Darby - History 1

Letter writing in the Northumbrian Kingdom offers the first comprehensive study of Northumbria’s vibrant epistolary culture in the seventh and eighth centuries. Through a close examination of more t……続きを見る

Explores Henry Slater’s rise and fall as Britain’s leading private detective, revealing the golden age of detection and its dark side. From his offices at Basinghall Street in the City of London, He……続きを見る

As the American Revolution drew to a close and the colonies claimed independence from Britain, the United States' gaze turned west to the vast expanse of land that was seemingly ripe for the taking.……続きを見る

In the eighteenth century, the Western world viewed circumcision as an embarrassing disfigurement peculiar to Jews. A century later, British doctors urged parents to circumcise their sons as a routi……続きを見る

The expansion of the press in Victorian Britain meant more pages to be filled, and more stories to be found. Life on the Victorian Stage: Theatrical Gossip looks at how the everyday lives of Victori……続きを見る

Underneath the dreaming spires of Oxford's world-famous university, generations of women have lived their lives, fighting for the right to study there, and for a role within the city's educational, ……続きを見る

Look beyond the pretty cottages and gentle landscapes of the Cotswolds, and you will find a dark history of crime and punishment. From child thieves, poachers, conmen, prostitutes and would-be suici……続きを見る

Belton, South Carolina, is indeed a child of the railroad. By 1853, the fledgling town had begun developing at the junction of the Columbia and Greenville Railroad and its spur line to Anderson. Jos……続きを見る

In England, perhaps more than most places, people's engagement with the landscape is deeply felt and has often been expressed through artistic media. The popularity of walking and walking clubs perh……続きを見る

Bede (c. 673-735) was the leading intellectual figure of the Anglo-Saxon Church, and his writings had a profound influence on the development of English Christian thought. Among the many issues he w……続きを見る

An exploration of the dark history lying at the heart of this scenic tourist destination, from the author of Britain's Greatest Private Detective . Behind the picture-postcard idyll of the 19th-cen……続きを見る

In the summer of 1579 Francis Drake and all those aboard the Golden Hind were in peril. The ship was leaking and they were in search of a protected beach to careen the ship to make repairs. They sea……続きを見る

The global success of football icons like Samuel Eto’o, Didier Drogba and Mohamed Salah has fuelled the migratory projects of countless young men across the African continent who dream of following ……続きを見る

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of convenience and in moments of comfort, but where he stands in moments of challenge and moments of controversy” (Martin Luther King……続きを見る

THE Saviour is presented to us in Luke in His character as Son of Man, displaying the power of Jehovah in grace in the midst of men. At first, doubtless, we find Him in relationship with Israel, to ……続きを見る

The exciting true story of a legendary leader and the men who fought by his side in World War II, told in his own words From the moment they hit the beaches in North Africa to their last desperate s……続きを見る

The relationship between Ireland and the diversity of its diasporas has always been complex and multi-layered, but it is not until recently that this reality has really been acknowledged in the publ……続きを見る

THE following pages pretend to be nothing more whatsoever than what is presented in the title. There is no attempt at a general exposition of this most instructive and important book: and those who ……続きを見る

This book explores the role of FIFA in brokering the development of football in Africa and its relationship with that continent's football associations and regional governing body. Africa is no long……続きを見る

At the beginning of the seventeenth century Spain was the foremost power in Europe. Yet during the hundred years that followed, it suffered an acute decline, economically and politically. Graham Dar……続きを見る

The entrance of Native Americans into the world of cultural resource management is forcing a change in the traditional paradigms that have guided archaeologists, anthropologists, and other CRM profe……続きを見る

Modern American Indian life is urban, rural, and everything in-between. Lobo and Peters have compiled an unprecedented collection of innovative scholarship, stunning art, poetry, and prose that docu……続きを見る

THE RIVER DOVE in Derbyshire has been attracting visitors for centuries. Today, protected as an 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty', Dovedale is still one of the most visited tourist sites in Brita……続きを見る