They built one of the most magnificent courts in European history. They also built a surveillance state, destroyed inconvenient queens, dissolved eight hundred religious houses for their land and go……続きを見る
Before the invention of photography, in the days when illustrated books were inordinately costly, one means of satisfying the universal human desire for pictures was the so-called "catch-penny." Thi……続きを見る
This book is a work of British diplomatic history that illuminates how Britain's China officials grappled with China's changing position in international affairs during the 20th century. Arguing tha……続きを見る
In the shadow of Norman towers and beneath banners that snap in the wind of conquest, a young woman's destiny unfolds against the brutal backdrop of medieval England. When Lady Alison finds herself ……続きを見る
Al meer dan vijfenzestig jaar zit Queen Elizabeth op de Britse troon en inmiddels is ze het langstzittende staatshoofd ter wereld. Ze heeft naast het Verenigd Koninkrijk ook de vijftien Commonwealth……続きを見る
An Essay to the Restoring of our Decayed Trade. Wherein is Described, the Smuglers, Lawyers, and Officers Frauds etc. is a thought-provoking treatise from the late 17th century, attributed to Joseph……続きを見る
On the evening of 26 January 1926, inventor John Logie Baird held a public demonstration in his workspace on London's Frith Street of a 'seeing by wireless' apparatus that he and many others had bee……続きを見る
The contested succession of Elizabeth I ended with James VI of Scotland ascending, concluding the Tudor dynasty.
As the childless Elizabeth I lay on her deathbed, discussions over who would succeed ……続きを見る
Descubra os segredos de uma nação através das palavras de um dos seus cronistas mais ilustres!
"Noticias de Portugal" de Manoel Severim de Faria é uma obra que transporta o leitor para o coração da ……続きを見る
Lighthouses of Wales
There are 30 historic Lighthouses surviving in Northern Ireland and their natural setting makes them a pleasure to visit.
For each of the lighthouses, you will find:
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Tommy Robinson: Political Prisoner A2084CG is an exposé of the British establishment’s relentless persecution of one man for daring to reveal uncomfortable truths.
Robinson has been incarcerated in ……続きを見る
British Heroes is a defiant celebration of the men who built, defended, and defined Britain ー from the battlefields of Alfred the Great to the political trenches of Tommy Robinson. These pages do n……続きを見る
Explores the organization of diet, food practices, water management, and spatial use within historical monastic complexes and landscapes.
Monasticism is a form of religious life in which participant……続きを見る
This book provides an easy to understand overview of British History in 50 Events.
Inside you will learn about…
- The Foundation of London
- The Great Viking Invasion
- The Battle of Hastings
- The ……続きを見る
著者:Gareth Glover
出版社: Pen and Sword
発売日: 2025年09月30日
Captain John Grant Fraser of the Royal Artillery had succeeded to the titles of Ballindoun and Kinneries via the unexpected death of his elder brother James Fraser on 1 May 1791. John Grant died in ……続きを見る
著者:J. Beverley Smith
出版社: University of Wales Press
発売日: 2014年01月15日
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd: Prince of Wales is an outstanding work by an author with a perceptive understanding of the complexities of his subject. It is clearly, sometimes passionately, written and is de……続きを見る
Wissenschaftsgeschichtlich ist die Disziplin der Geologie bislang kaum in Erscheinung getreten. Der Fall des Geologieprofessors und Arktisforschers Karl Gripp verdeutlicht allerdings, dass sich die ……続きを見る
著者:Stefan Brenner, Oliver Auge
出版社: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
発売日: 2022年09月27日
Die Geschichte Dithmarschens in der ersten Hälfte des 16. Jahrhunderts bietet sich wie kaum ein anderes Beispiel für eine Verknüpfung von Regionalgeschichte und Hansegeschichte an: Von 1468 bis 1558……続きを見る
Originally published in 1908, "The Book of Witches" is a popular history and overview of witchcraft by Oliver Madox Hueffer (1876 - 1931), a prolific writer and journalist who was renowned for his s……続きを見る
著者:William M. Cavert
出版社: Cambridge University Press
発売日: 2016年04月01日
The Smoke of London uncovers the origins of urban air pollution, two centuries before the industrial revolution. By 1600, London was a fossil-fuelled city, its high-sulfur coal a basic necessity for……続きを見る
F. Haverfield's "The Romanization of Roman Britain" meticulously explores the profound transformation of British society from the prehistoric to the Roman period. With a keen eye for archaeological ……続きを見る
This book reviews the history of British general elections since 1964, charting the changes in voters and parties at every step. In parallel, it shows how electoral analysts have responded to these ……続きを見る
著者:Emmet Oliver
出版社: Springer Nature Switzerland
発売日: 2025年03月14日
This book examines the early decades of economic nation building in Ireland. It draws on a large amount of previously unstudied archival material to construct a novel contribution to Irish business ……続きを見る
A beautiful tribute to some of the UK's strangest, most charismatic structures - and an invitation to see the world around us a little differently
'Allow me to vent my enthusiasm for the oddest book……続きを見る
**'A fascinating exploration of routes trod by generations of rural postmen and women - lovingly told and lively.'
-JACK CORNISH, author of The Lost Paths
'A delightful exploration of one of our mos……続きを見る
This book is intended for the residents and visitors to Yorkshire who have an interest in the prehistory of Britain’s largest county. It provides a layman’s guide to the sites which are considered w……続きを見る
What did the Romans do for us?
Did King Arthur really exist?
Who was Bloody Mary?
Why did Great Britain go to war with Napoleon?
Formed out of a union of warring Germanic kingdoms in the tenth centu……続きを見る
From the time of the Restoration of Charles II, when he returned to England from Breda and was presented with the yacht Mary by the burgomaster of Amsterdam, Royal yachts began to be defined as such……続きを見る
First published in 1970, Modern English Society is primarily concerned with the period since the Great Exhibition of 1851. Judith Ryder and Harold Silver begin by surveying the consequences, good an……続きを見る
In 1918, the Royal Air Force became the first major independent air force in the world. Formed to serve a strategic need in the most intensive war that Britain had then fought, the RAF continued in ……続きを見る