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History of Britain & Ireland
DK Publishing 2011; US$ 40.00The History of Britain and Ireland traces the key events that shaped the societies living in the British Isles from the earliest times to the present day. From the Roman conquest of 43 CE to the Norman conquest of 1066, from the Elizabethan age of Shakespeare to the Victorian age of Charles Dickens, and from the Hundred Years War of the 14th... more...
Lords and Lordship in the British Isles in the Late Middle Ages
OUP Oxford 2009; US$ 134.99It is well known that political, economic, and social power in the British Isles in the Middle Ages lay in the hands of a small group of domini-lords. In his final book, the late Sir Rees Davies explores the personalities of these magnates, the nature of their lordship, and the ways in which it was expressed in a diverse and divided region in the period... more...
A Brief History of Britain 1485-1660
Constable & Robinson 2011; US$ 13.11From the death of Richard III on Bosworth Field in 1485 to the execution of Charles I, after the Civil Wars of 1642-48, England was transformed by two Dynasties. Firstly the Tudors, who won the crown on the battlefield and changed both the nature of kingship but also the nation itself. England became a Protestant nation and began to establishment... more...
Das geistliche Schrifttum des Spätmittelalters
De Gruyter 2011; US$ 391.00Volume 2 is introduced by an essay by Werner Williams and Regina D. Schiewer and covers German-language religious literature of the Late Middle Ages and the Early Modern Era up to 1500, with special emphasis on the topics Bible, Apocrypha, hagiography, liturgy and piety, catechesis, pastoral care, sermon, edification, theology/philosophy, monastic... more...
Britain and Cyprus
I.B.Tauris 2011; US$ 96.00Cyprus after World War II was - and continues to be - a focal point for diplomatic and military negotiations and disagreements between both local and international powers. In 'Britain and Cyprus', William Mallinson, a former British diplomat, has selected from a wealth of documents drawn from the National Archives, skilfully combining the chronology... more...
The Sea Kingdoms
Birlinn 2011; US$ 12.67?The most powerful representation yet of the race which has repeatedly changed history as we know it? ? The Scotsman ?Brimming with interesting facts ? instructive and wide-ranging? ? Cal McCrystal, Independent on Sunday ?The best picture of the Celtic race yet written? ? South Wales Echo ?Lovingly traces the remnants of a once-powerful people... more...
Hadrian's Wall Path
Cicerone Press 2010; US$ 18.89Walk Hadrian's Wall Path between Bowness-on-Solway and Wallsend in Newcastle. This 84-mile National Trail route is described in this guidebook for walking in either direction. A World Heritage Site, Hadrian's Wall combines striking natural landscapes with monumental remains. The guide is divided into 22 stages, with detailed mapping. more...
Aunt Epp's Guide for Life
Michael O' Mara Books 2011; US$ 7.99Offers advice on topics ranging from gingerbread to genitals, sheep's head to 'softening of the member', God to golden pippins. more...
The Purple Book
Biteback Publishing 2011; US$ 13.11The Labour Party is at a crossroads. Following its ejection from government, the reasons behind Labour?s defeat have been hotly debated ? but where to go from here? On the benches of opposition, with ample opportunity to consider how best to travel the path back to power, leading Labour figures are delving into the party?s revisionist tradition to... more...
JUST BORIS
Aurum Press 2011; US$ 21.86A major and controversial new biography of one of the most compelling and contradictory figures in modern British life. Born Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, to most of us he is just ?Boris? ? the only politician of the age to be regarded in such familiar, even affectionate terms. Uniquely, he combines comedy with erudition, gimlet-eyed focus with... more...









