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Thomas Hobbes
The influence and reputation of Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679), the greatest English political theorist and one of the greatest of all intellectuals, has never been higher than it is …
John Locke
This book explores the influence of late seventeenth-century Christianity in Locke's philosophical, political, and educational thought. Only over the last decade have historians …
England and Europe in the Sixteenth Century
This study provides a thematic survey of English foreign policy in the 16th century, focusing on the influence of the concept of honour, security concerns, religious ideology and …
The Irish Question and British Politics, 1868-1986
Was the Irish Question, as Disraeli put it, "The Pope one minute, and potatoes the next?". D.G.Boyce in The Irish Question and British Politics, 1868-1986 seeks to discover why and …
French Revolution Debate in Britain
Gregory Claeys explores the reception of the French Revolution in Britain through the medium of its leading interpreters. Claeys argues that the major figures - Thomas Paine, …
Henry VIII and the English Reformation
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 …
British Decolonization, 1946–1997
The sudden demise of arguably the world's greatest empire in the years following the Second World War was a momentous event in global history. After nearly four centuries of …
The British Republic, 1649-60
'...an energetically written and very perceptive synthesis that...will be read with pleasure and profit by many students.' - History '...the most readable and the most up-to-date …
Ireland in the Middle Ages
This book surveys Irish history in the first half of this millennium, written in a style which will make it accessible to those new to the subject, incorporating the findings of …
Ireland in the Middle Ages
This book surveys Irish history in the first half of this millennium, written in a style which will make it accessible to those new to the subject, incorporating the findings of …
Sir Robert Peel
Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) is always remembered for three things: his creation of the Metropolitan Police, his principal role in the repeal of the Corn Laws and his status as …
The Twentieth-Century Welfare State
The welfare state has been one of the most significant developments in twentieth-century Britain. Drawing on much recent research, The Twentieth-Century Welfare State narrates its …