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A both controversial and comprehensive historical analysis of how the British Empire worked, from Wolfson Prize-winning author and historian John Darwin The British Empire shaped the world in countl……続きを見る

GWYN - Ancient god of Glastonbury and key to the Glastonbury Zodiac, is the debut book written and illustrated by Glastonbury based artist and researcher, Yuri Leitch. Adorned with many of his own ……続きを見る

I must tell you, though, that this is not a history lesson, but a story-book. There are many facts in school histories, that seem to children to belong to lessons only. Some of these you will not fi……続きを見る

This new fully, illustrated, history of Hull, in the United Kingdom, traces the story of the city from its beginnings as a haven for the transportation of goods to one of the main medieval harbours ……続きを見る

The Putney Debates were a series of discussions between members of the New Model Army a number of the participants being Levellers concerning the makeup of a new constitution for England. After seiz……続きを見る

Much has happened in the development of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Scotland. From its early beginnings in the 19th Century and the exodus of many of the saints to find a new ……続きを見る

The local church is a familiar landmark in every village, town and city. The story of its past is the story of the people, down the centuries, who considered the church to be the centre of their com……続きを見る

**'Excellent' Financial Times 'Stirring, impressively detailed' Time magazine The Battle for the Falklands is a thoughtful and informed analysis of an astonishing chapter in modern British history f……続きを見る

Our 450 page illustrated travel guide will take you to the city of London, one of the world's most important and historical tourist destinations. This expanded guide includes both Central London and……続きを見る

Kings & Queens of England is an entertaining account of the larger-than-life characters that have ruled England through the ages. Divided into easy-reference chapters based on the ruling dynasties o……続きを見る

Publisher's NoteIn 1998, Breedon Publishing produced Exploring Durham History by Philip Nixon and Denis Dunlop.For the purposes of publishing this title as an e-book, it has been divided into three ……続きを見る

Love, murder, betrayal, and adventure with transportation of convicts in 1787 and the founding of the penal colony that became Australia. With the American colonies closed to Britain, the gaols over……続きを見る

This work examines the nature of the relationship between the British Government and the Polish Government-in-Exile, 1939-1945. The relationship was extremely difficult owing to the extremity of the……続きを見る

Was Diana murdered? Was the British Royal family involved? Was she pregnant and engaged to Dodi? Did the paparazzi or 'a blinding white flash' cause the crash? Was driver Henri Paul really drunk or ……続きを見る

The Description of a New World, Called The Blazing-World, better known as The Blazing World, is a 1666 work of prose fiction by English writer Margaret Cavendish, the Duchess of Newcastle. It has be……続きを見る

Margaret Fell or Margaret Fox (1614 23 April 1702) was a founder of the Religious Society of Friends. Known popularly as the "mother of Quakerism", she is considered one of the Valiant Sixty early ……続きを見る

The definitive story of the British adventurers who survived the trenches of World War I and went on to risk their lives climbing Mount Everest. On June 6, 1924, two men set out from a camp perched ……続きを見る

Just over a century ago, Our Island Story entranced a nation's children by telling their history in stories. Short, simply written chapters, packed with living characters and thrilling action - and ……続きを見る

This readable and informative survey, including both new research and synthesis, provides the first close comparison of race, class and internationalism in the British and American women's movements……続きを見る

`My object is to have you fit to live; which, if you are not, I do not desire that you should live at all.' So wrote Lord Chesterfield in one of the most celebrated and controversial correspondences……続きを見る

‘Big data’ is now readily available to economic historians, thanks to the digitisation of primary sources, collaborative research linking different data sets, and the publication of databases on the……続きを見る

CHAPTER I. Cessation of Hostilities - Expected Embarkation for America - Encampment near Passages - March towards Bordeaux-Anglet ... CHAPTER II. Bayonne - St. Etienne - March through Bayonne, to On……続きを見る

Edward II (1284–1327), King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine, was the object of ignominy during his lifetime and calumny since it. Conventionally viewed as worthless, incapable of ……続きを見る

Little is definitively known of the life and schooling of Geoffrey of Monmouth, but his extraordinary literary works have survived centuries as a testament to his legacy. Around the time of Geoffrey……続きを見る

TRAVEL BACK IN TIME WITH THE BBC'S RUTH GOODMAN We know what life was like for Victoria and Albert. But what was it like for a commoner - like you or me? How did it feel to cook with coal and wash w……続きを見る

In a life of extraordinary drama, Jane Boleyn was catapulted from relative obscurity to the inner circle of King Henry VIII. As powerful men and women around her became victims of Henry’s ruthless a……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "Jacob Abbott (November 14, 1803 October 31, 1879) was an American writer of children's books. Abbott was born at Hallowell, Maine to Jacob and Betsey Abbott. He graduated fr……続きを見る

Charting the quirky past of one of the most important cities in the world, 'London, A Very Peculiar History' will challenge what you thought you knew about this great capital and blow your mind with……続きを見る

July 1940: as Britain stood alone, the Army exhausted and defeated by the Wehrmacht and the Roval Navy, stretched worldwide, only the English Channel and the RAF remained between Britain and the exp……続きを見る

Popular TV ghosthunter, Clive Kristen, takes the reader in search of the most notorious murderers in Northumberland's history and tries to unravel the circumstances and mysteries that still surround……続きを見る