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Astraea: The Imperial Theme in the Sixteenth Century
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In this paper, a story of four generations of an oil-rich family trying to live out the century without drawing blood under the unblinking Texas sky is described, and the protagonist is a rich sonofabitch who was loved by every woman he ever met -and some who only heard of him.Abstract:
A tale of four generations of an oil-rich family trying to live out the century without drawing blood under the unblinking Texas sky. Hiram, the family's patriarch, is a rich sonofabitch who was loved by every woman he ever met - and some who only heard of him. Hiram is a teller of tales, a cowboy.read more
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European Elites and Ideas of Empire, 1917-1957
TL;DR: Gusejnova's book as mentioned in this paper sheds light on a group of German-speaking intellectuals of aristocratic origin who became pioneers of Europe's future regeneration, even though Germany lost its credit as a world power twice in that century, in the global cultural memory, the old Germanic families remained associated with the idea of Europe.
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The Heart and Stomach of a King: Elizabeth I and the Politics of Sex and Power
TL;DR: The Heart and Stomach of a King as mentioned in this paper explores contemporary representations of the unmarried, childless Elizabeth and focuses on the ways in which members of her court, foreign ambassadors, and a motley-and sometimes delusional-collection of subjects responded to her.
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The Duel in Early Modern England: Civility, Politeness and Honour
TL;DR: The rise of civil courtesy and the duelling theory in Elizabethan and early Stuart England has been studied in this paper, with a focus on the Jacobean anti-duelling campaign.
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Queen Elizabeth I: Representations of the Virgin Queen
TL;DR: It is commonly acknowledged that although Elizabeth I vowed herself to a life of perpetual virginity, she entered into a symbolic marriage with England as her husband as mentioned in this paper, and this way she could receive the" adulation of her subjects as the universal object of a Petrarchan religion of love, one that pervaded ballads, pageants, and dramatic entertainments."
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Broken Idols of the English Reformation
TL;DR: A magisterial new book as mentioned in this paper charts the conflicting imperatives of destruction and rebuilding throughout the English Reformation from the desecration of images, rails and screens to bells, organs and stained glass windows.