An essential introduction to the effects of industrialisation on British society, from Queen Victoria's reign to the birth of the Welfare State in the 1940s. it includes sections on the Vict ...more on ebook "Industrialisation and Society..."

King Arthur: The Truth Behind the Legend offers a more complete picture of Arthur's Britain and his place in it than ever before. Its bold approach and compelling arguments will be welcomed ...more on ebook "King Arthur..."

In over 970 alphabetically arranged entries, this single-volume encyclopedia examines both high and popular culture in the UK, and encompasses everything British--from architecture ...more on ebook "Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Briti..."

Using a wide range of legal, administrative and literary sources, this study explores the role of the royal pardon in the exercise and experience of authority in Tudor england. It examines s ...more on ebook "Mercy and Authority in the Tudor St..."

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Britain's outstanding military achievement in the First World War has been eclipsed by literary myths. Why has the Army's role on the western front been so seriously misrepresented? This boo ...more on ebook "The Unquiet Western Front..."

In this innovative study Nancy Henry introduces a new set of facts that place George eliot's life and work within the contexts of mid nineteenth-century British colonialism and imperialism. ...more on ebook "George Eliot and the British Empire..."

This collection of essays is presented to Barrie Dobson in celebration of his 70th birthday, and will be welcomed by all scholars of pre-modern religion and society. Spanning the artificial ...more on ebook "Pragmatic Utopias..."

This book examines the ways in which books were produced, read, and received during the reign of King James I. It challenges prevailing attitudes that press censorship in Jacobean england di ...more on ebook "Press Censorship in Jacobean Englan..."

This book examines the development of the english state during the long seventeenth century, emphasising the impersonal forces which shape the uses of political power, rather than the purpos ...more on ebook "State Formation in Early Modern Eng..."