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With the British Cavalry in 1914
The opening months of the First World War were the golden sunset for the horsed regiments of the British army. Whether they were Lancers, Hussars or Dragoons, their names were …
British Army, 1783-1815
The British army between 1783 and 1815 – the army that fought in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars – has received severe criticism and sometimes exaggerated praise from …
Promise of Freedom for Slaves Escaping in British Ships
Although Africans and African Americans have been left out of most accounts of the Revolutionary years, this book pieces together their emerging path toward freedom. From Britain …
Jacobite Rebellions of the British Isles
The story of the Jacobite Rebellions really began in 1534, when King Henry VIII changed the official religion of England from Catholic to Protestant. The narrative then continued …
British Army of George II, 1727-1760
Gabriele Esposito provides a detailed overview of the history, organization and uniforms of the British military forces during the long reign of George II (1727-1760). Perhaps best …
The british working class : identity(-ies), representations, (re)definition
It is commonplace in certain quarters to posit that the British working class has virtually disappeared because of the collapse of manufacturing in the last decades of the 20th …
Politics, Identity and Belonging Across The British South Asian Middle Classes
This book will discuss the growing socio-economic and political diversity of the groups that comprise the British South Asian diaspora, with a focus on the formation of the British …
British Women Artists
Consider for a moment the history of modern art in Britain; you may struggle to land on a narrative that features very many women. On this journey through a fascinating period of …
Scottish Art and Artists in Historical and Contemporary Context
In comparison with many who write about contemporary art, Hare is never self indulgent or wilfully obscure - there is no bogus theorising to be found here. From the Foreword by …
No Longer Subjects of the British King
When news reached Parliament of the Boston radicals' destruction of the Royal East India Company's tea, it passed the Coercive Acts, a collection of punitive measures designed to …