Somerset is a county that has it all. Ranked seventh in the UK for size with vast expanses of open, unspoilt spaces waiting to be explored.
Join award winning author and photographer, Ian Brodie, on……続きを見る
著者:R. McLain
出版社: Palgrave Macmillan US
発売日: 2014年08月20日
In British India, the years during and following World War I saw imperial unity deteriorate into a bitter dispute over "native" effeminacy and India's postwar fitness for self-rule. This study demon……続きを見る
"This volume is an attempt to rescue from undeserved oblivion a cluster of soldierly autobiographies; and to give to the general reader some pictures of famous battles, not as described by the histo……続きを見る
著者:Stuart Ball
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2016年05月23日
Whilst serving in the prestigious post of Viceroy of India between 1926 and 1931, Lord Irwin (later the Earl of Halifax) was kept informed about political events in Britain by frequent and lengthy l……続きを見る
The British statesman Edmund Burke is an important figure in the history of political theory. Burke is chiefly remembered for his support of the cause of the American Revolutionaries, Catholic emanc……続きを見る
Exciting illustrated historical novel set in the 1st century in Britain and Europe. We first follow the adventures of a gallant Roman Legionary who was initially enrolled as a Company Clerk. The rec……続きを見る
著者:David Crouch
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2016年03月02日
David Crouch’s William Marshal, now in its third edition, depicts this intriguing medieval figure as a ruthless opportunist, astute courtier, manipulative politician and a brutal but efficient soldi……続きを見る
著者:Francis Bremer
出版社: Palgrave Macmillan UK
発売日: 2016年01月12日
A study of the rise and decline of puritanism in England and New England that focuses on the role of godly men and women. It explores the role of family devotions, lay conferences, prophesying and o……続きを見る
This book provides an easy to understand overview of British History in 50 Events.
Inside you will learn about…
- The Foundation of London
- The Great Viking Invasion
- The Battle of Hastings
- The ……続きを見る
著者:Henry Freeman
出版社: Hourly History
発売日: 2016年06月09日
This book takes a holistic look at Roman Britain, from the events leading up to its official inception in AD 43 until the Romans left the Isle entirely around AD 409. The timeline is straightforward……続きを見る
In 1570, when it became clear she would never be gathered into the Catholic fold, Elizabeth I was excommunicated by the Pope. On the principle that 'my enemy's enemy is my friend', this marked the b……続きを見る
著者:Martin Farr
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2004年04月30日
Reginald McKenna has never been the subject of scholarly attention. This was partly due to his own preference for appearing at the periphery of events even when ostensibly at the centre, and the abs……続きを見る
The Witchcraft Sourcebook, now in its second edition, is a fascinating collection of documents that illustrates the development of ideas about witchcraft from ancient times to the eighteenth century……続きを見る
Exam Board: Edexcel
Level: AS/A-level
Subject: History
First teaching: September 2015
First exams: AS: Summer 2016; A-level: Summer 2017
Endorsed for Edexcel
Enable your students to develop high-lev……続きを見る
Exam Board: AQA
Level: AS/A-level
Subject: History
First Teaching: September 2015
First Exam: June 2016
AQA approved
Enhance and expand your students' knowledge and understanding of their AQA breadt……続きを見る
Exam Board: AQA
Level: AS/A-level
Subject: History
First Teaching: September 2015
First Exam: June 2016
AQA approved
Enhance and expand your students' knowledge and understanding of their AQA breadt……続きを見る
The diaries of the last British Governor of Hong Kong, published on the 25th anniversary of the handover
In June 1992 Chris Patten went to Hong Kong as the last British governor, to try to prepare i……続きを見る
Much more history than fiction, this is a factually accurate tale of Scotland and of her strange, northernmost region: Caledonia. But it is told from the perspective of one of the Wee Folk. So it re……続きを見る
A fun and interactive collection of puzzles based on "Boudicca, Britain's Queen of the Iceni," book one of the Legendary Women of World History. Practice reading while you learn more about history. ……続きを見る
著者:Camilla Schofield
出版社: Cambridge University Press
発売日: 2016年02月12日
Enoch Powell's explosive rhetoric against black immigration and anti-discrimination law transformed the terrain of British race politics and cast a long shadow over British society. Using extensive ……続きを見る
The Plague of 1665 was the last great epidemic of plague to strike London, and the only one of which numerous written accounts survive. This book contains an overview of the plague's history and pat……続きを見る
著者:Anonymous
出版社: Goodwins Digital
発売日: 2014年03月15日
The progress of liberal opinion has been very rapid, indeed, of late years; and though Judges and Attorney-Generals, whose daily pursuits, certainly so unfavourable to liberal and comprehensive reas……続きを見る
This vintage book contains Henry Mayhew's account of the London Underworld during the Victorian period, constructed from authentic first-person accounts by beggars, thieves and prostitutes. Hailed a……続きを見る
This versatile single-seater aircraft was a joint development between the UK and France. It first flew in 1968, but its robust and flexible operational uses led to its long service life, only being ……続きを見る
著者:Krishan Kumar
出版社: Cambridge University Press
発売日: 2015年11月10日
Why is English national identity so enigmatic and so elusive? Why, unlike the Scots, Welsh, Irish and most of continental Europe, do the English find it so difficult to say who they are? The Making ……続きを見る
'An active pleasure to read' Mail on Sunday
Harold Wilson's famous reference to 'white heat' captured the optimistic spirit of a society in the midst of breathtaking change. From the gaudy pleasures……続きを見る
Few historical events have resonated as much in modern British culture as the Second World War. It has left a rich legacy in a range of media that continue to attract a wide audience: film, TV and r……続きを見る
著者:Alison Weir
出版社: Random House Publishing Group
発売日: 2007年12月18日
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Beautifully written, exhaustive in its research . . . a gem [that] outshines all previous studies of Henry.”ーThe Philadelphia Inquirer
For fans of Wolf Hall, an intimat……続きを見る
著者:Stephanie Trigg
出版社: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
発売日: 2012年03月19日
"It's a nice piece of pageantry. . . . Rationally it's lunatic, but in practice, everyone enjoys it, I think."ーHRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Founded by Edward III in 1348, the Most Noble Ord……続きを見る
Exam Board: Edexcel
Level: AS/A-level
Subject: History
First Teaching: September 2015
First Exam: June 2016
Endorsed for Edexcel
Enable your students to develop high-level skills in their Edexcel A ……続きを見る