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Catherine of Aragon: Henry's Spanish Queen by Giles Tremlett
$30.00 NZD
Category: General Biography | Reading Level: very good
A glorious account of the life of the Spanish infanta who became Queen of England and changed the course of Tudor history. The image of Catherine of Aragon has always suffered in comparison to the vivacious eroticism of Anne Boleyn. But when Henry VIII married Catherine, she was an auburn-haired beauty ...Show more
Espana: A Brief History of Spain by Giles Tremlett
$52.99 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
Bestselling author Giles Tremlett traverses the rich and varied history of Spain, from prehistoric times to today, in a brief, accessible primer for visitors, curious readers and hispanophiles. Spain's position on Europe's south-western corner has exposed it to cultural, political and actual winds blowi ...Show more
Espana: a Brief History of Spain by Giles Tremlett
$25.00 NZD
Category: World History
Bestselling author Giles Tremlett traverses the rich and varied history of Spain, from prehistoric times to today, in a brief, accessible primer for visitors, curious readers and hispanophiles. 'Tremlett is a fascinating socio-cultural guide, as happy to discuss Spain's World Cup win as its Moorish rul ...Show more
Ghosts of Spain: Travels Through a Country's Hidden Past by Giles Tremlett
$33.00 NZD
Category: General Travel
The appearance - sixty years after that war ended - of mass graves containing victims of Franco's death squads has finally broken what Spaniards call 'the pact of forgetting'. At this charged moment, Giles Tremlett embarked on a journey around Spain - and through Spanish history. Tremlett's journey was ...Show more
Isabella of Castile: Europe's First Great Queen by Giles Tremlett
$60.00 NZD
Category: World History
In 1474, a twenty-three year old woman ascended the throne of Castile, the largest and strongest kingdom in Spain. Ahead of her lay the considerable challenge not only of being a young, female ruler in an overwhelmingly male-dominated world, but also of reforming a major European kingdom that was riddle ...Show more
The International Brigades - Fascism, Freedom and the Spanish Civil War by Giles Tremlett
$33.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
'Magnificent. Narrative history at its vivid and compelling best' Fergal Keane The first major history of the International Brigades- a tale of blood, ideals and tragedy in the fight against fascism. The Spanish Civil War was the first armed battle in the fight against fascism, and a rallying cry for a ...Show more
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