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Queen Victoria
The Floating Press 2012; US$ 3.99One of the most storied and influential rulers in modern history, Queen Victoria's long reign defined the character of the nineteenth century throughout much of Europe. This insightful and comprehensive biography from E. Gordon Browne presents a first-hand account of the queen and the myriad social, political, and cultural changes wrought by the... more...
Political Discourse in Early Modern Britain
Cambridge University Press 1993; US$ 44.00Inspired by the work of intellectual historian J. G. A. Pocock, this 1993 collection explores the political ideologies of early modern Britain. more...
State and Society
Bloomsbury Publishing 2012; US$ 25.99As a vigorous interpretation of political and social developments in Britain since the late-Victorian era, State and Society has rapidly become one of the most respected and widely read introductions to the history of modern Britain. In this new edition, the account is updated to take in the decline of New Labour, the financial crisis and the Coalition... more...
Court Patronage and Corruption in Early Stuart England
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 45.95This wide-ranging volume goes to the heart of the revisionist debate about the crisis of government that led to the English Civil War. The author tackles questions about the patronage that structured early modern society, arguing that the increase in royal bounty in the early seventeenth century redefined the corrupt practices that characterized early... more...
The Extraordinary and the Everyday in Early Modern England
Palgrave Macmillan 2010; US$ 95.00A fascinating collection of essays by renowned and emerging scholars exploring how everyday matters from farting to friendship reveal extraordinary aspects of early modern life, while seemingly exceptional acts and beliefs ? such as those of ghosts, prophecies, and cannibalism ? illuminate something of the routine experience of ordinary people. more...
Constitutional Royalism and the Search for Settlement, c.16401649
Cambridge University Press 1994; US$ 46.00An investigation into the 'Constitutional royalists' and their role in the English Revolution. more...
Intelligence and Espionage in the Reign of Charles II, 16601685
Cambridge University Press 1994; US$ 49.00A balanced portrait of the dark byways of Restoration politics. more...
The Real Iron Lady
Biteback Publishing 2013; US$ 23.32There are many myths about Margaret Thatcher?s extraordinary personality and political career. But what was it really like to work with her? In The Real Iron Lady: Working with Margaret Thatcher, Gillian Shephard speaks to an eclectic and distinguished range of Mrs T.?s former colleagues; all offer a unique insight into what the Iron Lady was really... more...
Lord Salisbury on Politics
Cambridge University Press 1972; US$ 68.00A selection of Lord Salisbury's articles in the Quarterly Review. more...
Elizabeth I
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2010; US$ 22.00Glitteringly detailed and engagingly written, the magisterial Elizabeth I brings to vivid life the golden age of sixteenth-century England and the uniquely fascinating monarch who presided over it. A woman of intellect and presence, Elizabeth was the object of extravagant adoration by her contemporaries. She firmly believed in the divine providence... more...









