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...
Finds from Medieval York (Archaeology of York S., AY 17/15)
During the period between the two world wars, the Independent Labour Party was the main voice of radical socialism in Great Britain. Following World War I, as the Labour Party edged nearer to its 1929 electoral victory, the ILP found its own identity under siege. In 1932, the ILP chose to disaffiliate from the Labour Party in order to pursue a "revolutionary policy" - a policy that ultimately led to much debate and disunity. By the return of war in 1939, the party had all but dissolved. But desp...
Lord Strange's Men and Their Plays
by Prof Lawrence Manley and Prof Sally-Beth MacLean
For a brief period in the late Elizabethan Era an innovative company of players dominated the London stage. A fellowship of dedicated thespians, Lord Strange's Men established their reputation by concentrating on "modern matter" performed in a spectacular style, exploring new modes of impersonation, and deliberately courting controversy. Supported by their equally controversial patron, theater connoisseur and potential claimant to the English throne Ferdinando Stanley, the company included Edwar...
In 1950, James Paul Donahue inherited a $15 million Woolworth's fortune and on the same day met the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. This book is the remarkable story of their extraordinary friendship. Jimmy Donahue was 35 when he met the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. He could fly a plane, speak several languages, play the piano, tell marvellous jokes. He was loved and, within the confines of AmericaAs upper class, he was notorious. People loved his wit, charm and generosity. He would shower friends...
William the Conqueror and the Rule of the Normans (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
by F M Stenton
When British Railways was privatised in 1994, much interest was generated by the franchise arrangements including the new operators and the specific requirements of the franchise agreements. The West Coast Main Line (WCML) was a major operation offered as two franchises covering Inter City and Cross-Country services, and both were initially won by Virgin Trains (albeit operated by separate companies within the Virgin group). The Inter City franchise was awarded to Virgin Trains West Coast (VTWC...
The essays collected here demonstrate the rich vitality of scholarship in this area. This volume has a particular focus on the interrelations between the various parts of north-western Europe. After the opening piece on Lotharingia, there are detailed studies of the relationship between Ponthieu and its Norman neighbours, and between the Norman and Angevin duke-kings and the other French nobility, followed by an investigation of the world of demons and possession in Norman Italy, with additional...
The Illustrated History of England (Classic Reprint)
by Thomas Keightley
This book about England's last great wilderness, as it is often called, is a systematic topographical and historical survey of Dartmoor by watersheds, and the first to deal comprehensively with the region since the celebrated guide of 1908 by William Crossing. Every river country has its map showing courses and names of even the smallest tributary streams. Authentic place-names are featured in the book, their origin in usage and tradition being traced back wherever possible. "High Dartmoor" trac...
This addition to the "Britain in Old Photographs" series brings together a collection of black-and-white pictures spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Drawn from family albums, local collections and professional photographers, they show the way things were and how they have changed. Every photograph is captioned, providing names and dates where possible, revealing historical and anecdotal detail and giving life to the scenes and personalities captured through the camera lens. Bringin...
Britain and 1940: History, Myth and Popular Memory
by Professor Malcolm Smith