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  • Legacies of British Slave-Ownership

    Colonial Slavery and the Formation of Victorian Britain

    de Catherine Hall, Keith McClelland, Rachel Lang, Nicholas Draper, Katie Donington ...
    This book re-examines the relationship between Britain and colonial slavery in a crucial period in the birth of modern Britain. Drawing on a comprehensive analysis of British slave-owners and mortgagees who received compensation from the state for the end of slavery, and tracing their trajectories in British life, the volume explores the commercial, political, cultural, social, intellectual, ... Leer más

    $38.99 USD

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  • Thomas Cromwell

    The Rise and Fall of Henry VIII's Most Notorious Minister

    de Robert Hutchinson ...
    "This brilliant biography gives a vivid and utterly chilling account of this fascinating but deadly man"—from the author of The Last Days of Henry VIII ( The Good Book Guide, UK).The son of a brewer, Thomas Cromwell rose from obscurity to become the confidant of the King and one of the most influential men in British history. Cromwell drafted the law that allowed Henry VIII to divorce his first ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • A Brief History of Britain 1485-1660

    The Tudor and Stuart Dynasties

    de Professor Ronald Hutton ...
    Series series Brief Histories
    Praise for the author::'For anyone researching the subject, this is the book you've been waiting for.'Washington PostFrom the death of Richard III on Bosworth Field in 1485 to the execution of Charles I after the Civil Wars of 1642-48, England was transformed by two dynasties.First, the Tudors, who had won the crown on the battlefield, changed both the nature of kingship and the nation itself. ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD

  • Shakespeare's London

    Everyday Life in London 1580-1616

    de Stephen Porter ...
    Everyday life in the teeming metropolis during William Shakespeare's time in the city. Shakespeare's London was a bustling, teeming metropolis that was growing so rapidly that the government took repeated, and ineffectual, steps to curb its expansion. From contemporary letters, journals and diaries, a vivid picture emerges of this fascinating city, with its many opportunities and also its ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • A Concise History of Brazil

    de Boris Fausto, Sergio Fausto ...
    Series series Cambridge Concise Histories
    The second edition of A Concise History of Brazil offers a sweeping yet accessible history of Latin America's largest country. Boris Fausto examines Brazil's history from the arrival of the Portuguese in the New World through the long and sometimes rocky transition from independence in 1822 to democracy in the twentieth century. In a completely new chapter, his son Sergio Fausto, a prominent ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

  • Between Two Worlds

    How the English Became Americans

    de Malcolm Gaskill ...
    In the 1600s, over 350,000 intrepid English men, women, and children migrated to America, leaving behind their homeland for an uncertain future. Whether they settled in Jamestown, Salem, or Barbados, these migrants -- entrepreneurs, soldiers, and pilgrims alike -- faced one incontrovertible truth: England was a very, very long way away.In Between Two Worlds, celebrated historian Malcolm Gaskill ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

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  • The First Century of Welfare

    Poverty and Poor Relief in Lancashire, 1620-1730

    de Jonathan Healey ...
    The English 'Old Poor Law' was the first national system of tax-funded social welfare in the world. It provided a safety net for hundreds of thousands of paupers at a time of very limited national wealth and productivity. The First Century of Welfare, which focusses on the poor, but developing, county of Lancashire, provides the first major regional study of poverty and its relief in the ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • Florence, Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance | Children's Renaissance History

    de Baby Professor ...
    The renaissance period is long gone but its influence can still be felt up until the present times. Reading the contents of this book, your child will understand more about the period and why Florence, Italy seems to be the hub of the most powerful people during this era. Be prepared for some mind-blowing questions only your child can think of. Get a copy today! ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD

  • Looking Into Providences

    Designs and Trials in Paradise Lost

    de Raymond Waddington ...
    What is the role of providence in Paradise Lost? In Looking into Providences, Raymond B. Waddington provides the first examination of this engaging subject. He explores the variety of implicit organizational structures or ‘designs’ that govern Paradise Lost, and looks in-depth at the ‘trials,’ or testing situations, which require interpretation, choice, and action from its characters.Waddington ... Leer más

    $61.99 USD

  • I Freed Myself

    African American Self-Emancipation in the Civil War Era

    de David Williams ...
    For a century and a half, Abraham Lincoln's signing of the Emancipation Proclamation has been the dominant narrative of African American freedom in the Civil War era. However, David Williams suggests that this portrayal marginalizes the role that African American slaves played in freeing themselves. At the Civil War's outset, Lincoln made clear his intent was to save the Union rather than free ... Leer más

    $24.99 USD

  • The Tudor Kitchen

    What the Tudors Ate & Drank

    de Terry Breverton ...
    Did you ever wonder what the Tudors ate and drank? What was Elizabeth I's first meal after the defeat of the Spanish Armada? Which pies did Henry VIII gorge on to go from a 32 to a 54-inch waist? The Tudor Kitchen provides a new history of the Tudor kitchen, and over 500 sumptuous – and more everyday – recipes enjoyed by rich and poor, all taken from authentic contemporary sources. The kitchens of ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • Humanitarian Intervention

    A History

    Edición de Brendan Simms, D. J. B. Trim ...
    The dilemma of how best to protect human rights is one of the most persistent problems facing the international community today. This unique and wide-ranging history of humanitarian intervention examines responses to oppression, persecution and mass atrocities from the emergence of the international state system and international law in the late sixteenth century, to the end of the twentieth ... Leer más

    $50.99 USD