself great political rewards. That these plans did not materialize was the result of the changing perception of monarchy in Britain but James left a lasting legacy in the form of Jacobitism on the one hand and a deep suspicion of Catholic monarchs on the other.

James II: King in Exile

The History Press

Charlton Standard Catalogue of Beswick Animals.

Charlton Standard Catalogue of Beswick Animals

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Callow, Diana

Sweet, Marilyn

Sweet, Peter

Antiques & Collectibles

Charlton Press

Beswick Pottery

Arts & Photography

Other Media

The Charlton Press

Look no further for a comprehensive listing of all animals produced by John Beswick Studios. Collectors will find over 700 photographs, complete with model number, size, colour, designer, dates of manufacture, discontined dates and varieties, plus a handy cross-referencing index, in this easy to use pricing guide.

The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Beswick Animals

Swee, Marilyn

Charlton Pr

New finds and new issues have been added to bring this catalogue right up to date. There are now over 500 pages of models. Each is shown clearly in photographs, some in colour. Listings include model number, size, colour, designer, dates of manufacture and discontinuation. Gives the current market values for the UK, USA, and Canada.

Beswick Animals: A Charlton Standard Catalogue (5th Edition)

The Beswick Animals, 9th Edition: A Charlton Standard Catalogue was released January 23rd, 2007, just two years after the release of the 8th edition. This underlines the collectors demand for information on the animals produced by the John Beswick Studios, which was situated in Longton, Staffordshire, England. Written by four experts in the field, Marilyn and Peter Sweet on horses and dogs, and Diana and John Callow on birds, cats, farm animals, fish, et.al., this guide is the most informative on the market today. Readers will discover over 700 illustrations complete with model number, designer, size, colour, dates of manufacture and varieties, plus a handy cross-referencing index in this easy-to-use guide. Recent discoveries have been added to bring this catalogue up-to-date. This book is a must for every Beswick collector. The 8th edition of Beswick Animals is available from dealers, bookstores, collectable stores, and internet bookstores, such as Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com. Beswick Animals is also available from the publisher at the cover prices, plus postage.

Beswick Animals

Reference

The Last Witches of England: A Tragedy of Sorcery and Superstition

"Fascinating and vivid." New Statesman 
"Thoroughly researched." The Spectator 
"Intriguing." BBC History Magazine 
"Vividly told." BBC History Revealed 
"A timely warning against persecution." Morning Star 
"Astute and thoughtful." History Today 
"An important work." All About History 
"Well-researched." The Tablet\nOn the morning of Thursday 29 June 1682, a magpie came rasping, rapping and tapping at the window of a prosperous Devon merchant. Frightened by its appearance, his servants and members of his family had, within a matter of hours, convinced themselves that the bird was an emissary of the devil sent by witches to destroy the fabric of their lives. As the result of these allegations, three women of Bideford came to be forever defined as witches. A Secretary of State brushed aside their case and condemned them to the gallows; to hang as the last group of women to be executed in England for the crime. Yet, the hatred of their neighbours endured. For Bideford, it was said, was a place of witches.\nThough 'pretty much worn away' the belief in witchcraft still lingered on for more than a century after their deaths. In turn, ignored, reviled, and extinguished but never more than half-forgotten, it seems that the memory of these three women - and of their deeds and sufferings, both real and imagined – was transformed from canker to regret, and from regret into celebration in our own age. Indeed, their example was cited during the final Parliamentary debates, in 1951, that saw the last of the witchcraft acts repealed, and their names were chanted, as both inspiration and incantation, by the women beyond the wire at Greenham Common.\nIn this book, John Callow explores this remarkable reversal of fate, and the remarkable tale of the Bideford Witches.

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Bloomsbury Academic

The books in this series are analytical commentaries on the Greek text of New Testament books. Each book first identifies the high-level semantic components of the text and indicates the relationships between them. These components are then further analyzed to identify sub-components and their relationships. This process is continued until the basic units of communication, called propositions, are identified. These propositions are stated in semantically unskewed English glosses. Theme statements for paragraphs and larger units are derived from the analysis. A discussion of the evidence supporting the analysis is also given.

A Semantic and Structural Analysis of 2 Thessalonians (Semantic and Structural Analyses series)

Words, Language & Grammar

SIL International

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