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Henry VIII and the English Reformation
Av Richard Rex
E-bok, 2006
546 kr
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Abandoning the traditional narrative approach to the subject, Richard Rex presents an analytical account which sets out the logic of Henry VIII''s shortlived Reformation. Starting with the fundamental matter of the royal supremacy, Rex goes on to investigate the application of this principle to the …
Conquest and Colonisation
The Normans in Britain, 1066-1100
Inbunden, 2013
1763 kr
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1066 is still one of the most memorable dates in British history. In this accessible text, Brian Golding explores the background to the Norman invasion, the process of colonisation, and the impact of the Normans on English society.Thoroughly revised and updated in light of the latest scholarship, …
Conquest and Colonisation
The Normans in Britain, 1066-1100
Häftad, 2013
519 kr
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1066 is still one of the most memorable dates in British history. In this accessible text, Brian Golding explores the background to the Norman invasion, the process of colonisation, and the impact of the Normans on English society.Thoroughly revised and updated in light of the latest scholarship, …
England and Scotland, 1286-1603
Av Andy King, Claire Etty
Häftad, 2015
490 kr
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On a stormy night in 1286, a man fell off his horse and broke his neck, setting two kingdoms on a 300-year course of war. Edward I seized the opportunity to pursue English claims to overlordship of Scotland; William Wallace and Robert Bruce headed the 'patriotic' resistance. Their collision shaped …
Britain, Ireland and the Crusades, c.1000-1300
Inbunden, 2012
1712 kr
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From 1095 to the end of the thirteenth century, the crusades touched the lives of many thousands of British people, even those who were not crusaders themselves. In this introductory survey, Kathryn Hurlock compares and contrasts the crusading experiences of England, Ireland, Scotland and …
Britain, Ireland and the Crusades, c.1000-1300
Häftad, 2012
504 kr
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From 1095 to the end of the thirteenth century, the crusades touched the lives of many thousands of British people, even those who were not crusaders themselves. In this introductory survey, Kathryn Hurlock compares and contrasts the crusading experiences of England, Ireland, Scotland and …
Restoration Politics, Religion and Culture
Britain and Ireland, 1660-1714
Av George Southcombe, Grant Tapsell
E-bok, 2009
546 kr
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This indispensable introductory guide offers students a number of highly focused chapters on key themes in Restoration history. Each addresses a core question relating to the period 1660-1714, and uses artistic and literary sources as well as more traditional texts of political history to …
Wars of the Roses
Inbunden, 2013
1616 kr
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The civil wars of the first half of the fifteenth century still stand in the popular imagination as the period of greatest anarchy in English history. While historians have long taken a more measured view, controversy still surrounds their interpretation.In this revised edition of his revaluation …
Wars of the Roses
Häftad, 2013
504 kr
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The civil wars of the first half of the fifteenth century still stand in the popular imagination as the period of greatest anarchy in English history. While historians have long taken a more measured view, controversy still surrounds their interpretation.In this revised edition of his revaluation …
Restoration Politics, Religion and Culture
Britain and Ireland, 1660-1714
Av George Southcombe, Grant Tapsell
Inbunden, 2009
1616 kr
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This indispensable introductory guide offers students a number of highly focused chapters on key themes in Restoration history. Each addresses a core question relating to the period 1660-1714, and uses artistic and literary sources – as well as more traditional texts of political history – to …
Restoration Politics, Religion and Culture
Britain and Ireland, 1660-1714
Av George Southcombe, Grant Tapsell
Häftad, 2009
504 kr
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This indispensable introductory guide offers students a number of highly focused chapters on key themes in Restoration history. Each addresses a core question relating to the period 1660-1714, and uses artistic and literary sources – as well as more traditional texts of political history – to …
Britain and the Seventy Years War, 1744-1815
Enlightenment, Revolution and Empire
Av Anthony Page
Inbunden, 2014
1616 kr
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Eighteenth-century Britons were frequently anxious about the threat of invasion, military weakness, possible financial collapse and potential revolution. Anthony Page argues that between 1744 and 1815, Britain fought a 'Seventy Years War' with France. This invaluable study:- Argues for a new …
Britain and the Seventy Years War, 1744-1815
Enlightenment, Revolution and Empire
Av Anthony Page
Häftad, 2014
504 kr
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Eighteenth-century Britons were frequently anxious about the threat of invasion, military weakness, possible financial collapse and potential revolution. Anthony Page argues that between 1744 and 1815, Britain fought a 'Seventy Years War' with France. This invaluable study:- Argues for a new …
Scottish Nationality
E-bok, 2017
1766 kr
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The changes begun by the devolution referendum of 1997 have caused interest and concern throughout Britain. What seemed a remote and abstract question to many has, in the last few years, struck at the heart of the issue of what Britain is - and it is increasingly clear that things will never be the …
Kingdom of Ireland, 1641-1760
Av Toby Barnard
E-bok, 2017
562 kr
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How did the Protestants gain a monopoly over the running of Ireland and replace the Catholics as rulers and landowners? To answer this question, Toby Barnard: - Examines the Catholics'' attempt to regain control over their own affairs, first in the 1640s and then between 1689 and 1691 - Outlines …
Royal Navy Since 1815
A New Short History
Av Eric Grove
E-bok, 2017
610 kr
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This book fills an important gap in the literature on the history of the modern Royal Navy. Eric Grove provides the only up-to-date, single-authored short history of the service over the last two hundred years, synthesizing the new work and latest research on the subject which has radically …
Great Irish Famine
Impact, Ideology and Rebellion
E-bok, 2017
562 kr
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The Great Irish Famine of 1845-51 was both one of the most lethal famines in modern history and a watershed in the development of modern Ireland. This book - based on a wide range of little-used sources - demonstrates how the Famine profoundly affected many aspects of Irish life: the relationship …
British Politics and the American Revolution
Av Keith Perry
Häftad, 1990
504 kr
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This new book looks at British Politics in the 1760's and 1770's during the American Revolution. Perry looks particularly at colonialism and the colonial administration, and at the general conduct of the war with America. He also surveys the development of radicalism in Britain subsequent to the …
Party and Politics, 1830–1852
Häftad, 1989
504 kr
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Undergraduate and sixth-form students will undoubtedly benefit from his lucid and critical commentary.' - Martin Pugh, History.
Early Tudor Government, 1485–1558
Av Steven Gunn
Häftad, 1995
519 kr
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This marvellous new book sets the developments in the government of England under the early Tudors in the context of recent work on the fifteenth century and on continental Europe.
Kingdom or Province?
Scotland and the Regal Union 1603-1715
Av Keith Brown
Häftad, 1992
519 kr
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Examining Scotland's position within the regal union of the 17th century, this book is an up-to-date narrative incorporating recent research, questioning the extent that Scottish political ideas were influenced by the new relationship with England, brought about by the union of the crowns in 1603. …
Mid-Tudor Crisis, 1545-1565
Häftad, 1992
519 kr
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Historians, like politicians, thrive in crises. Was there really a crisis in England between 1545 and 1565, or is this just a way of describing a period in history when a lot of interesting things where happening?In reality the twenty years from 1545 to 1565 contained no more elements of crisis …
Labour Party since 1945
Häftad, 1993
490 kr
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What caused the 'strange death of Labour Britain'? Why did the party that swept to power in 1945 - and governed for half of the next twenty five years - falter so badly in the 1970's and 1980's? Here the author weighs up the conflicting arguments, and also takes a broader look at the interaction of …
Medieval Wales
Av A.D. Carr
Häftad, 1995
504 kr
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This volume examines the main themes in Welsh history from the coming of the Normans in the eleventh century and their impact on Welsh society and politics to the fall of the Duke of Buckingham, the last great marcher magnate, in 1521. It also looks at the part played by the leaders of the native …
Early Modern Wales, c. 1525–1640
Häftad, 1994
519 kr
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This work is intended to examine the main trends in Wales during the century following the Tudor settlement of Wales. Emphasis is placed on the social structure, the framework of government and administration, and the Reformation Settlement. The Stuart accession and its repercussions are also …
Medieval Scotland
The Making of an Identity
Häftad, 1997
504 kr
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In the eleventh century there was no such identity as Scotland. The Scots were one of several peoples in the Kingdom of the King of Scots: the Picts may have faded away, but English, British, Galwegians were still distinct and Anglo-Normans were soon to be added. On the eve of the Reformation, five …
Glorious Revolution
Häftad, 2000
519 kr
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The aim of this book is to set the Glorious Revolution in its religious, political and diplomatic background and examine its consequences for Britain and Europe. Cruickshanks discusses the problems of the reign of James II that led to the invasion of William of Orange in November 1688. The book …
England and Europe in the Sixteenth Century
Av Susan Doran
Häftad, 1998
519 kr
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This book provides a thematic survey of English foreign policy in the sixteenth century, focusing on the influence of the concept of honour, security concerns, religious ideology and commercial interests on the making of policy. It draws attention to aspects of continuity with the late-medieval …
Ireland in the Twentieth Century
Häftad, 1995
519 kr
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What is it about the Irish that has kept them at each other's throats throughout this century? In this thought-provoking book, Professor Harkness charts the record of antagonistic aspirations that have divided Irish Nationalists from Irish Unionists (the latter, since 1920, being concentrated in …
Kingship and Government in Pre-Conquest England c.500–1066
Av Ann Williams
Inbunden, 1999
1763 kr
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This book is a study of the exercise of royal authority before the Norman Conquest. Six centuries separate the 'adventus Saxonum' from the battle of Hastings: during those long years, the English kings changed from warlords, who exacted submission by force, into law-givers to whom obedience was a …
