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Latin American Rebels and the United States, 1806-1822
When separatist revolts erupted in Spain's American colonies in the early 1800s, opinion in the United States was undecided as to what position to take. Proximity and America's own …
A Genealogy of the Family of Mr. Samuel Stebbins, and Mrs. Hannah Stebbins, his Wife, From the Year 1707, to the Year 1771. With Their Names, Time of Their Births, Marriages and Deaths of Those That are Deceased
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its …
A True Account of My Life and Selected Meditations
The autobiographical narrative of Anne, Lady Halkett. Born in the early 1620s, Anne, Lady Halkett (née Murray) grew up on the fringes of the English court during a period of …
Women, Power, and Education in 17th century Europe
When Greeks and Turks Meet
The relationship between the history, culture and peoples of Greece, Turkey and Cyprus is often reduced to an equation which defines one side in opposition to the other.The reality …
Village Bells
In the French canton of Brienne in November 1799, local authorities were scandalized when a crowd of girls broke through the doors of the church and rang the bells in order to mark …
Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with …
Whistler and Artistic Exchange between Japan and the West
Ono examines cross-cultural artistic exchange between the West and Japan from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. Studies of Japonisme have been dominated …
System of Heraldry, Speculative and Practical
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with …
Character, Self, and Sociability in the Scottish Enlightenment
An interdisciplinary examination of the Enlightenment character and its broader significance. Whilst the main focus of the book is the Scottish Enlightenment, contributors also …
War and Genocide in Cuba, 1895-1898
From 1895 to 1898, Cuban insurgents fought to free their homeland from Spanish rule. Though often overshadowed by the Splendid Little War of the Americans in 1898, according to …
Politics and Culture in Victorian Britain
In the last twenty years one of the classical arenas for British historical writing - the politics of Victorian Britain - has ceased to be an obvious or self-evidently important …