William - British 12

The first volume in William Manchester's masterful, magnum opus account of Winston Churchill's life. The Last Lion: Visions of Glory follows the first fifty-eight years of Churchill's life--the year……続きを見る

This expansive history of the origins of majority rule in modern representative government charts the emergence of majority voting as a global standard for decision-making in popular assemblies. Maj……続きを見る

Sir Thomas More (February 7, 1478 July 6, 1535), also known by Catholics as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and noted Renaissance humanist. He was an ……続きを見る

This book, first published in 1949, analyses the thread of Christian anti-authority thought that runs through protests and revolts from the first days of Christianity to modern times. It examines so……続きを見る

In 'In the Heart of Old Canada' by William Charles Henry Wood, readers are taken on a captivating journey through the rich history and cultural heritage of Canada. The book is infused with vivid des……続きを見る

Originally published in 1935, this book’s author was both a nationalist and internationalist who believed that these positions were complementary, not in conflict with each other. This concise volum……続きを見る

This comprehensive study describes the major political events of the Twentieth-century in Britain in a cogent, lucid way. William D. Rubinstein presents the history, key personnel, problems and achi……続きを見る

This book explores the tangled relationships between knowledge and politics during the first fifty years of the twentieth century. Changes within universities, particularly in Oxford, Cambridge, and……続きを見る

If objectivity was the great discovery of the nineteenth century, uncertainty was the great discovery of the twentieth century. This book explores the tangled relationships between knowledge and pol……続きを見る

For much of the twelfth century the ideals and activities of crusaders were often described in language more normally associated with a monastic rather than a military vocation; like those who took ……続きを見る

Argues for a new context for the origins and development of crusading, as an imitation of Christ. For much of the twelfth century the ideals and activities of crusaders were often described in langu……続きを見る

William Watts, active from 1737-1758, penned the insightful 'Memoirs of the Revolution in Bengal, Anno Dom. 1757', providing a compelling account of the political and social shifts during this turbu……続きを見る

In 'Echoes of Old Lancashire' by William E. A. Axon, the author delves into the rich history and folklore of Lancashire, England. With a poetic and lyrical writing style, Axon paints a vivid picture……続きを見る

In late nineteenth-century Toronto, municipal politics were so dominated by the Irish Protestants of the Orange Order that the city was known as the “Belfast of Canada.” For almost a century, virtua……続きを見る

This book provides readers with a unique, in-depth understanding of the background to the Irish Famine and a detailed account of the crisis, as well as the immediate and long-term results of the cat……続きを見る

‘In many respects, the nineteenth century belonged to Britain.’ For much of the period between 1800 and 1914 Britain was at the height of its power and influence, one of the world’s superpowers, if ……続きを見る

Una lóbrega tarde de noviembre de 1862, un rústico féretro recibía sepultura en medio de un escalofriante silencio, sin lamentos ni panegíricos por orden expresa del comisionado británico: «No debe ……続きを見る

This book tells the story of the Rev. Benjamin Colman (1673-1747), one of eighteenth-century America’s most influential ministers, and his transatlantic social world of letters. Exploring his episto……続きを見る

Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596) sailed around the world, his exploits opening the way for England’s colonization of America, taking power from Spain on land and sea. Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth, Sir W……続きを見る

Queen Anne reigned over two major events in British historyーthe Act of Union, which joined England and Scotland, and the War of Spanish Succession. Plagued by ill health, she died without leaving a……続きを見る

Fitchett's four-volume history is a stirring and frankly biased account of England's role as protector and defender of civilization against what the author terms "the wild-menace of Revolutionary Fr……続きを見る

Queen Anne reigned over two major events in British historyーthe Act of Union, which joined England and Scotland, and the War of Spanish Succession. Plagued by ill health, she died without leaving a……続きを見る

Asser (died c. 909) was a Welsh monk from St David's, Dyfed, who became Bishop of Sherborne in the 890s. About 885 he was asked by Alfred the Great to leave St David's and join the circle of learned……続きを見る

History of the Conquest of Peru (1959) contains a detailed analysis of the political, religious and social organisation of the Incas prior to the arrival of the Spanish colonisers, and then moves on……続きを見る

First published in 1895, Sir Frederick Pollock and Frederic William Maitland’s legal classic The History of English Law before the Time of Edward I expanded the work of Sir Edward Coke and William B……続きを見る

From merchantman to man-of-war… William Richardson was always certain he would be a seaman. His father and all his brothers were mariners so it was not unusual that he should go to sea in his turn. ……続きを見る

As I shall embark in a business, within a few days, the event of which is uncertain, I take the opportunity of a vacant hour to throw on paper a few memorandums relative to myself and my family …’ S……続きを見る

Within hours of the outbreak of the Second World War, Winston Churchill took up office as First Lord of the Admiralty. The same day the liner Athenia was torpedoed in the Atlantic in the first U-boa……続きを見る

The first was to render generally accessible some of those beautiful but comparatively unknown examples of old tartans represented in family portraits, miniatures, and relics, as well as in the few ……続きを見る

The geographical area of that history which alone deserves the name has more than once changed. The early home of human society was in Asia. Greece and Italy successively became the theatres of the ……続きを見る