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This is the contemporary account of Jakob Walter, a Westphalian conscript in Napoleons Grande Armée. Walter took part in the Emperors campaigns against Prussia, Austria and finally, the disastrous R……続きを見る

In the seven decades since the darkest moments of the Second World War it seems every tenebrous corner of the conflict has been laid bare, prodded and examined from every perspective of military and……続きを見る

This short article (less than 3000 words) captures the personal observations and recommendations of T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia). Based on his experiences as a British Army officer working wit……続きを見る

This edition features a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index CONTENTS (abridged list) SECTION I THE EARLY ENGLISH MANOR AND BOROUGH ... SECTION VI FINANCE AND FOREIGN TRADE Act abolishing……続きを見る

Elizabeth I (1533-1603), also known as the Virgin Queen, was the daughter of Henry VIII and the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. Aside from a history of Queen Elizabeth I, The Age of Elizabeth chr……続きを見る

Robert Kett was a middle aged yeoman farmer from Wymondham, Norfolk. In 1549 he led a rebellion supporting the common man in tearing down enclosed fences that the rich had put up. Kett and his men m……続きを見る

A bestseller in hardback, this is a highly-praised and much-needed biography of the first Duke of Wellington, concentrating on the personal life of the victor of Waterloo, and based on the fruits of……続きを見る

The Road to 1945 is a rigorously researched study of the crucial moment when political parties put aside their differences to unite under Churchill and focus on the task of war. But the war years wi……続きを見る

Described by Tennyson as the 'Morning Star' of Elizabethan drama, Christopher Marlowe is considered one of the greatest playwrights in the English language. This book gathers together all the crucia……続きを見る

The Blackwell's Changes & The 1960s Restoration The building reached its present form in 1897, when the vestries were built and the pews were arranged in collegiate fashion; work paid for by Thomas ……続きを見る

In the fifty years between 1530 and 1580, England moved from being one of the most lavishly Catholic countries in Europe to being a Protestant nation, a land of whitewashed churches and antipapal pr……続きを見る

Between 1932 and 1940 the British Union of Fascists established a vigorous and active presence in East London and South West Essex. This text considers the emergence, development and character of lo……続きを見る

This edition features a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes CONTENTS CHAPTER I. THE ROMANCE OF CHIVALRY CHAPTER II. CHAUCER, TALES OF THE YEOMANRY, SIR T. MORE'S "UTOPIA" CHAPTER III. THE AGE OF ……続きを見る

The Shipbuilder & The Colonialist In this, the fifth & sixth parts of six stories detailing famous John Browns’, we  examine  the  true story behind the John Brown Shipyard……続きを見る

*Includes pictures of Churchill, Thatcher, and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes their famous quotes. *Includes a Bibliography on Churchill for further reading.*Includes ……続きを見る

Asser (d. 908/909) was a Welsh monk who became Bishop of Sherborne in the 890s. About 885 he was asked by Alfred the Great to leave St David's and join the circle of learned men whom Alfred was recr……続きを見る

Following on from The God-Kings of Europe, The God-Kings of England, continues the Saga of the great Ulvungar Dynasty. It shows that there was a plan to counter the hegemony of Roman Christianity, b……続きを見る

William Kemp, who died in London on 2 November 1603, and is buried in St Saviour’s, Southwark was an actor, comic and dancer and he was one of the original players in William Shakespeare’s early dra……続きを見る

Winston Churchill understood and wielded the power of words throughout his six decades in the public eye. His wartime writings and speeches revealed both his vision for the future and his own person……続きを見る

History has known no monarch like her. She has travelled farther than all her predecessors put together and lived longer than any of them. She has known more historic figures than anyone alive fro……続きを見る

With just one paragraph, Englands King Henry VIII changed the course of the Catholic Churchs history. The Act of Supremacy of November 1534 (26 Hen. 8 c. 1) was an Act of the Parliament of England u……続きを見る

History of the Ulster Volunteer Force from its birth to defend Ulster against home rule, its major part in the battles of France in world war one, it's reincarnation into the fierce and ruthless pa……続きを見る

A Look at the Ward and Burgevine and their efforts to suppress the Taipings in service of the Quing Government in the 1860's.続きを見る

"Fans of Downton Abbey and Jane Austen (without zombies) will adore this book. Karla Darcy makes us remember why we lose sense and sensibility for a sexy Regency hero and captures the era with a glo……続きを見る

"Footeballe is nothinge but beastlie furie and extreme violence", wrote Thomas Elyot in 1531. Nearly five hundred years later, the game may still seem furious and violent, but it has also become the……続きを見る

One of three smaller, more specific e-books, abridged from Philip Nixon's Exploring Durham History.The colourful threads that run through County Durham history have produced a rich tapestry of histo……続きを見る

This is the original manual for “small wars,” now known variously as guerrilla warfare,  asymmetric combat, and low-intensity conflict.  It was first published in 1896 as an analysis and ……続きを見る

This edition features a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index. CONTENTS PREFACE PART I. TERRITORIAL STUDIES DOMESDAY BOOK Nature of the Inquisitio Com. Cant., THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE GELD-ROLL……続きを見る

“An original, masterly, and fascinating study [that] offers brilliant new insights into the shaping of the Virgin Queen.”ーAlison Weir, New York Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens seri……続きを見る

A brilliant appraisal of the Civil War and its long-term consequences, by an acclaimed historian. The political upheaval of the mid-seventeenth century has no parallel in English history. Other even……続きを見る