History

Life, Society, Family, Economy, and Politics in early and mid-Victorian England mediated through the life and writings of arguably the nation's greatest novelist.

The nineteenth century is too often invoked as moment where Britain alone exerted global dominance, without the need for European collaboration. This book shows how this is fundamentally wrong by exploring British collaboration with France between 1848 and 1914. Gillen redefines our understanding of Britain's role in the world in the age of empire.

A gripping and fast-paced narrative, Pulizer Prize winner Michael Hiltzik tells the story of the titanic battle between two giants of the Gilded Age, JP Morgan and EH Harriman, as they fought for control of the nation's railways and reshaped American industry.

The dramatic Muslim victory over the Crusaders that finally ended the Christian dream of ruling the Middle East.

When did celebrity culture begin? In the Regency period, when people hungered for news of the illegitimate actress who became a duchess and the richest woman in England; and the hard-drinking Regency buck who horse-whipped anyone who criticised his terrible novels.

A unique account of old London with all its energy, filth and splendour before the city's destruction by the Great Fire in 1666.

A revolutionary and fun new book that reveals how everything, from beds and bubbles to sleep and signatures, has a history.

This pocket-sized book covers 1,200 years of British royals, from King Egbert to Queen Elizabeth II. Containing hundreds of fascinating facts and figures of the monarchs and their reigns, the book also covers revolutions, beheadings, scandals, assassinations, marriages, plots, intrigues, imposters, and more marriages.

A 12-WEEK NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Helen Rappaport paints a compelling portrait of the doomed grand duchesses." —People magazine "The public spoke of the sisters in a gentile, superficial manner, but Rappaport captures sections of letters and diary entries to showcase the sisters' thoughtfulness ...

Virgins asks why virginity has remained so important in Western civilization and looks at the changing roles of virginity over the last 800 years, drawing on a wide range of examples from medieval saints to contemporary vampire-slayers.

The largest ocean liner of her time, Titanic was hailed as the ultimate in luxury travel, with grand dining halls and the latest technology, including an onboard telephone system. She set off on her maiden voyage on 10 April 1912 with more than 2,000 people on board. Just four days later, the ship struck ...

It brings together an international group of scholars to examine initiatives such as integrated education, faith-based peace building, cross-border co-operation and women's activism as well as the impact that government policy and European funding have had upon the development of peace and reconciliation organisations.

A uniquely authoritative yet lightly handled examination of the key tales in the corpus of Greek mythology.

A Century of Bristol, Events, People and Places over the 20th Century

Day by day, the world our forebears knew, brought to life.

A history of Cheshire Salt Country

Three of the most famous works on military organization and strategy ever written! When exploring the subject of war, there can be no true discussion without the fundamentals expressed in these three classics. Born in different centuries, of different cultures, and with different perspectives, authors ...

With a documented history stretching back a thousand years, Dunster Castle on the Somerset coast is one of Britain's oldest and most intriguing great buildings, its turrets evoking centuries of siege warfare, dark deeds, bloodshed and treachery. Dunster's rich and colourful story covers more than nine ...

Depictions of everyday wear of Vikings, Mayans, Aztecs, Incas, and principal North American Indian tribes, plus the varied costumes of the Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, German, and Scandinavians who settled on the American continents. Military uniforms from the 16th to the mid-20th century are ...

Travelling from the coast of South-East England, with its traces of successive waves of invaders, to the far reaches of Scotland, whose castles recall centuries of rebellion and unrest, this collection of aerial photographs record the history of Britain.