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Medicines are a crucial part of the jigsaw when considering how to provide recovery-focussed care in mental health It is important that mental health nurses understand how psychiatric drugs work what the common treatments are & appreciate the ethical & legal

Dimensions that affect how medicines can & should be used in mental health care Using innovative activities & real-life case studies this book has been carefully designed to provide all this & more making it the ideal resource to build knowledge & confidence in this crucial area of practice Key features Clear explanations of both the underlying biology & pharmacology as well as the wider practicalities of working with medicines Provides accessible information on the most common conditions & treatments Linked to the NMC standards & essential skills clusters Activities & case studies help students to apply what they have learnt to practice & consider the full impact that medicines will have on service users

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Show your noble roots with these fantastic Medieval shot glasses exclusively available as part of the Nemesis Now wholesale gift range This set of four shot glasses bear a coat of arms type design similar to the royal standard of Henry IV Cast in the finest resin before being carefully h&-painted these shot glasses are ideal to show your royal blood at any gathering ...

Medieval architecture comprises more than the traditional image of Gothic cathedrals & the castles of chivalry A great variety of buildings
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- testifies to the diverse communities & interests in western Europe in the centuries between 1150 & 1550 This book looks at their architecture from an entirely fresh perspective It shifts the emphasis away from such areas as France towards the creativity of other regions including central Europe & Spain It treats the subject thematically seeking what all buildings both religious & secular have in common & how they reflect the material & spiritual concerns of the people who built & used them It considers how & why after four centuries of shaping the landscapes & urban patterns of Europe medieval styles were superseded by classicism

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This refreshing new look at Medieval art conveys a very real sense of the impact of art on everyday life in Europe from 1000 to 1500 It examines the importance of art in the expression & spread of knowledge & ideas including notions of the heroism & justice of war & the dominant view of Christianity Taking its starting point from issues of contemporary relevance such as the environment the identity of the artist & the position of women the book also highlights the attitudes & events specific to the sophisticated visual culture of the Middle Ages & goes on to link this period to the Renaissance The fascinating question of whether commercial & social activities between countries encouraged similar artistic taste & patronage or contributed to the defining of cultural difference in Europe is fully explored ...

First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain John Gillingham & Ralph A Griffiths' Very Short Introduction to Medieval Britain covers the establishment of the Anglo-Norman monarchy in the early Middle Ages through to England's failure to dominate the British Isles & France in the later Middle Ages Out of the turbulence came stronger senses of identity in Scotland Wales & Ireland Yet this was an age too of growing definition of Englishness & of a distinctive English cultural tradition ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Documentary series which explores life in the Medieval period The programme examines the skeletal remains of humans who lived during the Middle Ages & using archaeological science creates dramatic reconstructions of true stories from the era The episodes are & Last Stand at Visby& & The Mysterious Woman of Tadcaster& & The Defenders of Masterby& & Richard III&s Lost Chapel& & Disease & Pestilence& & & Agincourt
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Tracklist A1 Under The Twilight 151 A2 Dark Widow 447 A3 Fields Of Tears 402 A4 Queen Of Sorrow 441 A5 Spirits Of The Dead Lyrics By
- Edgar Allan Poe 522 A6 Doomsday 356 A7 Leudness In The Dark 200 B8 Demonolatria 433 B9 Warrior's Anthem 421 B10 The Rise Of The Moon 440 B11 Beyond The Clouds 135 B12 No Flesh Shall Be Sharped 457 B13 Melancholy 555
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All too often the medieval social past has been explored as an adjunct to high politics The subject of this study is ordinary men & women for whom the politics of the manor the vill or the borough were often far more real & pressing It engages with questions relating to the various structures of society be they social hierarchy household family parish or manor lay or clergy It also considers the ways in which age gender & marital status shaped people's lives ...

A spirited & thought-provoking history of the vast changes that transformed Europe during the 1000-year span of the Middle Ages The millennium between the breakup of the western Roman Empire & the Reformation was a long & hugely transformative period-one not easily chronicled within the scope of a few hundred pages Yet distinguished historian Chris Wickham has taken up the challenge in this landmark book & he succeeds in producing the most riveting account of medieval Europe in a generation Tracking the entire sweep of the Middle Ages across Europe Wickham focuses on important changes century by century including such pivotal crises & moments as the fall of the western Roman Empire Charlemagne's reforms the feudal revolution the challenge of heresy the destruction of the Byzantine Empire the rebuilding of late medieval states & the appalling devastation of the Black Death He provides illuminating vignettes that underscore how shifting social economic & political circumstances affected individual lives & international events Wickham offers both a new conception of Europe's medieval period & a provocative revision of exactly how & why the Middle Ages matter ...