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Utilizing the techniques developed by renowned local historian W. G. Hoskins in his landmark study published 50 years ago, Local History in England, this book demonstrates how local history has evol……続きを見る

The Tudors were an odd bunch, even weirder than their subjects, perhaps. When they weren't beheading wives and enemies they were threatening to, or going around earning themselves nicknames like 'Bl……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

Arthur Wharton was the world's first black professional footballer, and the first African to play professional cricket in Yorkshire and Lancashire leagues. Those promoting Empire as an expression of……続きを見る

Religion and Society in Early Modern England is a thorough sourcebook covering interplay between religion, politics, society, and popular culture in the Tudor and Stuart periods. It covers the cruci……続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index CONTENTS An Original Essay on Witchcraft News from Scotland To the Reader A True Discourse of the Damnable Li……続きを見る

*Includes medieval depictions of Richard the Lionheart, Saladin and important people, places, and events in his life. *Analyzes the relationship between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin, as well as……続きを見る

This mid nineteenth century piece gives a brief account of Captain Richard Burton's journey across Africa to become the first white man to visit to Lake Tanganyika.続きを見る

My dear lads: Although so long a time has elapsed since the great civil war in England, men are still almost as much divided as they were then as to the merits of the quarrel, almost as warm partisa……続きを見る

A fantastic biography of Queen Victoria by an anonymous author. 続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes CONTENTS I. NORMANDY II. BIRTH OF WILLIAM III. THE ACCESSION IV. WILLIAM'S REIGN IN NORMANDY V. THE MARRIAGE VI. THE ……続きを見る

The true story, drawn from official documents and hours of personal interviews, of how Newfoundland and Labrador joined Confederation and became Canada's tenth province in 1949. A rich cast of chara……続きを見る

Women's History: Britain 1850-1945 introduces the main themes and debates of feminist history during this period of change, and brings together the findings of new research. It examines the suffrage……続きを見る

John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 8 May 1873) was a British philosopher, economist and civil servant. An influential contributor to social theory, political theory, and political economy, his conception……続きを見る

'Every page is a delight. Every chapter made vivid by a writer who has poured heart and soul into her book' Val Hennessy, Daily Mail The East End of London - cockneys, criminals, street markets, pub……続きを見る

It is no exaggeration to say that Margaret Thatcher remade Britain in her own image. She deregulated industry, brought the unions to their knees, privatized state-owned enterprises, waged war to def……続きを見る

Ireland in Conflict, 1922-1998 sets out the main political, economic and social developments in Ireland, north and south of the border, since the 1922 treaty. This book explains the troubles in thei……続きを見る

A brief discussion of American Privateers and Privateering during the War of 1812 when America's Private Navy scourged British Commerce.続きを見る

The Merchant of Venice is a tragic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. The title character is the merchant Antonio, not the moneylender Shylock, who i……続きを見る

Welcome to the George Inn near London Bridge; a cosy, wood-pannelled, galleried coaching house a few minutes' walk from the Thames. Grab yourself a pint, listen to the chatter of the locals and lean……続きを見る

his edition features a modern bibliography to help today's student of the text. The term "Mabinogion" was invented by Lady Charlotte Guest in the 19th century and refers to her collection of eleven ……続きを見る

She was the 17 year-old daughter of noted philosophers William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft; he was a 22-year-old trapped in an unhappy marriage. Their love was forbidden...that didn't matter. The……続きを見る

What is the correct way to carve a partridge? How should leeches be applied? How can egg whites be used to repair broken china? First published in 1856, Enquire Within rapidly became the indispensab……続きを見る

In Forgotten Fruits, Christopher Stocks tells the fascinating - often rather bizarre - stories behind Britain's rich heritage of fruit and vegetables. Take Newton Wonder apples, for instance, first ……続きを見る

In her study of the married couple as the smallest political unit, Phyllis Rose uses the marriages of five Victorian writers who wrote about their own lives with unusual candor: Charles Dickens, Joh……続きを見る

Honoring the memory of Professor Alan Everittーwho advanced the fruitful notion of the "county community" during the 17th centuryーthis volume proposes some modifications to Everitt's influential hy……続きを見る

This is a unique account of working-class childhood during the British industrial revolution, first published in 2010. Using more than 600 autobiographies written by working men of the eighteenth an……続きを見る

‘The best memoir by a senior politician for years.’ Simon Jenkins, Sunday Times John Major’s autobiography is one of the most personal and revealing ever written by a former British Prime Minister. ……続きを見る

Featuring over 1,000 alphabetically arranged, biographical entries, Who's Who in World War One builds up a complete and vivid picture of the major figures of the Great War. The subjects are drawn no……続きを見る

With his characteristic enthusiasm and erudition, Peter Ackroyd follows his acclaimed London: A Biography with an inspired look into the heart and the history of the English imagination. To tell the……続きを見る