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British Navy's Victualling Board, 1793-1815
An examination of the Royal Navy's Victualling Board, the body responsible for supplying the fleet.During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, the Royal Navy increased its …
British Christianity and the Second World War
Examines the role of Christianity in British statecraft, politics, media, the armed forces and in the education and socialization of the young during the Second World War.This …
Dressing the Scottish Court, 1543-1553
Analysis of accounts disbursed by the royal treasury, alongside text and translation in excerpt, provides richly detailed information on clothing at the time.The Accounts of the …
British Navy and the State in the Eighteenth Century
The Navy in the eighteenth century, though successful, was costly. Its funding and maintenance made those responsible for it politically vulnerable.The Royal Navy, prominent in …
Midshipmen and Quarterdeck Boys in the British Navy, 1771-1831
A fascinating study of midshipmen and other "e;young gentlemen"e;, outlining their social background, career paths and what life was like for them.Officer recruits - …
Privateering, Piracy and British Policy in Spanish America, 1810-1830
Shows how the political turmoil of the Spanish American Wars of Independence allowed an upsurge in prize-taking activity by navies, privateers and pirates.Private maritime …
British Sociability in the Long Eighteenth Century
This innovative collection explores how a distinctively British model of sociability developed in the period from the Restoration of Charles II to the early nineteenth century …
Quakers in the British Atlantic World, c.1660-1800
Examines the two largest Quaker communities in the early modern British Atlantic World, and scrutinizes the role of Quaker merchants and the business ethics they followed.The book …
Bacteriology in British India
The first book to provide a social and cultural history of bacteriology in colonial India, situating it at the confluence of colonial medical practices, institutionalization, and …
Monasteries and Society in the British Isles in the Later Middle Ages
New essays on the monastic life in the later middle ages show that far from being in decline, it remained rich and vibrant.In recent years there has been an increasing interest in …