Meg - British 1

"Und doch war es Ivy niemals in den Sinn gekommen, in ihrer Beziehung etwas Unangemessenes zu sehen, niemals war da der Gedanke gewesen, in ihr etwas Schäbiges oder Unzüchtiges zu erkennen. Manchmal……続きを見る

At a time when women were barred from clerical roles, middle-class women made use of the informal power structures of Victorian and Edwardian associationalism in order to actively participate as cit……続きを見る

There’s a sea lover in every Brit. The Shipping Forecast on Radio 4 has been keeping people in tune with the gloriously fickle British weather for a century, and capturing our hearts and imagination……続きを見る

The north east of England was the cradle of Britain's railways in the 19th Century. It was here George and Robert Stephenson would shape the steam locomotive. Then in the early 20th Century a second……続きを見る

In May 1824 twenty women under sentence of transportation languished in the gaol at Lancaster Castle. Some had been there for years and amongst them was a 76 year old. One woman called Mary Partridg……続きを見る

In the late fifteenth century, the production of print editions of Claudius Ptolemy’s second-century Geography sparked one of the most significant intellectual developments of the eraーthe productio……続きを見る

George Goring was in many ways the archetypal cavalier, often portrayed as possessing all the worst characteristics associated with the followers of King Charles I. He drank copiously, dressed and e……続きを見る

In "Royal Winchester: Wanderings in and about the Ancient Capital of England," A. G. K. L'Estrange masterfully interweaves rich historical narrative with vivid personal reflections, exploring the pr……続きを見る

Northern Ireland, 1989. A farmhouse window smashes, and rebellious Fianna Devlin crashes back into the life of her pious sister Alannah. Together for the first time in years, when they're forced to ……続きを見る

This collection aims to explore new perspectives on the British and Irish conventual, mendicant and monastic movements in mainland Europe and rediscover their roles and wider impact within early mod……続きを見る

This book looks at how hearing loss among adults was experienced, viewed and treated in Britain before the National Health Service. We explore the changing status of ‘hard of hearing’ people during ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1987. In this volume, the author unearths the rich sources for the study of colonial history provided by the myriad periodical publications which flourished in the early and ……続きを見る