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Free Download Margaret of Austria: Governor of the Netherlands and Early 16th-Century Europe’s Greatest Diplomat by Rozsa Gaston, Géza von Habsburg, Susan Abernethy
English | March 7, 2023 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0BKTL5882 | 429 pages | EPUB | 28 Mb
For fans of Alison Weir and Philippa Gregory

Free Download Matthew S. Gordon, "Ahmad ibn Tulun: Governor of Abbasid Egypt, 868-884 "
English | ISBN: 1851688099 | 2021 | 176 pages | EPUB | 522 KB
Ahmad ibn Tulun (835-884) governed Egypt on behalf of the Abbasid dynasty for sixteen years. An aggressive and innovative actor, he pursued an ambitious political agenda, including the introduction of dynastic rule over Egypt, that put him at odds with his imperial masters. Throughout, however, he retained close ties to the Abbasid house and at no point did he assert outright independence. In this volume, Matthew Gordon considers Ibn Tulun’s many achievements in office as well as the crises, including the betrayals of his eldest son and close clients, that marred his singular career.

Free Download Pembroke, Michael, "Arthur Phillip: Sailor, Mercenary, Governor, Spy"
English | 2014 | pages: 340 | ISBN: 1742708056, 1742705081 | EPUB | 0,5 mb
Australians know Arthur Phillip as the first Governor of the colony of New South Wales. But few know the real story of this mercurial man. Arthur Phillip was a career soldier, a mercenary and a spy for the British Empire long before he captained the First