This excellent short survey looks at the workings of parliament under the first four Tudor monarchs. After an introductory first section which looks at parliament's medieval origins, the author then considers all aspects of early parliamentary history - including the historiography of the early Tudo..
This book paints a vivid portrait of this era of dramatic change, combining broad survey with close analysis and introducing students to the critical debates taking place among historians today. The second edition is fully updated throughout, containing a new chapter on leisure in the Victorian peri..
Drawing on a range of contemporary evidence, Stephen Constantine studies the nature and causes of unemployment in Britain during the 1920s and 1930s, and analyzes the failure of successive inter-war governments to make a constructive response...
Drawing on a range of contemporary evidence, Stephen Constantine studies the nature and causes of unemployment in Britain during the 1920s and 1930s, and analyzes the failure of successive inter-war governments to make a constructive response...
Urban Poverty in Britain 1830-1914 examines the plight of the poor in towns as a direct result of industrialization. This valuable study examines the major causes of poverty and society’s response to the problem...
With its many attractive illustrationsVictorian Values is an absorbing portrait of Victorian society and culture, presenting different aspects of the age through profiles (originally published in History Today) of representative or pioneering figures - among them Dickens, Samuel Smiles, Pugin, Mary ..
With its many attractive illustrationsVictorian Values is an absorbing portrait of Victorian society and culture, presenting different aspects of the age through profiles (originally published in History Today) of representative or pioneering figures - among them Dickens, Samuel Smiles, Pugin, Mary ..
Bringing naval and military campaigns together, this book demonstrates the sheer scale and reach of Britains power during an intense phase of warfare from 1790 to 1830. The book also considers the impact of this period of warfare on the British state, showing how, at the national level, Britai..
With the renewed current emphasis on agricultural production efficiency and environmental quality, the technology of soil and plant analysis has taken on even greater importance. Several states now require soil testing as part of their nutrient management programs. Soil testing and plant analysis ar..
In this study, Rex Pope reassesses the impact of war on the political and social structures of British society during the first half of the twentieth century...
In this study, Rex Pope reassesses the impact of war on the political and social structures of British society during the first half of the twentieth century...