History

Knights Across the Atlantic tells the story of the Knights of Labor, one of the great social movements of American history, in Britain and Ireland.

In the antebellum years, the Western world's symbolic realities were expanded and challenged as merchant, military, and scientific activity moved into Pacific and Arctic waters. In Antebellum at Sea, Jason Berger explores the roles that early nineteenth-century maritime narratives played in conceptualizing ...

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A critically acclaimed anthology of writings about the experiences of black immigrants in England. In June 1948, the SS Empire Windrush docked in Tilbury, England, carrying with it the first wave of young immigrants from the Caribbean. Whatever hopes and fears those young men and women entertained about ...

The story of how Tom Cochrane, a Scottish missionary doctor, struggled to bring the benefits of modern scientific medicine to the vast Chinese Empire.

Republished in 2018 to commemorate the 75 years since their arrest & execution. This updated edition includes a new preface and more photos.

A biography of the superstar elephant of the Victorian era looks at his life from being "the Children's Pet" at the London Zoo to his time with P.T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth, and discusses his complex relationship with junior zookeeper Matthew Scott revealed in newly discovered archival material ...

This volume of 15 papers is a tribute to Petros Themelis for his significant contribution to Greek archaeology and especially to the excavation, study and conservation to the ancient site of Messene in the Peloponnese.

Concise historical introduction to Thomas More and his continuing influence on the world and how we see it.

A profound, eloquent meditation on the history of writing, from Mesopotamia to multimedia.

"The fact that the English Civil War led to the execution of King Charles I in January 1649 is well known, as is the restoration of his eldest son as Charles II eleven years later. But what happened to the king's six surviving children is far less familiar. Casting new light on the heirs of the doomed ...

In December 1894, Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a brilliant French artillery officer and a Jew of Alsatian descent, was court-martialed for selling secrets to the German military attache in Paris based on perjured testimony and trumped-up evidence. This title provides an account of this famously complex case.

Peppered with advice, remedies and recipes, and framed by the English Civil War, Lucy Moore brilliantly brings to life Lady Ann Fanshawe's setbacks and successes.

"[This book] tells the story of the Eternal City--from the early Roman Republic through the Renaissance and the Reformation to Mussolini and the German occupation in World War Two--through pivotal moments that defined its history"--Amazon.com.

Gracchus Babeuf has long been recognized as an important precursor of the revolutionary socialist tradition.

Its Past, Present and People. This timeline will appeal to a wide audience - Inhabitants, tourists, visitors and anyone who has an interest in the city and capital of the United Kingdom. The timeline explores the fascinating history since its earliest beginnings, how it has developed from a small town ...

First published in Great Britain in 2016 as This Orient isle: Elizabethan England and the Islamic world.

A unique history of crime revealed through the key numbers associated with famous murders