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El libro más importante de la historiografía nacional de los últimos 25 añosEste ensayo de la premio nacional de Historia nos ofrece un exhaustivo análisis sobre el proceso de secularización vivido en Chile durante el siglo XIX. Con el estilo ensayistico que caracteriza toda su obra, Sol Serrano narra el paso a paso de la lucha iniciada por la jerarquia eclesiastica tanto por mantener la "Republica catolica" como por preservar los derechos que el liberalismo podia darle para defenderse en el espacio publico. La destacada historiadora chilena construye asi el relato de una fascinante paradoja: como la privatizacion del catolicismo -su alejamiento forzoso del Estado- constituyo su mejor publicidad en la esfera publica moderna.Momentos fundamentales de la relacion civico-religiosa como la famosa "cuestion del sacristan" (1856), los debates en torno a la constitucion de 1833, la delicada sucesion del obispo Joaquin Larrain Gandarillas, hasta la separacion de Iglesia y Estado en 1925, junto a notables descripciones como la que realiza con pluma magistral del incendio de la iglesia de la Compañia (1863), construyen una obra esencial para indagar y comprender uno de los aspectos mas relevantes de la historia de Chile.

ROMA NO CONQUISTÓ EL MUNDO CON VICTORIAS, SINO SOBREVIVIENDO A SUS PROPIOS ERRORES.«Iban Martín vive con una pasión contagiosa esta era tan larga e importante para la historia de la humanidad». JORDI

La última matanza que faltaba por contar de la Guerra Civil.Miseria, heroicidad, picardía y crudeza forman parte de una historia que hasta hoy no se había abordado de manera profunda: la de los nobles españoles que fueron perseguidos durante la Segunda Republica y luego masacrados en la Guerra Civil. Mas de un centenar de titulados desaparecieron, unos asesinados y otros caidos en combate, en lo que supuso la mayor desaparicion de un estamento en toda la edad contemporanea española. Los aristocratas, aun tambaleantes tras las expropiaciones de tierras de la republica, cuyos politicos de izquierda hablaban de ellos como la desaparecida grandeza, lo vivieron como el fin de su mundo, de la civilizacion misma. Un holocausto que ni siquiera termino con el ascenso del franquismo, que mantuvo a los aristocratas congelados en una posicion ambigua e incomoda.En el ochenta aniversario del inicio del conflicto, el historiador Alejandro Espejo Fernandez firma, con documentos ineditos, una narracion emocionante y dura sobre una tragedia que se llevo por delante a aristocratas tan señeros como el hermano del duque de Alba, el marques de San Fernando o el de Squilache, primo este ultimo de Alfonso XIII.Despues de los rios de tinta que se han derramado sobre la Guerra Civil, apenas nadie habia tratado el delicado tema de como esta afecto a los nobles. Este libro deja clara la entrega de este grupo tan minoritario y selecto.Almudena de Arteaga, duquesa del Infantado y autora del prologo.

Se ha escrito un crimen… en Atapuerca. Pedro Pérez, con cientos de miles de seguidores en su canal «El Cubil de Peter», repasa en este libro algunos de los casos más famosos de la arqueología forense

La guerra civil española como nunca antes se había contado: rigor histórico y fuerza visual en formato cómicJulián Casanova introduce de forma magistral la apasionante historia de la guerra civil española. Escrito en una prosa elegante y accesible, el libro narra los acontecimientos y batallas mas significativos, junto con los principales protagonistas de la tragedia. Casanova da respuesta a algunas de las preguntas mas apremiantes que se han planteado en los 90 años transcurridos desde el golpe de Estado contra la Segunda Republica. Explica los profundos origenes internos del conflicto y lo situa en el contexto europeo marcado por los convulsos cambios continentales entre la Primera y la Segunda Guerra Mundial.Esta nueva version en comic, adaptada por Miguel Casanova e ilustrada por Carles Esquembre, parte de la edicion ampliada y actualizada del libro en 2022. Una obra que combina el rigor historico con la fuerza visual de la novela grafica para acercar la historia reciente de España a nuevas generaciones de lectores. Ideal para jovenes, estudiantes y lectores interesados en comprender la guerra civil española, este volumen convierte el conocimiento historico en una experiencia de lectura tan atractiva como reveladora.

Su lugar parecía insignificante... hasta ahora¡Advertencia! Todas las historias que aparecen en este libro son reales; que hayan ocurrido tal cual se dice en estas páginas, no podemos asegurarlo...Quiza tengas presente las vidas de Leonardo da Vinci, Enrique VIII o Victoria de Inglaterra, pero ¿que hay del huron que Da Vinci inmortalizo en La dama del armiño, del hombre que ayudaba al rey con sus multiples necesidades fisiologicas o del caballo que desperto la fascinacion de la reina con sus acrobacias?¿Que pasaria si tuvieramos acceso a la perspectiva de aquellos que acompañaron a los hombres y mujeres que cambiaron el mundo, pero a quienes los historiadores olvidaron? El comediante britanico Adrian Bliss se hizo la misma pregunta y, gracias a transcripciones, informes, entrevistas y cartas ineditas hasta ahora, nos da a conocer las vidas de aquellos donnadies que han esperado largos siglos para contar su lado de la historia y que en estas paginas reclaman, al fin, su lugar en ella.No solo los famosos pueden ser geniales.

.A través de la mirada curiosa de dos adolescentes, Adriana, que se embarca en la tarea de escribir la biografía de su ídolo y GC, que se convierte en su aliado, El barco de la ilusión viaja por una narracion dentro de otra para revivir a la iconica figura de German Valdes, Tin Tan, en la reconstruccion de un artista que con su humor particular, y personajes como su legendario Pachuco, cambio la historia del espectaculo en Mexico. Entre anecdotas, exitos y excesos de la industria del entretenimiento en una epoca irrepetible, se teje una historia que revela los claroscuros de este gran comico. El barco de la ilusion nos invita a mirar mas alla de la fama, en esos instantes donde la ilusion sostiene, y a veces traiciona, a quienes viven para hacernos reir.

Estrabón es el mayor y más entretenido geógrafo griego de la Antigüedad. Dedicó sus libros a describir diferentes zonas y lo hizo según pautas científicas, pero añadiendo al relato otros muchos datos

El libro que nos explica porque el apocalipsis puede convertirse en el principio de todo. El libro que nos explica que el fin del mundo no es el final de la historia. El libro que nos explica que los apocalipsis reinventan el mundo. En el pasado estan todas las respuestas a nuestro futuro. El pasado es el mapa para sobrevivir al futuro. Porque entender los apocalipsis del pasado es la clave para el futuro.Una mirada audaz y reveladora sobre la gran tradicion humana del apocalipsis, desde el surgimiento del Homo sapiens hasta la crisis climatica actual. Lizzie Wade desafia las narrativas convencionales sobre nuestro pasado para mostrar que los desastres no son finales irrevocables, sino momentos de transformacion. Un libro imprescindible para los lectores de Sapiens o El amanecer de todo.

A revealing and controversial exposé of international white-collar crime.Alexander Lebedev continues his investigation of banksters (gangster-bankers) scams which he started in his autobiographical book, Hunt the Banker. Each chapter examines a different sophisticated fraudulent scheme whereby stolen billions are laundered in offshore tax havens and deposited in secret accounts with the major UK and US banks, invested in shares of blue-chip companies, and converted into mansions, yachts, private jets, works of art and luxury goods.The topics covered include the cheating of their customers by supposedly respectable financial institutions in Europe and America, their complicity in laundering illegal proceeds of corrupt officials from all over the world, the financial pyramid schemes of Bernie Madoff and other mega-fraudsters, and black holes in the charity universe.Lebedev investigates the phenomenon of the symbiosis of dirty money and the latest information technologies of the blockchain, which threatens the global financial system with a cryptocurrency apocalypse, and he describes the degradation of political elites inebriated by biased mainstream media and fake news stories.

After becoming king in 1199, resentment grew and grew at the inept way John dealt with financial issues until matters came to a head with his barons.John lost his military campaigns; he was corrupt, indulged in blackmail, and manipulated the justice system more than any other king. He was a womaniser and rumours of ruthlessness surrounded him. The author provides fascinating insights into Johns rule, which ultimately leads to the story of Magna Carta. Magna Carta placed huge impositions on the king; now he could no longer rule arbitrarily but only in accordance with the law of the land. The impact of this precedence remains with us today.From the charters clauses that focussed on more mundane matters to a whole range of references to feudal issues, this guide is a perfect introduction to the incompetent rule of King John and his legacy that is Magna Carta. Calls to standardise measures of wine, ale and corn follow the collapse of empire, bound together in this informative guide complete with full-colour illustrations and contempoaray artworks.

On Christmas Eve 1801, Cornish mining engineer Richard Trevithick tested the first steam locomotive on the road. Though it was short-lived, exploding four days later, this was the beginning of the railway age in Britain.By the end of the 18th century, there was a considerable number of railways across Britain with well established steam engines. This informative guide tells the story of these railways, beginning with the pioneers of locomotive engines and the navvies who built the railways themselves.A must for anyone interested in the history of the railways, industrial Britain and travel, this informative guide explores the lives of those on the railway. Train guards, station staff and passengers are all touched on, as well as underground railways and tragic rail disasters. Colour photographs and illustrations bring the golden age of rail in Britain to life.Includes a list of places to visit which specialize in railways, as well as a glossary of the key terms in the book.

Somewhere around 4000 BC, people in Britain began to give up their old hunter-gatherer way of life, instead raising livestock and planting crops: they became farmers.This comprehensive and informative guide covers the history of farming in Britain since this time, when cattle were huge beasts and ploughs did little more than scratch the grounds surface. Tools and technologies may have changed since these primitive times, but the patterns of life on the farm have remained much the same.From the medieval farm to the Agricultural Revolution as enclosure transformed the landscape, here is the story of how farming has evolved into the tractors and mechanization we recognise today. With photographs and illustrations this book also illuminates the life of farmworkers and their families.What was it like being a cattle farmer or a shepherd? What did a farmers wife spend her day making? An entertaining and detailed guide for anyone interested in the history and lives of the countrys farmers. Includes a list of farms and museums to visit of historic and general interest.

Since their fairy-tale wedding in 2011 and the announcement in December 2012 that William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, were expecting their first child, the British have taken the young couple into their hearts. The first decades of the 21st century have seen a surge of pride for our Royal Family as never before and the birth of HRH Prince George of Cambridge, our future king, has been greeted with genuine joy. This celebratory and beautifully illustrated guide not only commemorates this Royal birth but looks at the history of children of the monarchy from Queen Elizabeth II to her great-grandchildren. Age-old customs, ceremonies, christenings, toys and pastimes, nannies, nurseries and the Royal line of succession are also explored, presenting an illuminating portrait of Royal children through the ages.

Education in Britain can be traced back to Roman times, but it was not until Victorian times that provision was made in England and Wales for every child to have an elementary school place, whatever their background.After new buildings were constructed and changes made in educational administration, British schooling saw a revolution. Literacy rates soared, taking over from the limited success of Sunday Schools previously. This colourful and entertaining guide traces the development of schools in Britain in the 19th century, from the initial religious intervention in education to state intervention later on.What was a pupils day like in a Victorian school? How did teachers discipline children? Was schooling different for girls? Learn all about the school day, public schools and even the buildings children attended in this guide filled with contemporary photographs of students, teachers and their lives.Look out for more Pitking guides on social history and heritage, and the Life in series this title is a part of.

Over 4,000 years of history lie in the seams of British mines, beginning all the way back in the New Stone Age.Large-scale coal mining in Britain developed during the Industrial Revolution, providing energy for industry and transportation in industrial areas from the 18th century to the 1950s. This classic Pitkin guide provides a history of mining in Britain as well as of the hard lives of those who worked in them.Child labour was a normal part of Victorian life, so women and children were found in the dangerous deep pits until 1842, while male miners relied on safety lamps and canaries to avoid mining disasters. Fascinating photographs accompany this guides history of these peoples lives, including their time outside of the mines, their homes and hobbies.Whole villages grew up around mines, with close comradeship and tightly knit mining communities emerging. Here is the story of what that life was like for so many, up until British minings decline in the 19th and 20th centuries.Includes a list of mines, museums and heritage centres to visit.

What constituted a secret or a scandal in times gone by? This entertaining title in this new series gives an overview of the times and attitudes to secrets, and what was meant by a scandal. The series uncovers revelations of spies and plots, financial scandals, secrets of the royal bedchambers, dynastic tangles, and the exploits of both villains and so-called saints. Noble lords and ladies sampled the same pleasures and sometimes met the same ghastly fate as common criminals. Enemies of the state plotted and were plotted against, while a horrible fate awaited those found guilty of treason, hanged, drawn and quartered to the jeers of the mob. Assassins lurked in alleys, ghoulish body snatchers opened graves in the dead of night This highly illustrated guide includes places associated with the stories.

Through most of eight hundred years, Somerled of Argyll has been variously denounced as an intractable rebel against his rightful king and esteemed as the honoured ancestor of the later medieval Lord of the Isles, but he can be recognised now as a much more complex figure of major prominence in twelfth-century Scotland and of truly landmark significance in the long history of the Gael. In this book individual chapters investigate his emergence in the forefront of the Gaelic-Norse aristocracy of the western seaboard, his part in Gaeldoms challenge to the Canmore kings of Scots, his war on the Manx king of the Isles, his importance for the church on Iona, and his extraordinary invasion of the Clyde which was cut short by his violent death at Renfrew in 1164. Perhaps most impressive is the books demonstration of how almost everything that is known of or has been claimed for Somerled reflects the same characteristic fusion of Norse and Celt which binds the cultural roots of Gaeldom. It is this recognition which has led its author to his proposal of Somerleds wider historical importance as the personality who most represents the first fully-fledged emergence of the medieval Celtic-Scandinavian cultural province from which is directly descended the Gaelic Scotland of today.

The brutal clearances which changed the face of much of rural Scotland in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries are most often associated with the Highlands. However, one of the most dramatic conflicts between tenant and landowner took place on the small Orcadian island of Rousay. When members of the Royal Commission tasked with assessing the conditions of tenant crofters arrived there, the islands owner, General William Frederick Traill-Burroughs, threatened to evict any islander who gave evidence. As tension mounted, a gunboat arrived to keep the peace, and it was only the belated passing of the Crofters Act of 1886 and a special Act of Parliament directed specifically against the general that saved the islands. This is the dramatic story of these events. At the end of it, Burroughs, once lauded as a national hero who had seen military action in Crimea and India, emerges as a much more complex and human figure that history has previously painted him.

What constituted a secret or a scandal in times gone by? This entertaining title in this new series gives an overview of the times and attitudes to secrets, and what was meant by a scandal. The series uncovers revelations of spies and plots, financial scandals, secrets of the royal bedchambers, dynastic tangles, and the exploits of both villains and so-called saints. Noble lords and ladies sampled the same pleasures and sometimes met the same ghastly fate as common criminals. Enemies of the state plotted and were plotted against, while a horrible fate awaited those found guilty of treason, hanged, drawn and quartered to the jeers of the mob. Assassins lurked in alleys, ghoulish body snatchers opened graves in the dead of night