British History

In this concise and accessible biography, Martyn Bennett presents a radical new interpretation and examines the life of Oliver Cromwell – one of the most controversial figures in world history...

Oliver Cromwell is one of the most puzzling and controversial figures in English history. In this excellent introduction, Barry Coward uses Cromwell's own words and actions to analyse the life of Oliver Cromwell as a political figure and look at the historical problems associated with his exercise o..

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This book recounts the life story of the pioneering Henry Sylvester Williams through original research, each chapter set in the social context of the times, providing insight not only into a remarkable man who has been heretofore virtually written out of history, but also into the African Diaspora i..

This book recounts the life story of the pioneering Henry Sylvester Williams through original research, each chapter set in the social context of the times, providing insight not only into a remarkable man who has been heretofore virtually written out of history, but also into the African Diaspora i..

A valuable source of primary material, this anthology examines a significant number of British women's writings on sex from Victorian times to the 1960s, and studies all aspects of their debates from marriage and lesbianism to prostitution and STDs...

Enclosure changed for ever the life of many villages but helped feed England's rapidly rising population. Its methods and consequences were and remain controversial. Gordon Mingay's authoritative survey guides the reader through the complexities of the topic. He analyses the extent, and the impact, ..

Enclosure changed for ever the life of many villages but helped feed England's rapidly rising population. Its methods and consequences were and remain controversial. Gordon Mingay's authoritative survey guides the reader through the complexities of the topic. He analyses the extent, and the impact, ..

Lang surveys the changing role of Parliament over the last three centuries. Combining narrative, interpretation, discussion of controversial issues and a selection of sources, this book provides an ideal study aid for students...

Lang surveys the changing role of Parliament over the last three centuries. Combining narrative, interpretation, discussion of controversial issues and a selection of sources, this book provides an ideal study aid for students...

Covers the momentous reforms in the British electoral system during the period from the Great Reform Act of 1832 to 1918 when women were given the vote. The study charts the series of Reform Acts right through the period, involving rather more attention to those important changes in the 1880s which ..

 In this examination of Britain's political and diplomatic role on the international stage during the century of her imperial greatness, Muriel Chamberlain looks at how British foreign policy was affected, and to some extent dictated, by domestic political issues...