Zoroastrianism was the religion of the ancient Persian kings and following the Arab conquest, it remained the religion o......more

Male Professionals in Nineteenth-Century Britain is the first statistically-based social, cultural and familial history ......more

This collection of more than 150 high-quality images offers a unique perspective on the historic aircraft and hard-worki......more

This book is the first in-depth study of the changing perceptions and receptions of supernatural bodies in modern Britai......more

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Commemorate a bygone age and immerse yourself in the elegance of the Victorian era with this treasure trove of Christmas......more

Tracing the evolution of social thought on leisure in Britain from the industrial revolution to the present day, this bo......more

Country houses may be triumphs of architecture, fine and decorative art, and landscape design, but they are also about t......more

The eighteenth-century English minister Andrew Fuller lived a consequential life, debating noteworthy contemporaries suc......more

Originally published in 1988, this book examines company provision of welfare in the century preceding the Second World ......more

Most interpretations of late-Victorian and Edwardian social and economic trends have relied heavily upon the industrial ......more

Known as ’Britain’s most beautiful shortcut’, the Crinal Canal runs from Ardrishaig on Loch Fyne nine miles across the K......more

**A brilliant new history of Georgian Britain through the eyes of the artists who immortalized it, by one of the UK’s mo......more

The gripping account of how the Royal family operates, from the journalist who has spent years studying them. Who really......more

A lively, new and sweeping history of the rise of the state in Plantagenet England. Between 1199 and 1399, English polit......more

Density of housing in late medieval and early modern London could make access to light and privacy incompatible, provoki......more

What is meant by the puritan literary tradition, and when did the idea of puritan literature, as distinct from puritan b......more

This book explores the role of the British Police in home food production during the First World War, a critical time wh......more

Enlightened Oxford aims to discern, establish, and clarify the multiplicity of connections between the University of Oxf......more

A stunning exploration of tartan’s origins, its links with art, landscape, contemporary culture and the outlaws of histo......more

A fascinating insight into two eighteenth-century House Books, revealing the everyday life for Georgian households Durin......more

For fans of provocative history and "Game of Thrones" alike, this revisionist narrative reveals how the little-known wom......more

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Exploring distinctive practices in the artisanal, mercantile, and governmental sites of London, Metropolitan Science off......more

In 1918, as the First World War was drawing to a close, the eminent liberal industrial Lord Leverhulme bought - lock, st......more

A look at the original sources and depictions that have informed our view of Richard III through history Richard III has......more

The most important, most visited, and most renowned of all of Britain’s stately homes, Blenheim has been home to the Chu......more

First Published in 1970, What’s in a Name is intended for the layman who feels some curiosity about local names and woul......more

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This book reappraises Scottish politics in the decades after 1945, augmenting existing accounts of this period by foregr......more

Excavation at Hereford Cathedral took place in 1993, prior to the construction of the Mappa Mundi Museum and new archive......more

On 3 September 1650 Oliver Cromwell won a decisive victory over the Scottish Covenanters at the Battle of Dunbar - a vic......more

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From the Roman conquest to the passing of legislation protecting the rights of LGBTQ+, the history of London is one of d......more

When Henry IV seized the throne from his cousin Richard II, people saw it as a hopeful new beginning for England. The fi......more

An illustrated, readable companion and indispensable guide to Roman London, both visible and beneath your feet. London, ......more

Authoritative reference guide, using the documents in which arms and armour first appeared to explain and define them. M......more

At the beginning of the twentieth century, for many English men and women of Welsh origin the idea of being in some part......more

The book tells the untold story of the Conservative Party’s involvement in terms of stance and policy in the destruction......more

What was the role of elected legislators? Was it to represent the opinions of constituents or to vote according to their......more

This is a political biography of William III (1650-1702): prince of Orange; stadhouder in the Netherlands from 1672; and......more

Tracing the genre through fiction, visual art, film and videogames from the 1980s to the present, this book offers a com......more

The chalk downs of Sussex possess a fascinating cultural tapestry of folk belief, spell-craft, charms, and lore. With it......more

A gripping account of the Knights Templar, challenging received wisdom to show how these devout medieval knights played ......more

How ordinary forms of writing--including manuals, petitions, almanacs, and magazines--shaped the way colonial subjects u......more

How ordinary forms of writing--including manuals, petitions, almanacs, and magazines--shaped the way colonial subjects u......more

Royal expert and TV historian Kate Williams opens the doors to 30 palaces, castles, and houses that have been connected ......more

A sweeping history of how ecological challenges have shaped English society over the last sixty years. England’s Green e......more

Open any anthology of English ghost stories, and it will be discovered that the period of Charles I and Oliver Cromwell ......more

The Spiritual Lives and Manuscript Cultures of Eighteenth-Century English Women explores the vital and unexplored ways i......more

For the British people, 1947 was a momentous year. For three long months, they endured the worst winter in living memory......more

The remarkable story of how a handful of intrepid scientific navigators underpinned British naval dominance in the confl......more

Many working women have to face a serious conflict between the demands of their work and the demands of family life. Cha......more

This book examines the role of the British in the diffusion and development of soccer on the Caribbean islands of Trinid......more

Alistair Moffat tells the extraordinary story of the Highlands in the most detailed book ever written about this remarka......more

Scottish oats are famous the world over. In this practical and imaginative book, award-winning cookery writer Nichola Fl......more

Seumas MacInnes, one of Scotland’s premier restaurateurs and owner of the iconic Cafe Gandolfi in Glasgow, is not afraid......more

The infamous ’Beeching Axe’ swept away virtually every Scottish branch line in the 1960s. Conventional wisdom viewed the......more

A study of Scottish thinkers and writers in their political and cultural context. The "advancement of learning" was the ......more

Twenty-two long years, 264 torturous months, more than, 1,100 despairing weeks. The Tartan Army’s foot soldiers were wai......more

Whether you’re a casual reader or a series superfan, test your knowledge of the Outlander books with this 200-card trivi......more

Johnny Henderson spent four years during the Second World War as aide-de-camp to one of Britain’s most famous soldiers o......more

The armies of British India were, as one of its members wrote, ’the most extraordinary phenomenon in the history of the ......more

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This book provides a detailed examination of the questions that preoccupied British alienists throughout the second half......more

Britain and the Ocean Road uses new firsthand research and unconventional interpretations to take a fresh look at Britis......more

"This book explores the history and treatment of diabetes. It focuses on the nineteenth-century understanding of the dis......more

"This book explores the history and treatment of diabetes. It focuses on the nineteenth-century understanding of the dis......more

An insightful history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Britain told through a single sense: touch. When, where, and ......more

An insightful history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Britain told through a single sense: touch. When, where, and ......more

This book untangles the connections between British industrialization and colonial expansion in the late-eighteenth and ......more