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Explores the radical and sometimes extreme actions of early Quakers amid the chaos of mid-seventeenth-century England. The mid-seventeenth century was a tumultuous time, and out of the chaos, Quaker……続きを見る

Can a book change the world? If books were integral to the creation of the imperial global order, what role have they played in resisting that order throughout the twentieth century? To what extent ……続きを見る

What was the life of a cow in early modern England like? What would it be like to milk that same cow, day-in, day-out, for over a decade? How did people feel about and toward the animals that they w……続きを見る

Le nationalisme européen a souvent été interprété comme la principale source de l’avènement des dictatures et en particulier des fascismes. Le retour actuel sur la scène politique d’un certain attac……続きを見る

In "Comic History of England," Bill Nye employs a distinctive blend of humor and historical narrative to explore the rich tapestry of English history. Divided into thematic chapters, the book deftly……続きを見る

Did You Know? The authors of literary classics Watership Down, The Water Babies, Madame Doubtfire and the Little White Horse all lived and wrote in Hampshire, using real places as their inspiratio……続きを見る

When the British troops advanced into Belgium in 1914 to face the German foe, it was with a sure and steady confidence in the outcome. These same men trudged back, grumbling, along the same path tow……続きを見る

Frederic Coleman returns to the front with the British Army in 1915 after his adventures in 1914, as recounted in his first reminiscences "From Mons to Ypres with General French". Once again attache……続きを見る

The hill of Uisneach lies almost exactly at the geographical center of Ireland. Remarkably, a fraction at least of the ancient Irish population was aware of that fact. There is no doubt that the pla……続きを見る

The Seven Years’ War, often called the first global war, spanned North America, the West Indies, Europe, and India. In these locations diseases such as scurvy, smallpox, and yellow fever killed far ……続きを見る

*Shortlisted for the 2022 Lord Aberdare Literary Prize* This book is the first, full-length scholarly examination of British women’s involvement in equestrianism from the eighteenth through the twen……続きを見る

A captivating drama of family secrets and second chances, from the bestselling author of Richard & Judy Book Club pick AN IDEAL HUSBAND 'Glorious ... idyllic location, compelling characters and live……続きを見る

The author's grandfather, Aretas Akers-Douglas (1857-1926) was in his day called "The Prince of Whips". Starting in 1880 as a confederate of the brilliant but unorthodox Lord Randolph Churchill, he ……続きを見る

Puntualmente accusati di teppismo e di ubriachezza molesta dalla stampa mainstream, travisati, in virtù delle immancabili teste rasate, fino al punto da essere descritti come simpatizzanti di estrem……続きを見る