Written by leading international scholars, Twentieth Century Britain investigates key moments, themes and identities in the past century. Engaging...
Between the mid-seventeenth and mid-eighteenth centuries more than 15,000 Londoners suffered sudden violent deaths. While this figure includes around...
In the two decades before World War One, Great Britain witnessed the largest revival of anti-slavery protest since the legendary age of emancipation...
Utilizing new primary source material from the Papers of George Washington, a documentary editing project dedicated to the transcription and...
A Companion to Thomas Jefferson presents a state-of-the-art assessment and overview of the life and legacy of Thomas Jefferson through a collection of...
During the final century of the Anglo-Saxon state, the use of written English reached remarkable heights. Yet, while the make-up and contents of the...
The first study of Restoration England from the point of view of both rulers and ruled, this volume offers a vital reappraisal of seventeenth century...
Written by a team of eminent historians, these essays explore how ten twentieth-century intellectuals and social reformers sought to adapt such...
A History of British Elections since 1689 represents a unique single-volume authoritative reference guide to British elections and electoral systems...
Aiming to avoid technical terminology, Richard McKinley provides an introduction to the history of hereditary surnames in Britain from their first...