European History

This study was the first systematic attempt to reach behind the myth of Henri IV - famous for having brought order to France after long civil war - and explores the reality of his achievement. This Second Edition has been substantially updated...

This study was the first systematic attempt to reach behind the myth of Henri IV - famous for having brought order to France after long civil war - and explores the reality of his achievement. This Second Edition has been substantially updated...

Before the Terror and then the Napoleonic Wars made it impracticable to travel through France, many young British men and women were able to watch at first hand the changes taking place in French society an the agitations that were becoming increasingly loud for reform. This book, originally publish..

This new and ground-breaking history ranges widely. Alongside coverage of more 'traditional' themes of social history - class and class conflict, religion and anticlericalism, education and popular literacy - there are innovative chapters on crime and punishment, medicalisation, consumerism and gend..

In this new biography Antonio Cazorla-Sanchez looks at Franco from a fresh perpsective, emphasizing the cultural and social over the political. Explaining how his persona and actions were perceived by Spaniards and others, Cazorla-Sanchez presents a fresh understanding of how the dictator was portra..

An excellent introduction to Franco's rise to power and his four decades as autocratic head of state in Spain...

An excellent introduction to Franco's rise to power and his four decades as autocratic head of state in Spain...

In this new biography Antonio Cazorla-Sanchez looks at Franco from a fresh perpsective, emphasizing the cultural and social over the political. Explaining how his persona and actions were perceived by Spaniards and others, Cazorla-Sanchez presents a fresh understanding of how the dictator was portra..

First published in 1984, Professor Knecht's study quickly established itself as the best short account of the period. The reigns of Francis I and Henry II, spanning the first half of the sixteenth century, are one of the most colourful and formative periods of French history. In addition to examinin..

First published in 1984, Professor Knecht's study quickly established itself as the best short account of the period. The reigns of Francis I and Henry II, spanning the first half of the sixteenth century, are one of the most colourful and formative periods of French history. In addition to examinin..

A "birds eye" view of social change in France during the "long seventeenth century" from 1589-1715, this is an engaging account of one of the most dynamic phases of French history, which provides an original perspective on social change. Covering the reigns of the first three Bourbon kings, Henri IV..

Covering the reigns of the first three Bourbon kings, this book explores the upheavals in French society between 1589 and 1715 by examining the bonds which tied classes together: rank, honour and reputation; family, household and kinship; faith and the Church; state and obedience to the King...