The British government has taken steps to halt the prosecution of soldiers responsible for the deaths of civilians in Northern Ireland, most of whom had no connection to paramilitary activities. These killings were part of a ruthless dirty war that commenced in 1970 when Brigadier Frank Kitson, a counter-insurgency specialist, was sent to Northern Ireland. Kitson had spent decades in Britain’s colonies refining old, and developing new, techniques which he applied in Northern Ireland. He became...
The Secret History of Colonel Hooke's Negotiations in Scotland, in Favour of the Pretender
by Nathaniel Hooke
The Victorians were fascinated with intersections between different races. Whether in sexual or domestic partnerships, in interracial children, racially diverse communities or societies, these 'racial crossings' were a lasting Victorian concern. But in an era of imperial expansion, when slavery was abolished, colonial wars were fought, and Britain itself was reformed, these concerns were more than academic. In both the British empire and imperial Britain, racial crossings shaped what people thou...
The abilities of Henry Burghersh as an administrator were recognised in his tenure of some of the highest offices in the government of King Edward III: Treasurer, Chancellor, and subsequently a diplomatic envoy overseas. The register of his memoranda as bishop of Lincoln from 1320 to 1340 reveals the exercise of his talent in an ecclesiastical sphere. The huge quantity of business relating to the clergy and people of the most populous diocese in the country prompted the division of the register...
Devon's Testimony of War
Histoire de la Représentation Diplomatique de la France Auprès Des Cantons Suisses, de Leurs Alliés Et de Leurs Confédérés, Vol. 9
by Edouard Rott
This “amusing and elegantly written” romp takes readers on a wild ride through the life of Robert Parkin Peters (The New York Times Book Review)—a liar, bigamist, and fraudulent priest who tricked some of the brightest minds of his generation. One day in November 1958, the celebrated historian Hugh Trevor–Roper received a curious letter. It was an appeal for help, written on behalf of a student at Magdalen College, with the unlikely claim that he was being persecuted by the Bishop of Oxford. Cu...
The Origins of Bourbon Reform in Spanish South America, 1700-1763
by Adrian J. Pearce
Im Wiener Gebarhaus wurden in den Jahren 1816 bis 1868 mehr als 2500 judische Kinder zwangsgetauft und von ihren judischen Muttern getrennt. Bis 1843 bekamen die Kinder auch andere Namen, welche zum Teil durch Initialen verschlusselt wurden, andere kamen namenlos ins Findelhaus. Nur 20% dieser Kinder haben uberlebt. Wollte eine judische Mutter ihr Kind sehen, so hatte sie bis 1861 ihren Taufschein vorzuweisen. In diesem Buch geht es um Unterschichten, um judische Unterschichten. Die Mutter die...
Im Mai 1872 wurde in Strassburg eine aussergewoehnliche Universitat eingeweiht, die eine ganz spezielle Aufgabe im durch den Krieg von 1870/71 wieder deutsch gewordenen Elsass-Lothringen zu erfullen hatte. Von den franzoesischen und deutschen Historikern nur am Rande beachtet, verdient diese Universitat des Reichslandes, die alles andere als eine simple Germanisierungsanstalt war, eine eingehende wissenschaftliche Behandlung. Auf der Basis des Humboldtschen Universitatsgedankens und der kulturpr...
This text explores the conflict that began in 1756 and ended in 1763, generally known as the Seven Years War, which the author believes laid the foundations of the British Empire and set the scene for Britain's global dominance that lasted nearly two centuries.
Bergbilder (Historisch-Anthropologische Studien, #10)
by Helga Dirlinger
Bergbilder schildert die Konstruktion der Wahrnehmung von Natur durch kulturelle Pragungen. Die Autorin spurt diesen ideengeschichtlichen Prozessen nach und analysiert die verschiedenen Formen von Naturwahrnehmung in einem Zeitraum, in dem Wildnis zunehmend als Gegenentwurf zur zivilisatorisch uberformten Kulturlandschaft erlebt wurde: Anhand englischer Bergerlebnisse und -schilderungen zwischen dem Ende des 17. und der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts werden die Wurzeln unseres heutigen Naturverstand...
History Of England - From The Fall Of Wolsey To The Defeat Of The Spanish Armada - Vol VII
by James Anthony Froude
A monumental work of living history, World War II: Europe provides a commanding view of the hand-to-hand combat and the stupendous air battles, critical decisions, and tragic losses. 4 CDs.
Santoral Hispano-Mozarabe Escrito En 961 (Classic Reprint)
by Rabi Ben Zaid
Revista de Archivos, Bibliotecas Y Museos, Vol. 27
by Cuerpo Facultativo De Archiveros