Y.A - British 1

When England stood at the crossroads between medieval darkness and Renaissance dawn, one man dared to challenge the absolute power of the Church. John Wycliffe's revolutionary ideas would ignite a f……続きを見る

Step into the razor-sharp mind of one of the Enlightenment's most provocative voices, where aristocratic wit meets philosophical brilliance in a devastating critique of human nature. Anthony Ashley ……続きを見る

The defence of the 9th-century kingdom of Wessex under King Alfred against the 'Great Viking Army' is one of the major military achievements of Early Medieval history. While the guerrilla warfare in……続きを見る

Il regime rivoluzionario della Chiesa e dello Stato, che dobbiamo esaminare adesso, durò, con pochissimi mutamenti statutari, sino all’epoca della Riforma nel secolo XIX, e i suoi principi fondament……続きを見る

From the winding hills of post-colonial Shimla to the rainy pavements of 1950s London, 'From curry to crumpets' is a delightfully wry memoir of a young Indian man finding his feet, and sometimes los……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

A groundbreaking exploration of postwar Caribbean migration to Britain, Oceans of Feeling offers the first historical analysis of this defining moment in modern British history using the tools, meth……続きを見る

A world where little light penetrates. Of dense vegetation, tangled roots, fetid mud and swamps. Where the helicopter, sophisticated weaponry and technology have revolutionized military combat. But ……続きを見る

Los cambios geopolíticos que se producen a partir del siglo XV debilitan el equilibrio de poder en el que se encuentran las monarquías europeas. Estas circunstancias obligan a apuntalar la supremací……続きを見る

Nancy Armstrong argues that the history of the novel and the history of the modern individual are, quite literally, one and the same. She suggests that certain works of fiction created a subject, on……続きを見る

早期部落社會到世界強權，封建割據到民主憲政 政治制度演進、民族融合與文化變遷，不僅僅是對英國歷史的概述！ 【歷史的縮影】 本書涵蓋從不列顛的早期居民、羅馬時期的影響、盎格魯-撒克遜人的到來，到諾曼征服、……続きを見る

It has long been established that the crisis of 1066 generated a florescence of historical writing in the first half of the twelfth century. Emily A. Winkler presents a new perspective on previously……続きを見る

George IV spent most of his life waiting to become king: as a pleasure-loving and rebellious Prince of Wales during the sixty-year reign of his father, George III, and for ten years as Prince Regent……続きを見る

Rhodesialeaks is the Financial History of Economic Exploitation in Southern Africa. It is the basis of a 〓4,000,000,000.00 Hut Tax Refund claim filed against the British Crown and Government in Jun……続きを見る

A boldly revisionist history of the first disputes in nineteenth-century Britain over the role of economists in society Economics now so dominates our understanding of how the world works that some……続きを見る

Utilising a wide range of archival correspondence and diaries, this monograph reconstructs the 1974-79 Labour government's policies in Northern Ireland. It covers the collapse of power-sharing in Ma……続きを見る

Rudyard Kipling's "The Eyes of Asia" takes the reader on a remarkable journey of discovery into the heart and soul of four soldiers of the Indian Army who fought for King and the British Empire in t……続きを見る

Arnhem 1944: the airborne strike for the bridges over the Rhine. The true story of the greatest battle of World War II and the basis of the 1977 film of the same name, directed by Richard Attenborou……続きを見る

Over the last two hundred years Parliament has witnessed and effected dramatic and often turbulent change. Political parties rose – and fell. The old aristocratic order passed away. The vote was won……続きを見る

The history of Parliament is the history of the United Kingdom itself. It has a cast of thousands. Some were ambitious, visionary and altruistic. Others were hot-headed, violent and self-serving. Fe……続きを見る

Nine ebooks from the bestselling historian Antonia Fraser, shedding light on some of the most fascinating and controversial people and events of European history. MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS Mary, Queen of……続きを見る

Curious Travellers: Writing the Welsh Tour, 1760-1820 provides the first extensive literary study of British tours of Wales in the Romantic period (c.1760-1820). It examines writers' responses to We……続きを見る

Why and how was the term ‘built environment’ first introduced? Inventing the Built Environment retrieves the origin of this ubiquitous term. The articulation of the ‘built environment,’ Kei demonstr……続きを見る

In "Under The Red Crescent, Plevna 1877," readers are transported to the heart of one of the most pivotal moments in European history. Set against the backdrop of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878,……続きを見る

First published in 1979, Nemesis at Potsdam discusses the expulsion and spoliation of the Germans from most of central and easter Europe during the Second World War, a process which over two million……続きを見る

First published in 1983, England’s Sea Empire was originally part of the Early Modern Europe Today book series. It explores the relationships between the increase of English merchant shipping, the g……続きを見る

These essays, in a second collection by Professor Kelly, investigate legal and religious subjects touching on the age and places in which Geoffrey Chaucer lived and wrote, especially as reflected in……続きを見る

Queen Charlotte was one of the most significant figures in the British monarchy during the 18th century. As the wife of King George III, she was a devoted partner, mother of 15 children, and a patro……続きを見る

Nellie Ryan was the English governess hired in to the household of the Archduke Karl Stefan of the ruling House of Habsburg during the years preceding the First World War. The Archduke was Grand Adm……続きを見る

'A rich achievement full of glorious anecdotes' Hugo Vickers **A Royal Christmas is a Christmas pudding of a book, full of silver threepenny pieces. Organised thematically, it covers such topics as ……続きを見る