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It is often assumed that cosmopolitan thinkers since the Renaissance have simply adopted and refined concepts from classical antiquity. This study argues that modern European cosmopolitanism should ……続きを見る

The Smugglers: Picturesque Chapters in the Story of an Ancient Craft is a captivating exploration of the secretive and daring world of smuggling along the coasts and borders of England. Written by C……続きを見る

Stage-coach and Mail in Days of Yore Volume 2 (of 2) - A picturesque history of the coaching age is a richly detailed and evocative exploration of the golden era of stage-coaching and mail delivery ……続きを見る

The Early English Cotton Industry: With Some Unpublished Letters of Samuel Crompton by William Cunningham is a comprehensive historical study that delves into the origins, development, and transform……続きを見る

Ontdek de verborgen verhalen van Europa's rijke verleden! In Geschiedenis der Europeesche Volken neemt Johann Georg Kohl je mee op een meeslepende reis door de tijd, waarbij hij de fascinerende en v……続きを見る

"The author of this account, as well as being a Forces Chaplain, was a prolific military historian. His scholarly account of the first Afghan War begins with a detailed description of Afghanistan's ……続きを見る

Burmese Days is set in 1920s imperial Burma, in the fictional district of Kyauktada, based on Kathar (formerly spelled Katha), a town where Orwell served. It is a thinly-veiled tale from the waning ……続きを見る

This book offers a new perspective on the parliamentary battle for British entry into the European Community (EC) – the forerunner of the EU. It provides a historical case study of how the whipping ……続きを見る

After the Second World War, Britain’s railways were rundown and worn out, requiring massive investment and modernisation. The ‘Big Four’ railway companies were nationalised from 1948 and the newly f……続きを見る

"A History of Matrimonial Institutions" is a book based on the author's belief that a thorough understanding of the social evolution of any people must rest upon the broader experience of mankind an……続きを見る

This book examines the activities of William Blundell, a seventeenth-century Catholic gentleman, and using the approaches of the history of reading, provides a detailed analysis of his mindset. Blun……続きを見る

The History of the Indian Revolt and of the Expeditions to Persia, China and Japan is an account of the Indian Sepoy rebellion against the British East India Company. 続きを見る

This is the first study of the British Women's Liberation Movement's relationship with class politics. It explores the meaning of class to women's liberationists' identities and activism, both natio……続きを見る

Peace, war and party politics examines the mid-Victorian Conservative Party’s significant but overlooked role in British foreign policy and in contemporary debate about Britain’s relations with Euro……続きを見る

This indispensable introductory guide offers students a number of highly focused chapters on key themes in Restoration history. Each addresses a core question relating to the period 1660-1714, and u……続きを見る

The first history of one of London’s most extraordinary streets. Running along the Thames’s northern shore and spanning three-quarters of a mile from Trafalgar Square to Temple Bar, the Strand has b……続きを見る

'A masterpiece of storytelling' Robert Winder Georgina Sturge, House of Commons Library statistician and author of the critically acclaimed Bad Data, explores the rich history of the times the UK ha……続きを見る

Originally published in 1907, this book describes the Valley of the Rule River in the Borders region of Scotland and the lives of the people who lived there during the 18th and 19th centuries in pic……続きを見る

Includes The First World War On The Western Front 1914-1915 Illustrations Pack with 101 maps, plans, and photos. "Two views of the Great Retreat Imperial Germany had long planned the conflict that w……続きを見る

Challenging the standard view that England emerged as a dominant power and Wales faded into obscurity after Edward I's conquest in 1282, this book considers how Welsh (and British) history became an……続きを見る

"Correspondence of Lieut.-General the Hon. Sir George Cathcart, K.C.B., Relative to his Military Operations in Kaffraria" is a compelling and detailed collection of letters and reports penned by Sir……続きを見る

Grand European Expresses (1962) examines the trains de luxe of the International Sleeping Car and European Express Trains Company, from the Orient Express of the 1880s to the car-sleepers of the 196……続きを見る

The story is now thirty years old and most, if not all, of the characters involved were middle aged men at the time and are now dead. The story did make the national press when it first occurred. A ……続きを見る

In his second book in the Foul Deeds series relating to Barnsley and its neighborhood, Geoffrey Howse continues to uncover aspects of the areas' darker and more sinister past. Many districts not cov……続きを見る

The landscape and people are the two most distinctive qualities of the Yorkshire Dales, and this book employs new sources and methods to help the reader see both in a different light. In earlier cen……続きを見る

The Making of Huddersfield' is not a systematic and chronological account of Huddersfield's growth but a series of illuminating snapshots which bring to life numerous aspects of the town and its sur……続きを見る

After the Second War, Britains railways were rundown and worn out, requiring massive investment and modernisation. The Big Four railway companies were nationalised from 1948, and the newly formed Br……続きを見る

First published in 1986, Liberalism and Liberal Politics in Edwardian England makes a lively contribution to the historical debate over whether the Liberal Party was already threatened by decline be……続きを見る

These letters from Major General Charles George Gordon include important details of his service in Sudan, China, South Africa, and Jerusalem. Also known as "Chinese Gordon" and "Gordon of Khartoum",……続きを見る

The man who finally gave to English freedom its second and more lasting shape, the hero and martyr of England in the greatest of her constitutional struggles, was SIMON of MONTFORT, Earl of Leiceste……続きを見る