The great Florentine historian of the 16th-century, Francesco Guicciardini, wrote It would not have been possible for Florence to have had a better or a more pleasant tyrant, and certainly, Lorenzo The Magnificent, stands out amongst his contemporaries and is striking even today as a splendid, versatile personality. Book is now out of print.

Lorenzo the Magnificent

Williamson, Hugh Ross

G.P.Putnam's Sons

Illustrazioni in bianco e nero e colori . 8vo pp. 288 Rilegato tela, sovracoperta (cloth, dust jacket) Sovracoperta sciupata ai margini con strappetti e mancanze (Some chipping and nicks around top and bottom of dust jacket) Molto Buono (Very Good)

Catherine de'Medici: 2 (A Studio book)

Studio

At a time when there is renewed interest in the Extraordinary Rite, Hugh Ross Williamson's classic exposition of the Roman Canon provides a superb commentary to provide priest and people alike with a deeper devotional understanding of the Mass. The very considerable learning, both historical and theological, which stands behind his writing is never obtrusive, but always serves the main purpose of the book which is devotional. Every paragraph of the Canon is given, both in Latin and in English translation. The prayers which compose the Canon of the Mass in the Extraordinary Rite are exactly those, without any alteration, which St Augustine said the first time he celebrated Mass in Canterbury when he came to England in the year 597. I commend this book to all who wish to discover afresh the riches of the Church's Liturgy and thus to renew her life. + Alan S Hopes Titular Bishop of Chester le Street Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster Hugh Ross Williamson (1901-1978) wrote nineteen plays and more than fifty books, entertaining and informing a wide public from 1933 until the time of his death. Journalist, historian, novelist, theologian and playwright, he had been an Anglican clergyman from 1940 - 1956 before converting to Catholicism. One of the first to explore the thesis that Shakespeare was a Catholic, much of his work was concerned with the rehabilitation of Catholicism in our understanding of England's history - a process that continues to this day. His popular introduction to St Bernadette and the Apparitions of Our Lady at Lourdes, The Challenge of Bernadette, is also published by Gracewing.

The Great Prayer

Christian Books & Bibles

Churches & Church Leadership

Gracewing

This book has 300 compact pages explaining what happened almost 400 years ago in England when barrels of gunpowder were found under the House of Lords. A plot was undoubtedly discovered, but what kind of plot. Was it a conspiracy of Catholics against the Government or the Government against Catholics? This is a fascinating story of intrigue and suspense-involving heroic actions, cowardly politics and unwavering faith. But even more fascinating is the fact that it is a true story. Hugh Ross Williamson writes a clear and exact account of one of the most controversial episodes of the English Reformation, but in a style interesting even to the casual reader. The author's careful attention in gathering the details of this historic event makes the reader feel he has been transported back in time. The book will attract your undivided attention right down to the very last page, including the excellent documentation in the Notes and Bibliography. Illustrated with complete index.

The Gunpowder Plot

Hugh Ross Williamson

Neumann Press

This book tells the story of the coming of Christianity to the English-speaking world and features the beautiful legend of the flowering hawthorn that blossoms every Christmas. Hugh Ross Williamson relates, with charm and understanding, the story of the flowering hawthorn and Glastonbury. He tells of St. Joseph of Arimathea, who lowered Jesus from the Cross and buried Him; of the Abbey at Glastonbury which became the "second Rome"; of Dunstan and Henry of Blois, who forged a state from antagonistic elements; of the great soldiers, Alfred and Arthur, who saved faith and order from threatening chaos and made themselves legends forever; of St. Patrick, patron Saint of Ireland; of St. David, patron Saint of Wales; of the destruction Glastonbury by the Puritans, its desolation until the present century, and its restoration-all inextricably interwoven with the story of Glastonbury and the flowering hawthorn. Beautifully illustrated with magnificent woodcuts by Clare Leighton, movingly written by Hugh Ross Williamson -historian, novelist, playwright, actor-and expressly designed to complement the story, this attractive volume will prove the ideal gift. Includes an "afterword" about the author, the illustrator and their book. Gold embossed hardcover, 60 lb. cream paper, smyth-sewn, 104 handsome pages.

The Flowering Hawthorn

Leighton, Clare

Children's Book of Saints

Xs Books

If people neglect the study of the past, they cannot fully understand the present.This forceful and compact history shows how important political and economic forces were in the English Reformation. It is very informative and interesting reading and is excellent in helping the reader understand the crucial situation in the Church today. Hugh Ross Williamson was singularly qualified to write this book: a convert to Catholicism, he writes with the understanding of one who was for more than a decade an Anglican clergyman. Hardcover, smyth-sewn, cream paper.

The Beginning of the English Reformation

This is a new edition of Hugh Ross Williamson's classic book, The Flowering Hawthorn. This is a delightful, exquisitely decorated, essay-a blending of legend and history-on the famous Thorn of Glastonbury which has flowered each Christmas and from which, wrote Chesterton, grew the whole story of Britain. With consummate artistry Hugh Ross Williamson explores the legends which involve Joseph of Arimathea, including the possibility that Jesus Christ may have come to England with Joseph. The great event of Joseph's sojourn at Glastonbury was the building of the church...the first Christian church to be built in Britain. From the earliest days Glastonbury was to be pre-eminent as a Christian centre. To Glastonbury, as Avalon, came King Arthur; then King Alfred; and then Dunstan, perhaps the only other man in the pre-conquest period who approaches Arthur and Alfred in greatness. And the fame of the Abbey spread throughout the world. Pillage and desecration were to follow...and eventual restoration in this century.

Religion & Spirituality

Arouca Press

This is a new edition of Hugh Ross Williamson's classic work, The Flowering Hawthorn. This is a delightful, exquisitely decorated, essay-a blending of legend and history-on the famous Thorn of Glastonbury which has flowered each Christmas and from which, wrote Chesterton, grew the whole story of Britain. With consummate artistry Hugh Ross Williamson explores the legends which involve Joseph of Arimathea, including the possibility that Jesus Christ may have come to England with Joseph. The great event of Joseph's sojourn at Glastonbury was the building of the church...the first Christian church to be built in Britain. From the earliest days Glastonbury was to be pre-eminent as a Christian centre. To Glastonbury, as Avalon, came King Arthur; then King Alfred; and then Dunstan, perhaps the only other man in the pre-conquest period who approaches Arthur and Alfred in greatness. And the fame of the Abbey spread throughout the world. Pillage and desecration were to follow...and eventual restoration in this century.

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Lorenzo the Magnificent

Catherine de'Medici: 2 (A Studio book)

The Great Prayer

The Gunpowder Plot

The Flowering Hawthorn

Children's Book of Saints

The Beginning of the English Reformation

The Flowering Hawthorn

The Flowering Hawthorn