British History

Using extensive sources and historiography, this book from one of our most successful historical authors looks at the period 1558–1603, and explores religion, the economy, Parliament, and all of the important aspects of this significant period in history...

At last: an authoritative, up-to-date account of the troubled reign of King Stephen, by a leading scholar of the Anglo-Norman world. David Crouch covers every aspect of the period - the king and the empress, the aristocracy, the Church, government and the nation at large. He also looks at the wider ..

At last: an authoritative, up-to-date account of the troubled reign of King Stephen, by a leading scholar of the Anglo-Norman world. David Crouch covers every aspect of the period - the king and the empress, the aristocracy, the Church, government and the nation at large. He also looks at the wider ..

The Reign of Mary I..

`...by far the best overall history of the reign to date.'_x000D_ American Historical ReviewWithin a chronological framework, David Loades adopts a thematic approach to the reign...

`...by far the best overall history of the reign to date.'_x005F_x005F_x000D_ American Historical ReviewWithin a chronological framework, David Loades adopts a thematic approach to the reign...

 This ground-breaking and substantive new history considers Richard's reign from a perspective that is as much French as English. Viewing the king himself as a great military commander, it also shows him as a more competent administrator than previously acknowledged.  Modern revisionist work allows ..

The Reinvention of Britain 1960-2016 explores the transformation of contemporary Britain, tracing its evolution from the welfare state post-1945 to social democracy in the 1960s and 1970s and the liberal market society post-1979. Focusing on political and economic change, it identifies which element..

The Rise and Fall of British Liberalism..

The Rise and Fall of British Liberalism..

The Road to Balcombe Street: The IRA Reign of Terror in London is the highly detailed account and analysis of law enforcement negotiation lessons learned from the infamous hostage standoff between the London Metropolitan Police (the Met) and four members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA..

The Road to Crecy..