British History

In the momentous period -- barely 30 years -- covered by this systematic reference/guide, the Edwardian world was transformed unrecognisably, through war, technological progress and social change, into the Nuclear Age. It saw the coming of mass democracy, the apogee of empire, the Depression, the th..

Embracing all major aspects of British history, government and society, this major reference work provides the key facts and figures reflecting the massive social, political and economic changes that have transformed the face of Britain since the end of the Second World War. Fully revised and update..

Now well established as the leading reference work for students of modern Britain, this latest editionhas been extended to include a fully-revised bibliography, new statistics on social and economic history, and an expanded glossary of terms.Completely up-to-date, the volume contains new material on..

Now well established as the leading reference work for students of modern Britain, this latest editionhas been extended to include a fully-revised bibliography, new statistics on social and economic history, and an expanded glossary of terms.Completely up-to-date, the volume contains new material on..

This study of the life, career and times of Harold Macmillan, traces his rise to influence under Churchill during World War II, explores the origins and nature of his political ideas and ambitions, and analyzes his political manoeuvring after Suez, and his premiership...

Harold Macmillan presided over the dissolution of the British Empire and the first stages of irreversible economic decline. It was an unlucky end to a political career which had seen Britain's steady extinction as a Great Power, and his reputation will depend on how posterity judges his understandin..

Making British Culture explores the emergence of a recognizably British culture by examining the experiences of English readers between 1707 and 1830 as they grappled with the great effusion of Scottish authorship. Examples include David Hume, Adam Smith, William Robertson, Robert Burns and Walter S..

In the space of barely fifteen years, the history of masculinity has become an important dimension of social and cultural history.  Manliness and Masculinities brings together nine key articles John Tosh has written over the past ten years that use the theme of masculinity to bring a fresh perspecti..

Daughter of a mayor of King's Lynn, wife of a burgess there and mother of fourteen children, Margery Kempe (c. 1373-post 1438) was also a religious mystic and hysteric, who dictated her 'autobiography' to a scribe at the end of her life. In this history of her life, Anthony Goodman examines "The Boo..

"Scholars now have Warnicke to use as their chief one volume study of Mary"              Julian Goodare, University of Edinburgh_x000D_ In this biography of one of the most intriguing figures of early modern European history, Retha Warnicke, widely regarded as a leading historian on Tudor queenship,..

"Scholars now have Warnicke to use as their chief one volume study of Mary"              Julian Goodare, University of Edinburgh_x005F_x000D_ In this biography of one of the most intriguing figures of early modern European history, Retha Warnicke, widely regarded as a leading historian on Tudor quee..

First Published in 1978. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...