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Remaking English Society
Boydell & Brewer 2013; US$ 90.00Remaking English Society re-examines the relationship between enduring structures and social change in early modern England, offering state-of-the-art assessments of the historiography and the latest research on topics that have been at the heart of the development of 'the new social history' and its cultural turn. more...
Britain and Japan
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 190.00The continuing success of this series, highly regarded by scholars and the general reader alike, has prompted The Japan Society to commission this fourth volume, devoted as before to the lives of key people, both British and Japanese, who have made significant contributions to the development of Anglo-Japanese relations. The appearance of this volume... more...
Exploring the Isles of the West
The Islands Book Trust 2013; US$ 8.74A compilation of the author's years of exploring the islands, recounting not only the physical journeys but his own journey from tourist to serious explorer dedicated to seeing and learning as much as possible about the islands. more...
Let's Go London, Oxford & Cambridge
Avalon Travel 2013; US$ 14.99Welcome to London, Oxford, and Cambridge?Let?s Go style. Discover some of the best-kept culinary secrets in London?s West End. Pay a visit to Oxford, whose halls have churned out the likes of WH Auden and Albert Einstein, or Emma Thompson?s alma mater, Cambridge, where the student?not the tourist?is king. Whether you?re visiting for a summer or a... more...
Veteran MPs and Conservative Politics in the Aftermath of the Great War
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2013; US$ 124.95Between 1918 and 1939, 448 men who performed uniformed service in the First World War became Conservative MPs. This relatively high-profile cohort have been under-explored as a distinct body, yet a study of their experiences of the war and the ways in which they - and the Conservative Party - represented those experiences to the voting public reveals... more...
Dictionary of British Naval Battles
Boydell & Brewer Group Ltd 2013; US$ 72.92This very substantial, comprehensive dictionary contains entries on all the battles fought at sea by British fleets and ships since Anglo-Saxon times. Major battles, such as Trafalgar or Jutland, minor actions, often convoy and frigate actions, troop landings, bombardments and single ship actions are all covered. Most accounts of British naval power... more...
The Nobility and Ecclesiastical Patronage in Thirteenth-Century England
Boydell & Brewer 2013; US$ 99.00This book provides the first full-length, integrated study of the ecclesiastical patronage rights of the nobility in medieval England. Taking as its focus the later thirteenth century, it examines the nature and extent of these rights, how they were used, why and for whom they were valuable, what challenges lay patrons faced, and how they looked to... more...
The Malvern Hills
English Heritage Publishing 2013; US$ 16.04Examines the landscape of the Malvern Hills, a ridge of ancient volcanic rocks along the western edge of the Severn Valley. The survey ranges from the early prehistoric period to the present day, including the two large Iron Age hillforts on the ridge. more...
Exploring the Thames Wilderness
Bloomsbury Publishing 2013; US$ 23.99The River Thames is an often undiscovered haven of stunning scenery, wonderful wildlife and brilliant natural beauty. As well as the famous stretches passing through our biggest cities and towns, there is a hidden side to the river - wild and natural, but surprisingly accessible. This guidebook, compiled by the two major Thames charities, contains... more...
The Union of 1707
Birlinn 2013; US$ 7.28Few events in our history have had such lasting consequences as the Union of 1707, but it is usually misrepresented and misunderstood. There is no good reason for this because the facts are clear from the vivid and intelligent accounts of many of those involved. It is a fascinating and astonishing story. Paul Scott, who has researched these contemporary... more...









