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Lost Paradise: The Story of Granada by Elizabeth Drayson
65.00 AUD
Category: History
Lost Paradise is a book about a unique and pivotal European city. Although there are a number of interesting biographies of major cities such as London, Rome, Istanbul, Jerusalem, and Barcelona, this is the first narrative history of the city of Granada for English-speaking readers, which celebrates and ...Show more
Lost Paradise - The Story of Granada by Elizabeth Drayson
24.99 AUD
Category: Travel
The essential history of an iconic European city, by Cambridge academic Elizabeth Drayson. 'An admirable achievement... [Drayson has] expertise as a scholar and command as a storyteller' BBC History Magazine'A glittering homage to one of the world's most beautiful and storied cities' Dan Jones'Beauty b ...Show more
The Moor's Last Stand by Elizabeth Drayson
39.99 AUD
Category: History
The Moor's Last Stand presents the poignant story of Boabdil, the last Muslim king of Granada. Betrayed by his family and undermined by faction and internal conflict, Boabdil was defeated in 1492 by the forces of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of the newly united kingdoms of Castile and Aragon. The C ...Show more
The Moor's Last Stand: How Seven Centuries of Muslim Rule in Spain Came to an End by Elizabeth Drayson
22.99 AUD
Category: History
Boabil handed the keys of his city to Ferdinand saying in Arabic: "God loves you greatly. Sir, these are the keys of this paradise. I and those inside it are yours." The king then handed the keys to Isabella, and she handed them to her son the prince Juan, who gave them to the Count of Tendilla. The sev ...Show more
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