Drawing on a body of research covering primarily Europe and the Americas, but stretching also to Asia and Africa, from the mid-eighteenth century to the present, Cities Beyond Borders explores the methodological and heuristic implications of studying cities in relation to one another.
Michael Graves provides a clear summary of conflicting interpretations of Elizabethan parliaments and presents a new perspective, striking a balance b..
Henry VIII remains the most iconic, controversial and enigmatic of all English Kings. For over four-hundred years he has been lauded, reviled and mock..
As the first book-length study of waterborne festivities in Renaissance and early modern Europe, this collection of essays draws on a rich array of so..
Examining the impact of the English and European Reformations on social interaction and community harmony, this volume simultaneously highlights the t..
Drawing on extensive archival research and in-depth study of both statute law and local administrative records, this book examines the complexities of..
In 1795 William Roscoe (1753-1831) published a biography of Lorenzo de' Medici, which proved so popular that it prompted claims that Roscoe had effect..
Throughout history, fashion has emerged as one of the most powerful driving forces determining the political, economic and social ramifications of the..
The fourteen essays included in Robert Burns and Transatlantic Culture re-orient scholarly understanding of Robert Burns by focusing on the reception ..
Covering the transpacific period--in between Magellan's opening of the transpacific route to the Far East and the eventual dominance of the region by ..
Drawing upon criminal court records, trial manuscripts and contemporary journals this book explores the impact of censorship on religious reform in Ge..