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  • Inner empire

    Architecture and Imperialism in the British Isles, 1550-1950

    Edited by Daniel Maudlin, Alex Bremner ...
    Series Book 189 - Studies in Imperialism
    Inner Empire explores the impact of imperial cultures on the landscapes and urban environments of the British Isles from the sixteenth century through to the twentieth century. It asserts that Britain’s four-hundred year entanglement with global empire left its mark upon the British Isles as much as it did the wider world. Buildings stood as one of the most conspicuous manifestations of the myriad ... Read more

    $37.99 USD

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  • Acts of Union and Disunion

    by Linda Colley ...
    The United Kingdom; Great Britain; the British Isles; the Home Nations: such a wealth of different names implies uncertainty and contention - and an ability to invent and adjust. In a year that sees a Scottish referendum on independence, Linda Colley analyses some of the forces that have unified Britain in the past.She examines the mythology of Britishness, and how far - and why - it has faded. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Scotland

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Rab Houston ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Since Devolution in 1999 Scotland has become a focus of intense interest both within Britain and throughout the wider world. In this Very Short Introduction, Rab Houston explores how an independent Scottish nation emerged in the Middle Ages, how it was irrevocably altered by Reformation, links with England and economic change, and how Scotland influenced the development of the modern world. ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Scotland

    The Global History: 1603 to the Present

    by Murray Pittock ...
    An engaging and authoritative history of Scotland’s influence in the world and the world’s on Scotland, from the Thirty Years’ War to the present dayScotland is one of the oldest nations in the world, yet by some it is hardly counted as a nation at all. Neither a colony of England nor a fully equal partner in the British union, Scotland has often been seen as simply a component part of British ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Tracing Your Ancestors Through Local History Records

    A Guide for Family Historians

    by Jonathan Oates ...
    Series series Tracing Your Ancestors
    Family history should reveal more than facts and dates, lists of names and places it should bring ancestors alive in the context of their times and the surroundings they knew and research into local history records is one of the most rewarding ways of gaining this kind of insight into their world. That is why Jonathan Oatess detailed introduction to these records is such a useful tool for anyone ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Georgians

    The Deeds and Misdeeds of 18th-Century Britain

    by Penelope J. Corfield ...
    A comprehensive history of the Georgians, comparing past views of these exciting, turbulent, and controversial times with our attitudes todayThe Georgian era is often seen as a time of innovations. It saw the end of monarchical absolutism, global exploration and settlements overseas, the world’s first industrial revolution, deep transformations in religious and cultural life, and Britain’s role in ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • A Short History of Dublin

    Dublin From the Vikings to the Modern Era

    by Richard Killeen ...
    Explore Dublin's hidden history, from the age of the Vikings to the present day, with this bestselling short history of the city. It's the perfect tour companion. Dublin started as a Viking trading settlement in the middle of the tenth century. Location was the key, as it commanded the shortest crossing to a major port in Britain. By the time the Normans arrived in Ireland in the twelfth century, ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Glasgow

    A History of the City

    by Michael Fry ...
    Beloved, reviled – and not only by Glaswegians – Glasgow isn't just the Industrial Revolution nor the Victorian slums. Founded in the sixth century, its forebears pushed back the Romans.The roof of its cathedral, founded in the twelfth century, survived the Reformation. Its fifteenth-century university welcomed Adam Smith and the Enlightenment. It prospered from sugar, tobacco, cotton and slavery ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Modern Scottish History

    Edited by T. M. Devine, Jenny Wormald ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    Over the last three decades major advances in research and scholarship have transformed understanding of the Scottish past. In this landmark study some of the most eminent writers on the subject, together with emerging new talents, have combined to produce a large-scale volume which reconsiders in fresh and illuminating ways the classic themes of the nation's history since the sixteenth century as ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Newcastle The Biography

    by Bill Purdue ...
    Series series The Biography
    The story of the city of Newcastle, from its earliest origins in Roman Britain to the present day. Newcastle's history begins with Pons Aelius, a Roman bridge and fort to the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall. The town took its name from the 'new castle' built after the Norman conquest around which a settlement nestled for protection. Its position, as the guardian of the main eastern route between ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • A History of London

    Revised and updated edition

    by Stephen Inwood ...
    This is a completely revised, updated and extended edition of the History of London I first published in 1998. My aim then was to introduce readers to the whole history of London since its Roman foundation, using the latest academic research and the best primary sources. Since then London has moved on, vast amounts of new research have been published, and my own understanding of the subject has ... Read more

    $10.07 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • London

    A Social and Cultural History, 1550–1750

    by Robert O. Bucholz, Joseph P. Ward ...
    Between 1550 and 1750 London became the greatest city in Europe and one of the most vibrant economic and cultural centres in the world. This book is a history of London during this crucial period of its rise to world-wide prominence, during which it dominated the economic, political, social and cultural life of the British Isles, as never before nor since. London incorporates the best recent work ... Read more

    $29.99 USD