What was the role of elected legislators? Was it to represent the opinions of constituents or to vote according to their informed opinions reflecting the needs of the kingdom? Most authorities have ……続きを見る
著者:Michael J. Turner
出版社: Springer Nature Switzerland
発売日: 2025年11月12日
This book is a new and original study of High Church activism in the middle decades of the nineteenth century. Focusing on the church union movement, it describes and explains unprecedented levels o……続きを見る
A brilliantly researched and vividly written history of the English Civil Wars, from one of Britain's most prominent Civil War historians
The sequence of civil wars that ripped England apart in the ……続きを見る
How did the 'quintessentially English' game of cricket come to be so important across Britain's Caribbean empire? As empire declined and gave way to complex patterns of migration, what part did cric……続きを見る
Replacing the Vulcan, Buccaneer and Jaguar in the front line of the Cold War, the remarkable swing-winged Tornado GR1 provided Britains strike capability in the last years of the Cold War in the 198……続きを見る
The second son of a modest gentry family, John Lilburne was accused of treason four times, and put on trial for his life under both Charles I and Oliver Cromwell. He fought bravely in the Civil War,……続きを見る
著者:Michael Hall
出版社: Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日: 2026年02月05日
'A revelatory masterpiece, a true alternative history of our times' -Simon Jenkins, former Chair of the National Trust
LGBTQ+ histories and identities come out of the National Trust's properties in ……続きを見る
Das Buch stellt die sich wandelnden Interessen der europäischen Großmächte während des Ersten Weltkriegs gegenüber einer sich erst herausbildenden polnischen Frage dar. Es zeigt, wie die Mittelmächt……続きを見る
La ricerca è suddivisa in due parti: nella prima si discute della condizione giuridica in cui versa il cittadino romano riscattato dal nemico (civis redemptus ab hostibus), il quale, in base alle op……続きを見る
From the early percolation of Protestant thought in the sixteenth century through to the controversies and upheaval of the civil wars in the seventeenth century, the clergy were at the heart of reli……続きを見る
著者:Michael Senior
出版社: Pen & Sword Military
発売日: 2018年10月30日
Armistice in 1918 presented the British government with an enormous challenge how could the British army that had been built up on an unprecedented scale during the war be cut back to a peacetime si……続きを見る
A fully illustrated history of the Royal Air Force while on operations, publishing to mark the centenary of its foundation in World War I.
The world's first independent air force, the Royal Air Forc……続きを見る
«This unique volume takes the reader on an extraordinary journey through flights of the political and social imagination across Iberia and Latin America from the conquest of the Americas, via insurg……続きを見る
Now in its second edition, Britain since 1688 is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to British History from 1688 to the present day that assumes no prior knowledge of the subject.
Chronolo……続きを見る
This new and compelling history of eighteenth-century Scotland paints a rich and detailed portrait of the country at a time when it was of truly global significance. This journey from the Union of 1……続きを見る
This book examines the search for ‘occult’ or hidden forces in the two centuries after Newton’s theory of gravity. It investigates how history has simplified the work of some of the key figures of t……続きを見る
The leading statesman of nineteenth-century Britain, a figure who bestrode the political world like a Colossus, is 'Gladstone' to modern biographers. In order to signal the difference between Wheele……続きを見る
Explores the fascinating history of the Great Western Railway route from London to Birkenhead, covering its diverse landscapes, competition with rivals, and legacy.
One of the most diverse, complex ……続きを見る
著者:Michael Reed
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2024年11月01日
In The Georgian Triumph, 1700–1830 (originally published in 1983), Michael Reed re-creates the ambience of eighteenth-century Britain, a period of astonishing change and, paradoxically, of massive s……続きを見る
The United Kingdom has not yet lasted as long as the Kingdom of Wessex, and may not do so. Conventional histories of Britain, though, tell the story of the origins of the UK as if that was the natur……続きを見る
The official inside story of the discovery of the bones of Richard III now a major motion picture starring Sally Hawkins and Steve Coogan
The mystery of who Richard III really was has fascinated his……続きを見る
York, a city steeped in history, offers a fascinating journey through time through its street names.
As a former Roman stronghold and a medieval powerhouse, York's streets bear witness to centuries ……続きを見る
Perched on the crest of the St. Lawrence Valley, in the tiny village of Maitland, Ontario, sits St. James Anglican Church. Built in 1824 and consecrated by the Bishop of Quebec, the sturdy stone edi……続きを見る
Hercules Mulligan was a master spy who answered to George Washington, being instrumental to saving the revolutionary leader from capture during the War of Independence.
The young Mulligan grew up at……続きを見る
Think global, act local! Trades councils are the place workers and unemployed trade unionists, in local and national forums, can come together to pass resolutions and plan actions; in workplaces and……続きを見る
Originally a town that was built of wood by the Anglo-Saxons, it was later burned down and then rebuilt as Englands second city, after London, by William the Conqueror. Riots between the church and ……続きを見る
Words have always held great power in the Gaelic traditions of the Scottish Highlands: bardic poems bought immortality for their subjects; satires threatened to ruin reputations and cause physical i……続きを見る
For centuries the south coast of Kent in particular the ports of Dover and Folkestoneーhave been Englands front line, as her enemies have planned invasions and launched attacks from just across the ……続きを見る
The Wars of the Roses raged from 1455 to 1485 - the longest period of civil war in English history. They barely affected the daily routine of the civilian population, yet for the leaders of the oppo……続きを見る
Beloved, reviled – and not only by Glaswegians – Glasgow isn't just the Industrial Revolution nor the Victorian slums. Founded in the sixth century, its forebears pushed back the Romans.
The roof of……続きを見る