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Bond Men Made Freeby Rodney Hilton
Routledge 1977; US$ 38.95Rodney Hilton's account of the Peasant's Revolt of 1381 remains the classic authoritative text on the 'English Rising'. Hilton views the revolt in the context of a genral European pattern of class conflict. He demonstrates that the peasant movements that disturbed the Middle Ages were not mere unrelated outbreaks of violence but had their roots in common economic and political conditions and in a recurring conflict of interest between peasants and landowners. Now with a new introduction byu Christopher Dyer, this survey will remain the leading source for students of medieval English peasantry. more...
Talking of the Royal Familyby Michael Billig
Routledge 1991; US$ 55.95Important themes and issues flow through the seemingly trivial chatter about royalty. This book was the first serious study of royalty to emerge from this rhetorical perspective and now with a new preface, remains relevant today. more...
Britain, Détente and Changing East-West Relationsby Brian White
Routledge 1992; US$ 170.00Argues that Britain's contribution to East-West detente has been consistently undervalued. Re-evaluates Britain's role in the post-war world and provides a valuable case study in foreign policy formulation and implementation. more...
Mourning Dianaby Deborah Lynn Steinberg; Adrian Kear
Routledge 1999; US$ 37.95Mourning Diana examines the events which followed the death of Diana as a series of cultural-political phenomena, examining the performance of grief and the involvement of the global media. more...
British Cultural Identitiesby Mike Storry; Peter Childs
Routledge 2002; US$ 34.95The second edition of this successful book analyses contemporary British identity from the various and changing ways. Right up to date, it covers such phenomena as Posh and Becks, Big Brother, the Millenium Dome and Harry Potter. more...
Their Finest Hourby Winston Churchill
RosettaBooks 2002; US$ 7.99"The second volume of Churchill's Nobel-Prize winning six-part chronicle of World War II. Their "finest hour" refers to Britain that struggled alone to survive overwhelming German advantage; detailed reconstruction of the bombing of London, the Battle of Britain. Churchill, here wartime Prime Minister, incorporate contemporary documentation and his own reminiscence." more...
Regency Englandby John Plowright
Routledge 1996; US$ 23.95This clear introduction to British history and politics at the emergence of the 'modern' period sheds new light on the early years of the nineteenth century, a period of revolution, reaction and reform. more...
Monarchy and Matrimonyby Susan Doran
Routledge 1995; US$ 120.00`An authoritative and accessible study of Elizabeth I's marriage negotiations.' Christopher Durston. Doran views the question of the Queen's celibacy within a wider political and religious context. more...
Strangers Settled Here Amongst Usby Laura Hunt Yungblut
Routledge 1996; US$ 140.00This study sheds new light on the impact of the large number of immigrants from the Continent on Elizabethan England and the policy decisions that their presence prompted, providing important and relevant insights in the history of immigration. more...