Prince Henry the Navigator

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Constable, 1977 - 207 páginas

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Preface II
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A Chivalric Court
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The Model Crusade
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Sir John Ure started his diplomatic career in Russia and went on to be ambassador to countries as diverse as Cuba, Brazil, and Sweden. He has written six books of travel and historical biography. For the past eight years he has been chairman of the judges of the prestigious Thomas Cook/Daily Telegraph Travel Book of the Year award. He is a regular contributor to both the Times Literary Supplement and the Sunday Telegraph. He frequently visits Russia and Central Asia as a guest lecturer. He lives in Kent, England.

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TítuloPrince Henry the Navigator
AutorJohn Ure
ColaboradorJohn Ure
Ediçãoilustrada
EditoraConstable, 1977
Original deUniversidade de Michigan
Digitalizado4 Out 2008
ISBN0094612404, 9780094612402
Número de páginas207 páginas
  
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