The Archaeology of Britain

Turning the conventional Break-Up of Britain narrative inside-out, this book scans the horizon of overseas projections of British identities that u...

This book is a social history of popular history in Britain between the end of the First World War and the 1970s. It considers how ordinary people ...

Explores the ways in which the British Religious Affairs Branch aimed to organise religious life in post-war Germany.

Written in the 1130s, Geoffrey's imaginative history of the Britons from Brutus to Cadwallader, the first work to recount the woes of Lear and the ...

Taking a multilingual and comparative approach to the origin legends of early medieval Britain and Ireland in Latin and vernacular languages, this ...

War of Words analyses Franco-British relations during the Second World War through the lens of rhetoric and empire. Through a comparative and trans...

'The Empire Strikes Back?' injects the empire back into the domestic history of modern Britain. It takes as its premise the idea that the empire wa...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Kate GuthrieIllustration(s): 14 music examples, 10 b-w illustrationsNumber of pages: 306Collect...

Awarded the Honorary Silver Medal of Jan Masaryk The study of Czechoslovak women refugees in Britain is noticeably missing from current research an...

Publisher: University of Virginia PressAuthor(s): Adam SillsNumber of pages: 312Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 176 x 255 x 21Cover type: Paperba...

Reducere. Although lowland Britain in 300 CE had been as Roman as any province in the empire, in the generations on either side of 400, urban life, the money...

The Temptations of Trade reveals the opportunities and tensions of doing business in regions far from strict imperial control, where the actions of...

This is the first book to analyse art from the northern frontier zones of Roman Britain and to interpret the meaning and significance of this art i...

Day-by-day listings are included covering the locations in Britain where every V1 was either destroyed or where they impacted, plus those for all t...

Retaining all the well-loved features, this book explores in depth the key political, economic, social and international changes which helped to mo...

The Mesolithic in Britain proposes a new division of the Mesolithic period into four parts, each with its distinct character.Publisher: Taylor & Fr...

Approved by AQA this print Student Book covers The Making of Modern Britain, 1951-2007 Depth component and provides valuable background information...

Tells the stories of the men who earned the award of the 1939-1945 Star with Battle of Britain Clasp between 10 July and 31 October 1940.Publisher:...

DescriptionSited at the furthest limits of the Neolithic revolution and standing at the confluence of the two great sea routes of prehistory, Brita...

This study will appeal to students and scholars of literature, history, and culture who are interested in Rome's persistence in medieval and early ...

Reducere. In nineteenth-century England, sodomy was punishable by death; even an accusation could damage a man's reputation for life. The last executions for...

Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain-the earliest book to detail the legendary foundation of Britain and life of King Arthur-was ...

Reducere. Throughout the chronicle of Britain's history, one factor above all others has determined the fate of kings, the security of trade, and the integri...

Reducere. This imaginative history of the Britons, written in the twelfth century, is the first work to recount the woes of Lear and the glittering career of...

This book examines major literary texts by and about the Irish in the Middle Ages, providing an analysis of a spatial poetics developed over 600 ye...

Now available in a fully-revised and updated second edition, A History of Modern Britain: 1714 to the Present provides a comprehensive survey of th...

A sweeping, groundbreaking epic that combines military with social history, to illuminate the ways in which Great Britain and its people were perma...

A study of the performance of queenship by two Tudor monarchs, showing the strategies they used to assert their power.Illustrations: 4 Line drawing...

DescriptionOne moment the sky would be full of aircraft wheeling and positioning for the best shot at the enemy; a sky full of danger and menace. T...

DescriptionFor centuries, different types of dogs were bred around the world for work, sport, or companionship. But it was not until Victorian time...

One of the world's leading writers on propaganda and information projection presents a remarkably detailed history and critique of the workings and...

An investigation of the obscure centuries that followed the departure of the Romans from Britain.

A comprehensive history of the Georgians, comparing past views of these exciting, turbulent, and controversial times with our attitudes today.Publi...

Reducere. Just as much as kings and queens, battles and empire, Britain's great themes have been the liberty of the individual, the rule of law, and the parl...

This concise volume reviews the literature on population history, and explains the different population trends evident in parts of Britain and Irel...

Simon Schama explores the forces that tore Britain apart during two centuries of dynamic change - transforming outlooks, allegiances and boundaries...

This publication is the culmination of decades of correspondence with many of the Few, those individuals entitled to the immediate award of the Bat...

Presents an illustrated history of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. This title takes the reader on a journey from prehistoric times onwards, e...

A comprehensive list of all the Luftwaffe personnel who achieved the status of Ace and who flew in the summer of 1940.Illustrations: 100 black and ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

In September 1946, the London Gazette published a despatch from Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh C T Dowding that was titled simply: The Battle of Britai...

This book reassesses the earliest evidence afresh from the perspective of a military historian.

Shellac and Swing! tells the story of the gramophone's 'golden age, ' when it helped to shape Britain's musical, social and political life and impa...

A compelling, evidence-based narrative for an age of heroes and battles that saw one of the most momentous transformations in British history.Publi...

An Authoritative study which explores how after years of fighting each other for South Asia, Russia and Britain started to lose their influence in ...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the War of 1812, then keep reading...Among all of the conflicts that took place in American hist...

From the bestselling author of Viking Britain, a new epic history of our forgotten past. As Tolkien knew, Britain in the 'Dark Ages' was a mosaic o...

This highly illustrated book tells the heroic story of the air battle, as well asthe Blitz bombing campaign which followed, through photographs, in...

Dramatic social and economic change during the middle ages altered the lives of the people of Britain in far-reaching ways, from the structure of t...

This book provides an authoritative new narrative of the Roman conquest of Britain, from the two campaigns of Julius Caesar up until the constructi...

DescriptionHow competing visions of world order in the 1940s gave rise to the modern concept of globalismDuring and after the Second World War, pub...

Reducere. Who was Queen Victoria?People all over the world are fascinated with royalty. And Queen Victoria herself, despite being gone for over 120 years, st...

The remarkable story of Carausius, who was sent to clear the North Sea and Channel of Germanic pirates but, when accused of pocketing their loot, r...

Reducere. The History of Roman Britain has been told many times before, but never like this. The Roman invasion of the British Isles transformed Britain's la...

Attempts to understand how Roman Britain ends and Anglo-Saxon England begins have been undermined by the division of studies into pre-Roman, Roman ...

Explore the history of the British Isles in this celebration of its monarchs, and the development of its fine architectural legacy. The first half ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

This book explores the darker side of life in Regency Britain, 1811-1820.

This definitive account reveals how the political and social progress of Britain has been inextricably intertwined with the strength - and weakness...

The first book to explore the challenges facing the Royal Family on the eve of Queen Elizabeth II's coronationPublisher: The History Press LtdAutho...

A reappraisal of the traditional narrative and the causes and consequences of Britain's initial interactions with Rome.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books...

The United Kingdom was united in battle - and some of those battles, though an important part of British history, have been forgotten.Publisher: Am...

This book assesses the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43.Publisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): John ManleyNumber of pages: 208Publication dat...

** THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ** 'Juliet Nicolson is brilliant at recapturing mood, moment and character . These shadows hung over a country paral...

This book synthesizes the latest evidence from historians, archaeologists, climatologists and biologists to arrive at a bold re-assesment of the en...

Publisher: Simon & Schuster LtdAuthor(s): Alice RobertsIllustration(s): 8pp colour platesNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 162 ...

This epic history compares the empires built by Spain and Britain in the Americas, from Columbus's arrival in the New World to the end of Spanish c...

Reducere. The Few tells the dramatic and unforgettable story of eight young Americans who joined Britain's Royal Air Force, defying their country's neutralit...

Publisher: Key Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Lee ChapmanIllustration(s): 160Number of pages: 128Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 167 x 246 x 13Cover ty...

Reducere. The battle of Britain pitted the Hurricanes and Spitfires of the Royal Air Force against the Messerschmitts of Hitler's Luftwaffe in the skies over...