Robert J. Hutchinson widmet sich der detaillierten Untersuchung historischer Ereignisse und religiöser Texte. Seine Arbeit zielt oft darauf ab, langjährige Fragen endgültig zu klären, sei es bezüglich des Schicksals historischer Persönlichkeiten oder der komplexen Details entscheidender Momente. Hutchinson erforscht auch die Ursprünge und Auswirkungen des frühen Christentums sowie biblischer Erzählungen auf die heutige Gesellschaft und das Denken. Sein Schreibstil zeichnet sich durch eine journalistische Herangehensweise aus, die historische Mysterien und religiöse Fragestellungen lebendig werden lässt.
Diese reich bebilderte Enzyklopädie stellt plastisch die faszinierende Geschichte der Unterseeboote dar. Sie beginnt mit den primitiven Booten des 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts, befasst sich mit den Unterseebooten der beiden Weltkriege und betrachtet auch hochmoderne Atomunterseeboote. Der bekannte Marinemaler Tony Gibbons hat jeden Haupttyp der Unterseeboote als Farbgrafik gezeichnet. Zahlreiche Tabellen mit den Angaben zu den Booten geben Informationen aus allen U-Boot-Museen der Welt wieder. Dies ist die packende Geschichte des Unterwasserkrieges von seinen ersten Anfängen bis in die neueste Zeit.
THE LAST DAYS OF HENRY VIII is a gripping tale of the deadly conspiracies at the Tudor court, showcasing a significant new voice in historical narrative. Readers who appreciated Sebag Montefiore's STALIN will find this account of England's most tyrannical ruler equally compelling. Robert Hutchinson vividly portrays the perilous environment of Henry's court, where even the most powerful could fall from grace overnight. Henry VIII was notorious for his show trials, which served as propaganda tools condemning victims before any fair proceedings. The Spanish ambassador noted that Henry had "no respect or fear of anyone," ruling with a Stalinist ferocity that led to an estimated 150,000 executions in a population of fewer than 3 million. Despite his long reign, Henry became a grotesquely obese figure, rarely appearing in public, with his only male heir being the young Prince Edward. As his death loomed, the struggle for power among rival factions intensified. This narrative fits well within the emerging 'court intrigue' genre of popular history, akin to John Guy's MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS and David Starkey's biographies. Hutchinson's extensive archival research reveals a fresh perspective on Henry's medical history and death, along with fascinating eyewitness accounts, death warrants, and intimate letters between Katherine Parr and the Lord High Admiral.
After World War II, many Americans doubted that Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun had committed suicide in their bunker, believing instead that he faked his death and escaped, possibly to Argentina. This skepticism was echoed by Joseph Stalin, who claimed that Soviet forces never found Hitler's body. Reports indicated that German submarines reached Argentina, where a significant German colony existed, suggesting that top Nazi officials might have fled there. The mystery intensified in 2009 when a U.S. forensic team revealed that a piece of skull held in Soviet archives was not Hitler's. Interest surged in 2014 when the FBI declassified files on Hitler's possible escape, followed by a History Channel series exploring the same topic. Popular history writer Robert J. Hutchinson examines the evidence surrounding Hitler's last week in Berlin, addressing questions such as the reliability of surviving Nazi eyewitnesses, the absence of Hitler's body, and the use of body doubles. He also investigates why the FBI pursued reports of Hitler's survival for over a decade and the sensational claims in books suggesting he lived in the Andes until 1962. Forensic tests on crucial evidence were only conducted in 2016, raising further questions about what truly happened in those final days.
Francis Walsingham was the first 'spymaster' in the modern sense. His methods anticipated those of MI5 and MI6 and even those of the KGB. His rise and fall is a Tudor epic, vividly narrated by a historian with unique access to the surviving documentary evidence.
The rise and fall of Henry's notorious minister - the most corrupt Chancellor in English history The son of a brewer, Cromwell rose from obscurity to become Earl of Essex, Vice-Regent and High Chamberlain of England, Keep of the Privy Seal and Chancellor of the Exchequer. He maneuvered his way to the top by intrigue, bribery and sheer force of personality in a court dominated by the malevolent King Henry.Cromwell pursued the interests of the king with single-minded energy and little subtlety. Tasked with engineering the judicial murder of Anne Boleyn when she had worn out her welcome in the royal chamber, he tortured her servants and relations, then organised a 'show trial' of Stalinist efficiency. He orchestrated the 'greatest act of privatisation in English history': the seizure of the monasteries. Their enormous wealth was used to cement the loyalty of the English nobility, and to enrich the crown. Cromwell made himself a fortune too, soliciting colossal bribes and binding the noble families to him with easy loans. He came home from court literally weighed down with gold.
The gripping story of Colonel Thomas Blood: dangerous double agent and Irish
rogue at the court of Charles II. 'A must-read for lovers of history,
biography or simply a good yarn' Tracy Borman
War Beneath the Waves from 1776 to the Present Day
This beautifully illustrated title traces the dangerous evolution of the submarine in warfare from its inception to the present day and immediate future. Technical specifications, development and construction history and involvement in combat are included on more than 125 classes of boat, with special features on submarine accidents and on some of the more unusual classes such as gun commerce raiders and aircraft-carrying submarines.
Kniha předního britského odborníka na renesanční Anglii Roberta Hutchinsona Dynastie zrady vypráví dramatický příběh vévodů z Norfolku, nejvýraznějších postav howardovského rodu. Jejich fatální pýcha a nezřízené mocenské ambice téměř zničily slavnou tudorskou dynastii. Howardové loajálně sloužili tudorským vladařům na čelných pozicích ve vojenských taženích a námořních výbojích; "pouhá" válečná sláva a bohatství, jež z toho plynuly, jim však ke spokojenosti nestačily. Intriky a pikle měli přímo v krvi a touha po moci byla jejich nejsilnější hybnou silou, nicméně jedna jejich generace za druhou platily draho za nezřízené ambice a někdy také za krajní nerozvážnost, s níž se snažili vetřít co nejblíže k tudorskému trůnu.
Páté z jeho manželek je dvacet, když ji eskortují po Temži do Toweru. Nahoře na mostě, pod nímž plují, visí hlavy jejích milenců a ona již tuší, že v pevnosti je pro ni připraven popravčí špalek. Šestá manželka má však štěstí a přežije. Londýnský královský dvůr je zmítán intrikami; žádný z účastníků opulentních radovánek si není jist životem při náhlém zvratu panovníkovy přízně. Ve vládě to vře napětím mezi konzervativci a reformátory, katolíky a protestanty a náladový král střídavě trestá jedny i druhé. Spletité události konce života tohoto nechvalně proslulého panovníka vylíčené v nové knize známého anglického historika – to je skutečné krvavé drama, k němuž netřeba cokoliv přidávat.
