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This is the second volume in The Official History of Britain and the European Community, and describes the events from 1963 up until the British referendum on the Common Market in 1975. In 1963, Gen……続きを見る

Following the failure of the 1848 revolution a great many political refugees headed for England - the richly cosmopolitan hub of an Empire, and the commercial-industrial locus of the world. Among th……続きを見る

Philosophy for busy people. Read a succinct account of the philosophy of Berkeley in just one hour. Berkeley’s philosophy denies the existence of matter. According to his work, there is no material ……続きを見る

When the Free Grants and Homestead Act was first introduced in 1868, fierce debates erupted in Ontario's Legislature over whether land in the Muskoka region should be opened to settlement or reserve……続きを見る

In this fully illustrated ebook, TV’s Dan Snow brings to life a cavalcade of medieval fortifications and allows the reader to experience the clashes up close. (Images best viewed on a tablet.) Castl……続きを見る

A detailed and well researched glimpse of the characters, the customs, the social life, the hunts and hound trails that took place before the valley became a reservoir in the 1930s. The annual Marda……続きを見る

A. H. Atteridge penned many books on the subject of warfare, concentrating mainly on the Napoleonic period and the German army in the run up to the First World War. War Correspondent of the Daily Ch……続きを見る

Britain in the Second World War presents a new and vivid survey of politics, society, culture and military strategy between 1939 and 1945. Structured around themes such as 'Wartime Media', and 'Brit……続きを見る

Charles Davenant (16561714) was an English economist and the eldest son of Sir William Davenant, a renowned poet. He held the post of commissioner of excise from 1683 to 1689, and that of inspector-……続きを見る

Kensington Palace, The Birthplace of the Queen, Being an Historical Guide to the State Rooms, Pictures and Gardens This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS Notice ……続きを見る

Interest in the First World War, or Great War, continues unabated. New angles are sought, fresh interpretations penned. Equally, much previously published material resides long forgotten in the page……続きを見る

Award winning author and journalist Joshua Hammer tracks down the haunts of Arthur Conan Doyle and his favorite sleuth. 続きを見る

This edition features illustrations and linked Footnotes Excerpt Under the foundations of the Abbey house, full 10ft. deep, appear traces of a bath, whose dimensions are 43ft. by 34ft. Within and ad……続きを見る

In this concise and accessible biography, Martyn Bennett examines the life of Oliver Cromwell – one of the most controversial figures in world history. This study challenges long-held perceptions of……続きを見る

On 3 September 1939, the Prime Minister declared that Britain was at war with Nazi Germany. Thousands of young women, many of them barely out of school, were sent headlong into gruelling training re……続きを見る

The sixth wife of Henry VIII was also the most married queen of England, outliving three husbands before finally marrying for love. Catherine Parr was enjoying her freedom after her first two arrang……続きを見る

*Includes pictures of Diana and important people, places, and events in her life.*Discusses the controversies surrounding her life and the conspiracy theories about her death.*Includes lesser known ……続きを見る

The job of a sapper in war-time is never a sinecure, much less in the conditions of the First World War. This anonymous New Zealand author gives a full and frank account of the fighting with the "An……続きを見る

Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life is a novel by George Eliot, . Her seventh novel, begun in 1869 and then put aside during the final illness of Thornton Lewes, the son of her companion George ……続きを見る

"It is an old and true saying, that nations sometimes know little about some of their greatest benefactors. If there ever was a man to whom this saying applies, it is John Wycliffe, the forerunner a……続きを見る

Who were the first Britons, and what sort of world did they occupy? In A History of Ancient Britain, much-loved historian Neil Oliver turns a spotlight on the very beginnings of the story of Britain……続きを見る

One of the most powerful monarchs in British history, Henry VIII ruled England in unprecedented splendour. In this remarkable composite biography, Alison Weir brings Henry's six wives vividly to lif……続きを見る

This edition features a linked Table of Contents and Index. CONTENTS CHAPTER I. THE GAELIC PERIOD CHAPTER II. THE ENGLISH PERIOD CHAPTER III. THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE CHAPTER IV. THE INDEPENDEN……続きを見る

Michael J. Franklin's Romantic Representations of British India is a timely study of the impact of Orientalist knowledge upon British culture during the Romantic period. The subject of the book is n……続きを見る

This pamphlet examines recent research into the poor laws of Tudor and Stuart England. Dr Beier asks the question ‘who were the poor?’ and in answering it places the ‘problem of the poor’ in its his……続きを見る

In this amazing eBook you can find more than one hundred facts about the country of Wales. Separated into sections such as its history, information about its capital, famous Welsh figures from histo……続きを見る

A highly informed insider's account of some of the 'honest men' as they sought, by fair means or foul, to get Britain its way in the world. GETTING OUR WAY recounts nine stories from Britain's diplo……続きを見る

This is a description of the hunting grounds and game on the island of Ceylon during the mid nineteenth century. An early advertisement for development of the bounty of the Island.続きを見る

Bethlem Hospital, popularly known as "Bedlam", is a unique institution. Now seven hundred and fifty years old, it has been continuously involved in the care of the mentally ill in London since at le……続きを見る

Rob Roy (1817) is a historical novel by Walter Scott. It is narrated by Frank Osbaldistone, the son of an English merchant who travels first to the North of England, and subsequently to the Scottish……続きを見る