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British Empire. Commonwealth of Nations. The Commonwealth

  • The Absent-Minded Imperialistsby Bernard Porter

    Oxford University Press, UK 2004; US$ 37.99

    Kipling, Elgar, Mafeking Night . . . all these conjure up an image of a British society besotted with imperial pride in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In fact the true picture was more complex than this and people reacted to their empire in different ways. Many were hardly aware of it at all. This lively book is the first study of the... more...

  • Africans in Britainby David Killingray

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 65.95

    This collection of essays looks at the history of African people in Britain mainly over the past 200 years more...

  • The Age of Athelstanby Paul Hill

    The History Press 2004; US$ 27.55

    In an age of evocative names like Eric Bloodaxe and Egil Skallagrimson, one name has been lost in the mists of time: that of Athelstan, ruler of all Britain. This book tells the story. more...

  • Alfred the Greatby Jacob Abbott

    Andrews UK 2012; US$ 2.99

    A chronicle of one of the greatest Kings in history. Alfred the Great defended the Anglo-Saxons from the invading Vikings, as well as working to improve the legal system in his kingdom.The current Queen of England is a direct descendent of this fascinating man. more...

  • Anglicanism and the British Empire, c.1700-1850by Rowan Strong

    OUP Oxford 2007; US$ 119.99

    Between 1700 and 1850 the Church of England was the among the most powerful and influential religious, social, and political forces in Britain. This was also a momentous time for the British Empire, during which it developed and then lost the North American colonies, extended into India, and settled the colonies of Australia and New Zealand. Public... more...

  • Anglo-Saxon Britainby Grant Allen

    Andrews UK 2012; US$ 2.99

    A fascinating look into what life was like in Britain at the beginning of the formation of the English people: the Anglo-Saxons. more...

  • Anglo-Saxon Deviant Burial Customsby Andrew Reynolds

    OUP Oxford 2009; US$ 144.99

    Anglo-Saxon Deviant Burial Customs is the first detailed consideration of the ways in which Anglo-Saxon society dealt with social outcasts. Beginning with the period following Roman rule and ending in the century following the Norman Conquest, it surveys a period of fundamental social change, which included the conversion to Christianity, the emergence... more...

  • The Anglo-Saxonsby J. Douglas Woods; David A.E. Pelteret

    Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2006; US$ 32.95

    The popular notion that sees the Anglo-Saxon era as ?The Dark Ages? perhaps has tended to obscure for many people the creations and strengths of that time. This collection, in examining many aspects of pre-Norman Britain, helps to illuminate how Anglo-Saxon society contributed to the continuity of knowledge between the ancient world and the modern... more...

  • The Angry Islandby A.A. Gill

    Simon & Schuster 2007; US$ 14.00

    Think of England, and anger hardly springs to mind as its primary national characteristic. Yet in The Angry Island, A. A. Gill argues that, in fact, it is plain old fury that is the wellspring for England's accomplishments. The default setting of England is anger. The English are naturally, congenitally, collectively and singularly livid... more...

  • An Archaeology Of The Early Anglo-Saxon Kingdomsby C. J. Arnold

    Taylor and Francis 1997; US$ 48.95

    An Archaeology of the Early Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms is a volume which offers an unparalleled view of the archaeological remains of the period. Using the development of the kingdoms as a framework, this study closely examines the wealth of material evidence and analyzes its significance to our understanding of the society that created it. From our understanding... more...