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The History of Thomas of Reading, and Other Worthy Clothiers of England. ...
British Foreign Service and the American Civil War
During the American Civil War, the British legation and consuls experienced strained relations with both the Union and the Confederacy, to varying degrees and with different …
War, Agriculture, and Food
Between the 1930s and the 1950s rural life in Europe underwent profound changes, partly as a result of the Second World War, and partly as a result of changes which had been in …
Blackmail, Scandal, and Revolution
This important study, newly available in paperback, examines the activities, adventures, publications, and influence of the most venomous critics of the late Bourbon monarchy. …
Opera and the Politics of Tragedy
A curated collection of Enlightenment operas, paintings, and literary works that were all marked by the "e;Telemacomania"e; scandal, a furious cultural frenzy with …
Horses, People and Parliament in the English Civil War
Horses played a major role in the military, economic, social and cultural history of early-modern England. This book uses the supply of horses to parliamentary armies during the …
Great Mughals and their India
A definitive, comprehensive and engrossing chronicle of one of the greatest dynasties of the world – the Mughal – from its founder Babur to Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last of the clan …
Domestic Surveillance and Social Control in Britain and France during World War I
Domestic Surveillance and Social Control in Britain and France during World War I examines the rapid development and expansion of agencies and governmental power to monitor and …
Samuel Smiles and the Victorian Work Ethic
Samuel Smiles is best known for his book Self Help (1859), which many have assumed to be an encouragement to social and financial success. However, Smiles actually argued against …
The Female Amazon, or a Genuine Accgunt [sic] of the Most Remarkable Adventures, and Complicated Intrigues, Displayed in the Life of the Celebrated and Notorious Miss Fanny Davies, the Borough Beauty
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 …